tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9373692.post112646356188479654..comments2024-01-01T03:08:38.422+00:00Comments on Not Proud Of Britain (But Would Like To Be): The Welsh RaceSnafuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16069053283344578792noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9373692.post-1126523229404022882005-09-12T12:07:00.000+01:002005-09-12T12:07:00.000+01:00Astolath, I was in Cardiff a little while ago and ...Astolath, I was in Cardiff a little while ago and some drunk Welsh chap was screaming "English scum" to three English women and that they should go back to England in no uncertain terms.<BR/><BR/>I don't know whether the Police would have arrested him or not.Snafuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069053283344578792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9373692.post-1126523109988800902005-09-12T12:05:00.000+01:002005-09-12T12:05:00.000+01:00Stevo, a Policeman apparently heard Bonar chanting...Stevo, a Policeman apparently heard Bonar chanting!<BR/><BR/>Mind you, it looks like Bellamy should be able to take the abuse, he can <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3170740.stm" REL="nofollow">certainly give it.</A> Charges of "Racially aggravated behaviour" were dropped at an earlier hearing.Snafuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069053283344578792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9373692.post-1126522212900832622005-09-12T11:50:00.000+01:002005-09-12T11:50:00.000+01:00Who actually brought the case for Bellamy in the f...Who actually brought the case for Bellamy in the first place the RSPCA?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9373692.post-1126521848055363942005-09-12T11:44:00.000+01:002005-09-12T11:44:00.000+01:00Strangely enough, the only place I've ever encount...Strangely enough, the only place I've ever encountered racism directed at myself was in Wales - drinking in a the New Inn in Llandewi Breffi (before it was famous!).<BR/><BR/>Until then, I'd always seen ribbing between English, Scots, Welsh and Irish as a tribal thing rather than a race issue.<BR/><BR/>But these guys had taken a dislike to me purely because of my English accent, as far as I could see. Turned out that one of them had lost his job that day and was looking to blame someone.<BR/><BR/>In the case you mention, I can only imagine that the guy was prosecuted because of the sectarian issues they have between Celtic and Rangers in Glasgow. There was a documentary on TV a couple of months ago about 'Scotland's Secret Shame'. The police have to be seen to be clamping down - one gesture from a fan or a player can cause carnage between the factions.<BR/><BR/>Then again, I may just be trying to mitigate politically correct stupidity...Aiden Trusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13565307914160762011noreply@blogger.com