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> I walked into a pub in a small town and people switched from speaking English to Welsh. I suspect they were already conversing in Welsh before you walked in.
by meigwilym 6y ago
> I walked into a pub in a small town and people switched from speaking English to Welsh.
I suspect they were already conversing in Welsh before you walked in.
In fact, I've sat in many different pubs in North Wales, but not once did I switch from English to Welsh when someone walked in. I'd have no idea what languages they were capable of, and in any case would never be speaking in English with other Welsh speakers.
I apologize for any snark, but we do get tired of this trope. Perhaps this sketch will lighten the atmosphere
https://youtu.be/tJ5DzMmBuwQ https://youtu.be/tJ5DzMmBuwQ
- salamanderman 6y agoI expect the same thing. My cousins and their friends just speak Welsh, but like anybody who's totally bilingual, they do randomly flip when a word or phrase comes faster in the other language.