The greatest appeal of local guides is their ability to personify local attitudes and characteristics. One example that sticks in my mind from a number of years back was our step-on guide in Victoria, B.C.
As he pointed out from the moving bus a row of mansions up along the ridge, he remarked, “That’s where the blue-eyed Arabs live.”
After a short double-take, I had to ask, “Blue-eyed Arabs?” My passengers were equally perplexed.
“Yeah, you know, the oil millionaires from Alberta.”
Best regards,
Lyle McBride