A friend was in London on business and was stopped by a couple of Japanese tourists who asked him the way to Madam Tussauds. Now, he knows it was wrong but he couldn't resist it. He pointed to the double yellow lines in the road and said "just follow these, they will lead you there"
(Sorry but I p1ssed myself laughing).
2007-03-08 04:02:08 · 34 answers · asked by leedsmikey 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
i must be evil then !!!
2007-03-08 04:06:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's the sort of thing Dom Joly would have done on Trigger Happy TV - and I fell about laughing watching that programme. So I must be seriously bad...maybe even pure evil.
I'm sure there are plenty of Japanese people who would do that sort of thing to a British tourist who didn't know any better.
2007-03-08 08:20:02 · answer #2 · answered by justasiam29 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not if you intentionally go out to mock people. Otherwise it's ok. You can't help having a few giggles at something, especially when your "not supposed to".
A comedian once joked about the paralympics, people walked out because it was "disrespectful". . .
If you can't take a joke, why be at a stand up comedy show, because all the minority groups get's a joke thrown at them.
It's good to laugh at things, especially when it's difficult to deal with.
2007-03-08 09:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by The purple sock 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. If they were elderly,or a couple with young children, then no, it's not funny. Some of them have health issues that don't allow them the luxury of following double yellow lines until eternity. Not to mention, kids get tired and their little legs hurt. But if it was a younger couple, then yeah.....laugh it up.
2007-03-08 04:52:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. it means you have a brilliant sense of humour! Even the Japanese would have laughed about it when they got it
Weird just how deadly serious about everything in life a small minority of some people are. I know your type, you dont smile very much in life do you?
2007-03-08 04:14:15 · answer #5 · answered by Northern Spriggan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ahhhhh a variation of follow the yellow brick road i presume..lol
2007-03-08 04:25:02 · answer #6 · answered by johnkmayer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh dear, I can' t wait seing you here in Paris trying to find your way ... You deserve something really nasty and I do hope you'll laugh the same, won't you ?
ps question : I'm curious to know, did the japanese find it funny too ?
2007-03-08 08:20:37 · answer #7 · answered by aline b 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO having a joke is fine, although it's a bit mean playing a joke on tourists.
Laughing is one of the best forms of medicine.
2007-03-08 07:25:23 · answer #8 · answered by lazybird2006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I laugh and find it humerous, we do these things all the time when people from out of town are visiting the lovely poconos!!LOL you gotta love it
2007-03-08 05:37:43 · answer #9 · answered by cutiepie81289 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do think it's funny, but I think I'd have called them back if they'd fallen for it and started to follow the lines for real :P
2007-03-08 05:24:45 · answer #10 · answered by Sheriam 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Now why is that even remotely funny. No wonder the English have such a bad name.
2007-03-08 21:23:05 · answer #11 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋