Things you just don't get



Liam O said:

Just watched Un Chien Andalou... I really liked the cuts of the jackets but I'm having a hard time understanding how I'd explain that look to a tailor.

Oh well.

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And the cut of the eye?

I'd recommend handing over a large amount of drugs and some melted sheers for him to use.



Gibonius said:

I've never seen that in the US.

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This was at the Skyline in NYC about 8 years ago. Was an inventory of things the room, bedding, towels, table lights, TV, etc, all with prices. Contents of the minibar was listed separately. Saw it at a Holiday Inn in Boston as well, a special Lodgenet hotel STB remote with a price moulded in the plastic by the manufacturer. You can't use it for anything else, it's not worth stealing. Also a "$20" hair dryer with the cord firmly fastened to the wall, couldn't unplug it. I thought it was unusual, that's why I remembered it.

Gibonius said:

Never seen a hotel room with condoms for that matter.

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I'm in China. At this very moment I'm looking at 2 instant beef noodles, 1 packet of cookies, 2 cans of Tsingtao beer, 1 bottle of red wine, 1 small bottle of baijiu, 2 bottles of mineral water and 1 packet of "featherlite" condoms. But there's no Gideon bible though.



Joffrey said:

They add price tags to things they'd prefer guests not take home with them (towels, sheets, etc.). Minus minibar items of course. So it's meant to act as a reminder to guests that they'd be charge for them if the items go missing.

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I figured it could be something like that. Like everything in the room is for sale.



Piobaire said:

And a trouser press? I don't think I remember ever seeing one in a hotel room.

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I've certainly seen them many times in the UK, always a Corby, and at a Holiday Inn in Boston, MA. I think it might be one of those facilities and services that they have to provide, to differentiate between say a "**" 2 star and a "***" 3 star hotel, in the UK at least. Never seen a trouser press in a Chinese hotel room though, maybe I'm not staying in the better, more expensive hotels? The travelling exec has to keep his trousers looking nice and pressed.



MikeDT said:

I figured it could be something like that. Like everything in the room is for sale.

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No, they aren't for sale. It's supposed to be a deterrent.

Joffrey said:

MikeDT said:

I figured it could be something like that. Like everything in the room is for sale.

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No, they aren't for sale. It's supposed to be a deterrent.

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At W Hotels, pretty much everything in the room is for sale, including the bedding and mattress.

The Hotel Max in Seattle has vibrators for sale in the mini-bar.

Local TV was supposed to have me on it this evening, instead they had something about a glorious new baozi factory.

imatlas said:

At W Hotels, pretty much everything in the room is for sale, including the bedding and mattress.
The Hotel Max in Seattle has vibrators for sale in the mini-bar.

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I seem to remember the Skyline in NYC listing items of hotel room furniture for sale, including beds, desks, tables and chairs. It was a very comprehensive inventory/for-sale list.

I've not seen vibrators in a mini-bar yet, disposable razors, yes.

BTW...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini-bar
Some hotels offer non-food items, such as socks, toiletries, and condoms.



MikeDT said:

I figured it could be something like that. Like everything in the room is for sale.

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It is why Strauss-Kahn got caught...

He thought the maid was part of the room's deal.

MikeDT said:

Something I've only ever seen in US hotels. Why do they always seem to put prices on everything in hotel rooms? Even a special Lodgenet hotel only TV remote, had "$30" moulded into the plastic, as well as a trouser press which was firmly fixed to the wall. Made it seem like everything in the room was part of the minibar, along with the beer, wine and condoms.

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MikeDT said:

Piobaire said:

And a trouser press? I don't think I remember ever seeing one in a hotel room.

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I've certainly seen them many times in the UK, always a Corby, and at a Holiday Inn in Boston, MA. I think it might be one of those facilities and services that they have to provide, to differentiate between say a "**" 2 star and a "***" 3 star hotel, in the UK at least. Never seen a trouser press in a Chinese hotel room though, maybe I'm not staying in the better, more expensive hotels? The travelling exec has to keep his trousers looking nice and pressed.

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I think in fictional writing this is referred to as a break in continuity.

Friend invited himself to a birthday dinner and now he's giving me **** because we split the bill and he had to pay part of the dinner for a guy (birthday dinner recipient) he's only met a few times. I don't particularly feel bad but it's annoying he's complaining now



Piobaire said:

I think in fictional writing this is referred to as a break in continuity.

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So that's how it goes. Watch this space.



Joffrey said:

Friend invited himself to a birthday dinner and now he's giving me **** because we split the bill and he had to pay part of the dinner for a guy (birthday dinner recipient) he's only met a few times. I don't particularly feel bad but it's annoying he's complaining now

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I hate misers.

Mainlanders in HK! Like they make sense in China, but wtf happens to them when they get over here?

Also: 21 year old Korean girls having a 10 pm curfew ...



prolixity said:

Mainlanders in HK! Like they make sense in China, but wtf happens to them when they get over here? 

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It depends on how drunk they get, and how rich they are.