{"id":734,"date":"2007-12-01T21:41:16","date_gmt":"2007-12-01T21:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/12\/01\/a-reminder-for-american-tourists\/"},"modified":"2007-12-02T10:16:15","modified_gmt":"2007-12-02T10:16:15","slug":"a-reminder-for-american-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/12\/01\/a-reminder-for-american-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"A reminder for American tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nicmcphee\/1688974251\/\" title=\"Going, coming, and waiting by Unhindered by Talent, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2202\/1688974251_9e807d9ec5.jpg?w=450\" alt=\"Going, coming, and waiting\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmaclarke.com\/\">Emma Clarke<\/a> has been doing the official voice overs for the London Underground since 1999, and she has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmaclarke.com\/fun\/mind-the-gap\/spoof-london-underground-announcements\">a page of spoofs<\/a> she&#8217;s recorded in her sillier moments.  Definitely fun; I was fond of this one, clearly aimed at Sub-Evil and me:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nWe&#8217;d like to remind our American tourist friends, that you are almost certainly talking too loud.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Given that WeatherGirl&#8217;s initial impression of me was &#8220;a loud, obnoxious American&#8221; (a position 18 years of marriage has only <em>slightly<\/em> softened), it does seem likely that it applies.<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"st-post-tags \">\n\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/americans\/\" title=\"Americans\">Americans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/funny\/\" title=\"funny\">funny<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/london-underground\/\" title=\"London Underground\">London Underground<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/parody\/\" title=\"parody\">parody<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/voice-over\/\" title=\"voice over\">voice over<\/a><br \/><\/div>\n\n\n\t<h4>Related posts<\/h4>\n\t<ul class=\"st-related-posts\">\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2008\/02\/24\/the-things-you-learn-on-the-tube\/\" title=\"The things you learn on the Tube (24 Feb 08)\">The things you learn on the Tube<\/a> (0)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/11\/12\/now-i-say-something-about-walking-uphill-to-school-both-ways\/\" title=\"Now I say something about walking uphill to school &#8211; both ways (12 Nov 07)\">Now I say something about walking uphill to school &#8211; both ways<\/a> (2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emma Clarke has been doing the official voice overs for the London Underground since 1999, and she has a page of spoofs she&#8217;s recorded in her sillier moments. Definitely fun; I was fond of this one, clearly aimed at Sub-Evil and me: We&#8217;d like to remind our American tourist friends, that you are almost certainly &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/12\/01\/a-reminder-for-american-tourists\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A reminder for American tourists&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[14,19],"tags":[146,81,144,143,145],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p90sy-bQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":800,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2008\/02\/24\/the-things-you-learn-on-the-tube\/","url_meta":{"origin":734,"position":0},"title":"The things you learn on the Tube","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"24 Feb 08","format":false,"excerpt":"After a long day of being cultural and scientific in London with Kildegaards a few weeks ago, we got on the Tube back to Liverpool Street and the train back to Colchester. 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