‘He started to argue that everybody is entitled to two trees so he can hang the hammock’: Caravan campers in Italy find their reserved campsite occupied by a neighbor’s hammock, and enforce the marked boundaries to park their car

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  • Hipster wants to use a third of my campsite

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  • We went caravan camping in Italy. The spots there are usually pretty tightly packed.
  • We took care to book a place that offered a space that was large enough for our 7m caravan, car and a tent.
  • So we arrive and are a bit surprised at how small the assigned spot is. But oh well, we should try and make the best out of it.
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  • So we start playing Tetris with our caravan. Some other campers offer their help and soon after we have it parked right at the edge of the spot.
  • Meanwhile our direct neighbors, a hipster family with tent, hammock and Volkswagen California just look curiously at at what we do... chilling in their hammock...
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  • which is strung halfway across our spot. It easily covers the rear third of our spot. I already think to myself,hmm thats gonna be tight' but you never know.
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  • So we continue to set up our tent. Last step is wedging in our car next to the tent and well... it could fit. But I am not sure.
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  • So I ask our neighbor to pull down their hammock. I ask nicely. But our neighbor is not amused.
  • I tell him "look, let me park my car and if it fits, you can just put your hammock back up.
  • I just don't want to worry about hitting you while I park". But he is ped now.
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  • And starts to argue that everybody is entitled to two trees (so he can hang a hammock) and goes on that we already have two trees on the other side of the spot (correct).
  • I tell him that I booked square meters, not trees, and that his spot goes right to a marked corner stone.
  • Surprisingly, he caves in and chooses to sh ot us angry looks all evening instead.
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  • What really bugs me is that it would have been ok for me to park at the entrance of the campsite instead so he can have his hammock.
  • He wouldn't even have to ask, but just be friendly and sympathetic to the shared misery of too small camp spots.
  • Or maybe come around later that day and offer to share a beer. But instead he lived in his own delusional world where everybody is like him.
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  • They ended up leaving a day early. After one day of no neighbors a sweet Italian family with a small baby moved in next to us.

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