BondGirl Post: Anguillian Tourist Rules
(Note from the blog owner: The below words are solely the opinion of BondGirl, and were written by her while in an exceptionally foul mood and barking at tourists at the beach, which is a very ironic, yet entertaining to watch.)
My dear tourists, you all as well as myself, cannot avoid being recognized as "non-natives", so let's try to minimize the damage by only looking like tourists, rather than also looking like idiots! For your benefit I've noted some general vacation rules, please follow them so I don't have to get so darn annoyed while going to the beach.
1. Do not EVER come to the beach with socks, it looks ridiculous. No matter if you're wearing Jesus sandals or tennis shoes (which by the way don't belong on a beach either), just don't do it!
2. You are allowed to put your towels directly on the sand, putting them on beach chairs is silly as you have to go take a shower to get rid of the sand when you get home anyway. And if you just can't handle it without a beach chair, just rent one and don't bring your 10 year old camping chairs to the beach.
3. Just put your towels in a beach bag, with the rest of your stuff, as putting them around your neck while also trying to hold your myriad other accessories looks awkward.
4. Taking pictures is fine and well and there are a lots of worthwhile places for pictures around here, but you really don't have to bring a freggin photo lab. A decent camera is enough and will take beautiful pictures without a 3 meter zoom. And another thing, don't wear your camera around your neck - it looks dumb!
5. Coolers are not only pointless but also dorky looking and your drinks won't stay cold in this weather anyway. Besides, there are tons of beach bars all over the place - use them.
6. Go ahead and put your cars next to all the others, as you really don't have to drive all the way to the water before noticing that there aren't any parking spaces. And a little recommendation - don't ever stop while driving on the sand or else you get stuck (which would be quite entertaining really) and be considerate of all the other beach goers as even on such a tiny island there is cross traffic every once in a while.
7. To all the women hanging at the beach, please don't let all the cat calling and singing go to your head, all the guys do it to every girl and that makes you nothing special.
8. While it is nice of you to greet everyone at the beach, please stick with local customs and refrain from just saying "hello". You're supposed to say "good morning" or "good afternoon" and be sure to watch your time as you WILL get corrected if you say "good morning" at 12:01pm!!
9. Oh and one more thing I came up with today - PLEASE don't come here in matching clothing or any "partner-look" hats and such and should be punishable by law.
My dear tourists, you all as well as myself, cannot avoid being recognized as "non-natives", so let's try to minimize the damage by only looking like tourists, rather than also looking like idiots! For your benefit I've noted some general vacation rules, please follow them so I don't have to get so darn annoyed while going to the beach.
1. Do not EVER come to the beach with socks, it looks ridiculous. No matter if you're wearing Jesus sandals or tennis shoes (which by the way don't belong on a beach either), just don't do it!
2. You are allowed to put your towels directly on the sand, putting them on beach chairs is silly as you have to go take a shower to get rid of the sand when you get home anyway. And if you just can't handle it without a beach chair, just rent one and don't bring your 10 year old camping chairs to the beach.
3. Just put your towels in a beach bag, with the rest of your stuff, as putting them around your neck while also trying to hold your myriad other accessories looks awkward.
4. Taking pictures is fine and well and there are a lots of worthwhile places for pictures around here, but you really don't have to bring a freggin photo lab. A decent camera is enough and will take beautiful pictures without a 3 meter zoom. And another thing, don't wear your camera around your neck - it looks dumb!
5. Coolers are not only pointless but also dorky looking and your drinks won't stay cold in this weather anyway. Besides, there are tons of beach bars all over the place - use them.
6. Go ahead and put your cars next to all the others, as you really don't have to drive all the way to the water before noticing that there aren't any parking spaces. And a little recommendation - don't ever stop while driving on the sand or else you get stuck (which would be quite entertaining really) and be considerate of all the other beach goers as even on such a tiny island there is cross traffic every once in a while.
7. To all the women hanging at the beach, please don't let all the cat calling and singing go to your head, all the guys do it to every girl and that makes you nothing special.
8. While it is nice of you to greet everyone at the beach, please stick with local customs and refrain from just saying "hello". You're supposed to say "good morning" or "good afternoon" and be sure to watch your time as you WILL get corrected if you say "good morning" at 12:01pm!!
9. Oh and one more thing I came up with today - PLEASE don't come here in matching clothing or any "partner-look" hats and such and should be punishable by law.
Amen on the "no socks at the beach tip." My God, people are crazy. I live in Miami, and I see people do the darndest things! My best advice for travelers to not stick out like a sore thumb(literally and figuratively) is wear sunblock. I can't stand seeing these crazies walk around with 3rd degree sunburn week after week. A little sunblock goes a REALLY long way!
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