What is the Knysna Attitude? Running a business in this town has never been easy. But its worse now than it ever has been. The local economy is contracting, there is no money and it just keeps getting tighter. A situation which brings out the best in some and the worst in others. I presently have the task of running through Find It’s A-Z listings, stripping out the dead wood, updating and correcting the information we have on record. Most people I contact are not only cordial and pleasant but they are often grateful for the effort. This making an unpleasant and laborious task a lot easier. Sometimes even interesting.
That is until one smacks right into the the sort of attitude that spoils ones day. And that was at the Alexander Guest House. Offering luxury accommodation at the Knysna Heads where you can “expect to be pampered, indulged and cosseted by our attentive, courteous staff in an atmosphere of unashamed opulence“. Don’t believe it.
All I got was a backwash of malignant attitude from a waspish idiot I wasn’t trying to sell advertising to. He almost threatened to sue me and arrogantly informed me he doesn’t need “local” . His clients are all overseas visitors. And he has that all sewn up. Needless to say we never finished the conversation but The Alexander Guest House is the last place I would ever send someone looking to experience the Knysna Attitude. He has got it all wrong.