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Originally Posted by Egan
Pah, I'm going to start running safaris to Saracen Street in High Possil after dark. That'll draw them in:
"If you look to the left you can Just see a young Ned looking out from that bus shelter. You will notice that he is feeding just now from a bottle of Buckfast perhaps prior to chibbing some daftie fae the Maryhill Fleeto. We can get a little bit closer if you would like but if he starts barking 'Tongs, Tongs, Ya Bas!" we should all get back in the jeep and lock the doors."
Yup, thar's money in them thar hills.
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:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I'm only an American tourist, but I think I can relate. In North Carolina, the Cherokee tourist spots used to have (they may still have) "braves" all suited up in headdresses and feathers and paint (most of which was not even really traditional Cherokee) and they'd do all the stereotypical antics. Tourist dollars (or pounds) are great for the economy, but there's a price.
On a touristy trip to Edinburgh several years ago we were bussed to some restaurant or hotel or someplace where we were piped off the coach (by a piper in full regalia, of course) and into the building for dinner and traditional Scottish entertainment. I had mixed feelings; they put a lot of effort put into it and it was obvious they wanted us to enjoy it all, but on the other hand it was very plastic.
Apart from that, though, I loved my trip. Cheers.