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The news has been packed this week with gloomy stories about the weather – first the snow and now how we are expecting torrential flooding. So it was good to see a light-hearted story in The Sun about the silliest questions asked by tourists worldwide. And, it raises the question, are some people really that stupid?

We’ve picked a selection below of the ones that really tickled us along with the country/place that the question originated:

• UK – “I want to go somewhere in the north of Wales, but I don’t want to go to the coast. I’d like to go to the seaside. Can you recommend somewhere?”
• Rome – “What time do the gladiators start fighting in the Colosseum?”
• Val D’Aosta (mountain resort) – “Hello, where is the beach?”
• The Netherlands – “Where can I find this cow village?” (Pointing to a picture of a cow on a map)
• Ireland – “Where is the leprechaun forest?”
• Ireland – “Do you have St Patrick’s day here in Ireland as well?”
• Ireland – “Do you guys ever say ‘top of the mornin’ to you’?”
• Portugal – “Do you mind if I hide here until my wife goes away?”
• London – “Can you tell me why they built Windsor Castle on the Heathrow flight path?”

So in answer to my previous question – are some people really that stupid? – it would appear that the answer is yes!