Jim's last post reminded me of something my sister told me when she was attending the College of William and Mary years ago. It's by no means a national saying; as far as I know having been confined to the college and its surroundings. But she said that they referred to tourists as "tourons".
This is a portmanteau of the word "tourist" and another ... less flattering word. The reason being that Colonial Williamsburg is one of the more popular local tourist attractions, and the visitors were always pestering the busy students for directions
*.
The student body had apparently even gone so far as to print their own "tourist maps", which included many, many (far too many) points of interest - such as the "butcher's shop", the "baker's shop" and ... you guessed it: the "candlestick maker's shop". The map also depicted a police station on every single corner in the city. (We have a lot ... but not
that many.) These maps were eagerly handed out to any poor, unsuspecting tourist who happened to have the bad luck of asking a W&M student where the nearest bus stop was located.
And we wonder why the rest of the world thinks we're ****heads.
* I feel I should mention that this was long before everyone had an exact, up-to-date map of the world in their pocket showing their real-time location. And I should also mention that Williamsburg is [was?] home to a traffic intersection called "confusion corner" - and for good reason. Once, when I was visiting my sister at the college, I had to try and navigate this intersection.
None of the lanes (which seemed to come from many random directions) lined up with one another through the intersection, and all of the traffic lights were mounted on poles which were so far from the roadway that which lane they controlled was a complete mystery.
Add to that the fact that the entire intersection is surrounded by dense forest - so much so that the traffic lights themselves and even the oncoming lanes were difficult to identify - and you can imagine why this is a complete nightmare for all but the most seasoned local drivers.