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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CarlisleHome of trolls, I left at 18. When I went back recently to visit I met my brother off the train and began drinking immediately. Walking up to the cash machine I began to think not such a bad old place etc.
The couple's conversation I heard behind me on the way back was how there were too many black people in Carlisle these days (ie. more than one) but how it was worse in Birmingham which was at least '50% black'. "aye, what do you call them now though eh?, er, british americans?"
Twats. Carlisle was the place they trial-marketed Sunny Delight, need I go on?
ok - I was the tourist, but in my home town, and they were stupid. do you feel better now?
(, Mon 11 Jul 2005, 13:00, Reply)
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