Unrealistic expectations? Imagine this is you will…guests coming for a stay here at our ranch and B&B on the Navajo reservation and expecting us to offer participation in ceremonial activity. We’ve had several. {sigh}
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Noooooo that is just so wrong!
Absolutely no respect for your culture or traditions.
Sounds like they need to stay at one of those tinned tourist places.
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We are both right . Yorkshire pud science Testing rules
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Eye roll… how disrespectful.
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Use this one https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/9020/best-yorkshire-puddings - works every time.
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Brussels sprouts in Belgium…
spruitjes (dutch)
choux de Bruxelles (french)
Rosenkohl / Brüsseler Kohl (german)
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cabbage of Brussels. So poetic!
Yorkshire recipe that works for me:
Basic Formula: 1/3 of each ingredient - milk, flour and egg So 1 Cup of each ingredient and add the salt you need. Measures out the eggs for consistency as egg size varies.
Make these for your guests and they will really have “Unrealistic Expectations”!!! (tried to integrate this back into the OPs initial statement!)
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My best luck has been to bake using weight rather than volume when translating recipes from British to American. My British measuring cups are smaller than my American, and that messed me up quite a bit. Plus I have trouble finding the right sugar - we have table sugar and powdered sugar but I can’t find the middle size (baking sugar, I think?) crystal.
I used to mention pancakes in my listing, but decided to manage guest expectations by not even hinting at it. Then on Sundays if I wake up in time, everyone gets a delightful surprise. (There, brought it back. Thanks for the reminder, @MaryJO)
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Americans generally use regular granulated sugar for baking. This is probably what you call table sugar. For recipes that call for superfine sugar, which you call caster sugar, you can grind regular granulated sugar in the food processor. This is less expensive than buying superfine sugar.
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Who is you? @Alia_Gee is American. Her husband happens to be a Brit if I remember rightly …
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Yup. But I spent just long enough in the UK to never spell aluminum or colour correctly. 
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Well you spelled colour perfectly and aluminium … well I assume you were writing aluminium ?
Edit- did I imagine that said alumunum… or something similar ? Is alumunum a word over there ?
I caught the (actual) error after i hit reply, and edited.
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I have a one-woman campaign - to make Americans spell neighbour, theatre, recognise, travelled etc. properly. (I don’t think I have a snowball’s chance).
Even though I’ve been here for twenty-odd years I still write in English and not American. It drives spell-checkers crazy. I have wiggly red lines under so many words. When I’m writing for clients though I have to write in American which has been an education in itself!
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Yes, well…when in Rome…
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You set your check for British English.
This is my problem - when I did live in England, I worked as an editor! My brain is permanently confused. 
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Let’s not be too myopic here and recognize that even if such is posted in a review, other potential guests looking as such reviews will be smart enough to ‘read into’ those reviews which may unfairly characterize you and recognize some of the benefits and highlights of your property, including its location.
Its easy to be lulled into a defensive position regarding what you have or don’t have, but its better to take such comments as an opportunity to improve your listing and your property.
Finally, it’s true - you cannot please all of the people all of the time! But you can rest assured that the rest of us out here will not judge you as harshly. 
Thank you for sharing your place with the rest of us!
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What I have noticed quite consistently over the past few years is that the guests who pay the lowest price and stay outside of the peak season are usually the most critical ones. I still cannot quite explain to myself why this is the case. I don’t mind people writing their impressions, but sometimes I really cannot help but to think that guests who leave reviews that basically say “meh, nice for the price” are simply mad because they couldn’t afford a more luxurious accommodation. My apartments are basic and targeted at simple travellers like myself who will be spending most of the time outside and need a clean, peaceful and comfortable place to stay, without much fuss. I do not have and do not plan to introduce stuff like a dishwasher, oven and washing machine. Therefore I found it a bit funny when some guests were giving me “business advice” in private or public feedback, saying that I should add some amenities and increase the price.
First of all, this kind of suggestions regularly came from guests who paid for lowest possible price or asked for a discount, so I seriously doubt that they would stay again at my place if I would really do that. 
Second, a destination dictates the price and it is really hard to get above a certain price unless you have something absolutely extraordinary to offer. I have many people in my neighbourhood who invested heavily in their rentals and are now absolutely unable to return the investment. I count on offering a simple, nice accommodation that I believe will always be in demand. Plus, this is not my primary source of income. Pimping up the place too much does not pay off in my case; I did all the calculations.
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