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10 lies Las Vegans tell tourists

Let’s be real: Tourists can be annoying. Really annoying. But they’re also our lifeblood, so we have to be nice.

Ish.

Sometimes we can’t help ourselves and have to poke a little fun at people who seem to have believed everything they’ve ever heard about the city. Here are 10 things our Facebook fans told us they’ve told tourists for a laugh:

  • If you see a missing floor on an elevator (13, 40-49), you’ve found where the locals live.
  • When our kids learn to count it’s 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King.
  • We all actually live in L.A. — casinos charter planes to pick up their employees.
  • We don’t have traditional jobs. We make our living gambling and sometimes get paid to wander around casinos to make them look more popular than they really are.
  • It’s tradition to tip your taxi driver $1 every time he runs a yellow light, $2 if it’s a red, and $5 if he takes you through the tunnel.
  • A Hawaiian shirt is a sure-fire way to make locals think you’re one of them. For an added bonus, add mid-calf-length white socks.
  • The Statue of Liberty in front of New York-New York is actually the original — it was donated to the city when a new one was made after years of wear and tear from the Atlantic Ocean.
  • If you yell “what happens in Vegas,” any local within earshot has to finish the phrase.
  • There are more people per square mile on the Strip in a given hour than there are anywhere in New York City.
  • The right side of the sidewalk is reserved for locals. The left side is for tourists. Pay attention or you’ll get a fine.

What would you add to the list? Let us know on Facebook, in the comments or on Twitter using #vegastouristlies.

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