Din cand in cand , iubitorii de sighisoreni – includ aici politicienii locali , “operatorii in turism” si anexele acestora – primesc cate un bobarnac peste nas de unde se asteapta mai putin . Nu ca asta ar insemna mare lucru : cand ai obrazu’ ca tovalu’ , un bobarnac nu deranjeaza .
Un asemenea moment s-a consumat sambata , 30 octombrie , cand ziarul The Guardian a publicat articolul “Scary Halloween? Don't count on it: on Dracula's trail in Romania” . Reproduc exclusiv randurile care privesc Sighisoara :
“… So we cross the Carpathian Mountains to Sighisoara which is on a hill covered with cemeteries. It's half-empty and rather creepy; the tat shop women glare at me from behind their Dracula statues. There are lots of stray dogs. "Werewolf," says my guide whenever we see one, possibly because he thinks wanting to do a Dracula tour means you believe in paranormal dogs.
The house where Dracula was born is now a restaurant. It is Playmobil gothic and it has an original wall painting in which Dracula looks like an angry Italian waiter. The town pays two men in medieval costume to follow tourists around, banging a drum. …”
Intr-o traducere aproximativa “… asa ca am trecut Carpatii catre Sighisoara , care este (situata) pe un deal acoperit cu cimitire . Este jumatate goala si mai degraba respingatoare (dezgustatoare , repulsiva) ; vanzatoarea din artizanat se zgaia (holba) la mine din spatele statuetelor lui Dracula . Sunt o multime de caini vagabonzi . Varcolaci , imi spune ghidul (un idiot congenital , n.m.) ori de cate ori vede unul , posibil din cauza ca el gandeste (?!) ca daca vrei sa faci un tur Dracula inseamna ca crezi in caini paranormali (?!) .
Casa in care s-a nascut Dracula (?!) a devenit restaurant . Este un Playmobil gotic si are o fresca originala (!?) in care Dracula arata ca un chelner italian furios (probabil autoarea are in vedere penibilitatea protapita la intrarea in restaurant , n.m.) . Orasul plateste doi barbati costumati medieval care urmaresc turistii batand o toba . … “
"Dracula looks like an angry Italian waiter" ... si "the stray dog(s)" .
Trec peste stupiditatea unor formulari si peste lipsa de acuratete a unor observatii si ma opresc la esenta chestiunii : cam asa se vede Cetatea prin ochii unui turist strain . Jumatate goala (cealalta jumatate plina cu masini , n.m.) , respingatoare , infestata de caini vagabonzi si bantuita de doi clovni care alearga turistii duruind din tobe .
Iar cand acest turist isi publica impresiile intr-un ziar ca The Guardian (“The Guardian has the second largest online readership of any English-language newspaper in the world” - Wikipedia) , iubitorii pot fi multumiti : au confirmat inca o data …
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