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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Lived in Helston, Cornwall for many yearsBack there they have an annual tradition, the 'Flora Dance'(or Furry (fuh-ree, nor fur-ree) dance) (immortalised in 7-inch vinyly by Terry Wogan, although he called it a 'floral' dance.
Chosen members of the town dress up in their best bib'n'tucker and dance a circuitous route up and down the town's streets, in and out of shops etc. and this happens 4 times in a day while the brass band lead the pack and the beer runs from 7am onwards etc.
In between the 7 o'clock and the 9:30 dance there is also a rendition of the slaying of the dragon by St George, costumes aplenty, banging drums also. (the 'Hal-an-tow')
So, Merrycan dad behind us in the audience crush decides to educate his family by explaining that this diversion must be the 'Fauna dance' because there are 'animals' involved in it.
'It stands to reason, willya lissen to me for a goddam minute? This must be where fauna and flora comes from'
Aristotle would be rotating at high speed in his grave.
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Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Fri 8 Jul 2005, 0:36,
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