General rant on POTO — Page 2

Tourists are stupid and the people who work in any sort of shop in times square know it and take advantage of it. Tourists know that things in NYC are pricy but places in times square take advantage of that by selling things that you can easilly get 10-20 bucks cheaper in other places in the city. As for Phantom being a good show or not, I am convinced that the reason why people flock to it is because its a show they know of. They are spending their money on that instead of something new because they think that if it's a well known name it must be good. There is another thread on this board talking about what would ever pass Phantom to be the longest running show. One poseter there talked about how it's sad that people are flocking to Phantom just because they know the name and not giving other new shows a fair chance just because they don't know much about them. Personally, I cannot tell you the number of times I walked passed Drowsy and heard someone think that it was a sleezy club located within the hotel as oppose to a broadway show.


And about pointing out the fact that my spelling is not the best. All I can say is this. In all the posts you have ever written I have trouble believeing that you guys NEVER EVER made a single grammar or spelling error EVER. This is just a good example of the pot calling the kettle black.

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PROOFREAD YOUR POSTS!!!!!! SPELLCHECK!!!!!!! LEARN FROM PAST MISTAKES!!!!!

And tell us all about how expert you are when you are in Paris, or London, or Dubai, or even Omaha. Someplace you've never been and are feeling just a little bit out of place. And how wrong the Parisians are when they start calling you stupid. Of course, unless you are fluent in French (and for all I know, you might be) you won't understand a word they are saying.

Especially if your verbal communication skills are anything like your written ones. In any language.

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Updated On: 3/15/07 at 09:16 PM

You were calling tourists stupid because they don't know anything about theater, not because they buy expensive things which they could easily get cheaper somewhere else.

Just because someone isn't an "expert" in an area you say you are doesn't make them stupid.

What's wrong with a tourist wanting to see Phantom? So what? It's a name people know, and it may even open up doors for people to become interested in other shows. It's not like Phantom is the highest grossing show on Broadway now. It's not the only show people are seeing. If you look at the grosses this past week, you can see that A Chorus Line, Avenue Q, and Spring Awakening have filled a pretty decent capacity.

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i thought i remember reading a thread a long time ago where a lot of people have said they became interested in theater after seeing Phantom. i know i'm one of them. boy was i stupid to pick that show for my first.

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New Yorkers do sometimes care about themselves. For instense I was doing a show that had rehersals in the times square area. I got pissed when I would try to walk five blocks in about 15 min. I think that New Yorkers get pised towards tourists because its something that gets in there way and one more thing they have to deal with during the day. I am nice to tourists but when I am done with talking to them I can't count the number of times after they left where I said to myself " oh my god."

But, I did see a few people at different times look at the sign for Drowsy and eiather didn't know what the hell it was or thought it was some club at the hotel because the sign is right outside the hotel.

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Updated On: 3/15/07 at 10:37 PM

winston89...I'm sorry but now I just see that you seem to be bitter about just everything. Just remember that without tourists coming into this city, there really would not be a Broadway. Today's shows carry enormous financial budgets and without the money that these so called "stupid" tourists bring in, Broadway shows could not survive and so many people would be out of work. Yes, while sometimes I too get annoyed at all the people running around the city, the fact is, I chose to live here. If "stupid" tourists annoy you so much, then just get out. If you are in theatre or are hoping to be in theatre, I wouldn't knock the tourists...they are a Broadway performer's bread.

Updated On: 3/15/07 at 10:59 PM

The more Winston says, the more he exposes himself, thus destroying any credibility he might have left.

Keep on talkin!