Re: Language row over station signs

In message <1i4a4he.1qv8tt94bhcoiN%d4g4h4@xxxxxxxxxxx>
d4g4h4@xxxxxxxxxxx (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*))
wrote:

Michael Bell <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In message <1189504925.301970.31990@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
guy <guyswettenham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 11 Sep, 10:53, The Real Doctor <ian.gro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 11 Sep, 09:25, guy <guyswetten...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Isnt it strange, when abroad we are expected to repect other countries
cultures (quite rightly i believe) but when anyone comes here they
have the right to disrespect (horrible word) our culture(s).

Isn't it strange that if we go somewhere popular with UK visitors
abroad (like Prague) we are happy to see signs in English, but when
there is a suggestion of putting up Punjabi signs somewhere popular
with Indian visitors (like Southall) all hell breaks loose?

Of course we're not wogs and they are, which makes a difference to
some people.

Ian

I have no problem with signs in other languages, I do find it odd that
in Riga the signs are in Latvian and English when half the population
is Russian though!

Guy

You know the history there. And although 35% of the population is
non-Latvian, that 35% is not all Russian.

Almost half of Riga is ethnically Russian.

Yes, Riga has always been largely a Russian city, just as Dublin has
always been largely English.

Michael Bell

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