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11 surefire ways to confuse tourists this weekend
THIS WEEKEND WE’LL welcome many, many visitors to our fair shores.
How will they cope with our very particular turn of phrase?..
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Of course, you could be sound and say “do you see that street on the map there”, but where would be the fun in that?
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This can really bamboozle them.
“Are you well” can have so many meanings, from “have you lost your mind” to “of COURSE”.
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All you’re doing is explaining that she’s a good laugh, but they’ll back away from you, wide-eyed with fear, clutching at their bum bags.
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They won’t know if they’re coming or going. Literally.
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“Should, should we call the authorities?”
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Say this to some tourists and they’ll turn away from the poor taxi, shaking their heads at the bad review you’ve given him. They’ll probably never even notice what a handsome divil he is.
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They’re not even in a garden. Confusion reigns.
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They’ll never track down that hotel iron, will they?
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Again, they’ll go on the hunt for the authorities.
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You’ll have completely lost them at this stage.
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How will we get out?
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