7th June 2006, 04:05 PM
Here's a second hand one from an old lady:
'Saxon eh? They're Germans aren't they? I don't know why you want to bother with them; they bombed our chip shop.'
American tourists can be great for reinforcing stereotypes can't they?
Here's a comment I heard one backpacker say to another at the top of a Mexican pyramid:
'...and apparently the whole temple was covered in abalone'.
My guidebook suggested that a less pungent coating of alabaster was used.
'Saxon eh? They're Germans aren't they? I don't know why you want to bother with them; they bombed our chip shop.'
American tourists can be great for reinforcing stereotypes can't they?
Here's a comment I heard one backpacker say to another at the top of a Mexican pyramid:
'...and apparently the whole temple was covered in abalone'.
My guidebook suggested that a less pungent coating of alabaster was used.