I was once travelling with four girls through turkey and greece, which sounds alright but was actually a bit of a nightmare of petty squabbling and PMT
never again.
Anyway, I'd reached my breaking point. One of the girls was pissed off we'd come to greece in the first place, and was whinging about all the parts of Cappadocia she was missing. I hadn't actually invited her to come with me in the first place, she'd tagged along and knew my plans. I arranged for a cheap light plane to take us back to turkey to shut her up, but she said she was scared of small planes and insisted we take the ferry, involving 2 days of backtracking.
We were at a bar on the greek island of chios, empty except for an old greek man with silver hair and moustache drinking alone. He heard me speaking English and invited me over. Ignoring the others I began going shot for shot with him, downing ouzo like there was no tomorrow. In between shots, I explained my travails. He listened , and when the girls came over to tell me they'd had enough and wanted to leave he sympathetically yelled at them
"You fuckin' bitches. Leave us alone."
Then turning to me, he proclaimed loudly "Women are all whore cunts. Have another drink, my friend"
Now at this point I could have sided with my travelling companions and left, but the ouzo and three weeks of bickering pushed me over the line. When they gave me an ultimatum I didn't make eye contact but said "I'm staying right here"

I don't remember a lot of the rest of the night. I do remember him holding his hands in front of my face and saying "The life! The life is what is important. Fuck work" like it was the hardest won truth of his existence. The hangover was blinding, but the repurcussions were surpisingly advantageous. The chief whinging girl had left in the morning in a huff. She lasted about 3 more days of solo travel before packing it in and catching a flight back to london. The others fell into line, and even backed me when I suggested staying a few more days and hiring a jeep to explore the island.
( cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 22:10, 6 replies)

I like this,
so I clicked 'I like this'.

That guy sounds like a winner.
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 22:14, closed)

Hell yeah - drinking alone and shouting at tourists ftw!

( 4Q just lurking, Tue 19 Feb 2013, 23:34, closed)

Get an old Greek guy to tell them off
fine ladies love being told off by old Greek men.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Tue 19 Feb 2013, 22:26, closed)

She's your Queen as well, you know.

( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Tue 19 Feb 2013, 23:57, closed)

Don't make me put my leather jacket on
and go all Malcom Turnbull on you!
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Wed 20 Feb 2013, 0:12, closed)

Is this one of those star wars things, but with the plot of Zorba the Greek?

Needs more lignite mine.
(cs1ca, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 1:07, closed)