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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Zen and the art of tourismThere we are gazing over the most famous zen garden in the world, in ???? Japan (back in 1987, so I can't remember whether it was Tokyo, Kyoto, Otoky or Okyot). Zen gardens are raked gravel with several rocks placed just so. In this case, I think it was thirteen rocks placed such that you could never see all of them at once from any normal viewing angle. (helicopter shots don't count). So of course you walk around the edge of the garden counting rocks in gravel to see if it's true. All very enlightening and zen-like. Little groups of Japanese people shuffling around in silence.
Cue loud voice in english with whiny American accent: "Oh look, it's a zen garden. We've got a bigger one in Santa Monica!"
(, Wed 13 Jul 2005, 20:55, Reply)
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