German sun lounger issue settled

Germans are not legally able to reserve sun loungers using beach towels, a German lawyer has revealed.

Ralf Hoecker said extensive research had revealed there was nothing in either German or Spanish law that stopped other tourists removing towels.

His research is included in a book entitled the New Dictionary of Popular Legal Errors, published last week.

Mr Hoecker said most Germans were blissfully unaware of the English stereotype of them hogging loungers.

"Nobody knows this in Germany, that it is a stereotype. It is the same with the football rivalry," Mr Hoecker said.

Mr Hoecker has only researched German and Spanish law, the two places where British holidaymakers are most likely to encounter their Teutonic counterparts.

And tourists are warned not to become too militant.

Germans may have hired the sun loungers, and whatever the situation it is illegal to damage their towels.

But in normal circumstances, British tourists can simply remove the towels and sit down, the lawyer from Cologne asserted.

Mr Hoecker's last dictionary proved extremely popular, remaining on the German bestseller list for a number of weeks.

Reminds me of a story my boyfriend told me of when he went on holiday once with his university friends. They booked last minute so had to stay in a family resort. Being crazy and Swiss, they would religiously swap the towels over on the sun loungers when they got back from the discos at 5am. Apparently the ensuing outrage was something to behold... And of course, being a Swiss/German contingent, no-one suspected that they were the towel swappers.

My Dad told me that on his last visit to Spain he would remove all the towels from the loungers while everyone was at breakfast, then watch the ensuing drama while enjoying his morning tipple at the bar

to make it fair and equal there should be a law aswell which doesnt allow Brits to puke in public legally

Hannah I couldn't agree more on that front! Just remember not all Brits are like that Some of us are a little more civilised!

Well wherever I have been on holiday over the last few years I have found the Brits have been leaving their towels just as much as the Germans . It really annoys me they leave them there when they go off for excursions all morning. It is unfair on the people like me who really want to lie in the sun with a book all day

I live with a Brit, Muffin. I just can't help using the same stereotypes about Brits if I read the ones about Germans here
If all this stereotypes would fit on my boyfriend, I would for sure NOT live with him

oh, so you turn into one of this red crabs after 30 mins?

I know I would feel the same. Actually though I think a lot more of the stereotypes of Brits are true to life than those of the Germans. Lets face it the Brits really are a nation of excessive boozers and like you said vomiting in the street is not uncommon in the slightest!


No unlike most I actually use sun cream

my bf uses sun blocker on his face and head (he shaves it) but still gets sunburned even under the sun umbrella
irish influence maybe

If he has a glatze, then he should wear a hat in the sunshine. seriously.

I always wear a hat in the sun.

I got sunburnt on my head once and have been very careful ever since! I couldn't brush my hair for 2 days not that it makes much of a difference I guess

I know about the hat and he does it mostly. His face tans a bit though and it looks weird if the upper head is all white, so I tell him to leave the cap off sometimes :$

Can any of you remember the Carling Black Label Add ??
Throwing the Union Jack towel like a bouncing bomb. What a classic !!!

[img]http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/images/800/thumbnail/united_kingdom_fl_large.gif[/img]

This Towel thread just reminded me of that classic...

Stephen

I remember that one!

we've got one like this :$ and the other one ist LFC. So if you ever see 2 ppl somewhere at the beach .. it's me and my bf (or some of the million other brits)

I was once, arrested for being drunk and disorderly. Mind you it was the church warden's stag night.

Well God forgive you

Stephen

I'm sure he will. I'm sure about the towel on sunbed brigade, though

@ Hannah, Ive got one too, everywhere I go swimming, I take my little piece of British territory with me. Mind you I only use that towel for lying down on. You cant use it to dry your A**E on. That would be a sin !!!

rotfl ...

Sorry should read "I'm NOT sure about the sunbed..."

Do you mean this advert?

http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=24268

Or do you mean the other one where the guy runs along and throws his towel?

no, bbulldog.
There was a different Add, Ther is a good looking british guy standing on the balcony of his hotel room, and three fat ugly germans are running to get to the sunbeds first. The brit thros his towel and it bounces on the water of the pool befor unrolling on a sunbed revealing a can of carling...

That one ...

Stephen

yeah i thought you meant that one, see if i can find it. What was that add with the pigeon, was targetting people?

No cant find it