30 travel terms that don't exist but should
Jan 28, 2012, 1:46 am
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30 travel terms that don't exist but should
Didn't see this one posted here yet, so thought I'd share some new lingo
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/blog/201...st-but-should/
Here are just a couple highlights:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/blog/201...st-but-should/
Here are just a couple highlights:
bratpacker n.
Someone who believes they have a revolutionary system for packing luggage and insists on explaining it to anyone who will listen.
frequent liar program n.
Travelers who will say anything to receive upgrades on flights or hotel rooms, free meals, etc.
Someone who believes they have a revolutionary system for packing luggage and insists on explaining it to anyone who will listen.
frequent liar program n.
Travelers who will say anything to receive upgrades on flights or hotel rooms, free meals, etc.
Jan 28, 2012, 9:47 am
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My favorites.
farflunk v.
Intending to take long trips but completely failing to make them happen.
trapscallion n.
A talkative stranger with foul-breath in a situation where escape isn’t possible. (Synonym: palitosis.)
farflunk v.
Intending to take long trips but completely failing to make them happen.
trapscallion n.
A talkative stranger with foul-breath in a situation where escape isn’t possible. (Synonym: palitosis.)
Jan 28, 2012, 5:28 pm
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Jan 28, 2012, 6:14 pm
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loved the:
fearenheit n.
Panic felt by Americans when attempting to comprehend temperatures in other countries.
I've seen/heard it once or twice, someone asks how cold/hot it is and I'll respond 10/40 and their response is almost always " Is it snowing or I thought you were in `ghanistan'
Another one that wrecks the American mind is Km/h
Nothing like yeah traffic sucked today couldn't go over 100
Their poor minds are going 100 mph is a death wish WTH are talking about!?
fearenheit n.
Panic felt by Americans when attempting to comprehend temperatures in other countries.
I've seen/heard it once or twice, someone asks how cold/hot it is and I'll respond 10/40 and their response is almost always " Is it snowing or I thought you were in `ghanistan'
Another one that wrecks the American mind is Km/h
Nothing like yeah traffic sucked today couldn't go over 100
Their poor minds are going 100 mph is a death wish WTH are talking about!?
Jan 28, 2012, 7:43 pm
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loved the:
fearenheit n.
Panic felt by Americans when attempting to comprehend temperatures in other countries.
I've seen/heard it once or twice, someone asks how cold/hot it is and I'll respond 10/40 and their response is almost always " Is it snowing or I thought you were in `ghanistan'
Another one that wrecks the American mind is Km/h
Nothing like yeah traffic sucked today couldn't go over 100
Their poor minds are going 100 mph is a death wish WTH are talking about!?
fearenheit n.
Panic felt by Americans when attempting to comprehend temperatures in other countries.
I've seen/heard it once or twice, someone asks how cold/hot it is and I'll respond 10/40 and their response is almost always " Is it snowing or I thought you were in `ghanistan'
Another one that wrecks the American mind is Km/h
Nothing like yeah traffic sucked today couldn't go over 100
Their poor minds are going 100 mph is a death wish WTH are talking about!?
It's a lot easier to understand kilometers now that I'm a runner and a cyclist.
My favorite is definitely xorse's a$$.
Jan 28, 2012, 8:43 pm
#13
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xorse’s ... n.
Someone who has just returned from their first trip to Mexico and has decided to pronounce it “Meh-hee-co” to sound cultured.
Someone who has just returned from their first trip to Mexico and has decided to pronounce it “Meh-hee-co” to sound cultured.
Jan 28, 2012, 9:56 pm
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No, just someone who just spent an entire SEA-ORD flight in E+ sitting next to a guy who complained about every little thing. From the temperature of the plane, to the turbulence, the noise of the engines and the fact that he had the window and I refused to move among other things. And he wouldn't shut up. Thank god for red wine and Bose noise cancel long headphones.
Jan 28, 2012, 10:07 pm
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egotourism n.
An approach to travel that purports to serve the local culture, environment, or further personal growth, but in reality only artificially inflates a traveler’s sense of self importance.
An approach to travel that purports to serve the local culture, environment, or further personal growth, but in reality only artificially inflates a traveler’s sense of self importance.