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Quote: Originally posted by woodman2 on 18/8/2016

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I am sorry you do not feel confident enough to have a polite word with them and explain your frustration at the way they are behaving.

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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 18/8/2016

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Perhaps people who are members of forums like UKCS learn etiquette from the discussions on the boards and most of us, hopefully, try not to upset neighbours or campsite owners. However, there must be thousands of campers who have never learned anything about camping at all and have no idea how to behave. If anyone complains to or about them they just look upon those people as troublemakers not realising or maybe not caring that they themselves are the ones at fault. This of course isn't unique to the camping fraternity and happens in all sorts of other situations.

I tend to look upon all other people as selfish and inconsiderate. Sometimes I am proved right but thankfully, I am mostly pleasantly surprised at being proved wrong

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Quote: Originally posted by Opensauce on 18/8/2016

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I don't think it is about not understanding 'site etiquette'. Anybody knows what being inconsiderate is. No different from any other circumstances where you are interacting with others.

As pointed out, some people have an arrogance & self entitlement about them. These can be your neighbours who park inconsiderately & make noise late at night. If you challenge their behaviour they don't suddenly have a realisation that their actions are inappropriate, apologise & modify their behaviour, they will often over react, sometimes it can get totally out of hand & in extreme cases ends in a death.

You can sometimes read about it in the papers. I recall a recent case involving 2 male pensioners in a supermkt car park. Pensioner 1 made a passing remark about pensioner 2 who appeared able bodied parking in a disabled space. P1 carried on walking back to his car, P2 followed shouting obsenities & making threats of violence. P1 took a swing at P2, knocked him to the ground & killed him. P1, despite claiming self defence got jailed for manslaughter.

Which is why I never challenge anybody who I think should not be using a disabled space. Not because I am frightened of them but because I am frightened of the possible conclusion. Ie, I could end up in jail.

& so it is on a campsite. Only challenge obnoxious behaviour if you are prepared to go anywhere it might lead.

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