Food in foreign countries

[JAS_OH1]

Here's a recent "complaint" from a Newcastle traveller to Greece:
Stick to Sunderland next time, pet.
No bacon, no sausage. Too much rice. Oh, and the entire week, all inclusive, was 750 quid ($1000). That's what it just cost me to fly to Atlanta and back (yes, travelling from Venezuela is expensive).
My only thought is that, perhaps, people should make an effort to find out a little about where they'd like to holiday before actually booking. If you want gravy with everything, then forget Greece, or Spain. If you dislike rice, then avoid most of the Mediterranean and Middle East. If you don't like mountains, avoid Greek islands, the Pyrenees, or the Swiss alps. If you don't speak a foreign language, or are not prepared to at least make an effort, then stay at home, or go somewhere that does speak your language. But for heaven's sake, don't come home and whine about it or expect every other country in the world to accommodate you.

Agreed. I'd take that trip to Greece in a heartbeat! I couldn't get the link to open, unfortunately.

 

[JAS_OH1]

It turns out they booked through loveholidays.com, everyone had 1 set of towels each, no daily cleaning service. Maybe should have done some research.

I also don't care too much about daily cleaning service but a towel exchange is pretty important after a few days. I'm on board for the green environmental aspect, but we bathe daily, so...yeah, research is pretty important.

 

[badjak]

I'm still a pretty easy traveller.
Good bed & hot water in the shower and I'm fine

 

[Lullabelle]

Here's a recent "complaint" from a Newcastle traveller to Greece:
Stick to Sunderland next time, pet.
No bacon, no sausage. Too much rice. Oh, and the entire week, all inclusive, was 750 quid ($1000). That's what it just cost me to fly to Atlanta and back (yes, travelling from Venezuela is expensive).
My only thought is that, perhaps, people should make an effort to find out a little about where they'd like to holiday before actually booking. If you want gravy with everything, then forget Greece, or Spain. If you dislike rice, then avoid most of the Mediterranean and Middle East. If you don't like mountains, avoid Greek islands, the Pyrenees, or the Swiss alps. If you don't speak a foreign language, or are not prepared to at least make an effort, then stay at home, or go somewhere that does speak your language. But for heaven's sake, don't come home and whine about it or expect every other country in the world to accommodate you.

I completely agree we should not expect other countries to accommodate us, we are in their country so abide by their laws and accept that their cuisine is different to what you would eat at home.
We always try to say at least good morning, please and thank you, manners do not cost a thing.

 

[TheSoloChef]

A male colleague was in Greece for a holiday, couldn't eat the food because it was 'covered in oil and herbs and s**t'. He won't go to the country again, put him right off....no doubt he was expecting 'English food'

You read about such stories in the press all the time, as a nation we can be quite ignorant some times. In a few weeks time I'm off to Norway on a cruise and can't wait to try the local cuisine!

Unfortunately it doesn't look like much/any Norwegian food will be served on board the Cruise ship itself, as it's a British Cruise Ship it's full of Pizza's, Fish and Chips and a Chinese Takeaway style buffet like you'd find all over the UK!!

Going abroad and not trying the local cuisine and expecting British food to be everywhere is just nuts to me! Only thing more nuts, is complaining about it to the tour operator on your return!

 

[TastyReuben]

We’re going on a cruise in December, with stops in Honduras, Belize, and Mexico…places that have zero interest for me. I doubt I’ll even leave the ship in Belize and Mexico, though we’re planning a visit to a brewery in Honduras…for German-inspired beers and sausages.

I mention that because it doesn’t bother me to do that or when someone else does that…as long as they don’t complain about it as well.

I’m fully aware those places aren’t interesting to me, so if I want to stay on the ship and have pizza or a burger, no biggie AFAIC, but if I were to come on here and say, “We’re going to Belize and Honduras and Mexico and I’m sure as hell not eating that crap that they call food down there!” - that’s a different thing altogether to me.

IOW, when I visit a place and don’t want to eat or do something local, I freely admit that it’s me, not them. That’s a big difference.