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

[Hammond, Michael - (hammond)]

Rolland

I actually speak Welsh (badly) and have spent a fair amount of time in Gwynedd. I'm just saying the situation with learners is complex.

:)

mike h

Anfonwyd o iPad Mike

On Dec 30, 2012, at 2:02 PM, "Rolland Nadjiwon" <mikinakn at SHAW.CA<mailto:mikinakn at SHAW.CA>> wrote:

...but, is a post-incident assumption going to fix anything that has already been settled...unless, of course, you can get the verification your assumptions are fact...


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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
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28 December 2012 Last updated at 12:21 ET
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Language row: Police called after Dr Robyn Lewis demands shop bill in Welsh
[Dr Robyn Lewis]Dr Robyn Lewis insisted the shop assistant told him the amount owed in Welsh

Police were called to a shop in Gwynedd after the cashier asked a former archdruid for payment in English.


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