Lost in translation?

[Mary]

Chinese interviewees give incredible responses after being asked to name popular British attractions

First, marvel at the Big White Streaker. Then take a stroll around the Mountains Lakes Get You Drunk on Dreams or splash the cash on Custom-made for Rich People Street. Finally, no trip is complete without a visit to the Castle of Love from Outer Space followed by a steaming plate of Baa-Baa Pudding.

It may sound like the poetic itinerary of a psychedelic fairy tale, but the only slightly more prosaic reality is these are the names a Chinese visitor to Britain will soon be looking for when seeking the Cerne Abbas giant, Loch Lomond, Savile Row, Balmoral Castle and a plate of haggis.

The Shard skyscraper in London becomes A Tower Allowing Us to Pluck Stars from the Sky - to the exactingly literal - Knightsbridge is, witheringly, A Place Filled With Things to Attract Yuppies and Fashionable Ladies.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/chinese-interviewees-give-incredible-responses-after-being-asked-to-name-popular-british-attractions-10047635.html

[TonyKath]

This is of course a splendid improvement.  Others on the site include: The Mall - Queens Avenue and The University Boat Race - Boffins' Boat Race.

Perhaps we could come up with some more well-known tourist destinations.  How about:

The Houses Of Parliament - Shouting People tell Lies and make Sauce Bottle Picture. 

The Cotswolds - Place for Camera but No English.

Stonehenge - Spaced out Castle, no Roof or Windows

 

Tony