As a Welsh man I wish I had 2 pence for every time I have heard the following quoted as a gospel truth;

" I walked into a pub in North Wales and everybody was speaking English - but when they realised I was English they all switched to Welsh!" (insert shock and suprise and perhaps some racist undertones here)

This awful piece of casual racism fails in the following ways.

1: Why would a bunch of people who speak Welsh as a first language prefer to communicate in English in their own pub? Novelty? For practice?

2: Why should an English manwoman/facist care if the locals communicate in their OWN SODDING LANGUAGE!!

This ridiculous myth has been trotted out more times than the old chestnut...

"I'm not a racist but..."

Next time somone tells you that this happened to them... tell them they are a liar and a racist to boot.

Honest to god I heard this story THREE FUCKING TIMES today! If it was really true every pib in Wales would full of the fucking English 24/7.

Is it the fact that they can all suddenly start talking Welsh as soon as a 'Foreigner' walks into one of their locals!