点评:Beautiful beach, ruined by an incredibly rude welcome
The beach itself is beautiful, which makes our experience here even more disappointing.
We arrived looking for somewhere shady to spend a peaceful afternoon and saw a lovely grassy area beneath the trees. There were no signs that we could see telling us that the grass was private or that we were not allowed to sit there, so we simply put our towels down.
Within moments, a man approached us with an astonishingly hostile and rude attitude and told us we couldn’t sit there because it was private.
Now, if the grassy area is privately operated or reserved for paying customers, that’s absolutely fine. We would have had no problem whatsoever moving if somebody had simply said, politely, “Sorry, this area is private/the beach club area, but you’re welcome to sit on the public beach.”
Instead, we were spoken to as though we’d deliberately done something wrong.
There is simply no need to treat visitors like that. We are guests on this beautiful island, we’ve spent money in local restaurants and businesses, and almost everyone we’ve met in Kefalonia has been warm, welcoming and friendly. Unfortunately, this man was the complete opposite.
We moved down onto the public pebble beach and found some shade, so ultimately no harm done — but the unnecessarily aggressive attitude left a very sour taste.
If an area is private, put up a clear sign. And if tourists innocently misunderstand, speak to them with basic courtesy.
翻译:美丽的海滩,却因极其无礼的接待而毁了体验
海滩本身很美,这也让我们的经历显得更加令人失望。
我们来这里是想找个阴凉处度过一个宁静的下午,于是看到了树荫下一片漂亮的草地。我们没看到任何标识表明这片草地是私人领地或禁止入内,于是就直接铺上毛巾坐下了。
没过片刻,有个男人以极其敌对且无礼的态度走向我们,告诉我们不能坐在那里,因为那是私人区域。
如果那片草地是由私人经营的,或是专为付费顾客准备的,那完全没问题。如果有人能礼貌地对我们说:“很抱歉,这里是私人区域/海滩俱乐部区域,不过您可以去公共海滩上坐。”我们绝对会欣然离开,毫无怨言。
然而,对方跟我们说话的语气却仿佛是我们故意犯了错似的。根本没必要那样对待游客。我们只是这座美丽岛屿上的客人,我们也在当地的餐馆和商铺消费了。在凯法利尼亚岛上遇到的几乎所有人都热情好客、友善亲切。可惜,这个男人完全恰恰相反。
我们随后走到公共的卵石海滩上,找到了阴凉处,所以最终也没出什么事——但这种毫无必要的攻击性态度实在让人心里很不是滋味。
如果某个区域属于私人领地,那就立个明确的告示吧。如果游客无意中产生了误解,请以基本的礼貌与他们交谈。