http://www.lukehurley.co.nz/2009/09/30/an-art-story/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:38:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.lukehurley.co.nz/2009/09/30/an-art-story/#comment-181 Mike Skinner Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:56:43 +0000 http://www.lukehurley.co.nz/?p=523#comment-181 Great roman story Luke.... i have one involving stupid americans and the Sistine myself..... having traipsed around Europe a few years ago making full use of the student ISIC card i had tentative entitlement to, i was shocked to find that the Vatican was one of the few places in europe that gave no discount for card holders....when advised of this by the ticket seller at the top of that magnificent staircase, i fell back into laconic kiwi humour and commented "well it better be bloody worth it"...delivered with sufficient irony in my voice and a smile that let even the Italian woman behind the counter in on my lack of serious indignation...(there was no way in hell i was going to not see the recently restored Last Judgement)...but from over my shoulder came this cutting voice of an american woman who, failing to realise my sarcasm, proceeded to announce at a high volume "Of course it is you ENGLISH fool this is Da Vincis greatest work!!!".....the collective laughing and chuckling from the almost united nations of others around here hopefully educated her as to her ignorance!!! Great roman story Luke…. i have one involving stupid americans and the Sistine myself….. having traipsed around Europe a few years ago making full use of the student ISIC card i had tentative entitlement to, i was shocked to find that the Vatican was one of the few places in europe that gave no discount for card holders….when advised of this by the ticket seller at the top of that magnificent staircase, i fell back into laconic kiwi humour and commented “well it better be bloody worth it”…delivered with sufficient irony in my voice and a smile that let even the Italian woman behind the counter in on my lack of serious indignation…(there was no way in hell i was going to not see the recently restored Last Judgement)…but from over my shoulder came this cutting voice of an american woman who, failing to realise my sarcasm, proceeded to announce at a high volume “Of course it is you ENGLISH fool this is Da Vincis greatest work!!!”…..the collective laughing and chuckling from the almost united nations of others around here hopefully educated her as to her ignorance!!!

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