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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Big Sign, With EnglishA friend and I were sat on a pier waiting for a ferry to Koh Toa in Thailand.
I'm looking at all the other people and I noticed a middle aged lady perched on top of a diesel pump, I thought nothing more of this and started chatting to my friend.
A minute or two later I look up again and see that the lady has pulled out a cigarette and started happily smoking away. Now fearing for my own safety and everyone else's I ran over and asked if she realised she was sat on a diesel pump.
She replied no she hadn't seen any signs or indeed anything to tell her not to.
I then pointed to a spot behind her legs that had a large red and white sign with the international symbols for "Fiery Death if ignited" and "Do not smoke" on it and the English words (for that was where she was from) DO NOT SMOKE in huge red letters (The smell of diesel fuel was fairly prevalent but I can excuse that because there were boats everywhere and all boats smell of diesel).
Anyway she looked at me funny and continued to smoke away.
I walked onto the nearby beach and waited for the ferry there.
Crazy Middle aged English women.
(, Tue 12 Jul 2005, 15:04, Reply)
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