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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my dadi was a child and we were all on holiday on some tiny greek island. we walked out for lunch into the middle of nowhere and found a gorgeous taverna.
sunshine pouring through the olive trees, snowy white table cloths, smell of fresh bread and crumbly feta cheese, golden wine glinting in carafes. and a tanned, lean greek man with an enormous black moustache proffering menus. my father being of the school that believes "you don't need to learn a foreign language, just speak english a little louder", said carefully:
"table for four?"
the man stared at him.
"we. are. four." said my dad, holding up four fingers. "table. for. four." he blundered on, pointing vainly at the tables as the man continued to stare.
"FOUR!" my father bellowed, a vein popping in his forehead, and the restaurant owner shrugged in amazement.
"i can see that mate," he said in a pure cockney accent...
of course now my father has learned spanish, he insists on speaking that to everyone instead. even the chinese.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 12 Jul 2005, 18:08,
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