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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Only about 80 miles out...Heading home for the summer one year at Uni, I'm just getting on the train at Stoke on Trent station, when I hear an oriental couple talking to the platform attendant/whistle guy/whatever he's called, asking for directions.
Due to the train being packed, I'm having to wait by the door of the train, sitting on my rucksack. From there, however, with the window open, I can just about hear over the revving of my train about to pull away, they want to get to Stafford. Next stop down the line, not far at all.
Only thing is they seem to be pronouncing it Strafford.
Ah well, guy tells em staffords next stop, they ask again - Strafford?
Strafford?
Strafford pon Avorn?
Ah.
Not Stafford then, home of pottery, but Stratford upon Avon, Shakespeare country, etc etc...
It was at that point my train pulled away from the station and I never found out how the story ended...
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GigerPunk has, hopefully, slept since, Sun 10 Jul 2005, 12:27,
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