he didn't go immediately to the cabby, not the passenger
Uggghh, that! I ended up so confused at that point because I couldn't figure out why the cab driver was a tourist until it clicked that Sherlock was just a bloody idiot and was talking to the passenger. It doesn't help that I'm Canadian and, despite watching tons of British tv recently, I still haven't figured out that drivers sit on the opposite side of the car than I'm used to.
I didn't catch stereotypes with the yellow paint, but I've never been able to catch stuff like that. Yellow meaning anything negative in that context just doesn't occur to me.
I thought that being able to solve mysteries out of thin air was the point of Sherlock Holmes? XD Perversely, I actually prefer it when I don't get any clues as to what the detective type is noticing - there's little point in reading/watching a mystery novel/show for me when there are clues. I always, always figure out what's going on ages in advance. Too many years of teaching myself to notice those things and extrapolate the likely conclusion(s) as a kid, I guess.
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Uggghh, that! I ended up so confused at that point because I couldn't figure out why the cab driver was a tourist until it clicked that Sherlock was just a bloody idiot and was talking to the passenger. It doesn't help that I'm Canadian and, despite watching tons of British tv recently, I still haven't figured out that drivers sit on the opposite side of the car than I'm used to.
I didn't catch stereotypes with the yellow paint, but I've never been able to catch stuff like that. Yellow meaning anything negative in that context just doesn't occur to me.
I thought that being able to solve mysteries out of thin air was the point of Sherlock Holmes? XD Perversely, I actually prefer it when I don't get any clues as to what the detective type is noticing - there's little point in reading/watching a mystery novel/show for me when there are clues. I always, always figure out what's going on ages in advance. Too many years of teaching myself to notice those things and extrapolate the likely conclusion(s) as a kid, I guess.