I don’t think many people are doing much traveling these days but when we could travel, we were often amazed with what we saw outside of our own, local area. It really doesn’t matter if you are traveling to a nearby town or around the world, you are going to experience something that you may never have experienced before. It is especially the case when you go to a different country and you may not be accustomed to the different way that they do things. That is what the American tourist experienced in the following joke when a British cop took advantage of the situation.
An American tourist in London was desperate to take a leak. After a long search he couldn’t find any public bathroom to relieve himself. So he went down one of the side streets to take care of business. Just as he was unzipping, a London police officer showed up.
“Look here, old chap, what are you doing?” the officer asked.
“I’m sorry,” the American replied, “but I really gotta take a leak.”
“You can’t do that here,” the officer told him. “Look, follow me.”
The police officer led him to a beautiful garden with lots of grass, pretty flowers, and manicured hedges. “Here,” said the policeman, “whiz away.”
The American tourist shrugged, turned, unzipped, and started pissing on the flowers. “Ahhh,” he said in relief. Then turning toward the officer, he said, “This is very nice of you. Is this British courtesy?”
“No,” replied the policeman. “It’s the French Embassy.”
