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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Parents. Love 'emOne of Mr Clapper's friends is marrying a Maltese lady. Her first language is English, as is that of many Maltese.
He took his parents to Malta to meet her parents, and they really couldn't get to grips with the fact that communication would be very easy.
HIs mum at one point asked the hotel staff to 'fix-o the telly-o'. When he replied 'certainly madam, I should be able to do that now' or words to that effect, she turned to her husband and said 'ee, isn't 'is English good [turns to hotel chap and shouts] I SAID YOUR EN-GLISH IS VE-RY GOOD, LOVE'
Whole holiday went on like this apparently.
(, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 13:18, Reply)
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