To see oorsels as ithers see us...
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To see oorsels as ithers see us...
Spotted this in the Scottish Daily Record - translations from Chinese tourist information.
Note the "Strong man Skirt Party" translation for our Highland games as well as "baa-baa pudding" for haggis.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scott ... rt-5170208
Note the "Strong man Skirt Party" translation for our Highland games as well as "baa-baa pudding" for haggis.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scott ... rt-5170208
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Re: To see oorsels as ithers see us...
Quite amusing, but £1,6 million spent on social media? That looks as if either they have too much money north of the border, or they are starved for tourists. I'm sure neither is true.
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Re: To see oorsels as ithers see us...
The Record is merely putting a kilt on a UK story. Have some fun with this little quiz: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/shor ... kname-quiz .
If you follow the link from the quiz you can find out where the "Healthy Lung Village" is too.
If you follow the link from the quiz you can find out where the "Healthy Lung Village" is too.
Keep on skirting,
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Re: To see oorsels as ithers see us...
I got 9 right - the only one I got wrong was no 8 - there were two choices for me and I chose the wrong one. So 9.5 in theory.
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