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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Lucky not to get the bone pointed at him...I was taking my very English in-laws to Kuranda - a nice local touristy market village (Australia) with quite a large Aboriginal population.
I couldn't convince my father-in-law that the abbreviated term "abo" is considered derogatory as he had "heard a nice man in a bar saying it".
I didn't bank on him repeating it...which he did...when asking some Aboriginal kids who were busking (traditional dance, costume and music): "That was great! Are you all real abos?"
The reply from a young lad of about 10 was priceless: "Yeah. And you look one of them Captain Cook cunts but you talk funny."
Captain Cook cunt = white Australian
(, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 13:00, Reply)
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