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Wales is not a country
Posted by daveb on April 14th, 2008
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Here in Morocco, I’m often asked what country I’m from. When I say ‘Wales’ all I get in return is a puzzled look. So I try in French, ‘Pays de Galles’. Ne comprend pas. Then in Spanish, ‘Galles’. Nada.
Last night, the shopkeeper couldn’t get it either. I remembered that I bought a little diary whilst in Spain and that it had a few pages of world maps in it. Gleefully, I produced the diary to prove my heritage to the shopkeeper.
And guess what? Only Reino Unido–the United Kingdom–was featured, having a capital of London. According to my Spanish diary, and the people of Morroco, Wales is not a country.
Using the same benchmark, Scotland is not a country either. And Scottish towns above Dundee are not considered important enough to even feature on my map.
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Comment from Sista
Time: April 15, 2008, 4:56 pm
Wavey,
You will find it helps (internationally) if you say in addition ‘Lady Dee, Princess of Wales’. In my experience it’s a universal language which everyone understands, even if they are no clearer on where the country actually is!
Speak soon boyo?
xxx
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