Venice charges rude tourists extraLiving in a tourist-hell town, I would eagerly support any business that wants to charge boorish and rude tourists extra. Language isn't so much an issue here, but tourists who behave like self-important a******es who think the world owes them a living could certainly pony up a few extra bucks for psychological pain and suffering.
Tourists who do not want to be ripped off in Venice were advised yesterday to drop their brutish behaviour and try to learn a bit of the local lingo.
A "significant proportion" of the city's bars and restaurants are now operating two or even three price lists: one for tourists, another for locals, and a third for "sympathetic" tourists who make more effort than the usual grunted demands.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Capital Idea!
I like the basic principle of this:
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