Where would we be without translators and interpreters? Literature, diplomacy, travel, commerce – translation opens up new ideas and new worlds to us.
So , to all of you everywhere who use your language skills to help us understand each other:
Happy International Translation Day!
No prizes for guessing that the US is the biggest market for McDonalds. But the second biggest……?
France. Yes, the home of haute cuisine. No disrespect to the Golden Arches, but – well, who would have thought it? Mind you, though, the ‘MacDo’ experience has a distinctly French feel – from the ‘Alpine burger’ with 3 sorts of cheese to the McBaguette (yes, really).
Here’s one! (sign spotted in Oxford station, UK)
travelling frogs 