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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More MericansI'm an ex-pat brit who lives in wonderful Amsterdam, and once in a while a tourist may request assistance from a passer by. Now most good tourists will politely ask "Do you speak English? to which I have the textbook reply "Yeah mate - like a fucking native!" Some laugh. Some walk on and ask the next person, not having understood my whimsical retort.
But one thing that does fuck me off, even as a foreigner myself, is people who just assume you speak their lingo - and it is not just Mercans either - Germans are very guilty of it here, and if anyomne dares just babble on in their own language I take great joy from answering them in Dutch - upon the final "Do you speak English?" The above native line gets quite a lot of embellishment and a standard introduction to diplomacy, ettiquette and politeness when visiting a foreign country. Makes no friends, but if I can start a trend.
(, Tue 12 Jul 2005, 10:30, Reply)
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