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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Americans and the Highlandsi used to work in Ballachulish (yes, a mouthful in itself, but that's not the point) in a hotel on reception........american tourists a'plenty. Anyway, after a hard day's night of "restaurant to your left, pool straight ahead" malarkey, all us hard worked, drug crazed, skanky hotel workers head off to the only pub in the place called the Laroch - (the 'och pronounced as Och Aye the Noo for all ye Engerlish punters, as you think we all speak) - so the next day, up comes Hal and Yvette from Ohio (they've all been on a coach to Fort William or some other god awful place). I curteously ask them what they have have been doing that day and they say, "Oh gee, we went to this quaint little pub in the village called La Roche, tried a little Glen Morangay (!)...............etc etc"
it loses a little in translation but COME ON......LA ROCHE????
I tried to persuade said owners to change the name but alas..........doncha just lurve american republican ignorant bush-like twunts like these???????
(, Sat 9 Jul 2005, 23:39, Reply)
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