That joke was made by 'Not The Nine O'Clock News'. It was a parody of a TV advert of the time by British Coal. Yes, as recently as the late 70s/early 80s, coal was still being advertised on the telly!

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

I've probably mentioned this on another thread of which the topic I forget, but I was working in a well known Manhattan bar & It wasn't unusual as the bar was Irish owned & operated for customers to twist themselves into a knot & deny any English roots.
Italian, Irish, Spanish German, French, Dutch, Scottish, Welsh you name it but anything but being Anglo/English American
On one occasion I had one dropkick describe himself to the Barman as being 'Cornish American'

Pro USA & Israel

Lewishamerican ?

Perhaps comparison with Wales was quite unfair. Their are loads of routes into and out of Wales, for a start. Cornwall has three main roads, all linking with the M5. During the summer the queues of caravans on single-lane carriageways used to start on the A30, soon after it switched to the A303 near Stonehenge.
Cornwall has smaller traditional industries that have successfully morphed to accommodate visitors. Fishing, pottery/crafts, tin mine visits, aside from the usual 5hltty Cornish fudge/icecream/cream teas and plastic pirate 5hlte..
A victim of its success, you could argue. Market forces and Capitalism shown at their best. But with most things, there is a saturation point.
Cornwall is slightly unique geographically, in as much as it is a cul-de-sac.
I was born in Cornwall (can i get a discount on a house for being local ?). Been back twice since (1990's), and it was heaving with tourists. By then, they Had the Eden Project and the Tate and most pubs seemed to have pirate and smuggler themes.

I have no idea what the longer term solution would be. charging for toilets is akin to pl55ing in the wind. Years, or decades, of swerving the inevitable has led to the current situation. It needs firm local Authority stewarding to strike the right balance, but they'll be scared of losing businesses and revenue.

Edited by Forest Hillbilly (14 May 2022 7.05am)

I disengage, I turn the page.

Talking of Cornwall, you may have seen the story about a 150 yr old pub, The Star, in the Cornish village of Vogue. It's being asked to avoid using the name Vogue by the magazine of the same name. Bloomin' bonkers.

Here's the BBC's take on it.
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Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

So they are effectively the most racist area in Europe, actively alienating anyone who wasn’t born there. Can you imagine trying to do that here, the wokeys would have a field day?