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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Cambridge... bloody touristsLion Yard car park, two or three floors are underground, never go that deep as that's where the scary people sleep at night.
I parked the YC one floor underground then walked to the stairs. Tourist walking past with baby in buggy...
"Wheres the lift ?" she asks
"I don't think it's working" I reply
Putting on her best snooty, pompous, shouting, at NPC car-park man, with one shoe bigger than the other voice "Well, I, have got a buggy, so how am I supposed to get out of here"
I paused, intially shocked by tirade, I even had to check I wasn't wearing orthopaedic footwear. I just managed to stop myself apologising for her misfortune. I even checked for Beadle. I hate rude people at the best of times, this one sounded like Revd YC's snooty sister, and had managed to push all of my buttons.
"Well as I don't work here, it's your fucking problem"
Guilty, actually not a bit, if she'd been nice/normal I'd have helped her up the stairs without thinking.
(, Tue 12 Jul 2005, 19:16, Reply)
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