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Glasgow is translated
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Glasgow never struck me as the place that German and French tourists would want to take in on a tour of Scotland. I must be wrong because now comes the news this week that the Passenger Executive is publishing a three-language leaflet in English, French and German, as a guide to the old City.
The brochure, I understand, is intended to explain the sights along the route of the city's tour buses. Yes, I can understand that.
Since the tours began four years ago, about 25,000 passengers have travelled on them each year. I wonder how many were French or German? Let's look at the story again.
"In anticipation of the rush of French and German visitors " Ah, "in anticipation"' that's the clue.
Why should there be a rush of French and Germans to Glasgow and anyway is it not safe to assume that if they get that, their knowledge of -tourist English" will be more than adequate to see them through?