Re: Elves and Ill Bethisad

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From: "John Cowan" <jcowan@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: Elves and Ill Bethisad


> Jörg Rhiemeier scripsit:
>
> > I don't have a clear image of what is in IB's Scotland, either.
> > I think it is not very different than *here*, except that some
> > villages in the west speak Breathanach, or something like that.
>
> True.  IB-Scotland was never as overshadowed by IB-England, as the
> personal Union of the Crowns developed into a federation rather than
> a full union.  Scots is the official language, although English, Scots
> Gaelic, and Breathanach are also spoken there.
>
> > This is actually something I like.  But there should be standards to
> > be met, and federalism ought not to be an excuse for leaving entire
> > provinces in appalling squalour.
>
> No, it shouldn't, but examine the U.S. state of Missisippi.
Or Northern Ireland.

UK and Ireland - nice, liberal democracies.

Northern Ireland - sectarian war zone