Theme Parks Are Quite Different in Europe

Loud, fat american teen: I have to take the biggest leak ever. Pause. And then I want to check out those hedgehogs.

Market in Freiburg, Germany

Posted on September 21, 2015
Animals, Default, Etiquette, Fat people, Germany, Pee, Stores, Teens, Tourists, Wishes

He Likes to Stand Out on the Porch and Shake a Stick at Trespassers

Tour guide: Where is your group going next?
Tourist: The Vatican.
Tour guide: Oh? You are lucky, the Pope is not there.

Florence
Italy

Overheard by: Burlabo

Posted on August 17, 2015
Christianity, Employees, Italy, Questions, Tourists

Like That Time You Dragged Me to Popeye’s

Tourist at Folklife Festival: You’re just looking for an excuse to take a picture of a black person.

http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2007/07/if-you-pay-very-close-attention-you-can.html

Posted on August 11, 2015
Eavesdrop DC, Race, Tourists

But We Honor Him Every Time I Buy You a Lap Dance for Your Birthday

Mom tourist: We're going to go see the Washington Monument, do you know who it's named for?
Son tourist: Yes, our first President, George Washington
Mom tourist: That's right. (pause) He's dead now.

Washington, DC

Posted on August 2, 2015
Death & dying, Family, History, Moms, Names, Questions, Stupidity, Tourists, Washington, DC

As Evidenced by the Last Election

Metro cop addressing large crowd waiting for the orange line: Keep moving down the platform. Move down, please!
Tired tourist mom: Move down, honey.
Little girl: Why?
Tired tourist mom: Because we're sheep, that's why.

Smithsonian Station, DC Metro
Washington, DC

Posted on July 31, 2015
Animals, Cops, Default, Family ties, Girls, Kids, Moms, Public transportation, Questions, Tourists, Washington, DC

And It's His Last Term

Midwestern American: Well, we never did find out if he was a racist or not, but there's not a whole lot left of him to find out now.

London
England

Overheard by: doe

Posted on July 22, 2015
Death & dying, Default, England, Race, Tourists

Gay People Love Having Straight People Speak for Them

Tourist: So, basically, people go to Castro to stare at the gay people making out?
Passenger: Well, the gay people feel more comfortable making out there… Because people aren't staring at them…

Berkeley, California

Posted on July 10, 2015
California, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, Questions, Sexuality, Stupidity, Tourists

That Corner Is the En Suite Bathroom, Hon

American tourist male: It must have been horrible being locked up in a place like that.
American tourist female: It couldn't have been that bad. They had to at least let them out to go to the bathroom.

Dungeon Cell
Tower of London
England

Overheard by: fnordy