These days, there is almost nothing he won’t complain about. After Clive was served mouldy strawberries on a British Airways flight, he used a courier service to send
the fruit to the airline’s chief executive. To compensate,
BA invited his daughters, Nina and Zoë, to Heathrow to personally inspect the airline’s catering facilities. ‘I just
can’t bear bad service,’ says Clive. ‘We have a right to good service, and should expect it and demand it. In fact, what irritates me more than anything is that, unlike Americans, we British are hopeless at complaining.’
So how do Bettina, his wife, and daughters Nina, 22, Zoë,
18, and 12-year-old son Joe cope with living with Britain’s biggest complainer? Surely he must be a nightmare to live with? Has he ever asked Bettina to explain why a meal she made is badly cooked? ‘Oh no, of course not,’ says Clive. It seems there are some things even he knows you should never complain about!
Adapted from the Daily Mail website