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Foxy,

I was referring to the Britons, that is the natives of the British Isles whose language is Gaelic.
I have met Scots and Irish people who learnt English as a second language, one of whom was my paternal grandfather who only spoke Irish till he went to sea when he was 12.

It is quite common in Wales for English to be the second language and it is also common in Wales for people to refuse to speak English to a person that they perceive to be English.
My own experience was to speak in Irish whereupon they would immediately switch to English as a common language.
They resist any attempt to force the language of the conquerors upon them.
Posted by Is Mise, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 7:30:04 AM
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However it would be assist the English when migrating into Wales if locals could welcome them and practice a few expressions " good morning. May I call you a pommy? Are you Muslim?" and so on.
Posted by nicknamenick, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 8:25:44 AM
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Dear Is Mise,

Thank You for that. We seem to have a misunderstanding
here. You were referring to one group of people, I
to another. However, Thank You for explaining your
viewpoint to me. It reminds me of some of the
attitudes of the French in Quebec that we encountered
while travelling. When we spoke English, we got ignored
in some shops. But the moment we spoke in Lithuanian
we were treated in a much friendlier manner. Why do
some people dislike the English so much I wonder?
Posted by Foxy, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 8:57:24 AM
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The Saxons own Wales , used to own France and had their eyes on Lithuania , Van Diemen's land and New York.
Posted by nicknamenick, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 9:25:03 AM
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Dear nicknamenick,

Today there's thousands of Lithuanians invading
Saxon lands and slowly they're taking over.
Posted by Foxy, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 10:05:42 AM
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How to convince Australian indigenous of the benefits of the diversity that is deemed so good and necessary for Saxons?

There are proposals for a treaty to build more walls and for separateness forever (with benefits!).
Posted by leoj, Tuesday, 21 February 2017 10:24:42 AM
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