Falcon

Have you ever done or said something that really you were later really embarrassed about? <BR> <BR>About five years ago I got talking to some Spanish folks at a party. I asked them which part of central or south America they were from. When they said they were from Spain itself, I asked so is that next to Argentina or Brazil. I was quite adamant and must say it took a lot for them to convince me that Spain was not there at all but was way across the Atlantic ocean stuck on to the end of France. <BR> <BR>I felt very embarrassed afterwards but they found it funny. <BR> <BR>Any other embarrassing moments?

ohno

Falcon, <BR>I thought junior high had reconvened for the semester.

nancy

To OhNo, <BR>No need for such a response! <BR>Others have posted similar type postings here over time, and they can actually produce some interesting/humorous reading! <BR>nancy

ohyes

I'm with ohno! Falcon's story is not only embarrassing, it's pathetic. I'd be embarrassed to admit such stupidity!

Al

Seemed a bit tongue in cheek, puerile, pranksterish to me.

Kerry

I've seen Falcon's posts before and know he/she enjoys a joke but there are such geographically challenged people in the world. While sitting around a pool in Hawaii we struck up a conversation with a man from mainland USA. On hearing our accents he asked where we were from. When we replied Australia he asked "how did you get here". Thinking this was some type of trick question my husband answered tongue in cheek "we drove - took the new tunnel". He then spent the next half hour questioning us on gas prices, the frequency of rest stops, hotels and McDonalds along the route. When he went home he was going to find out why they haven't extended the tunnel to the mainland to save on airfare on his next visit.

Just Checking

Falcon, did your friends happen to mention whether there are any icebergs in Spain? 'Cause if there are, you should be sure never to take a cruise there. You never know when you might slam right into one of those El Grande Icebergs that have sent so many unfortunate sailors to a watery grave.

SharonM

LOL Kerry!!!! hahaha...

SharonM

...I know exactly what you mean...

Kevin Mathews

I have an embarrassing travel story. A few years back my wife and I did a Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar trip. Since we were so close to Morocco, we decided to take a quick trip over. <BR> <BR>We boarded a ferry with our rental car (which wasn't allowed to leave Europe) and landed in Tangiers. We then got on the road and started driving to Marrakech. <BR> <BR>Well, we travel off season all the time and this happened to be Thanksgiving. We decided to stop at a souk and have a nice Thanksgiving dinner. <BR> <BR>Now, those of you who do not know what a souk is, it is an outdoor market. This was was just a little stand with meat (uncooked) hanging from hooks, some veggies and bread. <BR> <BR>While the guy was cooking I decided to make some small talk with him. Not knowing how to speak Arabic I turned to my high school French knowledge (French is spoken there as well as Arabic). <BR> <BR>Well, the conversation soon turned to the food he was cooking and I asked him if he was cooking ham. It was the only French word for meat that I could remember (I was struggling to keep up with the conversation as it was). <BR> <BR>Hehe, after a look of horror passed on his face I remembered I was in a Muslim country where pork was not eaten! <BR> <BR>A few apologies later and everything was ok once again. <BR> <BR>Kevin