Travel Weasel Words-A Translation
Dec 2nd, 2005, 03:21 AM
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Travel Weasel Words-A Translation
OK, it is Friday and the Ferrari won't be out of the shop until this afternoon so please contribute your input..."experts" ONLY, please..
List your own travel weasel word and its ACTUAL meaning:
Charming - Definitely needs a decorator, and fast
Cozy - so small you can hardly turn around much less bend over to unpack the suitcase you had to leave on the floor
Chic - Paris Hilton passed by about two weeks ago but didn't go in
Hip - Madonna use to go there until they found out the truth about her
Must-See - The place you go when you want to impress them back at the office
Must-Do - When you lack imagination and are too cheap to buy your own guidebook
Touristy - Where you can afford to go but you pretend you wouldn't bother
Divine - Where you can't afford to go but you'll mortgage the house to stay there anyway
So Five Minutes Ago - Tuscany
So Ten Minutes Ago - South Ken
So Fifteen Minutes Ago - Being "banned" from Fodors and making sure everyone hears about it
List your own travel weasel word and its ACTUAL meaning:
Charming - Definitely needs a decorator, and fast
Cozy - so small you can hardly turn around much less bend over to unpack the suitcase you had to leave on the floor
Chic - Paris Hilton passed by about two weeks ago but didn't go in
Hip - Madonna use to go there until they found out the truth about her
Must-See - The place you go when you want to impress them back at the office
Must-Do - When you lack imagination and are too cheap to buy your own guidebook
Touristy - Where you can afford to go but you pretend you wouldn't bother
Divine - Where you can't afford to go but you'll mortgage the house to stay there anyway
So Five Minutes Ago - Tuscany
So Ten Minutes Ago - South Ken
So Fifteen Minutes Ago - Being "banned" from Fodors and making sure everyone hears about it
Dec 2nd, 2005, 04:10 AM
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Oh, this is such fun.
Those who write travel advertising pieces are postgraduates of the real-estate school of copywriting.
See -- means we drive by but don't stop.
Tour -- means you are on your own.
Taste -- means you pay for the meal.
Visit -- means the bus slows down.
Get in touch with your past -- means we drive by a cemetery.
Linger -- means you are so tired you wish you were in the cemetery.
Restful -- means you are in the cemetery.
Seaside -- means be sure to bring binoculars to you can see the beach.
Ancient culture --means nobody ever heard of this place.
Ruins -- see "ancient culture"
The past comes alive -- means we arrive at 3 a.m.
Those who write travel advertising pieces are postgraduates of the real-estate school of copywriting.
See -- means we drive by but don't stop.
Tour -- means you are on your own.
Taste -- means you pay for the meal.
Visit -- means the bus slows down.
Get in touch with your past -- means we drive by a cemetery.
Linger -- means you are so tired you wish you were in the cemetery.
Restful -- means you are in the cemetery.
Seaside -- means be sure to bring binoculars to you can see the beach.
Ancient culture --means nobody ever heard of this place.
Ruins -- see "ancient culture"
The past comes alive -- means we arrive at 3 a.m.
Dec 2nd, 2005, 05:48 AM
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"Eiffel Tower view" - climb on chair, open window, lean out with partner holding legs, hold hand mirror 'just so' and see the top 1/4 of the tower
"Lively neighborhood" - non-stop traffic, thumping bar music, loud drunken laughter/singing at 3am
"Lively neighborhood" - non-stop traffic, thumping bar music, loud drunken laughter/singing at 3am
Dec 2nd, 2005, 07:05 AM
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So Twenty Minutes Ago: continuing to mock as well as revive the information about people having been banned
Thriving tourist economy:
Lots of fake Prada bags being sold on the streets in front of the cathedral
Continental breakfast: a piece of yesterday's baguette along with tomorrow's ripe fruit
Coffee: brown sludge in a tiny cup, without incurring the expense of offering cream to make it drinkable
Tourist menu: Whatever the locals won't eat
Hours of admission: Show up then, we'll be closed and we'll all be laughing at you
Thriving tourist economy:
Lots of fake Prada bags being sold on the streets in front of the cathedral
Continental breakfast: a piece of yesterday's baguette along with tomorrow's ripe fruit
Coffee: brown sludge in a tiny cup, without incurring the expense of offering cream to make it drinkable
Tourist menu: Whatever the locals won't eat
Hours of admission: Show up then, we'll be closed and we'll all be laughing at you
Dec 2nd, 2005, 07:19 AM
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Regional Cuisine: Pig’s ears and a horse’s head.
Laid back: Lazy.
Challenging: bloody horrible
Traditional: Old fashioned
Fiercely Traditional: Old fashioned and bigoted.
Cutting Edge: You won’t understand a word.
Architect designed: Funny looking.
Boutique hotel: The furniture doesn’t match
Traditional English Breakfast: 3,000 calories of saturated fat first thing in the morning.
Cocktail bar: Expensive pub.
Radical: Nothing works
Traditionally built: Wattle and daub with faulty plumbing
Family run: They will hate you for being in their house.
Catering to a discerning clientele: Bloody pricey
Ethnic delicacies: Testicles
Locally brewed: tastes of ewe’s pee.
Not conventionally attractive: Ugly
Young British Artist: Untalented
Underground: Willfully obscure
Bohemian: Gay
Laid back: Lazy.
Challenging: bloody horrible
Traditional: Old fashioned
Fiercely Traditional: Old fashioned and bigoted.
Cutting Edge: You won’t understand a word.
Architect designed: Funny looking.
Boutique hotel: The furniture doesn’t match
Traditional English Breakfast: 3,000 calories of saturated fat first thing in the morning.
Cocktail bar: Expensive pub.
Radical: Nothing works
Traditionally built: Wattle and daub with faulty plumbing
Family run: They will hate you for being in their house.
Catering to a discerning clientele: Bloody pricey
Ethnic delicacies: Testicles
Locally brewed: tastes of ewe’s pee.
Not conventionally attractive: Ugly
Young British Artist: Untalented
Underground: Willfully obscure
Bohemian: Gay
Dec 2nd, 2005, 07:49 AM
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Picturesque: needs paint
Pied a terre: peed on the carpet
Fluent: uses hands
Gourmet: tastes strange
French phone: stick it in your ear
Doctor on call: see "French phone"
Generous: on your part, that is
Experienced staff: hired last week
Cuisine: rhymes with latrine
Pied a terre: peed on the carpet
Fluent: uses hands
Gourmet: tastes strange
French phone: stick it in your ear
Doctor on call: see "French phone"
Generous: on your part, that is
Experienced staff: hired last week
Cuisine: rhymes with latrine
Dec 2nd, 2005, 08:03 AM
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Guest lecturer: anyone here understand Hindi?
Spicey: quick! water!!!
Temples and palaces: lots of mice
Temples and jungles: lots of monkeys
Freelance: works cheap
Local airlines: get ready to walk
Equivalent: not likely, not at all
Family-run: don't anwer the knock at midnight
Bags out at 7: so we can go through them
Leisurely pace: guide wants to sleep
Nature preserve: weeds over a dump
Native costumes: old clothes
Farewell banquet: at long last!
Spicey: quick! water!!!
Temples and palaces: lots of mice
Temples and jungles: lots of monkeys
Freelance: works cheap
Local airlines: get ready to walk
Equivalent: not likely, not at all
Family-run: don't anwer the knock at midnight
Bags out at 7: so we can go through them
Leisurely pace: guide wants to sleep
Nature preserve: weeds over a dump
Native costumes: old clothes
Farewell banquet: at long last!
Dec 2nd, 2005, 10:12 AM
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From France:
Close to public transportation = you can smell the metro from your hotel
continental breakfast = Tang, crumbs, enough faux marmalade to cover your fingertip, a thimble of coffee
ancien regime = De Gaulle slept here
eau minerale = Oi veh, tap water
roux = library paste
carte blanche = we gotcha
Close to public transportation = you can smell the metro from your hotel
continental breakfast = Tang, crumbs, enough faux marmalade to cover your fingertip, a thimble of coffee
ancien regime = De Gaulle slept here
eau minerale = Oi veh, tap water
roux = library paste
carte blanche = we gotcha
Dec 2nd, 2005, 11:07 AM
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Ugly American = Someone who you are embarrassed of back home too.
Masterpiece = Even people who don't know about art have heard of this one.
Must reside in France to purchase = As long as you aren't wearing a George W. Bush shirt, it's yours.
U.S. Dollars accepted = We still use the exchange rate from 1970.
Controversial = The owners were collaborators during the war.
Minutes from central Paris = Near CDG runways
Minutes from central Amsterdam = Rotterdam
Minutes from central London = Brixton
European Charm = Rick Steves loves us
Tourist Favorite = Impossibly crowded from 10AM until 4PM
Fastest growing economy in (region) = We are the poorest country in (region)
Everyone speaks English (everywhere but Holland) = No one speaks English well enough for you to understand it
Everyone speaks English (Holland) = The Dutch language is a hoax
Politically stable = Dictatorship
No flash photography = Everyone uses flash but you
Easy transfer between lines = You'll need to be Spider-Man to make the transfer on time
Change at Chatelet = I don't know how to get there
Sophisticated = Topless
World-Famous = Not as good as what's in London or Paris
Former Royal = Falling apart (if republic), Hideously expensive (if monarchy)
World-Class = About as good as what's in Minneapolis
Beach = Some sandy pebbles next to the road
Daring = Raunchy
Local art scene = Not good enough for London
Swarms of dangerous youths in area = Muslim Teenagers hanging out nearby
Troubled criminal youths in area = Muslim Teenagers flirting nearby
Student protests = Full-blown rioting by white middle-class kids
Open-Minded = Drugs available
Very Open-Minded = Hookers, too
Liberated = Gay hookers as well
Free-Spirited = Also a new age shop
Crossroads of = Not the biggest city in the area
University Town = Nothing else here
Seaside village = Stinks of fish
Historic = You have never heard of the people or events that transpired here
Historically preserved = On the left: car park. On the right: McDonalds
Romantic = Sleazy
Famous Red Light District = Sad sex shops and lame bars that would shock only a maiden aunt from 1963
First-Class = Expensive but poor quality
Cliche = The one thing everyone comes to the city to see
Tourist Trap = Chain only foreigners go to
Local charm = Chain that families from other cities in the same country go to
Unknown = In Rick Steves 2005, not Rick Steves 2004
Undiscovered country = Third world hellhole
For backpackers = Your stuff will be stolen
Backpackers welcome = Drugs available
Diverse = This is where the Turkish guest workers live
Many strong traditional cultures = Ethnic civil war
Extraordinary changes since 1945 = Area actively supported Hitler
Extraordinary changes since 1989 = There are still plenty of Stalin fans here
Fascinating = We are begging you to visit
Masterpiece = Even people who don't know about art have heard of this one.
Must reside in France to purchase = As long as you aren't wearing a George W. Bush shirt, it's yours.
U.S. Dollars accepted = We still use the exchange rate from 1970.
Controversial = The owners were collaborators during the war.
Minutes from central Paris = Near CDG runways
Minutes from central Amsterdam = Rotterdam
Minutes from central London = Brixton
European Charm = Rick Steves loves us
Tourist Favorite = Impossibly crowded from 10AM until 4PM
Fastest growing economy in (region) = We are the poorest country in (region)
Everyone speaks English (everywhere but Holland) = No one speaks English well enough for you to understand it
Everyone speaks English (Holland) = The Dutch language is a hoax
Politically stable = Dictatorship
No flash photography = Everyone uses flash but you
Easy transfer between lines = You'll need to be Spider-Man to make the transfer on time
Change at Chatelet = I don't know how to get there
Sophisticated = Topless
World-Famous = Not as good as what's in London or Paris
Former Royal = Falling apart (if republic), Hideously expensive (if monarchy)
World-Class = About as good as what's in Minneapolis
Beach = Some sandy pebbles next to the road
Daring = Raunchy
Local art scene = Not good enough for London
Swarms of dangerous youths in area = Muslim Teenagers hanging out nearby
Troubled criminal youths in area = Muslim Teenagers flirting nearby
Student protests = Full-blown rioting by white middle-class kids
Open-Minded = Drugs available
Very Open-Minded = Hookers, too
Liberated = Gay hookers as well
Free-Spirited = Also a new age shop
Crossroads of = Not the biggest city in the area
University Town = Nothing else here
Seaside village = Stinks of fish
Historic = You have never heard of the people or events that transpired here
Historically preserved = On the left: car park. On the right: McDonalds
Romantic = Sleazy
Famous Red Light District = Sad sex shops and lame bars that would shock only a maiden aunt from 1963
First-Class = Expensive but poor quality
Cliche = The one thing everyone comes to the city to see
Tourist Trap = Chain only foreigners go to
Local charm = Chain that families from other cities in the same country go to
Unknown = In Rick Steves 2005, not Rick Steves 2004
Undiscovered country = Third world hellhole
For backpackers = Your stuff will be stolen
Backpackers welcome = Drugs available
Diverse = This is where the Turkish guest workers live
Many strong traditional cultures = Ethnic civil war
Extraordinary changes since 1945 = Area actively supported Hitler
Extraordinary changes since 1989 = There are still plenty of Stalin fans here
Fascinating = We are begging you to visit
