Most stupid tourist questions asked!

irelandrover

spyderski wrote: »

It is....and the western. Is that so difficult a concept to grasp?

But you can only have two hemisphere.
So it's either northern and southern or eastern and western.

spyderski

irelandrover wrote: »

But you can only have two hemisphere.
So it's either northern and southern or eastern and western.

You weren't that American girl I was referring to by any chance???:rolleyes:

Nice edit - see - you learned something today. Heres another. The plural of hemisphere is hemispheres!

NothingMan

I'd have to go with northern & southern. We have north and south poles and they are clearly defined, east and west only really apply to a 2D flat map and not to a sphere.

Anyway, more idiot stories.

irelandrover

spyderski wrote: »

You weren't that American girl I was referring to by any chance???:rolleyes:

Nice edit - see - you learned something today. Heres another. The plural of hemisphere is hemispheres!

Thanks. I see you're ignoring the point of the post and are reduced to correcting spelling. Well done.

sensibleken

what way do toilets flush in the western hemisphere?

CCCP

what bus goes to the western hemisphere? Do they have Leprechauns there?

Noel 006

This is kind of a reverse of these storys where I look like the tool!

I was in Rio on holiday, at the airport on the way home I went up to the check in desk where a Brazilian chap was working away. I proceed to ask in a stupid Portugese/English dialect is there anywhere nice to eat in the airport.

Me: Restaurant, it's good no, food is ok yeah, si, no!

Check in chap: '' A yeah it's grand, not great but it will fill a hole like ''

Astounded, I looked at his name tag, John O'Sullivan, turns out his oul fella was from Kerry, mother was Brazilian!

wild_cat

While we were in New York we walked past the enterance to a building that was really busy outside. I turned to my brother and asked him what he thought was in there... He answered with "I think its a shopping centre".

Turns out it was the empire state building.

American guy that my boyfriend and myself met in a Hostel when we we're away recently. Boyfriend is from the north by the way.

"So do you guys drink Irish Car Bombs the whole time?"

BF: "Not really, given what a Car Bomb means to most Irish people we don't hold it as a celebration with the troubles and all that".

American guy was a bit embarrased, he was a smart lad.

empirix

wild_cat wrote: »

While we were in New York we walked past the enterance to a building that was really busy outside. I turned to my brother and asked him what he thought was in there... He answered with "I think its a shopping centre".

Turns out it was the empire state building.

American guy that my boyfriend and myself met in a Hostel when we we're away recently. Boyfriend is from the north by the way.

"So do you guys drink Irish Car Bombs the whole time?"

BF: "Not really, given what a Car Bomb means to most Irish people we don't hold it as a celebration with the troubles and all that".

American guy was a bit embarrased, he was a smart lad.

wow your boyf sounds like a barrel of laughs!

cloneslad

spyderski wrote: »

Dunno about you, but in the school I went to, I learned Ireland was in the WESTERN HEM(P)ISPHERE (you don't need a 'p' there), Japan on the other hand......You're confused alright...

spyderski wrote: »

It is....and the western. Is that so difficult a concept to grasp?

And while we're being pedantic it's spelled NORTHERN

spyderski wrote: »

You weren't that American girl I was referring to by any chance???:rolleyes:

Nice edit - see - you learned something today. Here's another. The plural of hemisphere is hemispheres!

While you're being pedantic.

I could have done a lot more to them by the way.

RussellTuring

wild_cat wrote: »

While we were in New York we walked past the enterance to a building that was really busy outside. I turned to my brother and asked him what he thought was in there... He answered with "I think its a shopping centre".

Turns out it was the empire state building.

American guy that my boyfriend and myself met in a Hostel when we we're away recently. Boyfriend is from the north by the way.

"So do you guys drink Irish Car Bombs the whole time?"

BF: "Not really, given what a Car Bomb means to most Irish people we don't hold it as a celebration with the troubles and all that".

American guy was a bit embarrased, he was a smart lad.

A similar thing happened to me when I was drinking with a few international friends. I'd never heard of the drink and told him it might not be wise to ask for that, even in Dublin.

Rhamiel

This incident left me dumbfounded at the dumbness!!

Myself and a couple of friends strolled over to an off licence in Galway some time durin the world cup last summer to pick up some beers. In the window of the offy was a sign saying 'World Beer Specialist' ... the 'r' in beer was a little bit scratched away. As we went to enter the off-licence we observed two American tourists walk in (past the shelves & shelves of alcohol) and talk to guy on the counter.. he seemed confused by what they were asking him so they ushered him to follow them outside and pointed at the previously mentioned sign while claiming in thick yankee accents that they 'wanted to see the bees they were world specialists in'..... it took the guy a second or two to register the level of stupidity he was confronted with and politely pointed out their mistake....

PeterIanStaker

"where'd the money go?"

spyderski

cloneslad wrote: »

While you're being pedantic.

I could have done a lot more to them by the way.

Wow - youde never guess you toght inglish. Your'e gud with that red pen so you are.:D

Donkey Oaty

Rhamiel wrote: »

'World Beer Specialist' ... the 'r' in beer was a little bit scratched away.

Reminds me of an old Michael Redmond joke:

"Do you sell wasps?"
"No."
"Well, there's one in the window."

cloneslad

spyderski wrote: »

Wow - youde never guess you toght inglish. Your'e gud with that red pen so you are.:D

You think the red pen is impressive? You should see me in action with my beating stick.

JohnnyBananas

Johro wrote: »

American tourist: Why do the crossing lights make that beeping noise?
Me: So blind people know the light's green.
Tourist: Wow.. Back home, we don't allow blind folks to drive.

I heard this as the tourist responding in disbelief
"They let blind people drive over here!!!!!"

Told to me by someone who was told by someone who was there.

Number 5

A few years back I worked in a hotel in Galway City which obviously has a bar (and a nice one at that) with a fine big Guinness Sign outside the door. An American came in to Reception while I was there and said
Excuse me Maaaaaaam I see a Guinness sign outside the door, do you sell Guinness to drink??????

FreudianSlippers

I had a bunch of people from the US on the Aircoach a couple of years ago asking me where they could change their money as they had just come from Spain.

I was sort of puzzled and said there was a bureau de change on O'Connell St. but that we spent Euro here. They genuinely thought I was taking the piss.

Nevyn

Got asked several times where Kelly's book is.

Oranage2

Was asked by an America where the gentlemen's clubs were

Nevyn

Oranage2 wrote: »

Was asked by an America where the gentlemen's clubs were

That is when you give them directions to the George

snoepys

A tourist once asked me for a light and I told him to **** off.I dont smoke,touristies should know this.

Adyx

Oranage2 wrote: »

Was asked by an America where the gentlemen's clubs were

That's a strip club. Why's that stupid? Unless he was with the wife and kids. :eek: