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Article: Old-fashioned and rude - how some mixed-up English regard the Welsh; Misconception is high-lighted by tourist survey.(News)
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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Byline: David Williamson
WELSH choirs may sing of a welcome in the hillside, but visitors encounter an old-fashioned nation where people are "rude", according to major new research.
Members of English focus groups told stories of how locals would exclude visitors by speaking Welsh. A report commissioned by Visit Wales - the Assembly Government's tourism arm - and the Arts Council of Wales, found that Big Brother star Glynn Wise and characters from hit comedy Gavin & Stacey are among the most famous Welsh figures.
Actors Richard Burton and Anthony ...