Thanks to: Shannon Phoenix AZ USA.
  Why Americans Shouldn't Be Allowed To Travel

 The following are actual stories provided by travel agents:

1.      I had someone ask for an aisle seat so that their hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window.

2. A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii. After going over all the cost information, she asked, "Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii?"

3.      I got a call from a woman who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information when she interrupted me with "I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Cape Town is in Massachusetts." Without trying to make her look like the stupid one, I calmly explained, "Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in Africa." Her response was "click".

4.      A man called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando. He said he was expecting an ocean-view room. I tried to explain that is not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state. He replied, "Don't lie to me. I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state."

5.      I got a call from a man who asked, "Is it possible to see England from Canada?" I said, "No." He said, "But they look so close on the map."

6.      Another man called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had a 1-hour lay over in Dallas. When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, "I heard Dallas was a big airport, and I need a car to drive between the gates to save time."

为什么美国人不要去旅游呢? 下面是几个旅行社提供的真实故事:

1.       有些人向我申请机上走道旁的座位,因为他们怕因为靠窗会把头发弄乱了.

2.       有个客打电话诣询去夏威夷的费用,等所有的收费情况问清楚后,她问,:”如果飞去加利福尼亚,然后坐火车去夏威夷是不是更便宜?”

3.       一个女人打电话给我说要去开普顿, 我开始告诉她飞行的航程和护照的一些情况, 她打断我说, “我不想让你看起来很傻,开普顿是在麻省,” 我也不想让她看起来是个傻瓜,我平静的和她解释,”开普考得是在麻省,开普顿是在南非.”她的回答是”啪”.

4.       有个男子打电话来对我们的佛罗里达行程大发怨言. 我问他在奥兰多的的度假出了什么事. 他说他本来是期待一个海景房的. 我和他解释这是不可能的, 因为奥兰多是在州的中部. 他回答说, “不要骗我了, 我看了地图, 佛罗里达是个很狭的州.”

5.       我接到一个男人的电话, 他问,”可以在加拿大看到英国吗?” 我说:”不行.” 他说,”但是在地图上看他们二个地方很近啊.”

6.       另一个男子打电话问我他能不能在达拉斯租一辆车. 我打开预约本, 注意到他在达拉斯只有一个小时的停留. 当我问他为什么要租车时, 他说,”我听说达拉斯的机场很大, 我需要一辆车开去另一个登机口以节省时间.”