Since everyone's bashing the Americans...
As a patriotic Brit, I just thought I'd point out that we can hold our own in the stupid tourists field. For example, I was unfortunate enough to share a train journey with one particularly dense cockney bird. Not so bad, except the journey in question was the Trans-Siberian express.

I spent 6 days trying to avoid this lass, partly because her conversations mostly consisted of the words "wicked", "cool", "innit" and, for some bizarre reason, "boomin". When she broke into full sentences it wasn't much better. A few examples:

"I'm really looking forward to seein Moscow. I want to see Einstein's grave. Bit weird him being buried there, though, since he worked for the Americans, innit?"
(I pointed out that she was probably thinking of Eisentstein. Her response? "Cool")

"I can understand why the Chinese don't like the Japs, what with the nuclear weapons they used on 'em"
(I left this one alone. What could I say?)

Best, though, was when we finally got to Moscow, where we were (horror of horrors) staying in the same hostel as her and her friend. Even though I'd figured out where we needed to go she decided to ask directions. From the scabbiest, clearly pissed, Russian man in the vicinity. He proceeded to follow us all the way to the metro station next to the hostel. My Swedish friend and I had to position ourselves between him and the two girls after his 5th attemt at buttock cuppage made his intentions clear.

Then, after we lose him at the metro station we need to find the hostel. Again, even though it's clearly the large red building opposite, our friend, having failing to learn her lesson in a quite spectacular manner, decides to ask for directions. From a large group of decidely seedy looking lads. My friend summed it up best when he said "you know, there's a fine line between stupidity and gang rape".
(Captcheese, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 13:11, Reply)