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 stupid tourists, but foolish nativesIf you run into a stupid tourist, please, just let them get away with mispronouncing your local names and places. If they learn how to say everything properly, then they come back from a two-week jaunt to England with a permanent accent. This leads to our equivalent of chavs falling in love with them for it, breeding with them, and creating future stupid tourists. Why make it worse for yourself?
(, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 18:52, Reply)
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