Have you ever had a shock?

[kupperman]

This was not at a Disney park, but it WAS shocking.

We went to a water park on Monday. We're standing there in the queue and there is a girl in a bikini in the row next to us. She has her belly button pierced. She is looking at the spike (or whatever it is that she had poked through there) and she starts squeezing it. Gunk comes oozing out. She wipes the gunk off with her finger, wipes her finger on her swimsuit, and proceeds to squeeze MORE gunk out of it! YUCK!!!

More chlorine over here, please!! Some things REALLY don't belong in public.

That is the most disgusting thing I've heard in a while!

 

[eclectics]

This was not at a Disney park, but it WAS shocking.

We went to a water park on Monday. We're standing there in the queue and there is a girl in a bikini in the row next to us. She has her belly button pierced. She is looking at the spike (or whatever it is that she had poked through there) and she starts squeezing it. Gunk comes oozing out. She wipes the gunk off with her finger, wipes her finger on her swimsuit, and proceeds to squeeze MORE gunk out of it! YUCK!!!

More chlorine over here, please!! Some things REALLY don't belong in public.

I was just about to get a snack. You saved me 500 calories! EWWWWWWW and DOUBLE GROSS!!!!!!!!!

 

[stingmom]

We had dinner at Kona Cafe the other night and this family came in with their 3 children. The 2 older ones were in their early teens and the youngest was somewhere around 8 - 10 y/o. Well, it was pretty evident the youngest child had austism or (something very similar, but not Down's). Now mind you, Kona Cafe was not quiet. The waterfall in the lobby right next to it and all the other noise funneling in from the lounge and guests waiting was very OVER-stimulating, even for myself. The young boy had a few "outbursts" sitting between his parents and the monther actually had the nerve to lean and, geez, I can hardly write this... She told her autistic son to "shut up!"

Me and DH were very disgusted and disturbed by this. Perhaps next time they might switch off dining with their kids while one stays in the room or at least takes their special child to a place more quiet and not so stimulating.

I was pretty sure I had seen it all until then!!

 

[VSL]

We always get called English on holiday, we've grown to accept it, but occasionally you get someone who gets it right - that someone (the only person in Florida so far to correctly identify my rather stereotypical Scottish accent) was a server at the HRC in USO.

Unfortunately, most non-UKers seem to think that Welsh people are English

While people can see that English, Scottish and Irish people are different, they usually confuse Wales as being a part of England!

Wales is a country of its own

To call Welsh/Scottish/Irish people English is like saying that...
Canadians are American, or
New Zealanders are Australian, or
Portuguese are Spanish, or
Austrians are German, or
Japanese are Chinese, etc.

Sorry, drifting OT - but it really winds me up when I'm abroad!

(BTW, I don't dislike English people - they're my fellow Brits!)

 

[tlbwriter]

Not shocking but kind of aggravating. This past trip we stayed at POR. During our first 3 days there was a Pampered Chef thing going on with about 800 staying at POR alone. I don't know if this was just consultants or they and their families, but we seemed to follow them to whichever parks they were going to each day.

I just went to a PC show last week, and the consultant was telling us about her great trip to Disneyworld! It *was* entire families. Must have been an incredible horde if they all went to the same places at the same time!

To call Welsh/Scottish/Irish people English is like saying that...
Canadians are American

I thought people who live in the Americas, but not in the United States, didn't like the U.S. claiming title to the word "American." Is that not true?

 

[Mortlives]

I thought people who live in the Americas, but not in the United States, didn't like the U.S. claiming title to the word "American." Is that not true?

It does seem odd, in a way, but United Statesian seems a little awkward, so what would be the alternative? Perhaps the rest of us can agree to designate ourselves North American, Central American or South American, when not specifically referring to our nationalities and leave the plain designation for citizens of the USA. Otherwise, maybe we could have a contest to come up with a better name?

Kungaloosh!
Morticia.

 

[tlbwriter]

It does seem odd, in a way, but United Statesian seems a little awkward, so what would be the alternative? Perhaps the rest of us can agree to designate ourselves North American, Central American or South American, when not specifically referring to our nationalities and leave the plain designation for citizens of the USA. Otherwise, maybe we could have a contest to come up with a better name?

I guess the problem isn't with saying "I'm an American..." like you said, there really isn't a substitute for that, nor should we want one. I think the problem is when someone asks "where are you from?" and the answer is "I'm from America." It kind of implies that the U.S. is all of "America," and that Canadians, Mexicans, etc. don't live in the Americas. Or so I've heard.

 

[musicalSaranader]

It does seem odd, in a way, but United Statesian seems a little awkward, so what would be the alternative?

United Statesian...I like it!!!

 

[live and let live]

It always shocks me when I see girls around the age of 7 or 8 and they have their belly buttons pierced. A few years back we were told my a mom, I think they were from England, that it is normal over there for young girls to have them pierced. And here I didn't even get my ears pierced until I was like 15.

Just to give you all some hope lol, i'm from England and kids with belly buttons pierced is not a normal thing where i'm from at least. Thats actually really shocked me young kids having their belly pierced

 

[Dustmouse]

Magic Kingdom, June 2001- Standing on the very crowded raised train platform near Splash Mountain, middle aged, non-American dad drags 3 yr old DS to the railing and has him pee to the lower walkway. Could have done it off the other side into the bushes, but no....straight to the sidewalk below. (My DS age 7 was in total shock!)

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Just to give you all some hope lol, i'm from England and kids with belly buttons pierced is not a normal thing where i'm from at least. Thats actually really shocked me young kids having their belly pierced

I'm from the USA. I HATE to see young kids with their belly buttons pierced!! My mother would have killed me if I'd done that to myself. I will definitely joing you on that one

 

[shaylahc]

I will never forget in 1997 on our first trip to Disney we witnessed domestic violence at Epcot. It was a family from another country (I think they were speaking German) and the husband was having a tantrum, screaming at his wife. Their kids were crying and the wife was trying very hard to diffuse the situation. She begins to walk away and the husband runs behind her and kicks her in the butt! Everyone around them stops and their jaws pretty much hit the floor. A few people walk up to them, I overheard one person say "We don't do that in this country" (I am sure they don't do that in most countries....) and someone asked the wife if she was ok. The husband continued screaming and ranting and stomped off. That incident has stayed with me forever

 

[VSL]

Just to give you all some hope lol, i'm from England and kids with belly buttons pierced is not a normal thing where i'm from at least. Thats actually really shocked me young kids having their belly pierced

Yes, I'm Welsh but as we all generally have the same customs throughout the UK, I can back you up on this

Now.. I DID have my bellybutton pierced when I was 14yrs old, but let me explain:
My mother is a bit of a 'I wish I was still 19yrs old' mother. She'd had my ears pierced twice before I was 3yrs old(!) - I can even remember running away the second time because it hurt so much! Also, the Spice Girls were out and I wanted my tongue pierced but I couldn't have that done so she ENCOURAGED me to get my bellybutton AND my nose pierced! I only went for the bellybutton option (and it tickled rather than hurt - and, luckily, no infection).

Weirdly, I'm not like my mother much at all (I don't wear make-up and stuff either).


Back ON Topic:
I thought of one thing I found a little strange when I was in WDW (can't remember if it was '98 or '99). We were waiting for a bus back to the All Stars Resorts from MGM in the evening. A bus pulled up, someone in a wheelchair and two companions got on, and it drove off! There would have been room for plenty more, but nope - off they went!
Maybe there is a reason for this though, but I can't think of one

Keep 'em coming!
(It took me about a week of sporadic reading to get through this thread, BTW)

 

[jjarman]

Oh, I just remembered one. This happened in June of 2002. We were staying at POFQ and I believe we had gone back to the resort for a break and DS and I were going back to the parks by ourselves. When we got on there was this guy who looked to be homeless or near to it sitting on the empty bus right by the driver. I know there are people of all types that go to WDW but this guy was not a guest. He was very dirty, carried a dirty backpack and looked very dazed and confused (come to think of it I look that way after a long day in the parks but back to my comment). I didn’t think too much of it but when we pulled in at POR to pick up other guests the guy tried to get off. The driver said no this is not your stop and he stayed on. Later on he dropped him off on one of the roads on the way to the parks. I guess he had given him a ride.

 

[JujiD]

This happened about 12 yrs ago. We were in Morocco at Epcot and my BIL wanted to buy something. The CM took his money and gave him change out of his pocket. He never went to the cash register. It really didn't click right away but he obviously was stealing. My BIL, a former CM, reported it that night. They told him it would be taken care of. The next morning my BIL checked up on it and he was told the CM was on his way back to Morocco.

 

[rayelias]

This happened about 12 yrs ago. We were in Morocco at Epcot and my BIL wanted to buy something. The CM took his money and gave him change out of his pocket. He never went to the cash register. It really didn't click right away but he obviously was stealing. My BIL, a former CM, reported it that night. They told him it would be taken care of. The next morning my BIL checked up on it and he was told the CM was on his way back to Morocco.

Good thing he didn't try that in Morocco (the country). Might have lost a hand for a stunt like that!

 

[jcat2312]

WOW!! I finally got through the whole thread!!

BUMP BUMP BUMP!

THIS THREAD IS AWESOME

 

[Pineapple Princess]

Yesterday my husband and I went to the Magic kingom. At one point in the afternoon it was raining and we figured it would be more fun to go on the TTA while waiting for our fast pass for Buzz to mature. When we got around the first corner I was assulted by a big puff of smoke. We did a quick look around and the man sitting in front of us was smoking. I get major headaches from exposure, not to mention that we were on a ride, so my husband asked the man to not smoke. The man nodded and then(this is what puts it on this board and not the smoking rant one) he threw his LIT cigerette over the edge! I am still in shock over that...

 

[jcat2312]

Yesterday my husband and I went to the Magic kingom. At one point in the afternoon it was raining and we figured it would be more fun to go on the TTA while waiting for our fast pass for Buzz to mature. When we got around the first corner I was assulted by a big puff of smoke. We did a quick look around and the man sitting in front of us was smoking. I get major headaches from exposure, not to mention that we were on a ride, so my husband asked the man to not smoke. The man nodded and then(this is what puts it on this board and not the smoking rant one) he threw his LIT cigerette over the edge! I am still in shock over that...

That is totally ridiculous! First of all, how could anyone be so ignorant to smoke on a ride? Second of all, he could have hit anyone with the flying cigarette. I am a smoker, but I would never do this. There are places to smoke....

 

[MI mom of 3]

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