A pub landlord had the perfect response for a complaining customer on TripAdvisor who didn’t like the fact that all the locals were speaking Welsh.

Alongside a miserable one-star, a reviewer by the name of Jon G claimed he was laughed at by the locals.

He said they also stopped talking English when he walked into the The George pub (also known as Y Sior) in Bethesda, Bangor, last week.

In the now-deleted post, Jon G said: ‘A group of us turned in after a walk in the area. Straight away when we ordered the locals realised we were English and then started talking in Welsh and laughing.


Heaven forbid the Welsh locals at the Bangor pub actually speak in Welsh (Picture: Google Maps)

‘They then put the jukebox on really loud, so much so we couldn’t hear our conversation.



‘We drank up and moved to the pub next door.

‘So basically, when the other 15 of our group turned up we spent the next few hours drinking and laughing. So their loss really.

‘Won’t be going back.’

In his response, landlord Dewi Sion claimed Jon G had reviewed the wrong pub.

He wrote: ‘Thank you very much for your review. I can assure you that I very much enjoyed reading it.

This landlord wasn’t going to take the one-star review lying down (Picture: Media Wales)

‘Can I say that I fully empathise with the dilemma that you felt with visiting the pub.

‘I and a few of my friends have been victims of this exact same scenario whilst on holiday in Hungary, France, Spain and Germany.

‘We were absolutely devastated by the fact that when we walked into the bar everyone started conversing in Hungarian, French, Spanish and German instead of Welsh!

‘What is surprising though that this is not an uncommon occurrence though as an acquaintance of mine who is from Amadeupcountry who is fluent in Amadeuplanguage once told me of his visit to Shropshire when he became thirsty and in need of a beer.

‘He was heartbroken to hear everyone change their language from Amadeuplanguage to English!

‘So, as you see, I do apologise for what happened; but to be honest I do feel that you have been just a tiny bit judgemental in your review.’

Mr Sion insisted he must have clearly visited a different pub as there not a public house within half a mile of The George.

He told WalesOnline that this isn’t the first time he has encountered criticism for speaking in Welsh.

‘I’m fed up with people commenting on the fact people speak Welsh,’ he said.

He added: ‘Some people do speak Welsh [in the pub] because people who are local here

speak Welsh and don’t speak English.

‘Others speak English. It’s a welcoming pub, people wouldn’t have switched

language like that.’

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