Not a theme park, but still SG worthy

[Honda Enoch]

Thought I would share this find.
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Why Americans Should Never Be Allowed To Travel

The following are actual stories provided by travel agents:



I had someone ask for an aisle seats so that his or her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window.

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

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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 Capetown is in Massachusetts. "Without trying to make her look like the stupid one, I calmly explained, "Capecod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in Africa." Her response ... click.

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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."

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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."

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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."

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A nice lady just called. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:20am and got into Chicago at 8:33am. I tried to explain that Michigan was an hour ahead of llinois, but she could not understand the concept of time zones. Finally I told her the plane went very fast, and she bought that!

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A woman called and asked, "Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know who's luggage belongs to who?" I said, "No, why do you ask?" She replied, "Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said FAT, and I'm overweight, is there any connection?" After putting her on hold for a minute while I "looked into it" (I was actually laughing) I came back and explained the city code for Fresno is FAT, and that the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage.

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I just got off the phone with a man who asked, "How do I know which plane to get on?" I asked him what exactly he meant, which he replied, "I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these darn planes have numbers on them."

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A woman called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-cola on one of those computer planes." I asked if she meant to fly to Pensacola on a commuter plane. She said, "Yeah, whatever."

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A businessman called and had a question about the documents he needed in order to fly to China. After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded him he needed a visa. "Oh no I don't, I've been to China many times and never had to have one of those." I double checked and sure enough, his stay required a visa. When I told him this he said, "Look, I've been to China four times and every time they have accepted my American Express."

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A woman called to make reservations, "I want to go from Chicago to Hippopotamus, New York" The agent was at a loss for words. Finally, the agent: "Are you sure that's the name of the town?" "Yes, what flights do you have?" replied the customer. After some searching, the agent came back with, "I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a Hippopotamus anywhere." The customer retorted, "Oh don't be silly. Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!" The agent scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, "You don't mean Buffalo, do you?" "That's it! I knew it was a big animal!"

[joanna71985]

Ha! Those are awsome

[Cranbiz]

And every one of those people end up at WDW and want to know:

What time is the 3 o'clock parade?
Where do I get the monorail to the airport?
What bus goes to Universal Studios?
How do I get to Disneyland? (while in MK)

[CujoSR]

I've read all these recently however they were attributed to Washington DC congressmen. Hate to say it but check out Snopes dude.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I've read all these recently however they were attributed to Washington DC congressmen. Hate to say it but check out Snopes dude.

read that same story.

but knowing some of the staffers they hire, I would believe some of those questions!

hehehehehhee

[Cheshire Figment]

And every one of those people end up at WDW and want to know:

How do I get to Disneyland? (while in MK)

But when I use valet parking at one of the resorts, and the valet asks me if I need directions, I do ask: "How do I get to Disneyland from here?" The most general answer is to go to the airport and fly to LAX.

[darph nader]

But when I use valet parking at one of the resorts, and the valet asks me if I need directions, I do ask: "How do I get to Disneyland from here?" The most general answer is to go to the airport and fly to LAX.

I hope you gave a ;) when you asked that.

[Syndrome]

I figured it was a Snopes thing, but Lord knows people say things that are just as stupid. I've got one that I can vouch for because I overheard it personally when I was waiting at the Kissimmee office by the courthouse to get my passport. The woman in front of me asked the clerk, "Do I have to stay in Florida until my passport arrives or can I go to other states?" I would have said, "No m'am, you can't even leave the city limits of Kissimmee unless you get a temporary travel visa."

[Honda Enoch]

I figured it was a Snopes thing,

I did not get it from Snopes.

[CujoSR]

I did not get it from Snopes.

Never said you did. It's on there none the less.