Plus, if you’re looking for casual work as a student, you get some great opportunities if you speak Welsh and live in Cardiff – lots of people having to provide services in Welsh and not very many speakers.
No, its because a couple of folk wityh self-interest have managed to make it a requirement to work with the Welsh Govt (sic).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Language_Board
So they’re trying to force your children to speak Welsh to each other:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20677528
Earlier, First Minister Carwyn Jones said the next challenge for the Welsh language was to ensure young people spoke it outside the classroom.
Mr Jones said his own children speak English to each other, despite going to a Welsh-language school.
“Cracking that is going to be crucial to the future of the language over the next 10 years,” he said.