Today’s lesson: How to deal with tourists in Amsterdam who have asked you for directions to a coffeeshop with the intention of purchasing and inhaling marijuana.
You don’t actually need to think about the question you have been asked, you only need to appear as if you are.
To aid you achieving the correct look you may wish to use this opportunity to think about what you would like to eat for dinner or what kind of gift you should buy for a loved one.
Any direction will do fine but it must be random. You may wish to use a randomizing technique such as "eeny, meeny, miny, moe."
If you decide to do so you must insure that you do not say it out loud. It is important that your tourist does not hear the selection process or know that it is random.
The arm should be raised and the finger extended to indicate the direction.
"Yeah. There is a really good coffeeshop just a short walk that way. You can’t miss it, mate."
Be sure to say this clearly and with confidence so that it is believable. Why not practice saying it now in the mirror?
Congratulations! You have just dealt with your tourist. You can now go about your day confident in the fact that they will soon find the coffeeshop they desire.
After all, you are in Amsterdam and there is always a coffeeshop within two minutes walk of any direction. Just because you don’t know it is there does not mean it is not there.
Join us again next week when we learn the advanced technique of giving them directions to Starbucks just for fun :)
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