Galway

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

Do people in Galway call themselves British? There is a text in my book about a teacher who is from Galway, a city in the West of Ireland. There is a question about her asking if she is British or not.

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: Galway/British

Do people in Galway call themselves British?

Definitely not! They're Irish, and proud of it.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Re: Galway/British

I wonder why she would ask if she's British. That doesn't make sense.

Maybe it's the context. Are you sure you read it right?

 

[SoothingDave]

Re: Galway/British

This is how wars start.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Re: Galway/British

I wonder why she would ask if she's British. That doesn't make sense.

Maybe it's the context. Are you sure you read it right?

The excercise asks 'is she British'? It is one of those 'true/false exercises.

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: Galway/British

The exercise asks 'Is she British'? It is one of those 'true/false' exercises.

The question 'Is she British?' cannot be answered by true or false.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Re: Galway/British

The question 'Is she British?' cannot be answered by true or false.

No, I mean it is given in this way. 'Moira is not British, she is Irish.' T/F

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

 

[jutfrank]

Do people in Galway call themselves British? There is a text in my book about a teacher who is from Galway, a city in the West of Ireland.

Do people from Moscow call themselves Chinese?

 

[Rachel Adams]

Do people from Moscow call themselves Chinese?

I don't think so! :-D

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I don't think so! :-D

Or more like the Galway/British question, do people in Kyiv call themselves Russian?

 

[Rachel Adams]

Or more like the Galway/British question, do people in Kyiv call themselves Russian?

Oh, stop making me feel embarrassed, please. :-D Have mercy!

 

[Yankee]

Oh, stop making me feel embarrassed, please. :-D Have mercy!

This is what happens during lock-downs. :shock:

 

[probus]

Re: Galway/British

Definitely not! They're Irish, and proud of it.

I'm a bit Irish myself (in more ways than one ;-)) but I haven't yet got round to touring Ireland. I've been told that Galway, being somewhat remote, is a region in which the Gaelic language is still widely used in preference to English.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Re: Galway/British

I'm a bit Irish myself (in more ways than one ;-)) but I haven't yet got round to touring Ireland. I've been told that Galway, being somewhat remote, is a region in which the Gaelic language is still widely used in preference to English.

I have British ancestry myself. That's probably why I love English grammar so much.

 

[SoothingDave]

Re: Galway/British

I'm a bit Irish myself (in more ways than one ;-)) but I haven't yet got round to touring Ireland. I've been told that Galway, being somewhat remote, is a region in which the Gaelic language is still widely used in preference to English.

I went to Ireland for my honeymoon. There was one lovely town on the water in the south that was Irish language speaking. We went into one pub that was "Fisherman's Pub" and it was literally the pub for the fishermen in the town. Not for tourists. Very much a "you don't belong here" vibe.

Other than that, a great time with great people and food.