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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In Spain, on a drinking mission rather than anything more culturalWent round the supermarket with a friend who was starving and ate a doughnut on his way round. When we got to the checkout he tried to explain and pay, but without any Spanish and talking to a pretty young spanish girl who couldn't speak English he was getting nowhere:
"I would like to pay for a doughnut"
"?"
"Doughnut?"
"?"
"Doughnut" and he gestured eating with his hand.
"Ah, Si" And she rang up about £5.
"No." And we'd reached an empasse, when suddenly the small kid behind us, all of about 10, lent forward and in perfect slow Essex tones, said "DOOOOUUUGHNUUUUT" drawing a fast circle in the air.
The girl nodded and rang up the correct price.
Go figure.
(, Wed 13 Jul 2005, 10:53, Reply)
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