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They CANNOT believe that Wales is not in England, mind you there are people in England who have problems with that too!!!Richard Ruck wrote:Still, it's 'educational', I suppose. Perhaps our American cousins might find it informative, given their acknowledged lack of awareness of the big wide world.
I KNOW that!!!englishangel wrote:The EU map missed off Wales altogether.
I didn't suggest you didn't.Katharine wrote:I KNOW that!!!englishangel wrote:The EU map missed off Wales altogether.
..... there are even those who think the same about Cornwall ...Katharine wrote:They CANNOT believe that Wales is not in England, mind you there are people in England who have problems with that too!!!Richard Ruck wrote:Still, it's 'educational', I suppose. Perhaps our American cousins might find it informative, given their acknowledged lack of awareness of the big wide world.
Ducks and goes off to work, yes on a Saturday!!
... which it isDavebytheSea wrote:..... there are even those who think the same about Cornwall ...Katharine wrote:They CANNOT believe that Wales is not in England, mind you there are people in England who have problems with that too!!!Richard Ruck wrote:Still, it's 'educational', I suppose. Perhaps our American cousins might find it informative, given their acknowledged lack of awareness of the big wide world.
Ducks and goes off to work, yes on a Saturday!!
Great Plum wrote:... which it isDavebytheSea wrote:..... there are even those who think the same about Cornwall ...Katharine wrote: They CANNOT believe that Wales is not in England, mind you there are people in England who have problems with that too!!!
Ducks and goes off to work, yes on a Saturday!!
Sussex was once a kingdom as well...
More offensive is that all directives etc. are issued in all EU languages EXCEPT Welsh, Cornish, Devonian and Yorkshire.englishangel wrote:The EU map missed off Wales altogether.
other way round - England is part of Yorkshire by Viking conquestHendrik wrote:eh? since when was yorkshire part of the UK?
Well, you might consider a D.I.Y. translation - here's your post in "Yorkshire" :sejintenej wrote:More offensive is that all directives etc. are issued in all EU languages EXCEPT Welsh, Cornish, Devonian and Yorkshire.englishangel wrote:The EU map missed off Wales altogether.
I'm not really surprised - when you compare the same document in English (you must do ....... immediately), Spanish (when you have a spare moment in a few years time you could consider........) and French ( you should do ....... but we realise you might not get round to it anytime soon
Around here Welsh is VERY much a living language. Mine is pretty basic, I understand a lot more than I can say. I cannot teach in the area as I don't have a written qualification in Welsh, but hey I'm having a better life not taking work home with me!!sejintenej wrote:More offensive is that all directives etc. are issued in all EU languages EXCEPT Welsh, Cornish, Devonian and Yorkshire.englishangel wrote:The EU map missed off Wales altogether.
shame on you - 'course there is, I used to speak it fluently until packed off to school with the vurriners ...Great Plum wrote:Surely there is no Devonian?