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Tourists are often the source of some of the best unintentional witticisms going. Tell us what all those silly foreigners said in this category.

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News headline: "Something Went Wrong in Plane Crash, Expert Says"
    Posted by JT on 3 Jan 2010. + (7) - (0) Permalink
Might be something to do with the remains of the bomb we found in the engine. Just a thought.
    Posted by Destrii on 11 Jan 2010.
The plane failed to fly right in the crash.
    Posted by sawblade5 on 26 Feb 2010.

"I loved Africa, there were so many African Americans there." (answer to "What are African Americans called in another country?" (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...))
    Posted by Socky on 17 Jan 2010. + (5) - (0) Permalink
Also nice to know is that the question was categorized as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered"
    Posted by Socky on 17 Jan 2010.
Heh heh heh! I like this one!
    Posted by JT on 17 Jan 2010.

"It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England it only took the Americans three hours to get home." (Tourist complaint)
    Posted by JT on 15 Sep 2009. + (2) - (0) Permalink
Yeah, that has to do with the Earth rotation.
    Posted by Socky on 17 Jan 2010.

American tourist visiting the British countryside: "Where are all the hobbits?"
    Posted by JT on 18 Sep 2009. + (6) - (0) Permalink
Dwelling in their holes, of course.
    Posted by Socky on 20 Sep 2009.
"New Zealand."
    Posted by David Gerard on 20 Oct 2009.

"We bought 'Ray-Ban' sunglasses for five euros (£3.50) from a street trader, only to find out they were fake." (Tourist complaint to travel agency)
    Posted by JT on 15 Sep 2009. + (1) - (0) Permalink
Hmm. A "Complaints" category, perhaps?
    Posted by JT on 15 Sep 2009.
But called what? People will assume "Complaints" is what they need to click if they want to complain about WIF...
    Posted by JT on 15 Sep 2009.
I think it fits in "Travel" with the other recent submissions.
    Posted by mike on 15 Sep 2009.
Fair enough - but I think there might be a place for it in the future, because shop staff and sales assistants have to meet the public face-to-face far more than anyone would choose so we may get several submissions of that type in future.
    Posted by JT on 15 Sep 2009.

"The brochure states: 'No hairdressers at the accommodation'. We're trainee hairdressers - will we be OK staying here?" (Tourist enquiry)
    Posted by JT on 15 Sep 2009. + (1) - (0) Permalink

Tourist in London: "When do the clowns come on at Piccadilly Circus?"
    Posted by JT on 20 Sep 2009. + (2) - (0) Permalink

Tourist: "Which side of the River Thames is Tower Bridge on?"
    Posted by JT on 18 Sep 2009. + (3) - (0) Permalink
On the side of the Tower.
    Posted by Socky on 20 Sep 2009.

Tourist: "Who's that on top of Nelson's Column?"
    Posted by JT on 18 Sep 2009. + (2) - (0) Permalink

"No-one told us there would be fish in the sea. The children were startled." (Tourist complaint)
    Posted by JT on 15 Sep 2009. + (1) - (0) Permalink