Ever Wondered How It’s Possible to Have Fun in Tennessee?

Midwestern tourist: Excuse me, are there any malls around here?
Local teen, in exaggerated accent: We don’t have malls in these here parts. Malls tempt the young ones to siiin. [Tourist leaves, scared. Teen then grumbles without accent] Fucking tourist.

Broadway and 4th Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee

Overheard by: pedestrian

Posted on May 2, 2024
Lies, Tennessee, Tourists

And That’s How I Got AIDS

American tourist: It all started when I said, ‘Hey, Dave, are you up for a sword fight?’

Temple Bar
Dublin
Ireland

Posted on October 30, 2023
Gossip, Ireland, Tourists

But, More Importantly, Why Is Your Subway Outside?

Guy with luggage: What’s the temperature tonight?
Guy without luggage: Two.
Guy with luggage: Two? Two! Why the fuck do people live here!?

Brown Line
Chicago, Illinois

Posted on July 20, 2023
Default, Guys, Illinois, Questions, Tourists, Train, Weather

Then Why Are My Hands Silver After Touching It?

Tourist: Is it solid silver?
Salesman: Let me show you. First, do you know how to tell the difference between solid silver and silver plate?
Tourist: No.
Salesman: This is solid silver.

Dodgy Souvenir Shop
Egypt

Posted on April 26, 2023
Africa, Compare and contrast, Customers, Default, Guys, Offers and requests, Questions, Shopping, Stores, Tourists

We Better Just Get Off the Train, Mom

Tourist lady, as train approaches the end of the line: So how are they going to turn this train around?
Daughter: They don't have to. It can go in either direction.
Tourist lady: Well, are they at least going to turn the seats around?

Subway
Washington, DC

Posted on November 5, 2022
Default, Girls, Kids, Moms, Public transportation, Questions, Technology, Tourists, Train, Washington, DC, Women

The Man Hopes; the Woman Knows

Old man: Are you going somewhere exciting?
Girl with suitcase: Not really. But when I get there, I’m getting laid.

http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2007/05/friendly-skies.html

Overheard by: aaron

Posted on October 10, 2022
Gossip, Old folks, Overheard in PDX, Tourists

I Remember the First Time I Felt the Sting for Forceable Intercourse and the Warmth Of Dirt…

Tour guide: The vestal virgins would be raped and buried alive if they were no longer virgins. If they let the fire go out, they would just be buried alive.
Tourist: I dunno if that's any better.
Little old Japanese woman: Hey, at least the first way you get some thrills.

Colosseum
Rome
Italy

Posted on December 3, 2021
Compare and contrast, Employees, Foreigners, History, Italy, Old folks, Religion, Sex, Tourists, Violence, Virginity

No Matter Where I Take You, You're Still You

Tourist, yelling at husband who went to magazine kiosk : Get the magazine! Not the paper! Magazine! (husband comes back with paper) *Sigh* Men…they're the same everywhere.

Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Posted on March 25, 2021
Compare and contrast, Couples, Family ties, Malaysia, Pop culture, Tourists

You'd Think There'd Be a Train

Canadian girl #1 to tour operator: Where can we do tours of Auschwitz?
Tour operator: Um, well, Auschwitz is in Poland, so…
Canadian girl #2: No, but we mean the one the Germans set up for the war. The German one.
Tour operator: Yes, I understand, but they set it up in Poland.
Canadian girl #1, after pause: Are you sure? We came to Berlin just to see it.

Berlin
Germany

Overheard by: Jit

Posted on January 2, 2021
Employees, Geography, Germany, History, Murder, Stupidity, Tourists

So Now I Found a White House with a Really Big Lawn

Tourist girl on cell: I found the house I want to live in when I move to DC, but then I found out it was the Smithsonian…

Washington, DC

Posted on December 14, 2020
Gossip, Stupidity, Tourists, Washington, DC

Tourists