10 Things Only London Dungeon Workers Will Understand

10. People Ask The Stupidest Questions

Of course, this is something you€™ll learn working at any tourist attraction - it seems when people travel, they immediately switch off all higher thought for the duration of their trip - but, at the Dungeon, you get some unique treats. €œIs this the London Dungeon?€ Asked in front of the place€™s decorative frontage - you know, the medieval looking one, adorned with flaming torches and emblazoned with a big, red sign that says €˜The London Dungeon€™ - of a person wearing a uniform that also clearly says €˜The London Dungeon€™. I admit, it€™s all rather subtly done, but come on. €œWill I die in there?€ Yeah, obviously, because that€™s the sort of business that stays open for decades and is promoted as fun for the whole family. €œIs it an actual dungeon?€ What, is this popular tourist attraction actually a place where people are taken to be tortured and/or killed? Oddly enough, no. Of course, an honourable mention has to go out to the literally thousands of people stopping outside to ask for directions to London Bridge: €œDid you mean Tower Bridge, the really famous--€ €œLONDON BRIDGE!€ €œI mean, you can see Tower Bridge from London Bridge, but I think--€ €œLONDON BRIDGE!€ €œ... The one with the towers on it?€ €œLONDON BRIDGE!€ "It's over there."
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Jen is an actor, writer and clown, living and working in London.