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Save/ShareFor years, Time Out London has been publishing Lies to tell tourists, a weekly series of "cheeky misdirections" for locals to say to visitors. The city magazine recently invited Twitter users to chime in, and the response was enormous.
A sample lie: "When on the Tube, it's customary to introduce yourself to the people sitting next to and opposite you."
davidovada: Here in Italy it's smart to order a cappuccino with your meal. It alerts the waiter that you know what you're doing and you won't get the "tourist treatment".Robert Acquet: When visiting the Bernabeu [football stadium] in Madrid, don't forget to wear the national colours: blue and burgundy vertical stripes.
It's worth it to click through to the full list. Ditto, for Time Out's original one.
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Living on the Gulf Coast of Florida we can count on some first time visitors asking if there are any sharks in the water. Our best reply is: "Not this year, we sent them over to the Atlantic side of the state."
Posted By SusanN on June 27, 2011, 3:14 PM
I don't think this is funny. Some tourists need all the help they can get with their strange questions and "unknowledge" of places they visit. To willfully mislead people is rude. How'd you like it if you asked an innocent question and got the "treatment" instead? I think you would not.
Posted By Not Rude on June 27, 2011, 5:01 PM
I really hope that someone wouldn't do that to me. I know that I wouldn't to someone else. How would those same people like to be in the same position when they are traveling? I honestly hope that they are some day.
Posted By Horrible on June 29, 2011, 5:39 AM