It's commercially driven and all pretty naff but I've been intrigued by the concept of town twinning since i was small. Over dependancy on local newspapers for information and gullibility as a child.
How many twins is each town allowed?Do they have to be balanced, size wise in some way? Why doesn't everybody choose New York? Has London got a twin town? Has the Internet and multinational companies changed the whole scope of the thing? Is it just for school trips, heads of departments and Rotary Club jollies?
Llanwrtyd Wells seems the obvious winner in this list (though Miami Beach is a sneaky choice). Not because of the continual rain and verdant hills, but that getting here we had to get off the train, travel a mile or so on an executive coach, then get on an identical train for the last leg of the journey.
How many twins is each town allowed?Do they have to be balanced, size wise in some way? Why doesn't everybody choose New York? Has London got a twin town? Has the Internet and multinational companies changed the whole scope of the thing? Is it just for school trips, heads of departments and Rotary Club jollies?
Llanwrtyd Wells seems the obvious winner in this list (though Miami Beach is a sneaky choice). Not because of the continual rain and verdant hills, but that getting here we had to get off the train, travel a mile or so on an executive coach, then get on an identical train for the last leg of the journey.
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