I wonder if she would feel the same if she went to Germany or France? What a silly selfish person.
A holidaymaker visiting North Wales claimed she had a “hostile” camping experience because she was English. The woman said her campsite and owners were “nice” but she encountered problems in shops and restaurants.
After two days camping in Pwllheli, Gwynedd, she claimed her reception was so negative that she was considering moving to another campsite. The woman alleged that in 20 years of visiting the country she had never experienced such hostility.
Her claims, posted on a UK camping group, were met with widespread incredulity by locals and other holidaymakers, reports WalesOnline. English visitors lined up to say they had never experienced anything similar in North Wales.
The woman posted her comments as she weighed up whether to up sticks and move on. She wrote: “Has anyone here been to Pwllheli? We are currently on day two of seven in Pwllheli and the campsite is fine the owners are nice.
“But it’s the local people in shops and restaurants. They are very hostile towards the English.
“I’ve been traveling Wales for 20 years and never come across it before. Yesterday we went out looking for something to eat and they speak in Welsh and if you don’t respond in Welsh it’s no service.”
She claimed she had to visit the local Lidl store to ask where, as an English speaker, she could find somewhere to eat in the area. When filling up at a petrol station, she alleged Welsh speakers were given priority and were served first despite arriving after her.
“I’m at the point where I’m not sure if we should try and get in another site somewhere else,” she said. “We are booked in Bala from next Friday, so going home isn’t an option.”
Misconceptions over Welsh being spoken in shops and cafes have long existed but the woman said she loves hearing the language. She wrote she was saddened to learn from locals they were struggling to get people interested in learning it.
She continued: “We had static in a small village where they speak Welsh and are always lovely. The one lady even tried teaching me a few words. I guess my point is I’m not offended by them speaking in Welsh in front of me.”
What people said about the woman's claims
Her post was later deleted after it attracted lots of feedback. Most people said they had never experienced anything of the sort in the area and accused the woman of imagining hostility where none existed.
In a separate forum where the post was shared, one person commented: “I was in [Pwllheli] two weeks ago. Me, an English-speaking Welsh person with an obvious Welsh accent. I found all the shopkeepers fine, no grief at all because I spoke in English to them and, if anything, speaking Welsh could be more expected of me.”
A few people claimed some Welsh residents were in fact “anti-English” and let it be known. Others said second homes and the housing crisis were sources of resentment, with locals struggling with summer influxes of visitors and the impact they had on facilities, from clogged roads and car parks to water shortages and hospital queues.
But most were astonished by the woman’s claims, accusing her of “astounding arrogance”. “What nonsense,” said one man. “I frequently visit Wales, I don’t speak the language. I have a London accent. I’ve never experienced any hostility like this.
“The people in South Wales are the friendliest you will find anywhere. In North Wales, they are maybe a bit shy but not at all hostile.”
A Welshman recalled how he was once refused service in a cake shop in Bristol when an assistant heard his accent. Another person described how English visitors were sometimes rude to their hosts. “Some think they are superior to the Welsh,” she wrote. “My daughter-in-law works at Morrisons and was reduced to tears not so long ago.”
A Welsh-speaking outdoor sports enthusiast believes “paranoia” lies at the root of the problem. Over the years many of his English customers have asked if locals switch to Welsh when visitors enter a shop or cafe.
“We are too quick to assume everything is about us,” he said. “Nine times out of 10 times strangers haven’t given us a second thought.
“I’ve never encountered hostility towards me, my friends, or my English wife. I have encountered English paranoia about the language very many times.
"I expect some visitors do experience rudeness, and I’m sorry about that. I’m NOT sorry about using the language that I love.”
From....https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/english-woman-holiday-north-wales-24598498
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