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Asian Tourists taking pictures of ordinary residences i... - 7/7/2016 6:21:57 PM   
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I find this really amusing.

When I was in the UK, I did see some really realistic looking fairytale cottages, very amazed when they look just like children story book pictures, and people living in them like ordinary residence, and yes, the garden and flowers people grow are always spectacularly beautiful, because in cool climate, you guys got the kind of flowers that would just die and shriveled up in our heat. So it's a treat to see them.

I also find the ordinary, cramp up, 3 storey narrow houses, or we would call them terraces as they are connected but they are just narrow, very very interesting. Because it seem so small inside.

But this specific place! Kidlington is soo unspectacular! It doesn't even look uniquely UK. The homes that is.

Really funny.

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RE: Asian Tourists taking pictures of ordinary residenc... - 7/7/2016 7:00:04 PM   
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I enjoy architecture and design, so I confess I've snapped pix of strangers' houses. But they're usually more picturesque.

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RE: Asian Tourists taking pictures of ordinary residenc... - 7/7/2016 7:07:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		Rather than Kidlington, go to Chalfont St Giles ( about 35 miles outside London) in Bucks and take some pics of the pubs and houses there, especially Milton's Cottage...........Last time I was there, they still had a village green, duckpond and remains of an old ducking-stool. And I doubt anybody will mind you taking pics of their houses.

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RE: Asian Tourists taking pictures of ordinary residenc... - 7/7/2016 7:46:37 PM   
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Rather than Kidlington, go to Chalfont St Giles ( about 35 miles outside London) in Bucks and take some pics of the pubs and houses there, especially Milton's Cottage...........Last time I was there, they still had a village green, duckpond and remains of an old ducking-stool. And I doubt anybody will mind you taking pics of their houses.

I googled map street view it! It is beautiful! Like a historical looking town!

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RE: Asian Tourists taking pictures of ordinary residenc... - 7/8/2016 6:24:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		There are many Asian tourists in my region. They use to take pictures of whatever they see.

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RE: Asian Tourists taking pictures of ordinary residenc... - 7/8/2016 10:40:39 AM   
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https://sg.news.yahoo.com/asian-tourists-flock-to-tiny-1466249598107702.html

I find this really amusing.

When I was in the UK, I did see some really realistic looking fairytale cottages, very amazed when they look just like children story book pictures, and people living in them like ordinary residence, and yes, the garden and flowers people grow are always spectacularly beautiful, because in cool climate, you guys got the kind of flowers that would just die and shriveled up in our heat. So it's a treat to see them.

I also find the ordinary, cramp up, 3 storey narrow houses, or we would call them terraces as they are connected but they are just narrow, very very interesting. Because it seem so small inside.

But this specific place! Kidlington is soo unspectacular! It doesn't even look uniquely UK. The homes that is.

Really funny.




It's been on the news here, and apparently they just wanted to see 'ordinary' England.

The thing is that these homes are not just homes

They are a story of hundreds of years of history, endeavour and neighbourhood.

I can understand exactly why they would want to see these things.

The most intriguing things for me whenever I've been abroad are the ordinary things that tell a story about the endeavour of that country.

I've been fortunate enough to get to a lot of places, but the things that always stick in my mind are: the ordinary homes of Berlin or Nashville or Tokyo or Jerusalem or wherever.

I love museums but there's not much else about a capital city that I remember, so I understand exactly where the Chinese are coming from when they just want to see some ordinary homes.

Capital cities are ten 'a penny, pretty much all the same, and if you want a feel for a country then get off the beaten track.

As this is an American board, they may be able to relate to this. Never in a million years would I go to New York. But the drive 'round Louisiana was stunning and worth far, far more than you could ever get from fannying around in the middle of New York surrounded by shops.



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RE: Asian Tourists taking pictures of ordinary residenc... - 7/8/2016 10:45:22 AM   
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RE: Asian Tourists taking pictures of ordinary residenc... - 7/9/2016 5:15:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well lets face it the Limies are a race apart from most of us and with all the historical period dramas every limey is a celebrity to the Asiatic masses.

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