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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Maybe people should read before they post urban legendsAll the 'stupid yank' stories are beginning to run together. It is now getting like:
I was in the US and got stopped by a Yank. He asked me where I was from.
"England."
"Oh, what language do they speak there?" he replied. He then said he has a cousin who lives in Loogabarooga. Then he said he saw some nice castles but they had been built too close to airports.
Please stop. I'm having an allergic reaction to all this bullshit.
The worst thing I've heard a Yank say is when I was at the bar and a Yank and his fat wife saunter in and he asks for a beer, then obnoxiously adds:
"Can it be cold, I can't understand how you can drink it warm."
I had to resist the urge to punch him. I don't know where the hell this warm beer stereotype comes from. Most of my life has been spent in bars and I've never had a warm beer.
(, Fri 8 Jul 2005, 16:16, Reply)
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