If you grew up in Greater Manchester, there's a good chance you will have memories of being packed off to Center Parcs for a family holiday.
20.05.2023 - 13:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A holidaymaker on her first solo trip abroad said she felt “alone and intimidated” due to the behaviour from other hotel guests.
Lolly McKenzie, a 26-year-old from Walton, Liverpool, has been documenting her experiences living with ADHD and autism on her TikTok channel. Recently, Lolly decided to “take the next step” in overcoming her difficulties with anxiety in social situations by heading to Majorca on her own.
Lolly was enjoying Spain's sunny weather until she arrived at her hotel, where a “grey cloud” descended. “There was nothing with the hotel itself, it was just the guests," reports the Liverpool Echo.
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"You could not walk through the hotel without getting stared through and laughed at, there were groups of friends turning and laughing at you. It was really uncomfortable."
Lolly believes the guests were unhappy at her because she is a plus-sized woman and was dressing less conservatively than them. She said: “I think I was being laughed at because I had a bikini on. At one point I was standing at the hotel bar waiting for a drink and I saw this man look at me.
“He sniggered to himself, turned to his group of friends, passed the comment onto them and they started laughing at me too. I don’t know what they were saying, but I know that they were staring at what I was wearing. You can tell the difference between a nice comment and a degrading comment.”
She said their behaviour threatened to derail Lolly’s holiday as she considered staying in her hotel room for the rest of the trip. She said: “It takes a lot for me to pluck up the courage to be in these situations. I know everything can’t go my way, but you just don’t expect to be repeatedly
If you grew up in Greater Manchester, there's a good chance you will have memories of being packed off to Center Parcs for a family holiday.
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