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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Another Merkin taleI was the tourist this time - sitting in a coffee shop in Santa Monica, chatting to a local. He asked where I was from, and I said London, and he replied "I just don't see the point of Europe - we've got everything we need right here, hell we even built replicas of your best sh*t in Vegas so we don't have to fly and see the originals!"
I think that's the problem with many Merkins (note: MANY, not ALL) - they really could do with actually experiencing the rest of the world, rather than thinking of it as a list of things to see.... (Eiffel Tower - done. London Village - done etc).
Rant over....
(, Wed 13 Jul 2005, 13:00, Reply)
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