GROUP TOUR PERSONALITIES: THE COMPLAINER
There may be a fine line between a realist and a complainer.
Reality can be unpleasant and deserves commentary. And the deeper the swath of reality in the tour group it’s not complaining but a commonly held perception of reality. It can be a “team builder” in corporate double speak not that any tour operator wishes a unified disgruntled tour group.
For example, on a recent Euro tour the ferry for Sicily departed at 5 a.m. necessitating a 03:30 wake up time. Talk about a near riot of peeved realists. Or after a long day of travel from Malaysia to Singapore to Bangkok including train, airplane and bus trips a Bangkok river cruise in the evening. Overdone and too exhausting was the consensus. Or “warnings” from a veteran of the tour company concerning the quality of an “opening night reception” which on his last tour consisted of peanuts, chips and low-quality Spanish wine. The “opening night reception” on this tour upped the quality with mixed nuts, supermarket potato chips, stuffed cherry tomatoes and mini cheesecakes. Last example “strict limits” on pop or water….two per person. What, is this summer camp? No beer with 36-degree heat and 86% humidity!
A special breed of complainer has as a subject the miserable quality of life. Wasn’t ever paid enough. Passed over for promotion. Mother-in-law was a cad.
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