Meeting new people in chalets

Opening lines please for first night in a catered chalet or chalet hotel.

I've come across the usual "Hello, I'm Mark and I come from Derby..." kind of thing, although its time to panic when you get "Hello I'm Felicity and I run an art gallery in Richmond. This is my husband, Rupert....."

Its often "So, skier or boarder?" which can lead to some good banter. Especially when someone says "Boarder" and everyone else gets up and leaves the table :lol:

Drink is a good ice breaker. "Can I top up your wine?" or "What do you think of this French rubbish then?" seems to be a popular starting place. This was ok until a couple of years ago. 8 of us went in a group, 2 other couples in the same chalet for 12, first night pre dinner drinks and we are throwing wine down and opening bottles of beer and vodka, and 2 of my mates are generously pouring glasses and handing them round the table. One guy at the end, there with his Dad, declines a couple of times before steaming off to bed straight after dinner. His Dad continues to share drinks at the table, and simply raises his eyebrows.

Half an hour later or so, the guy comes back down, sits at the table again, and says "Sorry about earlier, I think theres something I need you to know. I'm a reformed alcoholic and drug user and have just come out of rehab......" Blimey :shock:


Anyone got any other interesting ice breaking moments or one liners?

Tony_H wrote:Opening lines please for first night in a catered chalet or chalet hotel.

I've come across the usual "Hello, I'm Mark and I come from Derby..." kind of thing, although its time to panic when you get "Hello I'm Felicity and I run an art gallery in Richmond. This is my husband, Rupert....."

Its often "So, skier or boarder?" which can lead to some good banter. Especially when someone says "Boarder" and everyone else gets up and leaves the table :lol:

Drink is a good ice breaker. "Can I top up your wine?" or "What do you think of this French rubbish then?" seems to be a popular starting place. This was ok until a couple of years ago. 8 of us went in a group, 2 other couples in the same chalet for 12, first night pre dinner drinks and we are throwing wine down and opening bottles of beer and vodka, and 2 of my mates are generously pouring glasses and handing them round the table. One guy at the end, there with his Dad, declines a couple of times before steaming off to bed straight after dinner. His Dad continues to share drinks at the table, and simply raises his eyebrows.

Half an hour later or so, the guy comes back down, sits at the table again, and says "Sorry about earlier, I think theres something I need you to know. I'm a reformed alcoholic and drug user and have just come out of rehab......" Blimey :shock:


Anyone got any other interesting ice breaking moments or one liners?

Classic :lol:

"We're from Leeds and we're on a stag week...."

Help!

That's what puts me off chalets! At least with hotel or an apartment its your choice to be sociable with other groups but always scared its going to be a nightmare with the other guests in the chalet.
A trait I have is to make opinions of others too quickly and express them too honestly. Would last about 2 mins as a diplomat.
Chalets not for me?

"May I say Grace before we start please?"

Actually happened :thumbup:

The looks of horror around the table were a sight to behold.
An Irish Catholic priest and a very tidy skier.

Mad as a hatter, drank a lot but it never showed and after a couple of days everyone was waiting for his "Grace" which was different every day and included prayers for snow, sunshine, no injuries and there was one reference to praying for someone to be able to stay on a drag lift if my memory serves me right.

But I will always remember the looks around the table the first time he said those words.
:mrgreen:

Thanks for the topic! I'm going to be fretting about our fellow chalet guests for the next 10 months now.....

For example....." Hello my name is Archibald and I am a spoon collector. Can I describe them to you..."

bedrock barney wrote:For example....." Hello my name is Archibald and I am a spoon collector. Can I describe them to you..."

or better still, can I play them for you.......