As a note, when I say England, I actually mean the England part of the UK. Or medieval England.Squid94 said:I think Wales passes quite heavily under the radar of countries like the US or Canada. They think of the whole island as Britain, and then sometimes call it England.
See, the rest of you? This guy gets it!Double A said:As a note, when I say England, I actually mean the England part of the UK. Or medieval England.Squid94 said:I think Wales passes quite heavily under the radar of countries like the US or Canada. They think of the whole island as Britain, and then sometimes call it England.
To be honest, you don't really come up much. All I really know of Wales is that it's part of the British Isles, they speak Welsh in addition to English, and that it's wet (though that last one I got from a Welsh comedian, so take that as you will).megaraccoon said:so i'm curious do other countries like america or canada know of wales and if so what is the conception you have of my country. also plz english people dont put up any sheep-shagger jokes i just want to know what the view of wales is in forign lands.
Making it into three didn't really help y'know?Embz said:Unfortunately no unicorns but it is possible to say without suffocating You can kind of split it up into 3 separate partsendnuen said:Fuck. me.Embz said:LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochCool Welshy said:And truth be told, Everyone hates England too. It is amazing how it works like that, don't you think?ultimateownage said:Aww, but it just isn't English culture without making fun of the Welsh. and French. and Americans. and most other British people.megaraccoon said:also plz english people dont put up any sheep-shagger jokes i just want to know what the view of wales is in forign lands.
Actually, now I think of it, we pretty much hate everyone.
Alright, let's test these Internationals some Welshicana.
What is the longest place name in Wales (Maybe even the world)?
Is it true that if you pronounce it correctly a talking unicorn appears and grants you a wish?
Or that it is, in fact impossible to pronounce without suffocating first?
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll-gogerychwyrndrobwll-llantysiliogogogoch
It roughly translates to : Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave
It's basically the same thing as calling us Yanks, yeah. You wouldn't call a Scotsman an Englishman, so you shouldn't call a Southerner a Yankee.Squid94 said:See, the rest of you? This guy gets it!Double A said:As a note, when I say England, I actually mean the England part of the UK. Or medieval England.Squid94 said:I think Wales passes quite heavily under the radar of countries like the US or Canada. They think of the whole island as Britain, and then sometimes call it England.
Nah, but seriously, what some US citizens don't seem to get is that Britain, a country, is itself made up of four other countries. For whatever reason, they resort to naming the whole group for the most well known part of the UK; England. I suppose, in a way, it's similar to the colloquial name some people here have for people in the US, which is 'Yanks'.
Pretty much this. I know 'of' it, but not much about it.DJDarque said:I am an American and I know of Wales. I don't know much about it besides that its part of the United Kingdom and that its flag has a bitchin' red dragon on it.
Tourette said:Don't forget Manic Street Preachers, Stereophonics, Shirley Bassey, Dylan Thomas, Richard Burton, Michael Sheen, Nessa and the NHS.Joshimodo said:Our chief exports are Tom Jones, Batman, Hannibal Lecter, world champion boxers and Michael Douglas' squeeze.
In fact, when I think about it, there are a hell of a lot of contributions to the world that Wales has produced.