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

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  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    You try to tip in a pub .

    You try to tip EVERYONE and use a calculator to work it out exactly ....... Bwhaaaaaaaaaaaa

    Shropshire195, sorry for giving the service people tips. it's what we do.

    we're hoping that you all will pay it forward for when you come to the US. because now, half the restaurants in Manhattan have a 15% gratuity included in the bill because our restaurant workers are paid mostly in tips.
  • Shropshire1959
    Shropshire1959 Posts: 982 Member
    You try to tip in a pub .

    You try to tip EVERYONE and use a calculator to work it out exactly ....... Bwhaaaaaaaaaaaa

    Shropshire195, sorry for giving the service people tips. it's what we do.

    we're hoping that you all will pay it forward for when you come to the US. because now, half the restaurants in Manhattan have a 15% gratuity included in the bill because our restaurant workers are paid mostly in tips.

    I do in the US - but it's a crazy system - you need to pay your staff properly in the first place.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    You try to tip in a pub .

    You try to tip EVERYONE and use a calculator to work it out exactly ....... Bwhaaaaaaaaaaaa

    Shropshire195, sorry for giving the service people tips. it's what we do.

    we're hoping that you all will pay it forward for when you come to the US. because now, half the restaurants in Manhattan have a 15% gratuity included in the bill because our restaurant workers are paid mostly in tips.

    I do in the US - but it's a crazy system - you need to pay your staff properly in the first place.

    A system different than your own ≠ crazy
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    You try to tip in a pub .

    You try to tip EVERYONE and use a calculator to work it out exactly ....... Bwhaaaaaaaaaaaa

    Shropshire195, sorry for giving the service people tips. it's what we do.

    we're hoping that you all will pay it forward for when you come to the US. because now, half the restaurants in Manhattan have a 15% gratuity included in the bill because our restaurant workers are paid mostly in tips.

    I do in the US - but it's a crazy system - you need to pay your staff properly in the first place.

    it works for us. you get a waiter that is usually friendly and speedy, and trying to make the meal better. you never have to search for him or her when you need a refill.

    when i've vacationed in Spain, it takes forever to place your order, get a check, or anything. on one hand it's great not to feel rushed, but more than once we need to go to the front to get our bill.
  • NessaReh85
    NessaReh85 Posts: 140 Member
    You ask what there is to do in this town

    You say "Let's go to the mall"

    You ask how to get to the Big Cross

    You park where your car is centered over the yellow line in a parking lot taking up two spots (this also applies to those that come to VetFest)

    You say Illinois as Illi-noise

    You say soda instead of pop

    Last but not least. If you have no idea who Granville was (RIP Granville)
  • Collier78
    Collier78 Posts: 811 Member
    You ask what there is to do in this town

    You say "Let's go to the mall"

    You ask how to get to the Big Cross

    You park where your car is centered over the yellow line in a parking lot taking up two spots (this also applies to those that come to VetFest)

    You say Illinois as Illi-noise

    You say soda instead of pop

    Last but not least. If you have no idea who Granville was (RIP Granville)

    ^^So THIS!
  • bugaboo_sue
    bugaboo_sue Posts: 552 Member
    wow.

    Since so many people hate it when others come to their state/country/town I guess everyone should just stay home.:frown:
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    wow.

    Since so many people hate it when others come to their state/country/town I guess everyone should just stay home.:frown:


    where are you getting that from??

    i think new yorkers like tourists.... well, maybe not like them, but we'll gladly give them directions and help them find places and give them tips.

    we just can't stand some of the things that make them so obviously tourists, like getting out of the subway and just standing there blocking everyone. either move fast, or get out of the way.

    i'm remembering when a large group of people delayed the subway i was on because all 20 of them had to get on in the same door. then when the train started to move, they all fell over because none of them were holding on to anything. every new yorker on that subway car was a little happier at that moment.
  • PMA140
    PMA140 Posts: 60
    You wear socks with your sandals ..eww

    You go to the beach when it's way too cold for us locals to even think about it 75* or below :-)

    You bring your suitcase to the outlet mall, (I see this all the time, crazy)

    You kids wear your mickey mouse ears everywhere they go

    But my favorite is the "lobster" people. You can tell it's the first time their pale body has seen the sun in five years and they are wearing next to nothing because clothes cannot touch their bright red body in any way or they will be in intense pain.


    Everyone knows I'm a tourist when I ask for sweet tea anywhere north of Georgia.
  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
    wow.

    Since so many people hate it when others come to their state/country/town I guess everyone should just stay home.:frown:


    where are you getting that from??

    i think new yorkers like tourists.... well, maybe not like them, but we'll gladly give them directions and help them find places and give them tips.

    we just can't stand some of the things that make them so obviously tourists, like getting out of the subway and just standing there blocking everyone. either move fast, or get out of the way.

    i'm remembering when a large group of people delayed the subway i was on because all 20 of them had to get on in the same door. then when the train started to move, they all fell over because none of them were holding on to anything. every new yorker on that subway car was a little happier at that moment.

    *giggles* Classic.
  • bd0027
    bd0027 Posts: 1,053 Member
    You get pissed when you order "cheese sticks" and the sticks actually have mozzarella cheese melted on top, instead of nacho cheese in a cup on the side.

    You can't find our one set of stoplights in town.
  • dcresider
    dcresider Posts: 1,272 Member
    DC area here and we have our fair share of tourists. I know you're a tourist because:

    1. you wear sneakers tennis shoes (not dress shoes) and shorts
    2. you take photos of everything
    3. you don't stand on the right side of the escalators
    4. you eat at a chain restaurant and we have plenty of local great restaurants
    5. walk slowly while us residents have to be at certain places.
    6. you think it's the murder capital of the world.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    you dont like ketchup chips
    you dont put ketchup on KD

    gtfo of my country
  • culo97
    culo97 Posts: 256 Member
    I know you are a tourist because when you drive your rental car through the Castro, your faces are glued to the rolled-up windows like you were driving through Lion Country Safari.
    Guilty! Actually, I was on a school trip related bus when they took us down Castro to see The Gays.

    So disappointed. Who knew they looked like regular people you see all the time? That Castro Street looks pretty much like every other street in San Francisco, except for a few more rainbow flags. I guess we were expecting the Gay Pride Parade or something.
  • micheledavison39
    micheledavison39 Posts: 821 Member
    - you have out of state plates
    - you gush about how pretty it is while complaining about how it smells (it's a dairy town and they just spread manure on the fields) how else do you think they get so green?
    - you measure distances in miles (we will tell you how long it takes to get there, because those are two very different things)
    - you think the cows are soooo cute and then ask what do they do?
    - You are going to Stowe or Burlington for the morning and have no idea it is going to take you two hours just to get there - VT is a small state afterall!
    - you drive your very expensive truck hauling a very expensive trailer with very expensive skidoos/ice shanty out onto the lake after seeing the signs that the ice is UNSAFE and then have the gall to complain when you get fined when they fall through the ice into the lake (this happens just about every year)
    - you move to town because you love the ambiance and then try to change everything to be more like home.
  • Follow_me
    Follow_me Posts: 6,120 Member
    You're feeding the damn sea gulls!
  • jnichel
    jnichel Posts: 4,553 Member
    You think we all talk like Dennis Quaid in, "The Big Easy"

    You think we actually call it, The Big Easy.

    You call that strip of grass between streets, "the median".

    You flash your boobs on Bourbon Street.

    You continually talk about how hot it is.

    You act surprised when you get your *kitten* kicked for peeing on someone's doorstep.

    You wonder why our, "lobsters" are so small.

    You have a blank look on your face when the lady at the counter asks if you want your po-boy, "dressed".

    You have no idea how to say, "Tchoupitoulas".

    You keep waiting to hear, "Last call."

    You think we all personally know Ann Rice and/or Harry Connick, Jr.

    You don't know where, "you got your shoes at."
  • tracysway
    tracysway Posts: 67 Member
    you pronounce Illinois with an "e" on the end. No its not Illinoise its Illinoi
  • sam1053
    sam1053 Posts: 43 Member
    You take pictures of the local Starbucks and you drive 10 miles slower when it is raining, which is 80% of the time. You flock to the hiking trails and the outlet mall.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    You wear a long skirt and a may even throw a scarf loosely on your head. Trust me, whatever you were wearing before getting on the plane is probably fine, and no, you won't be arrested for wearing shorts.

    You are creeped out if your car breaks down and 10 men appear out of nowhere to help (regardless of your gender)

    You don't haggle

    You try to haggle at the mall

    Don't ask me where you can ride a camel. You most certainly aren't going to see one until you reach your tourist attraction.
  • Missjulesdid
    Missjulesdid Posts: 1,444 Member
    You wear a long skirt and a may even throw a scarf loosely on your head. Trust me, whatever you were wearing before getting on the plane is probably fine, and no, you won't be arrested for wearing shorts.

    You are creeped out if your car breaks down and 10 men appear out of nowhere to help (regardless of your gender)

    You don't haggle

    You try to haggle at the mall

    Don't ask me where you can ride a camel. You most certainly aren't going to see one until you reach your tourist attraction.

    LOL, I saw a camel head and skin hanging outside of the butcher shop the other day. It's the only camel I've seen here other than the ones they have in the resort towns... though I do still see donkey carts even in the capital city.
  • rieann84
    rieann84 Posts: 511 Member
    I enjoy this, because GIFs:


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  • Organicgasm
    Organicgasm Posts: 592 Member
    You USE your umbrella.
    You wait in line at the flagship Starbucks instead of going down the street.
    You can't pronounce Puyallup.
    You call caribou "reindeer"
    You've never seen bison.
  • GDLAZ
    GDLAZ Posts: 3,784 Member
    You ask for mild salsa...
  • Alisontheice
    Alisontheice Posts: 9,611 Member
    Any police officer you see on a horse you want a picture with because he or she MUST be a Mountie.
    Every time you see the CN Tower you stop to take a picture. It's 8 billion feet tall you can see it from almost every part of the city.
  • Joannah700
    Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
    Or they eat on the tube.

    Yeah.... I studied abroad in London for a semester and one day I was late and thought I could bring my breakfast with me and eat while I commute. Because I did that in California on the train. So it would be ok, right?

    Everyone looked at me. Everyone.

    I admit it. I am a tourist. I probably picked up on very few subtleties while there, but I loved it!

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    You come in a group of at least 3. You have a backpack, preferably on your tummy. You are loud. You don't queue. You don't say sorry when you actually hit people who happen to walk too close to you. You are excited. You have a map and have to make a plan for the expedition, although you are actually on Oxford Street.

    this
    And you stand at top of steps from underground checking your map and blocking the exit for others
    Your massive back pack ( on your back) hits others in the face and you are oblivious- this happened to me yesterday in London on underground grrrr
    [/quote]
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
    You actually LIKE Hollywood Blvd

    You think the Hollywood sign is a big deal

    You take pictures next to the Hollywood Star off your choice

    You walk reaaaallyyyy slowly down Hollywood Blvd

    You wear a backpack, have a big camera, and have a huge map in hand

    OMG! Yes yes yes!!

    And they think they can photograph ANYONE they like. lol

    Technically they can. It's a public place. :smile:

    Hollywood blvd was more fun when it was dirty and full of weirdos. Now it's a touristy craphole.
    Except I still love the Roosevelt.
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member

    Cheese Curds...fresh Cheddar cheese in its natural, random shape and form before being processed into blocks and aged. Curds have a mild taste with a slightly rubbery texture and should squeak when eaten. *Note: Freshness may be lost 24 hours after opening package

    Deep-Fried Cheese Curds…a specialty of the Midwest where fresh curds are dipped in a beer-based batter before being placed in a deep fryer.

    Squeak…the trademark sound from a fresh cheese curd. Squeak should be high-pitched, audible with every bite and sound comparable to "balloons trying to neck," (The New York Times). *Note: Squeak may be lost 12 hours after opening package.

    I'm a Texan but my mom is from Minnesota so I know what curds are.. and I keep seeing them for sale in various "we have pretentious food" shops, and I keep trying them and they keep telling me they're fresh before I buy them and they're ALWAYS aged. You can't get decent curds in Texas. *sad*
  • Chain_Ring
    Chain_Ring Posts: 753 Member
    Aren't we all tourists at some point? If you're not, I truly feel bad for you, you need to get out more.
  • Joannah700
    Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
    Aren't we all tourists at some point? If you're not, I truly feel bad for you, you need to get out more.

    Oh yes. I think we're all tourists. I grew up in Southern California, around beaches and LA but I admit freely about my tourist tendencies. There are so many cultures and sub-cultures in the area that I am a tourist most places I go. We walk around with our backgrounds and culture in our very manner.

    I've walked into a bar in London and before I could even open my mouth the bartender asked what part of California I was from. I was wearing a black pea coat in winter with slacks and loafers so I could only assume it was my manner and not my dress.

    I think we're all enjoying the fact that we can identify the tourists in our neighborhood because we have adopted some cultural norms ourselves.

    Maybe.

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