The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
When an English cartographer must tell a Welsh village that their mountain is only a hill, the offended community sets out to change that.
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"I know the area where this film was made and I have met many of the locals who's lives were affected by the film crews. People's windows were removed and replaced with older looking ones, some residents were sent on fully expensed holidays and telephone poles were taken down. Most of the remarks I heard were quite negative, but at least the local pubs and hotels were full. Hugh and the other stars stayed at the Lake Vrnwy Hotel which is about 7 miles away from Llanraedr Ym Mochnant the village where the pub, garage etc were situated. The pub in the movie wasn't a pub at all, b..."
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When Williams the Petroleum breaks a piece of the Englishmen's car and pretends to discover it, he says he doesn't know the English name for it, but in Welsh it's called a "beth-yn-galw." "Beth-yn-galw" translates more or less to "whatchamacallit".
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When an English cartographer must tell a Welsh village that their mountain is only a hill, the offended community sets out to change that.