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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DrunkenloafActually, it's pronounced ver-SAILES in Ohio, and I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that most of them don't sound how you'd might think.
But I guess my point was that if you're not actually FROM somewhere, it's pretty likely that you won't know all the cultural idioms when you go and visit someplace else. To me, that's not really any reason to mock someone.
And the US is a gigantic country. It can't all be blackjack and hookers and big American party all the time. You gotta stick the factories and farms someplace, same with every country.
(, Sat 9 Jul 2005, 22:43, Reply)
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