The Broadway "Hilarious Comments by Tourists" Thread

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The Broadway "Hilarious Comments by Tourists" Thread

Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:56pm

I don't want to start another board war, but does anyone else find the "Aren't Tourists Dumb?" thread on the Broadway board irritating and/or offensive?

Of course tourists are not going to know the city as well as its indigenous folk. How would they feel if we started up a "Aren't Americans dumb!" thread?

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Posted: 10/17/08 at 1:04pm

One of the first threads I posted on when I joined this site was a Broadway Board tourist hostility thread. I thought it was hilarious! But then I had some sympathy - I get fed up with tourists in London and I know my colleagues increasingly join the anti-polite mentality of barging them out of the way.

Come to think of it, I get fed up with tourists in Yorkshire!

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Posted: 10/17/08 at 1:24pm

I remember what happened when someone felt the need to make an "Aren't Americans dumb?"-esque thread on here. It ultimately resulted in a lot of bad blood and some account suspensions, iirc.

But srsly; a LOT of tourists in New York are American, so it's... not the racism that "aren't Americans dumb?" implies you think it is. It's just theatre fan elitism. And, y'know... it's not exactly a surprise that theatre fans can get a little elitist. Yes, quite a lot of the posts in that thread do inspire the response of "dude, 'uninformed' isn't the same as 'completely stupid', and that's not even funny", but quite a lot of the posts are also rib-ticklingly chucklesome. If it offends you, don't read it. If it offends you THAT MUCH, report it to Rob/Craig/mods/whoever.

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re: The Broadway 'Hilarious Comments by Tourists' Thread

Posted: 10/17/08 at 1:38pm

Actually I haven't read the thread for a long time, but even the title on the board index is irritating.

And as for reporting it, well, unlike those people who wish to militantly police the boards, I prefer to let other post what they like. I reserve the right to be irritated by it though.

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Posted: 10/17/08 at 3:46pm

Mmmmmmm!

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Posted: 10/17/08 at 6:33pm

I believe the title has the word "tourists", not "British people".

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Posted: 10/17/08 at 9:32pm

WishingOnlyWounds2 are you trying to stir up trouble on the board here and Broadway??? We had aenuf of this a few weeks ago with out you opening up the boil again! I mean why are you posting about this thread 'Tourists' back and forth with the comments payed here? People on the Broadway board do read this one you know!
Great to see that your setting yourself up here by causing trouble after only 4 weeks as poster!
Why are you telling us for example that Broadway's 'Spamalot' is closing when we can see that ourselves! Yes, we post over there but not to cause trouble!
I think I speak for a few people on here- stay over on the Broadway board if all you can do is stir! OR play nice and 'welcome'!
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Posted: 10/17/08 at 9:39pm

Wickedboy, do you think your the only one who can make a different name?

re: The Broadway 'Hilarious Comments by Tourists' Thread

Posted: 10/17/08 at 9:40pm

Not sure what you mean but EVERYONE knows here I used to be Wickedboy2 !!!!!
You haven't answered my question tho!

#10

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Posted: 10/17/08 at 9:46pm

Ok, well in case I didn't make it obvious, this isn't my first user name.

If I was trying to "stir up" trouble I might make a thread "can you believe the west end board? Calling everyone!" Hint hint
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#11

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Posted: 10/17/08 at 9:47pm

?????

#12

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Posted: 10/17/08 at 9:49pm

I'm not interested in what your old username!

#13

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Posted: 10/17/08 at 9:50pm

Wow...
If I was trying to stir up trouble, you would know!
I was able to do it once before... you know, remember your "Broadway is Dead!" thread. Well I was and still am a huge XANADU fan, and got offended, who do you think started the riot last time?

#14

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Posted: 10/17/08 at 9:51pm

LOL
You are incredible!
SO you have come back to cause a bit trouble! Funny how you dint want to reveal who you were? I came back as Mama and everyone knew about it- I had nothing to hide! And you know, i still don't know who you are- we've moved on here!

Updated On: 10/17/08 at 09:51 PM

#15

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Posted: 10/17/08 at 9:52pm

Thanks, I try.

#16

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Posted: 10/17/08 at 9:54pm

*Above post edited
I had conversations with the mods about the last incident and that is why i came back with a name i had wanted for a while - nothing to hide!
Wickedboy2 was a name made up for me by friends while on holiday in NY and i couldnt change so i stuck with it!

Updated On: 10/17/08 at 09:54 PM

#17

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Posted: 10/17/08 at 9:57pm

I wasn't hiding it. I posted it in a thread. Guess you just must have not read that one, surprising actually.

Ok, lets play a game. You try and guess my old user name, if you don't get it, I'll just tell you.
Ready, set, go!

#18

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Posted: 10/18/08 at 8:10pm

This is redonkulous... I'm sure everyone knows who both of you are...But guys, I think the "Hilarious Comments" thread is not made to mock 'stupid tourists'. I'm a stupid tourist, and I think the thread is probably the funniest on BWW. Granted, lots of people have posted rather snide anecdotes that aren't really funny and seem designed to say 'look how much more I know about theatre than the average bear' but there's plenty of good material.

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#19

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Posted: 10/18/08 at 8:55pm

I don't find the tourist thread unfair on the whole (of course there are always a few comments which spoil the mood) because its more of a 'aww they're so naive' rather than 'they're totally retarded lets point and laugh'.

Though that does get patronizing, but to be fair...every group 'in the know' mocks those who aren't; sporty people/smart people etc.

& I think it's safe to say that nobody here cares what your old username was. Apologies.

#20

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Posted: 10/18/08 at 11:23pm

I mean I think that there are a lot of tourists who have asked New Yorkers somewhat stupid questions. I for one can't tell you the number of times I have been in front of either Madison Square Garden or Radio City only to have someone ask me where it is.

I am sure people in London have had someone walk up to them and ask them a question that they thought was a bit stupid.

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#21

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Posted: 10/19/08 at 3:11am

Nah we're normally moving too fast to stop for tourists,
as I thought most in NYC would be too.

#22

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Posted: 10/19/08 at 8:14am

We may be asked stupid questions, but haven't felt compelled to start a thread about it though.

And I don't recall singling out the British in my original post; obviously British people are amongst the tourists, but my comment was intended to include tourists of all nationalities.

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Posted: 10/20/08 at 10:46am

Updated On: 10/20/08 at 10:46 AM

#24

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Posted: 10/20/08 at 10:55am

This is the tale of a stupid tourist and a stupid taxi driver.

We once had an American guy phone our office from a taxi asking where Hammersmith Apollo was. He said he could see an Esporta gym and a load of houses. My colleague speaking to him cottoned on quite quickly and asked him if he could see a Budgens, to which the man answered, "Yes, I can now."

It transpired that the man had been picked up by his taxi outside the Renaissance Hotel in Chancery Court to go to the Hammersmith Apollo, where his wife and daughters were meeting him before HSM. This man, for reasons never made clear, gave the cab driver our company's postcode instead of the theatre's, and the driver's sat nav brought him all the way to Guildford.

What puzzles me is why the cab driver didn't question it. Surely the man asked for the Hammersmith Apollo?! Needless to say, he missed the show.

#25

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Posted: 10/20/08 at 12:11pm

A lucky escape?

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