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    Duh Why Americans should never be allowed to travel!!

    I saw this on another forum I'm on and I just had to share it here..if it's been posted before I'm sorry...It just cracked me up!



    The following are actual stories provided by travel agents:



    I had someone ask for an aisle seats so that his or her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window.

    A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii. After going over all the cost info, she asked, "Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii?"

    I got a call from a woman who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information when she interrupted me with "I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts. "Without trying to make her look like the stupid one, I calmly explained, "Capecod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in Africa." Her response ... click.

    A man called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando. He said he was expecting an ocean-view room. I tried to explain that is not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state. He replied, "Don't lie to me. I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state."

    I got a call from a man who asked, "Is it possible to see England from Canada?" I said, "No." He said "But they look so close on the map."

    Another man called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had a 1-hour lay over in Dallas. When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, "I heard Dallas was a big airport, and I need a car to drive between the gates to save time."

    A nice lady just called. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:20am and got into Chicago at 8:33am. I tried to explain that Michigan was an hour ahead of llinois, but she could not understand the concept of time zones. Finally I told her the plane went very fast, and she bought that!

    A woman called and asked, "Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know who's luggage belongs to who?" I said, "No, why do you ask?" She replied, "Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said FAT, and I'm overweight, is there any connection?" After putting her on hold for a minute while I "looked into it" (I was actually laughing) I came back and explained the city code for Fresno is FAT, and that the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage.

    I just got off the phone with a man who asked, "How do I know which plane to get on?" I asked him what exactly he meant, which he replied, "I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these darn planes have numbers on them."

    A woman called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-cola on one of those computer planes." I asked if she meant to fly to Pensacola on a commuter plane. She said, "Yeah, whatever."

    A businessman called and had a question about the documents he needed in order to fly to China. After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded him he needed a visa. "Oh no I don't, I've been to China many times and never had to have one of those." I double checked and sure enough, his stay required a visa. When I told him this he said, "Look, I've been to China four times and every time they have accepted my American Express."

    A woman called to make reservations, "I want to go from Chicago to Hippopotamus, New York" The agent was at a loss for words. Finally, the agent: "Are you sure that's the name of the town?" "Yes, what flights do you have?" replied the customer. After some searching, the agent came back with, "I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a Hippopotamus anywhere." The customer retorted, "Oh don't be silly. Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!" The agent scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, "You don't mean Buffalo, do you?" "That's it! I knew it was a big animal!"

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    Default Re: Why Americans should never be allowed to travel!!

    This reminds me of the clips Jay Leno would run after walking around on the streets asking ppl questions they had no business not knowing the answers too.

    This is funny but really sad at the same time.
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    Default Re: Why Americans should never be allowed to travel!!

    I imagine that some of the questions are from elderly people, and I look forward to the day that I get to say things like "I don't know how to work these new fangled cello-o phones" (an actual quote from an elderly relative).


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    Default Re: Why Americans should never be allowed to travel!!

    A nice lady just called. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:20am and got into Chicago at 8:33am. I tried to explain that Michigan was an hour ahead of llinois, but she could not understand the concept of time zones. Finally I told her the plane went very fast, and she bought that!
    Here is a challenge. How would you explain to the same lady following scenario?

    A nice lady just called. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Chicago left at 8:33am and got into Detroit at 8:20am.

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    where did u find this, it's funny!
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    Goddamn.
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    lol
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    I'm glad everyone is enjoying it...I have a hard time picking my favorites...and it really is sooo funny yet sooo sad

    When I saw it I immediately thought of SW and knew I had to post it...becuz SW always makes me laugh with all the crazy shit we put up on here.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paris View Post
    I imagine that some of the questions are from elderly people, and I look forward to the day that I get to say things like "I don't know how to work these new fangled cello-o phones" (an actual quote from an elderly relative).
    Yeah i cant wait till im old enough to start misusing slang to piss off teenagers.

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    Default Re: Why Americans should never be allowed to travel!!

    Funny but I hate threads that begin with the premise that all Americans are stupid.

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    A country filled with stupid people does not go on to become the most powerful nation on the earth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cyril View Post
    A country filled with stupid people does not go on to become the most powerful nation on the earth.
    You got that backwards. First you become the most powerful nation on the earth, THEN you get fat and stupid.

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    Default Re: Why Americans should never be allowed to travel!!

    Honestly I was just copying the name of the original thread...as far as us being not always so intelligent about the rest of the world..I would say it's pretty true unfortunately...we may be "most powerful" right now..but that never lasts...and many people from other countries consider us a joke...

    But truly this thread was only meant for laughs not serious things ...and i'm sure many of these can and do happen all around the world..

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    Default Re: Why Americans should never be allowed to travel!!

    Let's face it. Every country has people that make stupid remarks, it's just we tend to be a bit more loud about it.

    I lived in Canada for a bit, and milked the 'dumb american' thing for all it was worth. One of my friends lives in Japan, and she does the same - 'baka gaijin' which means 'idiot foreigner'.

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    Actually, a car might come in handy when in the Dallas airport. That place sucks hugely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lovelife View Post
    But truly this thread was only meant for laughs not serious things ...
    That is exactly what I was trying to say. People may joke about Americans but they all know about American prowess. So, there is no harm in a bit of humor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shy1 View Post
    Actually, a car might come in handy when in the Dallas airport. That place sucks hugely.
    My home airport, and I like it better than others. I guess familiarity doesn't always breed contempt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shy1 View Post
    Actually, a car might come in handy when in the Dallas airport. That place sucks hugely.
    what about the tram? that things fun to ride when you're groggy from zanax!

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