Listen Here Americans In London Its Tower Bridge, Not London Bridge
Listen here all you American tourists in London I’m going to teach you something today. Tower Bridge is the famous and beautiful bridge you are looking for, not London Bridge, which is an ugly looking bridge.
It is a common misconception that London Bridge is the famous bridge over the River Thames, when it is in fact called Tower Bridge.
After my recent visit to the Monument, I was walking along the River Thames heading to Tower Bridge when I came across numerous dazed and confused American tourists. Who couldn’t quite understand why London Bridge, wasn’t the famous bridge they were expecting it to be. Well it is simple really because the bridge they were looking for is called Tower Bridge.
I was standing beside London Bridge, which is just a normal looking bridge, when I couldn’t help but over hear some of the USA’s brightest sparks debating what bridge they were looking at, “that cant be London Bridge, I have seen the pictures, it doesn’t look anything like that”. It didn’t matter that they could quite clearly see the name London Bridge carved into the bridge.
Mr USA asked me where London Bridge was, I told him your looking at it, “it cant be” he said, it can and it is! I explained to him that the famous bridge he was looking for was Tower Bridge, which I pointed out to him further along the river and he says to me that’s London Bridge, the one were looking for. TOWER BRIDGE!
Things got worse when I was standing beside Tower Bridge, when another American says to his wife, this bridge should be called London Bridge, he couldn’t understand why it had the wrong name. Give me a break, it has only been open since 1894 and has always been called Tower Bridge.
A bridge structure has existed on the present sight of London Bridge for over 2000 years, when the Romans built a wooden bridge. So its quite probable that London bridge has had its name for well over 2000 years. We all know how American movies makers love to change history, but this is real life and you aint changing the name of Tower Bridge.
After I had finished taking in the Tower Bridge Exhibition, I wandered along the south bank of the River Thames heading back to London Bridge. As I approached London Bridge, you guessed it, more dumbfounded American tourists. I don’t know what it is about these two bridges that confuses people so much.
Mr & Mrs America were again saying that this bridge shouldn’t be called London Bridge, why is it called London Bridge, they should change the names around. I guess London Bridge would seem more interesting if it was called Tower Bridge. I can just imagine all the American tourists standing looking it and saying why is it called Tower Bridge, it hasn’t even got a tower, its flat.
So remember American tourists that you are looking for Tower Bridge, not London Bridge. Tower Bridge is the cool looking bridge, London Bridge is the uncool looking bridge. Second thoughts I will email Mayor Boris Johnson and ask him if he can just change the names of the bridges around, so things are simpler for the Americans.
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9 Responses to “Listen Here Americans In London Its Tower Bridge, Not London Bridge”
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Brilliant post! We have many of those tourists visiting the island I live on every day.. Oh the questions they ask! :p
Yes, sad to say but most Americans don’t know much about anything that isn’t in their own backyard (I can say that since I’m American). Did you know in Lake Havasu, Arizona there is a London Bridge which the Americans bought thinking it was Tower Bridge. It was brought over brick by brick and when they reconstructed it they were very disappointed….lol. Went there when I was a kid before I ever went to Tower Bridge but I have much fonder memories of Tower Bridge!
Well nothing surprises me, I am Canadian an live in the province of Saskatchewan and I AM ALWAYS asked if i know their cousin fred in Toronto which of course is 2000 kilometers away lol, so i just always nod and say yes….. hes a good man LOL
I like it when they call the Tower of London ‘London Tower’
On another note I wish when Hollywood makes a film with a London scene in it that they resist putting in a shot of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, it’s very lazy.
I want my money back.
To be honest… being an American I have to admit I had always thought that Tower Bridge was London Bridge (thank you for correcting me before you had an opportunity to ridicule me as a tourist in your lovely country). The real problem is if you show a picture of Tower Bridge to ANY tourist from around the world they’ll think it’s London Bridge. A Google or Yahoo image search for London Bridge will predominantly show images of Tower Bridge (go ahead, check). Maybe the Brits should try to correct all the mislabeling out there? This is my favorite example…
http://www.londontravelguide365.com/city-information/london-bridge.html
I think the problem is that there are too many idiots creating web sites or blogs with the sole purpose of making money and they haven’t got a clue as to what they are talking about. I would hazard a guess and say that anybody that is publishing misleading information such as what you highlighted in your link above, have never been to London in there life’s and they sure as hell have never visited Tower Bridge or I suppose if they would know what they were talking about.
My goal isn’t to ridicule Americans or any other lost tourists. My words of wisdom are meant to be taken tongue in cheek as the saying goes. I think that even Americans have got a sense of humour, and can see the funny side of my article.
Lets face facts I couldn’t have used the word Muslim in my article, I would have received a million death threats. That is the difference between most people form countries like the UK and America, we can have a wee laugh from time to time.
Ah yes. I know exactly the frustrating experience you describe, and I’m American. American’s don’t have a firm grasp on geography or history in general but I really think the nursey rhyme” London Bridges Falling Down” also contributes to this misconception.
I agree, it’s the nursery rhyme.