Language row: Police called after Dr Robyn Lewis demands shop bill in Welsh (fwd link)

[Heather Souter]

Was the cashier an L2 speaker and/or was she being intimidated by her
boss?  Things that need to be asked of those directly involved....  Still I
am glad that Dr. Lewis continued to speak in his language, Welsh!

Eekoshi.
Heather

On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Hammond, Michael - (hammond) <
hammond at email.arizona.edu> wrote:

>  It's an interesting tale. It mentions that he'd been speaking with the
> cashier in Welsh before she(?) gave the price in English. I'm gonna guess
> that she was a Welsh L2 speaker, maybe slipping back to English when she
> had to do math.
>
>  If that's actually the case, then did Lewis do the right thing? I agree
> he has the "right" to conduct his business in Wales in Welsh, but is this
> the way to encourage L2 speakers?
>
>  mh
>
>
>  On Dec 30, 2012, at 1:14 PM, Rolland Nadjiwon wrote:
>
>  Love this article...so glad the world didn't end before we indigenous
> peoples can fix it...lol.
>
> wahjeh
> rolland nadjiwon
> ________________
> The world's a mess, but that doesn't mean I have to be one.
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>   Language row: Police called after Dr Robyn Lewis demands shop bill in
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> [image: Dr Robyn Lewis]Dr Robyn Lewis insisted the shop assistant told
> him the amount owed in Welsh
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> Police were called to a shop in Gwynedd after the cashier asked a former
> archdruid for payment in English.
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