Much was made of his attitude at Queen's - people were questioning his body language, demeanour and mindset - and perhaps that's the price he pays for wearing his heart on his sleeve.
Even more controversial, is Prof Chen's assertion that language differences underpin wider differences in people's behaviour.
Mr Everett said Davidson "tended to use more than the average amount of foul language in some people's view".
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The Curriculum for Excellence states it is important for the nation's prosperity that young people become confident users of a modern language.
"It's a very good idea to train people into understanding their own language, " he said, explaining that the awards were designed to shine light on the misuse of grammar in modern society.
The first minister said he expected the latest Census findings to show a smaller proportion of Welsh speakers in the language's traditional stronghold communities, but more people speaking Welsh in other parts of Wales, including Cardiff.
Sometimes it's easier to meet people in person because then you can judge body language and vocal tone.
"It's the makeup people wear today ... the shoes we wear, the language we speak, " he explains.
"'Kicking ass' is acceptable vulgarity, " says Michael Adams, professor of English language at Indiana University-Bloomington and author of Slang: The People's Poetry.
"If they don't have access to learning a sign language that's already in existence, then a community of deaf people will find a way to communicate, " said Leanne Hinton, a professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley.
The Urdd claims to be Europe's largest arts youth festival, with thousands of young people due to take part in Welsh language music, dance and other cultural activities.
Education Minister Leighton Andrews, who is now in charge of the Welsh government's language policy, published a new strategy in March with the intention of encouraging people to speak Welsh, whatever their level of fluency.
Shahzad's wife spoke English, but was apparently so insecure about her language ability that she told people she did not, Thurman said.
Knowledge of the language is kept up mainly by people like him who belong to the Xibo people from China's far north-west.
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For obvious reasons of language and distance, the people of Japan and Britain do not often loom large in each other's imaginations.
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