Only in America!

[DebbieM]

Guys

Without being rude towards Americans whom we have adopted as our country men, what is the funniest thing you have seen or heard whilst being here.

Here's a couple of mine to kick this off................

Waiting at the lights on Osceola Parkway guy in Ford Mustang convertible next to me is curling his eyelashes!!!!

Driving whilst reading a book and eating a baked potatoe at the same time!

Water cut off notice on one of our homes with next doors address on. And yes they did cut the water at our home off, needless to say after a phone call it took less than 20 mins to get it back on again.

Guests leaving a thank you note for the bubble wrap in the garage for getting their valuables home - it was the pool blanket - and yes they were Americans.

So lets have some more.

[reecey]

Hi Debbie

LOL :D :D

[DEE F]

Ha ha ha debbie, here goes Guests phoning us as we are about to sit down to Christmas lunch, telling us to pick up their prescription from Walgreens as they are on their way down from New York !!!!!!!!!! That was last Christmas by the way.

Going into walgreens to buy some rubbers for my grandson for school and being sent to pharmacy dept lol

My favorite one though, our American friend who we love dearly lol when having been made her first english cuppa, getting up and putting ice in it :rolleyes:

Come on guys there must be loads more.


Dee xxx

[Kriz1]

My friend...English nearly throw out the pool blanket thinking it was a wrapping off the funiture...I took it in from the trash....

[DebbieM]

LOL - I love the rubbers one

Seems like a trend with pool blankets eh?

The lost in translation does cause problems - I got a request for a cot which was duly placed in the house for the guests arrival.
Turned out they wanted a roll away not a travel cot :eek: - bless em though they didn't call until the next morning to let me know.

[charliesmum]

Talking about wrapping - my brother worked in the South pacific for a while many years ago - he sent me a grass skirt and bikini top for Melissa and I threw away the grass skirt thinking it was wrapping!!!

Zoe

[Bobby]

I think that the following story is "urban legend" but it's funny either way, and always makes me laugh, so as a journalist once told me, ..."don't let the truth get in the way of a good story" Here goes.

English couple arrive for their first trip to the States and duly take rental of their compact vehicle for the fortnight.
Everything goes well, and they eventually get to the villa safe and sound. They are about to drive off for their first evening out on the town when the car "wont go" ...Just wont go. So they call up Dollar and speak to a customer service rep, who tells them that there's nothing they can do so late at night, but someone will call them first thing in the morning and they'd get it sorted out for them. Have a good evening.
Next morning the Dollar rep calls their number and is surprised to hear that the vehicle is running fine and no need to send a replacement and a tow truck.
Later that night the English guy calls Dollar again. Speaking with the same rep for the previous evening, the conversation went a bit like this:

"That car wont go again"
"OK sir, what's wrong with it?"
"It's just not moving"
"OK, let's start from the beginning sir and see what we can do to help"
"OK"
"Are the keys all the way into the ignition switch?"
"Yes, of course they are. What do you take me for? ..an idiot"
"Well, no sir, I'm just checking that everything is in order"
"OK"
"When you turn the keys what happens?
"The engine starts"
"OK, so the engine runs fine then, yes?"
"Yep that's right, the engine is fine. I think it's the gear box or something"
"Why do you think that sir?"
"Well" he says, "when I put it into D for Day it goes fine but when I select N for night, it's just not moving at all"




It's true ....I tell ya, it's true!

Bobby

[Susie]

Hi

Reminds me of a guest that called at 11.45pm in a panic. I asked what the problems was and they replied # I am lost #

So I asked them where they were and their reply


Don't Know I am lost ! Dah