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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not so much a tourist...but during my delightful American wife's year long stay in England she did decide to be rather sweet and cook me dinner one night.
By cook, I of course mean throw a meal in the microwave.
"cooks in 6 minutes" it proudly proclaims on the front, so in it went.
The microwave went *ding* and she began to read out the rest of the instructions "...pierce film lid".
Apparently this is all down to confusing English instructions which are not as easy to understand as American instructions.
Yeah, it is always difficult reading another language.
(, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 17:15, Reply)
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