Holidaymakers Returning To Britain Feel SHET - September 1, 2005  

As the summer holiday season draws to a close and millions of British holidays makers return home after the final bank holiday of 2005, government officials are warning of a record number of Summer Holiday Ending Time (SHET) syndrome cases.

Suffers of this common, but often misdiagnosed syndrome, are usually those returning from fantastic summer holidays abroad, where they have discovered things not available in England. These things include sand, good food, flushable toilets, functioning public services and attractive women (not indigenous to the UK) and have become common place abroad.

Holiday makers often don’t realise the effect their experience has had on their outlook until they return home.

Barry Dundon, a urinal specialist from Croydon, spent seven days in Rhodes recently and returned home feeling happier, tanned, and full of new self esteem. “The sun was out the whole time, I could chat with anyone and people started drinking after eleven o’clock instead of being sent home. I thought I was dreaming.

“I started to feel a little SHET when we landed at Gatwick and it was raining. Then I heard an announcement apologising for our luggage being delayed. The guy sounded suicidal and insincere - that’s when I really started to feel SHET”.

A Downing Street spokesperson said, “SHET syndrome occurs every year at this time, but we’re seeing record numbers this time. The Prime Minister, who has just returned from his family holiday in Barbados, has it very bad this year; I guess waking up next to Cherie everyday never gets any easier”.