Why Americans Should not travel

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The following are actual stories provided by travel agents:

1. I had someone ask for an aisle seat so that their hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window.

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

3. 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 Cape Town is in Massachusetts." Without trying to make her look like the stupid one, I calmly explained, "Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in Africa."
Her response was "click".

4. 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."

5. 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."

6. 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."

7. 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 Illinois, but she could not understand the concept of time zones. Finally I told her the plane went very fast, and she bought that!

8. A woman called and asked, "Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know whose 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 that the city code for Fresno is FAT, and that the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage.

9. 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, to which he replied,"I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these darn planes have numbers on them.

10. "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."

11. 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."

12. 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 asked, "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!"
 
Stay home America and see the sites of your own country. Bet the rest of the world will soon miss your travel dollars.


:)
 
heh, there are idiots everywhere.


(refering to the goofy travelers and not the sexy koala)
 
LMFAO.....those are too damn funny!!!

Thank you I needed a good laugh.

:D
dixi
 
foflmao! Thats why I never had left California In my life!
 
koalabear said:
Stay home America and see the sites of your own country. Bet the rest of the world will soon miss your travel dollars.


:)

Oh yes, the only people who travel abroad are Americans.
 
koalabear said:



They are not, you need to get out more.
:rolleyes:


Hands koalabear dictionary...its opened to the "S" section..sarcasm is highlighted.


I work in the entertainment business and i'm constantly amused (politely) by our american customers who are astounded that we use Canadian money in Canada.
 
badbabysitter said:



Hands koalabear dictionary...its opened to the "S" section..sarcasm is highlighted.


I work in the entertainment business and i'm constantly amused (politely) by our american customers who are astounded that we use Canadian money in Canada.


I do too, to weight down my trash cans.:D
 
Very cute post, maybe I should be a travel agent, I could alway use a good laugh.
 
My favorite are the people (US citizens) who worry that they won't get their passport in time for their trip to Hawaii.

Although how sad is it that through the one about "Hippopotamus, NY" I kept thinking, "Hauppauge, dammit!" Buffalo never even occurred to me! lol
 
Ok...

As a very well traveled American, these stories remind me why *some* Americans should stay home - on the continent, I should say. It's embarrassing to those of us who want to experience the rest of the world without the people mentioned in the first post ruining it.

Or maybe I should just lighten up.
 
Somehow, I could see myself asking those questions. I will be traveling in November, however not out of the country. Cape Town, Mass was a funny one though.
 
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