Might not be the dumbest, but I nominate thread 111 who is looking for a Broadway show in LA. Huh??

My apologies to Native Americans if this in any way offends - when my friend was asked while on a trip where he was from, he said "North Dakota". In all seriousness, the person asked whether we still have "a problem with the Indians up there?" When asked what she meant, she asked "Well, do they still attack the stagecoaches, or bother your farms?" He said, "No, we just carry a rifle along when we take the tractors in the field, and that usually deters them." She was amazed, and said "REALLY?!!! You have to do that?!" After setting her straight by telling her we actually have electricity, etc., he just shook his head!

My experience is like dakotah's. I'm from Hawaii.....went to Dallas once and was eating a taco. This man, bless his heart, was very excited and asked, "Y'all know what you're tryin' there?" On that same trip, I met a girl who asked, "Do you really have monkeys swinging from palm trees?" (We don't even have that at the ZOO.)<BR><BR>My friend's dad went to Mississippi and for fun asked the cashier, "Do you take Hawaiian money?" She curtly responded, "I'm sorry, sir, I'll have to call the manager. WE DON'T TAKE FOREIGN CURRENCY."

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I was sitting in a coffee shop in Amsterdam enjoying the local culture and having a cup of coffee. After a few minutes a couple at the next table told me that they thought it was so sweet that I would bring my little dog (spike) with me on vacation!!stoned as I was I politely responded "did it ever occur to you that maybe I live here?" "well no" was the reply. Yes I brought my dog over here on vacation!! actually I do live in Germany...but this stands out in my mind for stupidity

"convince me to go to Paris"

Oh, X, LOL - obvious reference to the Europe board!!!

1) On a bus tour on the way to the Chinese border out of Hong Kong before the change-over. "Nobody told us we had to bring our passports." The speaker proceded to get extremely irate when informed that he, his wife and mother would not be allowed into China without passports. He started raving about how this was costing him a "day" out of his life and some one was going to pay. After about 20 minutes of increasingly threatening behaviour the tour guides (very young adults) asked the driver to pull over and put the three of them out on the side of the road and told them to take a taxi back to their hotel. We were out in the middle of nowhere by this time. We all applauded when they got off.<BR><BR>2) Took my mother to London several years ago. Every time she bought anything for the entire week she asked "Can I use real money here?" It drove me insane.

I thought I posted mine already, but I don't see it in the list. My favorite is a question my husband and I overheard at Yellowstone National Park. A woman asked a ranger why all those dogs were hanging around the bison. It turned out that the "dogs" were bison calves.

travelyn, LOL~ that is really funny~~thanks for the giggle~

Dumbest travel remark made: <BR><BR>"How did I get HERE!"<BR><BR>

Every time I tell my mother I'm going to Europe she says the same thing, "Really, I thought you've already seen it."

Travelyn, that was funny.<BR><BR>The dumbest remarks I ever heard were made by a German tourist on a bus tour in Philly.<BR>Everytime the tour guide would state a fact or anecdote, he would say &lt; Well, in Germany, this" or "in Germany that" .<BR>It was very irritating and finally an elderly woman said, "Well, you're in the USA now, and that's what we're learning about today".<BR>

"Salt Lake City is a good place to eat and drink in"

I used to work at Mallory Square, Key West, during the sunset celebrations.<BR>Some dweeb with a German accent asked me, "Will there be a sunset tomorrow?"<BR>LOL

TRUE STORY:<BR><BR>While on our way to Bath, UK on a motorcoach tour through one of the British Airways' vendors, our tour guide (an Englishman) asked us (my husband & I) if we were enjoying the sights so far. In our obvious "American New England" accent we replied together a resounding YES!<BR><BR>As soon as our guide realized that we were indeed "Americans," he felt compelled to tell us about this truly awkward story about his last encounter with another American couple. This couple had asked him (in all seriousness if "they could drive to New Zealand from London?"<BR><BR>

Getting drunk at a Venetian trattoria with a newlywed couple from LA, the husband bellowed about visiting the Palace of the Dogs (Palace of the Doge). It was all in good fun, however.

This is one of those innocent and cute stories, not really dumb but worth sharing.<BR><BR>I hope this thread continues, I'm getting such a great kick out of them -- it's the best way to wind down the end of the day.<BR><BR>While planning for a weekend away, several destinations were mentioned and in passing the name Martha's Vineyard was overheard by my younger brother who quickly asked firmly and confidently, "Does she own the whole island?" <BR><BR>Note: He really wanted to know if Martha Stewart (Queen of Perfection)owned the whole island.

Here's one I almost made: I met a really nice motel clerk in Provo 2 weeks ago. She was from Hawaii, and was talking about the adjustment to cold weather. I almost asked here how long she'd been in the States, but caught myself just in time and asked about "the mainland" instead. If my kids had heard a blunder like that, I would have heard about it for years.

Bubba wanted to know why the "Stars and Bars" (the Confederate Johnny-Reb flag) were hanging all over the UK -- had it confused with the Union Jack. Sheesh.