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Old 14th November 2011 | 13:56
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captplaystation
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Tedious tedious tedious, when inhabitants of European countries that can't just choose one language start to get uppity about the ones who speak the other one. Incredible really, for example, the animosity between Walloon/Flamand in a tiny country like Belgium , the 3 divisions in Suisse, & indeed the knumbskulls in Spain where I am living that cannot read what it says on their passport & insist they are Catalan when asked their nationality.
Being Scottish I have long ago got my head around the fact that I am a citizen of the United Kingdom, yes I will state I am not English if asked, but never query my nationality as British, jeez, you should be able to read what is on the cover of your passport at least.
I reckon if you live in a country where there are more than 1 official languages & choose not to learn one of them, you cannot complain if discriminated against by the "other side".
People, regretably, get a bit sensitive about these things & side with their "own".
The solution perhaps is to open your mind & your eyes & see beyond the boundaries/frontiers. The most relevant of those are in your own mind, not drawn on a map. If you are so preoccupied with some inter-swiss divide, how much of the big world outside are you appreciating/partaking of.
A bit sad & small minded IMHO.
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