Comments on: Language choice in Galicia http://www.megaspora.net/en/2009/06/28/language-choice-in-galicia/ Politics and economy commentary from Spain and the world. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:00:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: psr http://www.megaspora.net/en/2009/06/28/language-choice-in-galicia/comment-page-1/#comment-1278 psr Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:00:28 +0000 http://www.megaspora.net/en/?p=132#comment-1278 I won't be the one to question that indeed English or Portuguese are more useful than Galician (at a world-wide scale), but that would open another debate altogether. Neither English nor Portuguese are official languages in Galicia, and the issue here was about the despicable practices of some (well identified) people in Galicia to force the population to use one of the two official languages, and using poor arguments at that. I won’t be the one to question that indeed English or Portuguese are more useful than Galician (at a world-wide scale), but that would open another debate altogether. Neither English nor Portuguese are official languages in Galicia, and the issue here was about the despicable practices of some (well identified) people in Galicia to force the population to use one of the two official languages, and using poor arguments at that.

]]> By: trevor http://www.megaspora.net/en/2009/06/28/language-choice-in-galicia/comment-page-1/#comment-1277 trevor Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:40:52 +0000 http://www.megaspora.net/en/?p=132#comment-1277 English and Portuguese also continue to be minority languages in Galicia, and therefore require positive discrimination. And, since they are considerably more useful than Galician, they should clearly receive more subsidies than Galician. English and Portuguese also continue to be minority languages in Galicia, and therefore require positive discrimination. And, since they are considerably more useful than Galician, they should clearly receive more subsidies than Galician.

]]> By: psr http://www.megaspora.net/en/2009/06/28/language-choice-in-galicia/comment-page-1/#comment-1273 psr Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:03:53 +0000 http://www.megaspora.net/en/?p=132#comment-1273 Indeed, that's the most sensible approach. But precisely those narrow minded regional localists want to have one of the two languages be the main one, or even the only one, to be used in schools and in life in Galicia. Now, when they even turn to violence (see <a href="http://www.outono.net/elentir/?p=10627" rel="nofollow">here</a>, <a href="http://www.outono.net/elentir/?p=9791" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://www.outono.net/elentir/?p=10115" rel="nofollow">here</a>) to restrict the use of both languages, then they really lose all credibility. Indeed, that’s the most sensible approach.

But precisely those narrow minded regional localists want to have one of the two languages be the main one, or even the only one, to be used in schools and in life in Galicia.

Now, when they even turn to violence (see here, here and here) to restrict the use of both languages, then they really lose all credibility.

]]> By: learn to speak spanish http://www.megaspora.net/en/2009/06/28/language-choice-in-galicia/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 learn to speak spanish Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:09:23 +0000 http://www.megaspora.net/en/?p=132#comment-1272 According to me both Spanish as well as Galician should be used in school to teach students. According to me both Spanish as well as Galician should be used in school to teach students.

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