大陸原來流行一首順口溜：

不到北京，不知道自己官小
不到香港，不知道自己錢少
不到海南，不知道自己身體不好 （極言那裏色情行業之繁榮）
不到大連，不知道自己結婚太早 （極言大連女孩子之動人）

現在有人給加了一句：

不到臺灣，不知道文化大革命還在搞 （極言如火如荼的不事生産的意識形態鬥爭）

現將它試譯如下：

Till I got to Beijing, I'd never realized my position was so lowly
Till I got to Dalian, I'd never realized I had married too early
Till I got to Hainan, I'd never realized my health was such a letdown
Till I got to Hong Kong, I'd never realized my fine garb was a ragged gown
And, alas,
Till I got to Taiwan, I'd never realized that the Cultural Revolution was still raging, all around town