Since the last time we shared our comics with you beautiful people and got the amazing response we did, we decided to publish more of our work about the everyday struggles of a fluffy bunny working in tourism. And it has been a struggle!
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Sea Level
Yeah. Doesn't work that way. the sea level could be higher of lower than the ocean.
Is it in tide? Or because it’s too cold out tide?
Load More Replies...Chimes
Just realised - I couldn't do this job. Well done to all those with far more patience than I could EVER have.
I actually liked the job to some extent, because there are also many nice people, too. They used to make my day.
Load More Replies...I'm Norwegian. This is tourists coming to ny Home town Longyearbyen. "Where's the polar bear and northern lights?" Well... I do not control the universe, and I most definetly do not leash polar bears
The stupid questions never stopped coming, if anything they just became crazier! We even had to up our game to three comics per week rather than two. We also got a huge amount of stories from you guys! Some of these are now stories from other countries, not only Iceland. Hopefully, you will find them relatable and funny.
Fine Print
This actually happened to me directly. I remember I sketched this one down before replying to the customer...
Load More Replies...I just took a sea turtle snorkeling tour in Waikiki and they asked if anyone didn't know how to swim. No one raised their hand. Later I asked the guy why they asked that and he told me they can accommodate people who can't by putting them on a surfboard with a face mask so they could see down into the water.
That's actually pretty nice and smart!
Load More Replies...Yup. Know those questions. Yesterday got asked if "Covid-19 is a music group?" Stared at the guy...cause COME On. He stared at me...then said "you know, radio?"
To be fair, in theory you could snorkle with floaties, and not everyone knows how to swim and/or could be disabled...
That's not the actual problem here. Of course there are tours that are friendly to people with disabilities. The issue here is that, even though there is a massive warning "YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO SWIM" they decide to still ask, just in case, maybe the massive warning is just plain wrong :)
Load More Replies...Schedule
- "we see dolphins like 95% the times we go there" - "ok, i will buy a ticket" and then.. "its really weird we did not see them this time" - "not so weird, it happens to me 95% times i buy a ticket"
uhhh, maybe they meant what time the boat was scheduled to take them? XD wow...
For those of you who didn't see our previous post, we are a couple working in the tourism industry for the last few years. It has been a wild ride and the only thing that prevented us from going insane was sharing our frustration with our colleagues through these little comics we made and posted on our internal communications channels. Since all of our friends and colleagues loved them, we decided to share them with all of you guys, to help keep you sane while working retail/front desk/tourism.
Opinion
I understand people arguing the cause of global warming but not the actual fact it's happening.
Some people just need you to take their little hand, drag them over to the actual proof something is happening, then slap them a few times until they figure it out.
Load More Replies..."Ignorance is bliss", a saying that should be replaced with "knowledge is power".
Unfortunately, both are true, and some people choose bliss over power without a moment's pause.
Load More Replies...It's as bad as the anti-vaxxers who, despite actual scientific data, still think Jenny McCarthy knows more than the medical profession than they do.
All the time. There is a bit of him in everyone who says things like this.
Load More Replies...Damnit, you are a saint. I'm a flight attendant. Once on a flight EU-USA wild flat earther aproched. But. "Do you see line on the map? It's curved. But! On a sphere it would be straight. This is the shortest straight route. If round earth is conspiracy, by wealthy, do you think they would fly longer (curved) routes instead of shortest (straight)? That would be more expensive"
I think my brain just melted. :D We have never had a flat earther, thankfully!
Load More Replies...The "fekk off ear" is definitely a thing. :D
Load More Replies...My brother says that things that have proof, but prove something against him, are just "my opinion". SO. ANNOYING!!!
Sol
Please please tell me people didn't actually think there would be a second Sun coming up at midnight! Please! PLEEEEEASE!!!! 😢
Cannot tell you. We have some friends in Norway who were actually asked when the second sun will be seen.
Load More Replies...I haven't been on this site for ages, but I needed some welcome distraction from all the C19 news. I've seen your comics around the Internet and have always loved them for their tongue-in-cheek humour. You my friend have a patience of a saint- I have always loved traveling, but I don't believe I could ever deal with tourists like this. This makes me want to weep for humanity.
I must admit I love your name here! Made me chuckle. Thank you for your kind words! It's amazing to see people actually see our work, understand it, and, ultimately, like it.. :)
Load More Replies...Sorry. :/ All of our stories are things that actually happened to either of us or someone working in tourism around the globe...
Load More Replies...Shining on us, making this a bit more bearable? :D
Load More Replies...Let us know your stories, be it from working in the tourism industry, in retail, or in any other field that deals with people on a daily basis. We would love to hear what you have to say!
Focus
I was at Thingvellir last year AND I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE ROCK!! 😱 *Books flights to Reykjavik*
Haha, there are, like, a few of them. You might have to book a few trips to see them all! :D
Load More Replies...Hidden God
Well, it's not like beet sounds would part the clouds...
Load More Replies...Yep! All of these stories are true, either experienced by us or submitted to us... It is insane how you can't believe them and yet they have happened. To be honest, I actually made up a story as part of a three-parter, and then the first comment was: yep, happened. So, apparently, even if we did start making stuff up, it would have happened somewhere. Insane.
Load More Replies...Why is so relatable? I'm working as a part of a team whose managing tours to few mountain and waterfall in East Java, Indonesia. And most of the people abroad believe so earnestly with weather forecast. We have to explain over and over again that Indonesian weather is unpredictable and you can't rely to much on weather forecast. We even have to put ot on terms and condition about the weather condition. But most of them are still saying. "I want refund because I can't see the sunrise on mount Bromo since its way to cloudy. You should know better, you've been living in Indonesia for so long. Or "You should make the weather okay before departing." Well,
There are a lot of people who don't seem to believe that people do not control the weather and still expect us to do the impossible... :O
Load More Replies...You Would Never Guess
Last-Minute
That is the best, truest sentence I've ever read.
Load More Replies...That sounds a lot like the Christmas story ;) Maybe you have a stable with a crib somewhere?
I particularly love the 'I have children'. Hearing that soooooo much recently - as if one person's decision to get childered up is reason enough for everyone to jump.
Absolutely that. If you decide to have children, others are not supposed to have to coddle you. It was your CHOICE.
Load More Replies...Maybe the bear will think twice about getting carried away with wishing lady bears a happy new year.. If only he'd remembered to put a hat on it, the problem of children wouldn't even have come up..
Unexpected
Oh, dear, we should add this as a fourth panel. :D
Load More Replies...Hike
Too true. Many of SAR are volunteers who risk their lives to help people in trouble. Please stop being dumb.
There should be a limit to how stupid you're allowed to be in the wild - if you're too stupid, you should have to pay the cost of being rescued
Load More Replies...I live in Hurricane alley. It's always the same. People are told to evacuate (depending on predicted storm conditions), and there are some that no matter HOW strong the rating and very real chance of danger, will say "meh. I don't die last time". Then when s**t gets real, they call emergency services for rescue, putting THOSE people in danger because of their a*s-hattery. *eyeroll*
People's stupidity somehow always becomes the whole worlds problem.
I trek a lot in Slovenia and "every" summer it was the sad running gag how many stupid people try to climb there in Flip-Flops, with just a half litre of water (for 4 people) or near sundown. Mountain Rescue was out every second day. :/
Back in summer 2014, when Glasgow had the Commonwealth Games, mountain rescue had to pull a couple of athletes from some African country off Ben Nevis. They were dressed in jeans, t-shirts, and sandals. When questioned by the police they said they wanted to climb the mountain because they'd "Never seen snow." Who. In the HELL. Comes to Scotland. In the middle of f-king JULY. To see snow?
Uff, this one is all to true. I have heard stories of too many tourists where I used to live get into horrible accidents because they severely underestimated the terrain, weather, or were under prepared. (Just because it is summer in the United Kingdom doesn't mean that the weather will not change at the drop of a hat.) I've read news stories and have seen tourists hiking up cliffs in thongs . It is outrageously dangerous and flat-out selfish as many of them need to be rescued.
Here in Taiwan, we get people going into the (very steep, very high) mountains when typhoons are approaching. Calling Mr Darwin...
Flip flops,... Soda...not water...chips, not energy bar...phone at low charge, going lower......YEP...Ready for that LONG arduous hike
Dance
I built a robot whale, but by my calculations it won't be able to do any tricks without some sort of antigravity propulsion, which I'm fresh out of.
Somehow Not My Responsibility
I feel you. I used to work in a castle and people regularly showed up after we had closed, accusing us of bad service and what not. I hate how entitled people are. There is too much money for too many trend travelers who don't understand what traveling really is about.
That is true! People are generally too entitled and some of them really should not travel and talk to others. Do you have any stories to share with us? We always love hearing your side of the story :)
Load More Replies...I work in a pharmacy, we close at 9 p.m. Still, people are offended when we don't want to let them in after 9. Those who come at 8:59 stay 30 minutes looking at face creams... and often say: how nice, it's so empty at this hour, I can finally shop in peace! We are not paid for after hours. It's sad.
Oh, I feel for you! For a while we could not lock our door on the tourist info when we were closing. Once we were supposed to close at 10pm, we ended up walking out after midnight.
Load More Replies...Take it in your stride, and find another, unexpected adventure that others may not find! Simple!
I used to work for one of the world's largest information technology companies. I called a customer once and introduced myself as a representative of AT&T. The fellow asked me to repeat it, which I did, and then he asked me, "How do you spell it?"
Precise
If you are staying at a hotel, you should know the name. If you can’t say it, write it.
The bunny bus driver looks like he wants to tell the tourist WHERE to go! 😂
That's my way of jokeing, so sincerely sorry to every customer service professional ;) but I do follow up with "sorry for my dry as wall sense of humor, I have the name written on the key card" or something along this lines :D if you meet people like me, sorry and thank you for bareing with lame jokes, we do love them ;)
Hey, as long as it's a joke, it's fine. We can take that, no problem. I even give it back to some poor people and they either take it in stride or... well, it flies above them. The problem is the people who actually mean this (and there are some).
Load More Replies...Oh god, this reminds me SO much of my husbands work. He's a delivery driver. I don't know how many times he's come home and told me "I had another one!". Meaning, some idiot has asked him WHAT was in the package THEY ordered! How the F is he supposed to know?! People are so stupid sometimes.
Nobody Ever Said
I sometimes wish people without common sense, used to attention signs everywhere including hot drinks, would be left alone in a pure and natural place with the sea, mountains and valleys. Just to learn something.
There seems to be an issue with natural selection these days. If you can't follow one very visible sign, do we reaaaaaally need the next three, or can we just let the nature do it's thing.
Load More Replies...I saw no such signs on the Black beach. Still, didn't get soaked. ;)
When were you in Iceland? Because there are signs all over the place, though not this close to the sea, of course. :) At the parking lot and café, and whatnot.
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If it's real battle footage, shouldn't that be something like a Pulitzer Prize?
That's OK... try working for the National Park Service at Independence in Philadelphia. We ran the 30 minute film titled "Independence" every 45 minutes. People would walk into this big room with a lot of seats and a huge screen and ask "Is this where you show the film?" (Like, no, we show it on the wall of the factory 2 blocks away, dumbarse!)
Touch!
I hate it when I'm playing a game or watching something and someone just goes, "That's cool." and puts their greasy finger on my computer.
And that tiny smudge that happens, and the gentle sound that comes with it. It's something out of a horror movie.
Load More Replies...If not comments, I wouldnt get it. But this is annoying. However.... At least the it's work computer ;)
It still hurts just the same... I used to have strong urges to swat at hands...
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Normal
I use to work at a souvenir booth in Ireland. I rung up their purchase and told them their total and the father asked me how much that was in "real money"
Well, I have used that phrase as joke, a few times.... (God, now, I hope the other person didn't think I was being serious O.o )
Load More Replies...While in an American Walmart I was having trouble working out what the denominations of the coins were (WHo thought of minting coins without numbers on them?). This lead to the following conversation with a cashier; Cashier: Are you r******d? Me: No. I'm not from America and I don't understand your currency. C: You have different money where you're from? M: Yes. C: Why?
"Are you r******d?" Like, for real? For real real? Also, coins without numbers, where do we live? Idiot world?
Load More Replies...Snow
This comment makes me laugh cause that would be me. Terrible with directions. Just point the way for me.
Load More Replies...People need to grasp that tour companies cannot control the weather.
Exclusivity
This Might Help
Some people think if you throw enough money at other people it will buy you anything..
Safety
We're actually looking into starting another comic with instamorons and influencers being our sole focus :) There are so many instances of people doing scary and dangerous stuff just for a few likes!
Load More Replies...I don't see the problem here.. that's how mother nature sorts it out
I must admit I like cliff photos, but I make sure the clliff is solid and then crawl and lie flat so I don't trip over my own legs and learn to fly :p and I don't do it if there are kids around who might get ideas.
...and, surely, you don't cross any barriers doing so, right? :) Riiight? Then you are the example tourist.
Load More Replies...I love the look on the bunny's face in the last frame. Surprised he's not smacking his forehead too!
I hate 'influencers'. They make the sane photographers of Instagram (like myself) look bad
Imagine the TourBunny social influencer account! I have no idea how but it could work!
Load More Replies...Can't really, unfortunately. Not for their sake but for SAR. They are volunteers, not getting paid for a job where they can get injured or die trying to rescue people...
Load More Replies...Wet
Once, when I was working at helpdesk, somebody called for the replacement of the electronic toothbrush, as the limescale was building up on the handle. I asked when was the last time they washed it. Reply was "where in the manual it says I need to keep it clean"
How does humanity still exist...?
Load More Replies...Preparations
Lights
The Unimpressed One
Storm
Every seat has a pair of emergency ruby slippers under it. Just break the glass box.
Load More Replies...Are You Open
Ok. Similar at the restaurant where I work. We've stopped leaving the door propped open a crack for the employees to come in. BECAUSE, every single time a customer will come in and when informed we're not open, will say okay no problem. They don't leave, just sit in the lobby by the cash register watching me finish opening. I won't start ringing them up until the moment we open-no matter how much they sigh, or look at their watch, pace whatever. Sometimes, if they're really early (10 minutes or more)I make something up and kick them out.
I feel that. At my last optical we had a metal gate that blocked the entrance when we were closed- but you couldn't have it all the way closed because the only mechanism to open/close it was on the outside of the gate. I would close it as much as possible so I basically had to crawl underneath and people would STILL come in. Lights are off, you had to squat and shuffle to get in here, but yeah that's totally normal and means we're open, sure. And seriously it's infuriating because there are hours for a reason. We don't close at about 8, maybe 815- we close at 8. If anything I'd close early- or for you it would generally be nicer to open later- but they're never okay when you go in that direction are they?
Load More Replies...The Starving One
Wet
Sarcasm
The Restaurant
Certain Death
Perfect Weather
Beer
Local craft breweries do their best :D
Load More Replies...I want all of them! It was fun making these up. :)
Load More Replies...Customeradvisor
Cardboard
Are You
"I just want to provide the best service pissible, and I'm afraid with this little amount of time we have left till closing, I won't be able to satysify your needs. I could stay over hours, but my boss is so stingy about it, it could get me fired. How about I'll make you short tour around the place, and tomorrow I could arrange something special, just for you"
Is that a suggestion for what the bunny should say?
Load More Replies...Too Cold
Migration
Stars
You wouldn't be able to see them anyways, the sun is too bright.
Load More Replies...Totally Unexpected
Not That Obvious
I think they're asking about the specific place where the luggage is stored.
He Technically Correct One
Real
Grand Idea
Ehh, if only nobody would count them.
Load More Replies...Nosy
Yes, the "you-are-too-close-trapdoor". We'd install it right next to the "don't-touch-my-screen-gallows".
Load More Replies...Subverting Expectations
Millionare
The Meltdown
But It's Christmas
Now That You Mention It
People with mild asthma. I need my inhaler on me 24/7, but I know a number of people who should have one on them but they don't carry it because it's inconvenient. Often if they don't do much physical activity on the regular they don't consider it, until there IS physical activity and then guess who needs to borrow my inhaler! Seriously if you ask people they'll say they've got no health issues because they don't have to think about it much so it's "nothing." Until they have that one bad asthma attack then that's not a thing you forget so much.
Load More Replies...Boots
Titanic
Left
Cookies
Clueless
The Marine Biologist
The Late Bird
Useless
The Scientist
Holidays
Long-Term Planning
Shoes
The Horde
Minibus
Valentine's Day
So What
Ten Percent
....and then the 10% which is in the water melts, so you're left with an iceburg bobbing along in the air just above the waves. True story.
Ahh, the not-so-elusive floatberg. Yeah, heard that's what sunk the Titanic. It was floating too high so it crushed the captain's quarters, which obviously sunk the ship because the ship has to go down with its captain. smh.
Load More Replies...Was this a kid? Because that would be cute. An adult.... Well...
Sadly, no, it was an adult. As you said, the kids can make these things cute, but when you see an adult that can't cope with concepts as simple as this, it becomes funny/sad.
Load More Replies...Now He Gets It
Yeah close enough! The midnight sun makes the auroras with some delay! :D
Load More Replies...Start Time
The sign says 'tonight at 21:30' which is clearly the start time!
Load More Replies...Frozen
no its either really hot, or its solid
Load More Replies...Geothermal
What’s a gieser? Is it one of those natural baths (sorry. I am not good at life. I’m 13.)
No worries, no one expects you to know everything at 13. Hell, no one expects to know everything at 30, or 50, or 80. You're good! The geyser they are talking about is in an area with a lot of small hot springs and 'hot pots', small pools of boiling mud. The average temperature of the geyser, the hot pots, and hot springs is 100°C or 212° F. Sooo... hot enough to literally boil your skin off or at least give you very bad burns. You can even, on some tours, boil eggs to eat in one of the springs or try geyser bread which is baked by burying it in the ground near a hot pot. So the idea of someone taking a bath in one of these is horrifying because they would die. Painfully. Boiled alive.
Load More Replies...Such A Good Idea
Storm Schmorning
Glacier Wildlife
Yeah, you can use them as a sled as well!
Load More Replies...Rain
24h
Snaefellsnes
I'm Norwegian. I grew up inn Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen. Oh my God, I've met so many tourists during my decade there I just can’t deal with them anymore. I don’t keep polar bears leashes up in my backyard and I don’t control the northern lights from my phone or computer 😆 STOP IT
You're definitely welcome! If you need more, we publish these three times a week on our Instagram, Facebook, and website :)
Load More Replies...I work in returns at a retail store (based out of sweden..... ;).....)and I think we get the same people
Yes, unfortunately, we do. Feel free to send us your stories. Bun might as well start moonlighing in retail. The more I think of it, the more I can see how returns would be the worst department to work in retail. Now we need to know! :)
Load More Replies...I love your style, the line, and sense of humour, I had lots of fun commenting, I hope I wasn't too much :) keep up the good work, and steady comics flow for mass entertainmnet!
Thanks ez! It was great reading your comments! We will keep up. We're opening a patreon account these days to make sure we can focus on doing more of this and less of our boring day jobs. :)
Load More Replies...Things that need to be pounded into ignorant tourist's heads: 1. Other countries are not giant theme parks 2. Wild animals won't perform tricks on demand 3. Weather can't be controlled And most importantly...they are not the center of the universe!
No no no! You are wrong. All those things are how the world works. Plus, they're always entitled to a refund for the smallest issues.
Load More Replies...Knowing how civil Icelanders are to tourists it's probably a good thing that none of those guests can understand what you're muttering to each other in private.
The best one I ever heard was at "Head Smashed In" Buffalo Jump archaeological site in SW Alberta, Canada. This is a spectacular place on the edge of the Rocky Mountains where Native peoples traditionally hunted Plains Bison (AKA Buffalo) by driving them over a cliff. This happened there for thousands of years, as it was a particularly good spot for this type of hunting. The interpretive centre is awesome, built into the cliffside. You learn the ancient story by climbing up 5 stories of the centre until you reach the top. Staff and archeologists are on hand to answer questions. After this, one visitor asked "What time do the Buffalo jump?" :( !!
I'm cringing because I feel like so many of these people might be American. It's such an American attitude to steamroll through a country while on vacation all while demanding things. I was on a cruise last year with my husband and we walked up to a bank of elevators to go back to our room. As soon as we walked up a woman with a NY accent said, I was here first so I get on first. I replied, ooook then. I guess she didn't like my sarcastic response because as we all climbed on the elevator she mumbled, stupid red necks probably from some inbred bumblebee f**k state. We started cracking up. We're from NJ. So yeah Americans even ignorant and entitled to fellow Americans.
I'm Norwegian. I grew up inn Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen. Oh my God, I've met so many tourists during my decade there I just can’t deal with them anymore. I don’t keep polar bears leashes up in my backyard and I don’t control the northern lights from my phone or computer 😆 STOP IT
You're definitely welcome! If you need more, we publish these three times a week on our Instagram, Facebook, and website :)
Load More Replies...I work in returns at a retail store (based out of sweden..... ;).....)and I think we get the same people
Yes, unfortunately, we do. Feel free to send us your stories. Bun might as well start moonlighing in retail. The more I think of it, the more I can see how returns would be the worst department to work in retail. Now we need to know! :)
Load More Replies...I love your style, the line, and sense of humour, I had lots of fun commenting, I hope I wasn't too much :) keep up the good work, and steady comics flow for mass entertainmnet!
Thanks ez! It was great reading your comments! We will keep up. We're opening a patreon account these days to make sure we can focus on doing more of this and less of our boring day jobs. :)
Load More Replies...Things that need to be pounded into ignorant tourist's heads: 1. Other countries are not giant theme parks 2. Wild animals won't perform tricks on demand 3. Weather can't be controlled And most importantly...they are not the center of the universe!
No no no! You are wrong. All those things are how the world works. Plus, they're always entitled to a refund for the smallest issues.
Load More Replies...Knowing how civil Icelanders are to tourists it's probably a good thing that none of those guests can understand what you're muttering to each other in private.
The best one I ever heard was at "Head Smashed In" Buffalo Jump archaeological site in SW Alberta, Canada. This is a spectacular place on the edge of the Rocky Mountains where Native peoples traditionally hunted Plains Bison (AKA Buffalo) by driving them over a cliff. This happened there for thousands of years, as it was a particularly good spot for this type of hunting. The interpretive centre is awesome, built into the cliffside. You learn the ancient story by climbing up 5 stories of the centre until you reach the top. Staff and archeologists are on hand to answer questions. After this, one visitor asked "What time do the Buffalo jump?" :( !!
I'm cringing because I feel like so many of these people might be American. It's such an American attitude to steamroll through a country while on vacation all while demanding things. I was on a cruise last year with my husband and we walked up to a bank of elevators to go back to our room. As soon as we walked up a woman with a NY accent said, I was here first so I get on first. I replied, ooook then. I guess she didn't like my sarcastic response because as we all climbed on the elevator she mumbled, stupid red necks probably from some inbred bumblebee f**k state. We started cracking up. We're from NJ. So yeah Americans even ignorant and entitled to fellow Americans.
