In Northern Ireland, Irish is still not fully recognised. It cannot be used in legal proceedings, for example. I know parts of Catalonia where Spanish is hardly ever heard on the streets, and that may also be the case in the courts. I admire Catalan pride in their culture. I also wonder if they could display more pride in being part of Spain. Perhaps that is a concession they could make.
It's tough, because Catalan society has become a lot more polarized (at least that's been my impression) in the last 10 years or so between proponents and opponents of independence. That largely overlaps with Catalan and Castilian speakers.
In Northern Ireland, Irish is still not fully recognised. It cannot be used in legal proceedings, for example. I know parts of Catalonia where Spanish is hardly ever heard on the streets, and that may also be the case in the courts. I admire Catalan pride in their culture. I also wonder if they could display more pride in being part of Spain. Perhaps that is a concession they could make.
It's tough, because Catalan society has become a lot more polarized (at least that's been my impression) in the last 10 years or so between proponents and opponents of independence. That largely overlaps with Catalan and Castilian speakers.
That's a pity, really. Because they have made a lot of progress together. That is something to celebrate as well.