Jolly Beach, Darkwood, or Turner's Beach?

[PORT ROYAL]

9 hours ago, sandc4e said:

What's a T'erd?  Sorry for my ignorance?

 

T'erds is a word constructed by my Bajan friends, being a combination of two words

Towels and Herds.  The T from Towels and 'erds from Herds to describe some tourists. 

 

TOWELS:

Arrive by the cheapest means; deliberately take the most annoying spot on the beach to spoil a view of paying clients; spread the ship's Towles; constantly repeat the mantra "beaches are free" like a demented parrot; do not spend anything at the resort; bring food and drink browsed from the ship's buffet, all wrapped in a ship's napkin; bury their picnic debris in the sand; use the sea, beach and all the venue's facilities for free; if there is charge for toilets, decline and use the sea; return to the ship by the cheapest means. 

Then when back in the Ship boast they spent the day at Carambola (Kim Sha et al) taking lunch and drinks there.

 

 

HERDS:

Arrive loudly en masse; stay loudly; have shouting conversations on their mobiles, or with other herd members, albeit 2 feet or 20 yards way; bring coolers full of Supermarket bought beer and food, then demand ice for free; bring boom boxes and play on highest volume; sometimes pay for beds but insist a colony of friends is created; complain about the price of venue's food as the reason for buying a single slice of pizza.  

Seek to use Hotel or Beach facilities for free, failing that, turn the sea into a Urinal (aka going for a swim)

Abuse or ridicule other guests, and members of the venue's staff, solely for the group's amusement.

Basically, it's a group who knowingly do everything possible to spoil the genteel ambience of the venue, and to annoy as many people as it is physically possible. 

Then leave loudly en masse.

 

Other items of annoyance can be added to each of the above definitions as required.

 

[Skai]

On 1/9/2020 at 2:30 AM, PORT ROYAL said:

T'erds is a word constructed by my Bajan friends, being a combination of two words

Towels and Herds.  The T from Towels and 'erds from Herds to describe some tourists. 

 

 

Interesting.

 

Do you have a name to describe those that bring their own liquor to the beach, rather than patronize the restaurant/bars on site?

 

Perhaps "Rum Bums"?

[hal2008]

2 hours ago, Skai said:

 

Interesting.

 

Do you have a name to describe those that bring their own liquor to the beach, rather than patronize the restaurant/bars on site?

 

Perhaps "Rum Bums"?

 

Touche

[PORT ROYAL]

7 hours ago, Skai said:

 

Interesting.

 

Do you have a name to describe those that bring their own liquor to the beach, rather than patronize the restaurant/bars on site?

 

Perhaps "Rum Bums"?

 

Good point, but is only the Rum which is brought to the beach, but do spend heavily on taxis (not shared), beer, food, beds, beach shopping and gratuities.  But do like the idea of a shortened tag of Rum Bums - R'ums.

The Rum Protocol is only followed when with friends, albeit old or new, with their choice of beach.  When as a couple only, the finer places are frequented, and arrive empty handed. 

 

 

 

[PORT ROYAL]

Correction:  On special occasions do bring a "good bottle" to the beach, which is previously declared to owners.  It is then shared with all guests and owners. Christmas it was St.James 250