Well their lack of action during the two World Wars is probably the reason. I wouldn't be threatened by them either.
That is interesting however. I would have thought it would be Spanish.
It always seems that you hear about the small-scale stuff? I really could careless what the name of the mountain is. Heck they could call it Mount Palin and I would be fine with it. It isn't that big of a deal.
The academic programs that they are offering (or plan to) appear to be very rigorous and would be something that I would like to see work well. I'd say they would be able to draw some kids in and build up their high school numbers pretty quickly.