Tourist Questions
These questions about Australia were posted on an Australian Tourism Website - a Melbourne University Tourism Studies Major working in the summer holidays answered….
In recent issues, we’ve presented some of the goofy questions that US and Canadian National Park staffers have to deal with. Tourists aren’t a lot brighter when they’re down under, either, according to this item sent in by reader Dennis Gordge. The full list is too long for one issue, so here’s Part One. Read through them and the last one is the best:
- Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK)
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die. - Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you’ve been drinking - Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it’s only three thousand miles, take lots of water… - Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)
A: So its true what they say about Swedes. - Q: It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to contact for a stuffed porpoise. (Italy)
A: Let’s not touch this one. - Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK)
A: What, did your last slave die of? - Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia?(USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the pacific which does not… oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked. - Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we’ll send the rest of the directions. - Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do. - Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys’ Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is…oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
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