To understand how Catalan people see themselves as distinct, a word from their language is instructive: seny. It is an adjective used to convey a supposedly unique Catalan sensibility: pragmatic, level-headed, and dignified. Seny is just about the last word the Spanish government and the European Union would use for the Catalans, who instigated a lurching attempt to declare […]
Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/10/24/catalonia-has-always-been-distinct-why-is-it-part-of-spain/
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