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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Heartspark:In Canada, 'tomato sauce' is something entirely different from tomato ketchup (which we simply call 'ketchup,' since nobody's ever made ketchup from any other fruit or vegetable). 'Tomato sauce' is a coarser, seasoned mixture of tomato paste, oregano, and suchlike, suitable to serve on spaghetti. So it's not unreasonable to be wary of something labelled 'sauce', as there are many things made of tomato which could be termed 'sauce', but aren't ketchup. Mexican-stye tomato 'salsa'(spanish for 'sauce') comes to mind, as does (naturallly) Italian marinara sauce.
(, Tue 12 Jul 2005, 16:06, Reply)
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