Posted on 09/06/2009 7:52:54 PM PDT by Wardenclyffe
It could be all that fresh mountain air. Or maybe it's the altitude, a different time zone or even jet lag.
Otherwise there's no excuse for what makes tourists ask the dumbest questions.
There are some real gems, and it happens all the time. Just ask the patient and good-natured folks who make a living showing tourists around Banff National Park.
"We get a broader range of people (in summer)," says Daymon Miller, general manager of Discover Banff Tours. "They're coming from a broad range of urban centres with generally no concept of the wilderness."
When the speak-before-thinking zinger is uttered, tour operators try to have a little fun, Miller says, without embarrassing them.
From an unofficial survey of Banff tour operators, here are the top 20 outrageous questions, some with answers in case you've wondered the same thing. As for the rest, well, they stand on their own.
1. Are the animals with collars tame? (These animals have been fitted with tagged collars because they have had incidents with people. It is important to stay a safe distance away from wildlife.)
2. We are going into British Columbia. Do we need to change our money into Euros?
3. Can we drive our car onto a glacier anywhere?
4. Do we need snow tires or chains to drive to Lake Louise in July?
5. Where are the igloos and the Eskimos?
6. If the Columbia Icefield melts before we get there, can we do a different excursion?
7. Can you see polar bears at the Columbia Icefield?
8. Can I walk around P.E.I. in a day?
9. Can I get from Vancouver to Toronto by driving in a day?
10. At what elevation do the deer turn to elk?
11. How much does that mountain weigh?
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Cute. That makes me think of a “Cheers” character.
I’ve heard that some questions posed to rangers in Yellowstone are (1) what time do the animals get let out? and (2) what time do they turn on the geysers?
How many sunsets do you have today?
Can you dive under the island?
And my favorite ....
Does the water go all the way arond the island?
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funny, when I wrote I thought of Cliff, as well.
OMG! I actually heard that a restaraunt with the giant fish that goes through it.
Dumb!
I like Zelda’s but the question doesn’t surprise me. Most of our neighbors, in the Bay Area, are such fake intellectuals.
They are called cat fish. LOL
LOL!!!
Q: How much are these?
A: $12 a dozen.
Q: How many is that?
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