In Perpignan they are Catalans first and French second, and they have a very strong association with the Catalans in Spain. |
This involved in particular the Basques, the Bretons, the Galicians, the Catalans, the Occitanians, the Welsh and the the Irish. |
Liverpool's Anfield stadium has the Koppites, the Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona its drum-thumping Catalans. |
Catalans enjoy going to opera houses, theaters, and museums in Barcelona and other cities. |
The other groups are the Galicians, Basques, Catalans, Levante, and Andalusians. |
But native Catalans will tell you that they are really a separate nation from the rest of Spain. |