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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Normal tourist, stupid localOn a train from Southampton to Plymouth once I was sat behind a young German tourist. As we were on the bit of track that goes alongside the sea, she said to her friend (in German) something about "look there's people swimming"
At this, an English woman went absolutely mental and started asked the poor girl why she didn't pay taxes (err, because she's on holiday?), and how she should be speaking English in front of the English children. She went on and on so much that the poor German girl was actually crying.
I asked the crazy woman if she would speak Spanish the whole time if she was in Spain, but she very proudly told me she'd never been abroad. Says it all really.
(, Sat 9 Jul 2005, 13:55, Reply)
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