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You could also try the reverse polarity/gas attack/can I drink the water thread.

Good for you adge,the trouble with most Brits when they go abroad is they stay Brits

Phil

Going back to agdes original post,I agree with his observations,and as for his spelling mistakes they are brought to his attention by the very people he,and I wish to avoid .

Bob

thanks everone i've enjoyed this post its had lots of good reactions and past the time of day.. the spell checker's have had there fun too...some people sort of do the same as me..   and some don't.   and some people think i  go around france and sh*t in the tents of other brit's...?  ah well.............

 I think Feeblecat is right in her reply - choose your site carefully and hopefully you won't have problems with whoever is on site, whatever their nationality. However, sites can change, and the site Agde recommends was (and probably still is) one of our favourites, because of the location mainly, and we've been back lots of times.

A couple of years ago it was a very different 'animal' on one of our visits, with loud people of all nationalities (Belgians behind with a radio on from 7.00 am to 10.00 pm, Brits to two sides who were friends and football fans, and shouted over our pitch to each other from morning to night, drank a lot and sat outside in their awnings watching football all evening) a quiet Dutch couple opposite, but to the side of them another Dutch couple with two barking dogs, and after the third disturbed night we upped sticks and moved. Had that been our first visit I would have found it very off-putting - not because of the nationality of the people staying there, but because they were loud and not the sort of people we'd choose to pitch next to.

This time on the six pitches on our 'row' (not at Neptune this time) we had Italians, Dutch, French, German, British (us), and Belgian - and it was lovely. At night it was quiet, during the day everyone was 'chatty', but not 'in your face' and Paula, the Italian lady had an icecream maker in her motorhome and kept everyone supplied with 'Gelato'.

There were a few Brits on site, but generally they were like us and kept their contact to 'time of the day' polite chat, rather than 'drop round, have a drink, and watch the football with us.................'

BUT last night we were in a restaurant in Calais, and a couple came in and sat next to us. They were obviously not that familiar with the set up in French restaurants, and hearing them struggle we made some polite suggestions. In the end we really did get chatting - they were retired customs officers, brought back into work from retirement to sort out the chaos as passport control (be warned................!!!!!.) and he had worked with my brother's best friend for years and years. We had an absolutely great night and in the end swopped email addresses and left after cheek kisses and handshakes all around! I'd highly recommend the restaurant (Au Vieux Fourneau) with an excellent four course meal for 15 euros (even on a Sunday night!)

Quote: Originally posted by snooks14 on 11/6/2012

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We have seen very few Brits this holiday up to yet in Germany and Austria. 3 couples did come to Ossiach in S.Austria, at different times, 2 of them I had recommended the site to on my website and the other one had seen the site mentioned my me on a Forum. They were all delightful and enjoyed a few drinks with. We do like other company at times and enjoy talking to the Dutch, Germans and Austrians who are bulk of the visitors in these2 countries.

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Like others have posted on some sites we have been the only British couple, on others there have been more. We have never been to a campsite in France that caters for the British en masse though.

For some reason I can cope with screaming children when they are not screaming and shouting in English!!