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Originally Posted by denphone
More rubbish invented claims yet again.
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Just look at the national days Den; St George's Day -does it mean anything to the people of England ? it's barely mentioned. Where as St. Davids, Andrews and Patrick's Day are widely celebrated in their own countries and beyond.
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Originally Posted by Paul M
Despite the fact that we now live in a country where everyone gets offended by everything, Ive never heard of this one.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...ist-board.html
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In many cases, this perception stemmed from use of the Welsh language. Every English focus group which took part in the study had stories about visitors feeling deliberately excluded when locals started talking in Welsh.
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What the tourists don't understand is that people genuinely speak Welsh in Wales. It's been compulsory in Welsh schools for over 25 years now and use of the language has become more widespread.