Tourist Etiquette

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My parents live next to miles of unspoilt white sand and turquoise blue ocean- recently on the phone my father complained to me of the “damn tourist season” and how crazy it is there, he saw “at least 3 or maybe even 4 sets of footprints on the beach!”- I’m guessing they will have to come up with some crowd control strategy soon…

I spent many years working for the tourism industry and have lots of fond memories of conversations, including trying to answer “why Australians choose to celebrate Christmas in the middle of summer when its so bloody hot?”

Here are some others I found…

"England? That's in London, isn't it?" -- Asked of an English tourist in the United States.
"Does your flag come in any other colors?" -- Asked by a tourist in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
"Can I get a ferry to Australia?" -- Asked at the Auckland, New Zealand, Visitor Information Centre.
"Is there anyone here who speaks Australian?" -- Asked of a tourist information center in Scotland.
“Why did the queen build Windsor Castle so close to Heathrow Airport?" -- Asked by an American tourist in England.
"I have a question about a famous animal in Canada, but I forget its name. It's a kind of big horse with horns." -- Posted to a tourism web site.
"Sorry, we don't sell tickets outside of the U.S. . . . I don't care how new Mexico is, we don't sell tickets outside the U.S." -- A ticket salesperson for the 1996 Olympics, on the phone with someone from New Mexico.
"Don't lie to me. I looked on the map, and Florida is a very thin state." -- An irate man to a travel agent, after returning from a trip to Orlando. The man was upset because his hotel room did not have an ocean view.