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Katie Williams

'Sleep deprived' holidaymaker left at airport after 'nightmare holiday' in Spain

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After a 'nightmare holiday' in Spain, a woman was 'deserted' at the airport at 4am, upset and 'sleep deprived'.

In a lengthy post on popular online forum Mumsnet, the woman, who chose to remain anonymous, explained that she had been to Spain with a friend but tension quickly built between the two.

She says she paid for a lot of food and drink on the trip, while her pal moaned about money, snored loudly in the shared room and complained about her on the phone.

Once they returned from the strained trip, the tired holidaymaker was left at the airport as her friend got into a car and drove off-in the same direction as they both live. It was 4am.

The woman argued that she was nothing but nice, paid for a lot and had even given her family gifts in the past. In the end, she was left waiting at the airport for two hours and spent close to £100 to get home. She asked fellow Mumsnet users if she was being unreasonable to think she should have been offered a lift.

In a lengthy post, she wrote: "I’m just back from a vacation with a friend. We did 10 days at an all inclusive resort in Spain. For the entire trip (pretty much from the beginning) I got the vibe she didn’t want to be there. She complained about the sun, heat etc (it was Spain in July) and I understand that as it was hot of course. But she was annoyed when I wanted to enjoy some sun by the pool and read my books. So I offered to do stuff during the day and she’d snap and say no way how silly was that in the hottest part of the day etc. I asked her to rub sun cream on my back as I’d done for her and she’d sigh and roll her eyes etc that she had to go through the effort of moving to do so.

"In addition she had insisted on sharing a room for costs. She told me that she didn’t snore. The reality was she snores horribly loudly. She fell asleep instantly and snored with unbearable volume for the whole night. I was chronically sleep deprived and it was really frustrating after paying so much for the trip.

"I felt I was constantly accommodating her and she was doing the same back. I saw flash up on her phone when she was sitting beside me and she was texting her mum about me and said I was ‘too fussy and she didn’t like it’ and obviously lots more that I couldn’t see. She also slagged me off for not liking big crowds but she knew that before we went and I didn’t think she’d mock me for it as I had confided in her. She also snapped at me about a meal we had split the bill for. She said her meal only cost whatever amount. I felt this was unfair as I’d been quite generous with buying us drinks etc on the holiday and hadn’t asked for anything back."

The woman continued: "She had a lift home from the airport from her mum. the flight was very late (landed at 4am after a long delay). I waited with her in the terminal so she wouldn’t be standing alone. When her mother arrived she barely acknowledged me- no asking did you have a good trip, how was the flight etc. Instead of offering a lift as I live along their route home, I was left to head towards the taxis. As a woman at 4am with the steps of airport inky blank in darkness and deserted. I’d know her mother quite well but she was horribly cold to me and said : ‘You take care now’ in such a dismissive tone as though as I was somehow in the wrong.

"I literally spent my holiday placating her and trying to help her enjoy it and cope better with the heat etc. So down I walked to my taxi with tears in my eyes. It’s hard to describe but nobody has ever made me feel that small before. To add insult to injury, they didn’t wait with me for a taxi even though I’d waited for her lift to arrive. There was no text from my friend at all to say did you get home safe. In the end I was waiting two hours for a taxi and it cost me just under £100 to get home. AIBU [Am I being unreasonable] to think a lift home from the airport could have been offered to me?"

She added: "I’d have given petrol money of course. Only last week I gave her a lovely gift for her birthday (even though I got none for mine) and gave her mum a bottle of expensive wine for hosting the party too. I was never thanked for either gift. I just feel so upset over what’s happened and I actually blocked them both on what’s app as I’m just sickened by it all right now. Surely for her mom to treat me so horribly- she was telling lies that I wasn't being nice on the holiday or something? Whereas the opposite is true I was so nice and supportive of her needs as I hate conflict and didn’t want any tension."

Hundreds of people rallied round her, with many telling her that the other woman didn't sound like a true friend. Meanwhile others said she was being a bit harsh towards the mum.

One commented: "That sounds like a nightmare holiday and yes it’s incredibly rude not to give you a lift. This woman sounds horrendous. Just block and move on."

A second asked: "How did you both get to the airport? Perhaps if you made your own way there, she assumed you'd make your own way home. It doesn't really excuse her though - I could never leave someone alone like that even if they lived in the opposite direction, let alone on my route home!"

"Don't get too down about this. We all have these mismatched holidays when we are young. You will have better in the future! For whatever reason, You didn't get on on holiday together. Don't waste your time playing the blame game," a third interjected.

Another said: "I get a bit defensive if I think someone's messed my daughter around. I guess from her perspective (rightly or wrongly) that's how she sees it. I guess if you don't know what you did that irritated her I'd just move on and think you're not compatible."

Meanwhile one argued: "Well your friend was clearly slagging you off so the mum was never going to offer a lift. I also don’t think they should have had to give a lift either. It was 4am and their was a taxi rank right there."

Another hit back: "Did you ask for a lift back or were you just waiting for them to offer? Why did you wait if you were expecting to take a taxi? I think you're judging the mum quite harshly, nobody wants a chat at 4am. Sounds like you don't articulate your needs well then come across as bitter and resentful."

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