So I was staying in an hotel recently. It was in a minor University town in an anonymous country in a bland part of Central Europe, and the hotel was. . . well. . . a bit basic. Post-Soviet concrete with a hint of IKEA.
I had a speaking engagement the following morning, with a car due to collect me at 6am.
That evening I knocked back a few cold ones in the bar, passing the time with a travelling salesman and a local postman. The obligatory 40-something hookers were looking bored in the corner, trying (without success) to make eye-contact with the clientele. It was pleasant enough, but by 10pm I realised I needed to catch up on sleep after a loooong day of trains and planes.
In my room, as I settled down to sleep, a rumbling sound began above my head. At first it sounded like heavy items being dropped on the floor of the room above, until I eventually realised that it was drumming. Some ********* in the room above was playing a full drumkit.
It got louder, faster and more intense. After 10 minutes of grinding my teeth I reached over, lifted the phone receiver and dialled '0'.
Receptionist: "allo?"
Me: "Hi this is room 234. There's a horrid drumming sound coming from the room above and I need to get to sleep"
Receptionist: "Very sorry sir. It drummer"
Me: "Whut?"
Receptionist: "It drummer in room 334. He a drummer. He drumming"
Me: "Well can you tell him to stop?"
Receptionist: "Oh No Sir! Drumming Stop? Verry Bad!"
Me: "But I need to get some sleep!"
Receptionist: "I tell you Sir. Drumming Stop? Verry Bad!"
I hung up.
After another 10 minutes I called reception again.
Receptionist: "allo?"
Me: "Hi this is room 234. That Drummer needs to Shut the fUck Up!"
Receptionist: "Oh No Sir! Drumming Stop? Verry Bad!"
This happened 3 times!
Eventually I called down again.
Me: "This is room 234. Why in the name of Christ won't you tell that drummer to stop fUcking drumming!?!?!"
Receptionist: "Oh No Sir! Drumming Stop? Verry Bad!"
Me: "What could be so bad that I have to put up with this Shit?!?!!"
Receptionist: "After drumming Stop? . . . . . . . .
. . . .
. . . .
Bass Solo!!"