10 types you encounter on vacation
It has become a tic of mine to recognize Dutch people on vacation, because you can spot them easily. But besides those typical Dutch vacationers, there are many more types to spot. I (shamefully) include myself in number 3. What kind of vacationer are you?
1. ’You only live once’
There’s always someone who pretends to have all the money in the world for a moment. Boats are rented, bottles of drinks are ordered, and meals are eaten in the most luxurious restaurants. It’s basically just waiting until the daily limit of the bank card is reached.
2. ‘Can I have two for the price of one?’
But there are also people who don’t want to spend a cent more than necessary. On vacation, you can easily recognize them by their haggling. Suddenly, a shirt for ten euros is too expensive and it must be at least half the price. And not just that: say goodbye to renting a beach bed.
3. ‘A day without tanning is a day not lived’
These people literally follow the sun, they want to get tanned so badly. By ten in the morning, they are already flat on their towel and around six o'clock, they walk back into the hotel room completely baked.
4. ‘No one knows me here anyway’
Vacation is the place for eternal singles to let loose completely. Because yes, no one knows you there anyway. Out every night, looking for a new prey to then walk the walk of shame home in the morning. Ah, that person will come home with the best stories.
5. ‘How many days until we go home?’
That one quiet person under the parasol with earbuds in, yes. They would prefer to just go home to their own bed and faster wifi. Homesickness radiates from them.
6. ‘Do you have fries with a croquette?’
I’m of course talking about those who only want to eat what they know. A Spanish paella? No way. A French boeuf Bourguignon? Not a chance. Just give them a hamburger or even worse: fries with a snack. And don’t forget that poor English accent with which it is ordered. Very typical.
7. ‘Who’s going hiking tomorrow?’
You have those people who can’t sit still for a second at home, so don’t think this will stop during a vacation. No, it only gets worse. They might as well add another vacation to recover from all the exhausting activities they did during this trip.
8. ‘Sun, drinking, hospital’
For this type of person, the vacation is only successful if enough alcohol has been consumed. Because a beach day without a cold alcoholic drink at the beach club? That’s almost unthinkable for them.
9. ‘What time does the buffet start again?’
For this person, vacation also really means vacation. So no fuss, no activities, no visiting towns, no, just a whole week at an all-inclusive resort by the pool with a free cocktail in hand. The only thing you need to worry about is whether you’re on time for the buffet.
10. ‘I don’t feel so well’
And finally: the unlucky one who always gets sick on vacation. Not entirely surprising if you leave that air conditioning on turbo mode at night.
