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GLADMAN Apr 26, 2014 11:40:05
Replying to moss

Funny that. Cornwall's always felt far more 'English' to me than, say, Cumbria or Yorkshire. Perhaps that's because its the first place I used to go camping as a kid.... guess it depends on what you're used to and how diverse your UK experiences have been.

T tjj
tjj Apr 26, 2014 18:31:48
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GLADMAN wrote:
Funny that. Cornwall's always felt far more 'English' to me than, say, Cumbria or Yorkshire. Perhaps that's because its the first place I used to go camping as a kid.... guess it depends on what you're used to and how diverse your UK experiences have been.
Initially I thought the same but in the process of making a comment came across this thought provoking article about the history of Cornwall - worth a read.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/cornish_nation_01.shtml
It also reminded me that Cornwall is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Duchy of Cornwall so unlikely to be going for independence.

T The Eternal
The Eternal Apr 27, 2014 00:28:25
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GLADMAN wrote:
Funny that. Cornwall's always felt far more 'English' to me than, say, Cumbria or Yorkshire. Perhaps that's because its the first place I used to go camping as a kid.... guess it depends on what you're used to and how diverse your UK experiences have been.
Hi Gladders,

I agree with you; Cornwall has always felt very English to me. Cumbria is very much a very separate county to the country of England (should be Cumberland and Westmorland). Get to know the Cumbrians and you get to know how different they are, as in how different their way of life is, and how different their acceptance of outsiders is. I suppose they could be described as intolerant to what they call off-comers. Nowt wrong with that in my book, although the pc brigade will differ, but stuff them, as I think personal opinion shouldn't be censored. Don't forget Churchill fought for freedom, be it speech or general living.

All the best,
TE.

R Rhiannon
Rhiannon Apr 27, 2014 09:26:09
Replying to GLADMAN

But the Cornish didn't speak English, they spoke Cornish, and isn't language pretty fundamental to separating cultures? It's a long way west and not part of the English shires. It's got the British Celtic thing going on.

M moss
moss Apr 27, 2014 11:35:54
Replying to GLADMAN

GLADMAN wrote:
Funny that. Cornwall's always felt far more 'English' to me than, say, Cumbria or Yorkshire. Perhaps that's because its the first place I used to go camping as a kid.... guess it depends on what you're used to and how diverse your UK experiences have been.
Uniqueness can be felt in many places in Great Britain, mostly due to the geographical nature of places. Scotland, Wales and Cornwall have kept their separate languages due to the 'isolated' nature of their somewhat intractable landscapes, as has the North.
I like the idea of separateness but not nationalism which scars so many groups. Cornwall deserves, as had Wales over the last few years, the cultural right to use an older language, call it the Celtic fringe, but better still call it individuality...