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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From Readers DigestNote: US mag; separate issues
American woman: (in Italian, from a phrase book) I would like some coffee, please.
Italian woman: (something in Italian)
American: Er, could you repete that?
Italian: (same thing)
American: (embarassed) Could you say that in English?
Italian: (giggling) I said, "Your Italian is very good!"
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Not quite a dumb tourist moment, but I think it still counts:
A teenaged girl was accepted into a prestigious school (I don't know if they meant college or private school). After visiting the campus, she was rather intmidated by how smart the students seemed - that is, until she talked to them. She was telling a group of girls that she had lived in Japan for 12 years when one of them exclaimed "That is so cool! Does that mean you speak Chinese??"
(, Sun 10 Jul 2005, 2:44, Reply)
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