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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911 is a joke in your town...I was driving my ambulance through the city centre - just perving at a slow cruising speed - and noticed a middle aged guy sitting on the pavement looking distressed. Figured that he had fallen over so stopped to see if he was okay. Said American tourist says that he had fallen and berated me for "taking so long to get there".
I explained that I hadn't been dispatched at all and asked him what number his wife had called. He replied that she had dialled 911 (instead of 000) and I pointed out the error and that as such she couldn't actually have spoken to anyone.
Easy mistake of course, but the really stupid reply was "Well you have the same sirens as us so the number must have been right".
edit: American tourists from the Southern states seem to be far more uncouth than their Northen counterparts. Born and bred?
(, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 0:18, Reply)
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