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I am not sure that speaking Welsh is about differe...

2009-05-11T21:28:00.000+02:00

I am not sure that speaking Welsh is about difference, I think it is about real pride in their culture which Irish people often don't have. Our ' Irish' state was traditionally more Catholic than Irish which will explain a lot in the state's dismal failure to grow the language while languages like Catalan and Welsh have prospered despite not having a state.

Lol. My dad is terrible when it comes to Irish but...

2009-05-11T17:54:00.000+02:00

Lol. My dad is terrible when it comes to Irish but he always comes out with the odd:

sin a bhfuil na cúrsaí spóirtI think BBC Alba is in infant stage where alot of the programmes are about Gaelic but that will change with time. I notice that they have a pretty cool Gaelic Top Gear show called Rathaid.

I notice that the Welsh are very militaristic when it comes to their langauge and are willing to go to jail for vandalism in the name of the language. The Welsh Language Group pays a small fortune every year in fines to the state. I think being part of the UK and so close to England forces the Welsh to lean on the language as a sign of difference in a way that the Scots haven't and the Irish didn't because we had our own state.

The old joke, what to see the Irish langauge resurgance? Ban it!

Good that you had a chance to practise your French...

2009-05-11T14:30:00.000+02:00

Good that you had a chance to practise your French a bit. You've whetted my appetite for Reflets de France. I hope someone does export them!