Everyone's Ever So Friendly Here in the Mountains

Ski resorts are tiny. Even the big ones like Meribel are tiny. They only have to provide enough for a weeks worth of activities for the average holiday maker. And mostly they ski so don't really need much extra entertainments. There are only a couple of food shops selling over priced essentials, all the other shops only sell ski gear and the bands are on a weeks rota, playing in the same bar, at the same time, every week and usually singing the same songs.

It might be hard to understand how seasonaires don't get bored living there for six months. Well they make their own entertainment, they get to know all the other seasonaires and they generally get on with their tourist hating lives.

And they pull each other, all the time. And nothing is secret on a season so everyone else knows too. And because everyone knows everyone, everyone knows who you have pulled and who they have pulled.

Back in the UK it wouldn't really be generally acceptable to pull a girl, her room mate and her best friend over the course of 6 months. But I suppose there are most people to choose from in England.

We once had a guest who was a sexual health doctor. She told me that STIs must be rife in ski resorts. She was right of course, if one person got something the chances were everyone else would get it too (well ALMOST everyone). Thats how close people were as a team. We had a very loving, friendly sort of team. One that was potentially rife with disease. I do hope that they have all been to the doctor for tests since getting home.

I must admit I wasn't involved in this loving behaviour. I couldn't think of anything worst.

However

Saying that

After the whole LiF debacle I phones my dear friend Hutch for some sensible conversation and advice.
'so the two men you have pulled this season know each other'

'err yes, I suppose they do' I replied as I realised that in fact one had been the others boss for several months and that they were actually good mate.

'it's all to incestuous for me' she replied with disgust.

I must admit it has bothered me slightly ever since.