Stupid TouristsWhat's the stupidest thing you've ever heard a tourist say? Ever heard an American talking about visiting "Scotchland, England", or (and this one is actually real) a Japanese couple talking about the correct way to say Clapham is actually Clatham, as "ph" sounds are pronounced "th". Which has a certain logic really. UPDATE: Please, no more Loogabarooga stories. It's getting like, "and I opened my eyes and my mum had left me a cup of tea!"
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chthonic, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 16:31)
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Funny businessI used to work as a tour guide in Cambridge, ferrying busloads of happy tourists round the town... Every now and then the bus would be invaded by bunches of morbidly fat, sweaty, rude, loudmouthed ignorami whose only interest was in the location of McDonalds.
American? No, Spanish! Always Spanish. The Americans, though comically ignorant/stupid, tended to be quiet, polite and unfailingly grateful for the information I passed on.
Funny thing was, Cambridge didn't have a McDonalds at that point - the planners wouldn't let one in the town!
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dr_fonz, Tue 12 Jul 2005, 10:28,
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