Will always be Wales to me the nationalists can get lost its pathetic.
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A few months ago I met a retired Basque language teacher and his wife on a bus in Cairo. Such is his resentment about the historical treatment of his culture and language by the Spanish government that he tries to avoid using Spanish where possible - and in the absence of mobile phone settings being available in Basque he has all the settings,menus and all else in English.
I hope to visit him next year.
Yes, I speak Welsh daily. Had a smattering from my mother's side of the family when I was young and then had it knocked out of me growing up in Penarth. Pushed myself through an A Level and went on to do a degree (with an extra year because it was my second language). Every job I have had since has had a Welsh speaking element and I wouldn't have got any of them without being able to speak the language. I've worked in education and the third sector. My hard work has rewarded me every singe day of my life since. It's not just about the language and culture either (although, that's a huge bonus) it's about bilingualism - it improves problem solving skills and has enabled me to hold conversations with people in Italian, Catalan, Spanish etc just by having a more well rounded understanding of languages and a wider vocabulary generally.