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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Just out from nearby US air baseNot really tourists, but a couple of US Air Force personnel who my Dad knew were surprised that the McDonald's fast food joints in East Anglia did not take dollars. Cue disbelief and the line "This *is* McDonald's, isn't it?"
We also used to try to convince people visiting our home town of St. Neots (Cambridgeshire) that the nearby village of Wyboston, which is actually pronounced said exactly how it's spelt, was in fact pronounced "Wibbston". With varying success.
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Amish Information Systems hates misplaced, commas, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 18:14,
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