reading in telegraph.co.uk a young american female tourist throws herself into grand canal from vaporetto to evade the ticket she didn't have or buy. the police have to "fish" her out and she is fined for jumping and also no ticket. this is an OMG moment along with SMH. undesirable behavior of tourists in lots of cities that locals and residents have had enough of. hope these visitors have deep pockets!
aloha
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
34216 posts
SMH?
Posted by
2546 posts
Idiotic and illegal behavior is just that.
Posted by
Tuscaloosa, AL
1152 posts
I think it stands for "shaking my head" but I don't generally use these abbreviations myself so I could be wrong. YMMV.
Posted by
Land of La
9322 posts
" Stupid is as stupid does."
- Forrest Gump -
Posted by
Olympia, WA, USA
6713 posts
Maybe she can pay for her travels by selling tickets or collecting tips to see her dive. If it works in third-world beach resorts, why not Venice? ;-)
Posted by
OP
martinez, ca, usa
2429 posts
@ nigel
yes paul it is shake my head. something new i learned
Posted by
Chicago
2062 posts
Remake of "Overboard" with Goldie Hawn?
Is there a video...asking for a friend.
Posted by
Medford, OR, USA
5837 posts
Ingesting canal water could be a death sentence. Jumpting into the Venice sewer system is not a very swift thing to do.
Posted by
Washington DC
28437 posts
Edgar, that was my first thought. I think leptospirosis used to be a risk.
Posted by
Green Bay
21274 posts
I think the citizens of Venice (few though they be) would object to their canals being referred to as sewers.
Posted by
Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
12034 posts
young american female tourist
Given that description, she almost certainly had a phone. Is a new phone cheaper than the 'no ticket' fine?
Truly DUMB
Posted by
Medford, OR, USA
5837 posts
Sam:
http://www.venipedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sewage_disposal
Venice is very unique in terms of its sewage disposal; the canals
are the main way waste is disposed of in Venice, though new
technology has improved the sewage aspect of Venice's infrastructure.
However, bringing a more modern, efficient sewage disposal system to
Venice is a challenge that currently has many obstacles.
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-venice-sewer-system-works-2012-11
The city does not have a complete modern sewage system, meaning its
canals are also its sewer system. This poses some obvious health and
sanitation concerns.
Posted by
Italy
3812 posts
Both the above sources are wrong as they make naive people like Edgar think that human waste ends in the canals.
Posted by
Chicago
8227 posts
Blase ; from a big city perspective, seriously you never know if these events are the result of untreated mental illness (deep pocket or not); moreover the media always exaggerate stuff and this is not the first time something like this has happened