Could you be a Philly tour guide? July 9, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Clips & Videos, Random Rubbish.Tags: Philadelphia, Tour Guides
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Philly.com showers us with gifts every day. And today is no different.
The Philly tour guides are suing the city because city officials believe they should be certified in order to spout out random trivia about the nation’s first capital (see, I could be a tour guide). Obviously, the tour guides are not happy.
I side with the city on this one, for reasons the Inquirer sums up, but that’s neither here nor there.
But, the quiz is here. Try it out. See if you could be a Philadelphia tour guide. It may not be as easy as you think.
PHOTO: Attorney, Robert McNamara, talks to members of the media, as tour guides Ann Boulais, far left, Michael Tait, far right, and Josh Silver, second right, watch on, during a news conference at the Independence Visitor Center’s lawn in Philadelphia, Wednesday, July 2, 2008. The three tour guides filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a city law that will require them to pass a history test and get a license before speaking to groups about the history of the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and other landmarks. (AP Photo/Justin Maxon)
hardly a first ammendment issue. I’d like to see any one of the angry tour guides deal in a world without regulations because they feel it’s a first amendment infringement. good luck to them.
Completely agree. Restricting a man on the street from spouting out information would be First Amendment-worthy. Being paid to give reliable information to paying (or even non-paying) tourists is a bit different.