I know you're a tourist because ....

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  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
    ... You pose for a snapshot next to a parked limousine/luxury vehicle.
    ... You are boisterous.
    ... You greet everyone screaming.
    ... You make a spectacle of yourself.
    ... You assume you can drive into any gated community.
    ... You stop right in the middle of the foot traffic, to take a photo or to rummage through your bag.
    ... You make the statement, "I thought this is a 24hours city."
    ... You're overdressed or you're underdressed.
    ... You people-watch glassy-eyed.
    ... You assume that how you deliver your impression of the local dialect is correct. You fail to see it as an offence.
    ... You complain about how expensive everything is.
    ... You whine for all to hear.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    all tourists should watch this, especially if you're planning on coming to new york city.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LmPBPWHJu4

    you're a tourist. you're a jerk.

    but thats okay, because when i'm on vacation, i'm the jerk.
  • Ranocchia
    Ranocchia Posts: 73 Member
    You order cappuccino after an heavy dinner

    I'm not sure why this one makes someone a tourist. My husband always orders a cappuccino after dinner when we are out regardless of where it is.

    Because I'm italian
    Only tourists do that
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member

    You went to Red Lobster in Times Square.

    You speak German, Japanese or French and your whole crew is dressed in expensive clothes.

    You are Japanese and buying things in bulk at Tanger Outlet.

    substitute "Joe's Crab Shack on Branson Landing" and all of this works perfectly for Branson, Missouri as well. Nice!
  • graceire
    graceire Posts: 323 Member
    You think that Beale St. is a good place to be after dark.

    You think that Rendezvous has good barbeque.
  • corehawk
    corehawk Posts: 41 Member
    You think that Beale St. is a good place to be after dark.

    Hey, I am a native and think Beale is the place to be after dark.

    And everyone knows Central BBQ is the best :)
  • graceire
    graceire Posts: 323 Member
    You think that Beale St. is a good place to be after dark.

    Hey, I am a native and think Beale is the place to be after dark.

    And everyone knows Central BBQ is the best :)

    Well I agree with the second sentence! BBQ nachos, but with the homemade potato chips instead of tortilla chips. Oh yeah...
  • sundevil17
    sundevil17 Posts: 12
    - You are complaining about the heat (it's Arizona, what the hell do you expect?!)

    - You burn yourself on the seatbelt

    - You get heat stroke from not drinking enough water

    - You are walking in a big mob of asians with cameras, fanny backs, big hats, and itinerary in your hand LOL
  • darkrose20
    darkrose20 Posts: 1,139 Member
    You are on Clearwater Beach in the summer. (Seriously, go to the East Coast and find a better beach.)

    You have a camera.

    You are at Busch Gardens.

    You have out of state plates.

    You have out of state health insurance.
  • MissMCassidy
    MissMCassidy Posts: 445
    You complain about the altitude

    you actually think you'll get drunker just because of the altitude

    You think Casa Bonita is just in south park

    Your wearing uggs in 70* weather

    Your biking in the middle of freakin colfax at dark (are you just asking to be mugged?)
  • 115s
    115s Posts: 344 Member
    A calorie is obviously not a calorie.
  • abyt42
    abyt42 Posts: 1,358 Member
    You are cold in the summer.
    You worry about getting damp the rest of the year.
    Your shoes/coats/hairstyle aren't water-resistant.
    You haven't attempting running as a hobby.
    You mispronounce the names of major roads, bodies of water, landmarks...and the name of the state...
  • april27kelli
    april27kelli Posts: 338 Member
    You attempt to order Pepsi at a restaurant... all we have in Atlanta is Coke, y'all!
  • Joannah700
    Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
    You attempt to order Pepsi at a restaurant... all we have in Atlanta is Coke, y'all!

    Or try to order soda period.

    I have lots of sisters. We go to some vegan/organic bar for my vegetarian sisters bday, sister #2 tries to order a sprite as the DD. Bartender: uh....this is an organic bar. We don't have soda."
    Sister 2:so what do you have?
    Bartender: tonic or sparkling water.

    Oh the look on sister 2s face. Classic.
  • 949BeachMom
    949BeachMom Posts: 89
    You mock women wearing hijabs
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    You mock women wearing hijabs


    you want the "i know you're an *kitten* because" thread.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,264 Member
    - You are complaining about the heat (it's Arizona, what the hell do you expect?!)

    - You burn yourself on the seatbelt

    - You get heat stroke from not drinking enough water

    - You are walking in a big mob of asians with cameras, fanny backs, big hats, and itinerary in your hand LOL

    Lol, this could apply to a lot of Australia too.

    Especially if you call them fanny packs :tongue:
  • Hell_Flower
    Hell_Flower Posts: 348 Member
    1. You travel in groups of 10 with a golf umbrella each.

    2. You take photos of...wait...what? There's nothing there to take a picture of?!

    3. You feed the goddamn seagulls

    4. You aren't surprised when it rains.

    5. You ask people who are clearly heading to work to take your photo at 8.45am

    6. You walk at approx 0.2 mph then stop suddenly, for no discernible reason. Oh. See item 2.

    7. You drink Coke to help your hangover, instead of Irn Bru.

    8. You enjoy the bagpipe playing in town

    9. You take the bus at rush hour and ignore all the signs of having correct change/maps etc and instead try to spend 10 minutes trying to discuss it all with the driver, rather than any of the people at the bus stop or the concierge at your hotel

    10. You believed me when I told you that haggis is an actual furry wee creature with one leg shorter than the other.
  • corehawk
    corehawk Posts: 41 Member
    You attempt to order Pepsi at a restaurant... all we have in Atlanta is Coke, y'all!

    And sweet tea!
  • dj59lane
    dj59lane Posts: 52 Member
    you don't order green chilli
    you think it's too hot
    you look weird when someone orders "Christmas "
  • bugaboo_sue
    bugaboo_sue Posts: 552 Member
    You order cappuccino after an heavy dinner

    I'm not sure why this one makes someone a tourist. My husband always orders a cappuccino after dinner when we are out regardless of where it is.

    Because I'm italian
    Only tourists do that

    So I guess we're tourists in our own town then.
  • acpgranberg
    acpgranberg Posts: 137 Member
    You take up the sidewalks with your slow, ponderous meandering

    You ask if the country's flag comes in any other colours

    You ask what time we feed the whales and what they eat.

    You ask if that is Willy Wonka on our money [It's actually our first Prime Minister John A Macdonald]
  • Snip8241
    Snip8241 Posts: 767 Member
    You don't know how to drive on the beltway around DC. ( then again a lot of folks here don't either)

    You go out for crabs and smack the crap out of the shells, getting everyone around you full of shells and old bay. Then throw out the crabs without picking all of the meat. At 75.00 a dozen.
  • skinnygirlfighting
    skinnygirlfighting Posts: 3 Member
    This is for my home state..

    You are using an umbrella
    You are NOT wearing a college shirt/sweater
    You don't know how to pronounce the river the flows north into the Columbia
    You seem shocked that Vancouver is so close.. NOT BC you moron

    For where I am now..
    You are driving the speed limit
    You are in a group of 3 or more
    You have a map
    You turn on your blinker
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    You don't know how to drive on the beltway around DC. ( then again a lot of folks here don't either)

    You go out for crabs and smack the crap out of the shells, getting everyone around you full of shells and old bay. Then throw out the crabs without picking all of the meat. At 75.00 a dozen.

    It's "crab." Going out and getting crabs is a different kind of night.
  • kika_mckee
    kika_mckee Posts: 126 Member
    You order Miller Lite at a Brew Pub

    You ask what a cheese curd is

    You walk the wrong way arround the Farmers Market

    You are over 26 and think going out on State Street is a good idea

    You do not undersand how the Beltline works
  • HLSoriano
    HLSoriano Posts: 19
    You think Hampton Beach is awesome.
    You buy a **** ton clothes that say "New Hampshire" in some way.
    Your car is full of clothes, booze, and high price items because NH doesn't have sales tax

    LOL Hampton Beach is disgusting, in my opinion! And I've noticed they are even selling New Hampshire "swag" in Walmart now!
  • Tt_tracey
    Tt_tracey Posts: 28
    You mispronounce the city you're in.
    You deliberately stand at the narrowest part of the path to take pictures. Of everything.
    You don't understand that the bus driver does not give change and try to force a £10 note on him for two single fares.
    You think everything is quaint.
    You think everyone eats haggis and every restaurant serves it.
  • headofphat
    headofphat Posts: 1,597 Member
    You have no idea what I mean when I tell you to drive past the Big Chicken.

    You have a stupid yankee accent.
  • Snip8241
    Snip8241 Posts: 767 Member
    You don't know how to drive on the beltway around DC. ( then again a lot of folks here don't either)

    You go out for crabs and smack the crap out of the shells, getting everyone around you full of shells and old bay. Then throw out the crabs without picking all of the meat. At 75.00 a dozen.

    It's "crab." Going out and getting crabs is a different kind of night.

    Lol. You are exactly right! Sorry about that.:blushing:

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