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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those crazy americansi was in belgium with my parents a couple years ago when we were on a tourbus, and were just coming upto a very large, grand and obviously old cathederal with scaffolding all over it. everyone was getting snappy with the cameras as we passed (as y'do), and the statues could be made out, and the architecture was very impressive - even with the mould. all of a sudden, the old american bloke sitting behind me who has been talking about his ranch back home exclaims,
"lookee that, martha, its brand new!".
i think he felt abit silly once the tour guide told us it was from the 13th century, and was also older than this fellows country.
Also, i was in scotland last year and after having been there a week, i grew used to the eerieness (sp?) of the outskirts of certain parts of the place i was staying at. one night i walk out to hear singing - along the lines of hanson or some other crappy hip hop/teeniebopper theme. i look and see three blokes not only singing in the streets of scotland - but also dancing. it was obvious that the ferry from america had just pulled into port.
the next day i saw one of them get mugged by a group of chavs (or "neds" as they say up there), and to my shame, i still find it funny and somewhat heartwarming.
(, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 20:28, Reply)
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