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So I just got back from a trip to Kenya on Safari with my dad. It was all in all an awesome trip, if not a little short. We bounced around 4 national parks in 6 days so there was a lot of driving.
SC's I saw:
Dear SCs in our tour van. Yes, the roads are bumpy. Yes, they have pot holes that literally span 3 lanes of the road. You're not in Brittan anymore. A lot of these people are worried about feeding their families, not the roads. You bitching about it for 3 freaking hours will not solve matters. If you feel sick maybe next time don't stay up so late at the bar and then eat a 6 egg omelet and beans in the morning.
Dear SCs at the Ark (an awesome lodge with a watering hole). I know your little tour group doesn't speak a lot of English, and no Swahili, and trust me if I spoke Italian I would help you out but I'm pretty sure that the no smoking signs all around the entirely wooden structure are universal and should be heeded.
Dear other group of SCs at the Ark. Getting drunk, shouting loudly and laughing outside on the viewing terrace will not make the animals want to come in to the watering hole. Please shut the hell up!
Dear lady SC in the buffet line. I don't know, maybe I'm just an overly sensitive american, but I don't believe it is ever appropriate to snap your fingers at the cook to get his attention when it's quite evident that he is deglazing a hot pan. In fact I don't believe it is ever appropriate.
Dear American SCs. You're in Kenya. In Africa. In the dry season. In a drought. Complaining about the lack of ice. Did you not read about the dozens of water born illnesses you could get if you don't drink bottled water? Please stop giving us more of a bad name.
Dear other tour van. Please stop giving us the cat butt face because our driver stopped your driver to chat. Our driver is being very nice and telling your driver where to find the lion and lioness who are currently "honeymooning". This isn't on the radio, hardly anyone knows about it, trust me you want to see it. Stop being pissy and enjoy your safari.
Dear people in our tour van, again Yes my dad has a great camera with a very good zoom. He'll most likely only do this once. I'm sorry you didn't have the foresight to spend part of your drinking money on a better camera but being jealous and repeating "it must be nice" isn't helping your cause.
Dear dad. It's fine to be annoyed with other tourists behavior around you, but specifically talking about them loud enough so that they can hear you puts you into the SC category. You've been warned.
Dear almost all non american tourists we met while traveling Yes, we're flew 20 hours here and are flying 20 hours back. Yes for a 5 and a half day trip. Yes, it would be nice if we could take a longer vacation but I have responsibilities and so does my dad. Yeah I know Europeans on average get way more vacation time. Yes that's very cool. I don't and I don't need that rubbed in my face, thanks anyways.
Besides that the trip was awesome! I'm so glad I went.
SC's I saw:
Dear SCs in our tour van. Yes, the roads are bumpy. Yes, they have pot holes that literally span 3 lanes of the road. You're not in Brittan anymore. A lot of these people are worried about feeding their families, not the roads. You bitching about it for 3 freaking hours will not solve matters. If you feel sick maybe next time don't stay up so late at the bar and then eat a 6 egg omelet and beans in the morning.
Dear SCs at the Ark (an awesome lodge with a watering hole). I know your little tour group doesn't speak a lot of English, and no Swahili, and trust me if I spoke Italian I would help you out but I'm pretty sure that the no smoking signs all around the entirely wooden structure are universal and should be heeded.
Dear other group of SCs at the Ark. Getting drunk, shouting loudly and laughing outside on the viewing terrace will not make the animals want to come in to the watering hole. Please shut the hell up!
Dear lady SC in the buffet line. I don't know, maybe I'm just an overly sensitive american, but I don't believe it is ever appropriate to snap your fingers at the cook to get his attention when it's quite evident that he is deglazing a hot pan. In fact I don't believe it is ever appropriate.
Dear American SCs. You're in Kenya. In Africa. In the dry season. In a drought. Complaining about the lack of ice. Did you not read about the dozens of water born illnesses you could get if you don't drink bottled water? Please stop giving us more of a bad name.
Dear other tour van. Please stop giving us the cat butt face because our driver stopped your driver to chat. Our driver is being very nice and telling your driver where to find the lion and lioness who are currently "honeymooning". This isn't on the radio, hardly anyone knows about it, trust me you want to see it. Stop being pissy and enjoy your safari.
Dear people in our tour van, again Yes my dad has a great camera with a very good zoom. He'll most likely only do this once. I'm sorry you didn't have the foresight to spend part of your drinking money on a better camera but being jealous and repeating "it must be nice" isn't helping your cause.
Dear dad. It's fine to be annoyed with other tourists behavior around you, but specifically talking about them loud enough so that they can hear you puts you into the SC category. You've been warned.
Dear almost all non american tourists we met while traveling Yes, we're flew 20 hours here and are flying 20 hours back. Yes for a 5 and a half day trip. Yes, it would be nice if we could take a longer vacation but I have responsibilities and so does my dad. Yeah I know Europeans on average get way more vacation time. Yes that's very cool. I don't and I don't need that rubbed in my face, thanks anyways.
Besides that the trip was awesome! I'm so glad I went.
You're far braver than I am.
cola all over my expensive-to-replace (bought it from Circuit City's bankruptcy sale, so a replacement would be at a price I can't currently afford) monitor, on seeing that image.
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