"PeterL" kirjoitti
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> Peter Neville-Hadley wrote:
>> wrote:
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>> > Hi. Can anyone tell me how easy/difficult it would be to find
>> > excursions in China, (as opposed to arranging them beforehand in the
>> > UK) with an English speaking guide. Specific areas will be Beijing,
>> > Xian and Shanghai.
>> >
>> > TIA
>>
>> You have a number of different options, but shouldn't insist on an
>> English-speaking guide unless you want to limit those options and at the
>> same time obtain yourself highly inaccurate historical and cultural
>> commentary designed to impress you with China's glory as the Party want
>> you to believe it, rather than provide anything resembling the truth.
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> Kind of meaningless to get "accurate" cultural and historical
> information if the OP can't understand a word.
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I wonder whether his "guide books" are filled with advice of similar wisdom.
It is news to me that saying it in English badly compromises the quality of
travel guides. Now then for any inquiries expressed by a foreigner I am
going to answer solely in Finnish! Keeps things punctual.
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