A collection of true events, from Choir Tours organised by: Martin Watkins [MARTY] – , and various travellers, mostly Choristers. The names have been changed to protect the guilty!

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5% GANG

Introduction from Marty before the tours begin

Without doubt, touring Choristers have fun on tour. Obviously arranging trips both near and far present various problems for the organiser, but in general, the touring Choir enjoy themselves, and as nothing in this world ever goes 100% as planned, the majority of any touring group overlook any minor hiccups and look at the bigger picture. However, on average, 5% of any touring group – no matter how large or small, FIVE PERCENT will moan – CONSTANTLY.
Examples:
The weather is either too hot or too cold.
The hotel is either too far out of the City, or if central, too noisy at night.
If it’s a 5 star hotel – the drinks are too expensive, if a 3 star “why couldn’t we stay in a better hotel”
“My hip is hurting and I can’t walk that quickly or that far” – [although if a free meal is on offer, they manage to jump Gazelle like from a coach to be the first in line for any crumbs on offer]
The food is either “too foreign” or too much like home – too spicy or too plane - ergo why travel.
The internal flight prices are a rip off, but the coach journeys are too long.
The hotel rooms are either too small, or if large – too unwelcoming and cold.
The water in the shower is too week or too strong, or too cold.
The concerts are either too far apart, or too close together.
The beds are too soft or too hard.
The day trips involve too much walking or the guides spoke too quietly or their accents were too strong.
The air conditioning is too loud, or too ineffective.
And so on and so on.
This 5% “Gang” is ever present.