Let’s face it, you can spot a tourist miles away with their fanny packs, cameras and comfortable ‘travel’ shoes. You’ve been there, you’ve seen it and yes, you have done it yourself.
This is the photograph pose #funny #tourist #london #howtodiit pic.twitter.com/QR3I5Sth6e
— Ange Watson (@Ange194veg_girl) April 16, 2017
There’s one more way to spot a tourist though. Listen to the way they pronounce the city or country’s name they’re exploring.
Despite their (and our) best efforts, mispronunciations occur, especially when travelling through a foreign country where you don’t know the language or the spelling.
That’s all about to change thanks to Thrillophilia, who set out to find the most tricky city and country names, and put an end to their mispronunciations once and for all.
Now tourists can study up on these if they are visiting some of these places. Some might even surprise you.
OK, so obviously these are targeted at the worst offenders, Americans (hey, we honestly love you guys, but c’mon… Mahs-cow?) and it’s great to see that pronunciation of Melbourne getting sorted out right off the bat, but we Aussies aren’t that much better.
- Melbourne, Australia
2. Bangkok, Thailand
3. Beijing, China
4. Colombia, South America
5. Lafayette, USA
6. Iraq
7. Dubai, UAE
8. Brisbane, Australia
9. Colorado, USA
10. Carngie Hall, New York
11. Helena, USA
12. Budapest, Hungary
13. Pakistan
14. La Jolla, California
15. Much like Worcester in South Africa….Worcester, Massachusetts
16. Reykjavik, Iceland
17. Niger
18. Thames River, UK
19. Phuket, Thailand
20. Quatar
21. Versailles, France
22. Montreal, Canada
23. Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem
24. Spokane, Washington
25. Norfolk, Virginia
Well, happy travels!
