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You normally get a mix - some want to keep themselves to themselves others are chatty... you get them all! I will say hello to anyone and you can normally tell if they want to chit chat with you.. Strange though if your child had been playing with them ..

I've always found tenters talk and caravaners look down their noses.  We've been camping for years and it has always been that way.  I always smile and say hello but the look I get sometimes, you'd think I was a alien with two heads!!!  We have been thinking of geting a van in the near future but I really don't want to become a miserable git with a van!!

Not all caravaners are like that, maybe us tenters should all hire vans and go to a site to show the others how it should be done!!

Quote: Originally posted by shamc21 on 20/8/2009

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Doesnt this thread just reflect reality, some people are friendly and say hello, whether its at a bus stop on the way to work or in a field, whereas others dont even look at you as they pass

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Absolutely! You know, some people are shy, some people are extroverts, some people want to share their life stories with random strangers, some people are happier with a good morning then moving on to go about their day...

My OH and I both have busy jobs which involve a lot of networking so really appreciate the opportunity to kick back on holiday and not feel the need to make small talk with people just coz we happen to be on the same holiday.  But that's not a reflection on the other people, just what I want out of our holiday and more than happy to wish people good morning as I go by!

PS haven't found a split between caravanners and tenters - I think the friendliest lady I have ever come across was a caravanner.

Ive never found it hard to have a conversation with someone on a site..Tenters or vanners...Most people have been generous with their time...And pleasant in their outlook....

Jelboy.

Quote: Originally posted by Plossl on 19/8/2009

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I have lived in Suffolk for 22yrs and still frighten the life out of some people here when I speak to them in a queue

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LOL, been here 18 years and know just what you mean  

I'm a caravanner and honestly i am really friendly :)  We have 2 dogs so always have people talking to us.  We've got a Brand new 'van and if we were sat inside people walking past really wanted to have a nose in but good manners stopped them lol.  We like to sit outside so that we can have a natter with anyone who wants. 

Must admit that since we got our new 'van we have became snobs cos every 'van we see we say "ours is sooo much better than yours" - anyone remember Harry Enfield - lol. 

We started out in a tt so maybe that's why we are still friendly, oh, and i just love the sound of a zip going up or down lol