Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Language Wars in South TyrolTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A language war has broken out amid the normally placid lakes and mountains of Italy's German-speaking South Tyrol region.Italian-speakers are furious at the number of footpath signs which have been erected in only German in the Dolomites, an area that is renowned for its extensive hiking trails and spectacular scenery.Hikers who speak only Italian