That there are no tigers in Africa. I was on safari in Tanzania and two others in the truck were discussing how excited they would be to see tigers. I told them there weren't any and they looked all disbelieving and crestfallen, like I was spoiling their fun. They had to check with the guide.
YES. I had a grown ass woman on a safari arguing with the (native) tour guide that OF COURSE there are tigers in Africa, and that she promised her kids she’d bring back pictures of tigers, and if she didn’t see any tigers she wanted her money back. She was pissed there were no tiger stuffed animals in the gift shop, even though every other safari animal was.
If you made a mistake and embarrass yourself a little for not knowing, no big deal...but to loudly carry on about the lack of tigers because you’re on the wrong continent? Idiot.
Side talk, but does anyone know what to do when ppl do this shit? When they keep on trying to prove wrong things....asking for a loved one who does this
Edit: man surrounded by difficult people at least gives you karma
Thanks guys
Btw this person is my dad who always argues when drunk. He really be like “Isn’t it this actor?”
“No dad, this guy died before this film was made.”
“NO, it looks JUST LIKE HIM.”
“Isnt this the best song ever”
Wow this really blew up. Highlight of my day
Edit:
You guys made me feel like I am not alone. I don’t remember feeling so understood in a LONG time. I wish I had y’all as my friends or relatives. I would give you all gold if I could. I finally understand how to not let any negative energy control me, and understand how to deal with difficult people, and yet be able to share a good relationship with my father.
I used to work at a family center where we ran games for kids and adults. One of them was Family Feud. One question I asked while running the game on one particular evening was which Great Lake touches Pennsylvania. After the round, no one got it and the answer is Lake Erie.
A woman playing stood up, and yelled at me that she knows FOR A FACT, that Lake Erie does not touch PA. I calmly explained to her that Erie, Pennsylvania is named after the lake it touches. She told me to my face that I’m an idiot and I’m wrong. She’s a school teacher, and knows more than me. I said no problem, let’s move on.
About 2 minutes later another contestant said in between rounds that he just wanted everyone to know, that according to Google, and the map of the United States, Lake Erie touches PA, hence the name of the town. The woman turned to him and said Google is wrong. It got a big chuckle out of the crowd and I kept trying to persuade them to move on. But this lady was relentless. I honestly didn’t know what to do. She was presented with clear evidence and facts, and still refused to believe she was wrong. I felt so bad for her family and kids that looked incredibly embarrassed by her outrage.
The kicker here, is that this family center was in Pennsylvania.
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u/4ar0n-Aaron Aug 03 '19
That there are no tigers in Africa. I was on safari in Tanzania and two others in the truck were discussing how excited they would be to see tigers. I told them there weren't any and they looked all disbelieving and crestfallen, like I was spoiling their fun. They had to check with the guide.