wales

[Shadu]

I'm aware of Wales (and American). Most of what I know I learned from Torchwood. While it's a sci-fi show, it does show some of Wales and culture thereof.

I am happy to say I can tell the difference between a Welsh accent and a London/Britian one now (this is big for me since they all sounded alike when I started watching British shows).

I think it's a lovely place that I wish I could visit some day.

 

[Fearzone]

My last name is English but my greatgrandfather on the paternal line emigrated from Wales.

I hear there is good mountain biking there. Would like to hike the Snowdonia mountains someday. I remember that's where they filmed Dragonslayer.

I remember from grade school they have a dish called Welsh rabbit which has something to do with toast, cheese, and beer--I asked mom to make it once and it was okay.

Other than that, it's rural England, and princes like to go there, or sumpthin'.

 

[Luthir Fontaine]

No offense but I hear its not the most educated place in all the kingdom....

 

[endnuen]

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.

Aww, but it just isn't English culture without making fun of the Welsh. and French. and Americans. and most other British people.
Actually, now I think of it, we pretty much hate everyone.

And truth be told, Everyone hates England too. It is amazing how it works like that, don't you think?

Alright, let's test these Internationals some Welshicana.
What is the longest place name in Wales (Maybe even the world)?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Fuck. me.
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?

 

[EradiusLore]

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.

im from wales! live in england though where lets be honest, is much better. and your just inviting negative comments by going straight on the defensive with "also plz english people dont put up any sheep-shagger jokes" do you dislike english people or something? one of the reasons i left wales is because i started to get a bit uncomfortable with the unfocused hatred for england

 

[EradiusLore]

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.

Aww, but it just isn't English culture without making fun of the Welsh. and French. and Americans. and most other British people.
Actually, now I think of it, we pretty much hate everyone.

And truth be told, Everyone hates England too. It is amazing how it works like that, don't you think?

Alright, let's test these Internationals some Welshicana.
What is the longest place name in Wales (Maybe even the world)?

can i just ask, one welshmen to another. do you actualy know why you have english people? if you honestly dont hate then thats cool my bad, but i have lived most of my life (except last 3 years) in wales and everyone hates england, but for no logical reason! maybe because many many hundreds of years ago wales was pwned in a war with england. still too soon?

 

[Embz]

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.

Aww, but it just isn't English culture without making fun of the Welsh. and French. and Americans. and most other British people.
Actually, now I think of it, we pretty much hate everyone.

And truth be told, Everyone hates England too. It is amazing how it works like that, don't you think?

Alright, let's test these Internationals some Welshicana.
What is the longest place name in Wales (Maybe even the world)?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Fuck. me.
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?

Unfortunately no unicorns but it is possible to say without suffocating You can kind of split it up into 3 separate parts
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

 

[Shanannara]

Our contribution to world cuisine is welsh rarebit (not welsh rabbit). It's cheese on toast. That's it. However, we do produce many, many singers. As for the language, it's more or less phonetic. Provided you know the alphabet, it's easier to learn than English because it doesn't have silent letters and different words for the same thing.

 

[Nazz3]

Its some area located in England.

Thats all I really know

 

[MrGseff]

I'm half Welsh, and at uni in Aberystwyth. Love the place myself, even if it is a tad rainy sometimes.

I too am from Aberystwyth (not the Uni, but I do live in the town) and I agree it is a lovely place and is very scenic.
Recently I visited New York and when the locals were to ask where I was from i told them Wales.... I got Either one of these two replies:

1: "Oh yeah I know that state"
2: "So you're from England?"

Its not really a hugely bad thing, being the country in Britain nobody has heard of is also a curse but at the same time it is a blessing as if others have never heard of the country I noticed that they find it harder to hate us

 

[Jakub324]

I've been there a few times. They have amusing accents and lots of mountains. It's a nice place.

 

[Scrubiii]

No offense but I hear its not the most educated place in all the kingdom....

Not really, average grades are lower overall in Welsh schools than in English ones, but there are far more schools in England and there is a £600 funding gap per pupil between Wales and England. Cardiff University medical school is also one of the best places to study medicine in Britain.

 

[LorChan]

I'm from Canada. I love Wales. Cardiff Bay is pretty much my favorite place in the world, after the Scottish country side.

 

[Double A]

Wales. Home of the longbow, Torchwood, and the term "failed rebellion."

That's all I really know, other than the sheep shagging jokes, but you told me not to mention them.

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.

As a note, when I say England, I actually mean the England part of the UK. Or medieval England.

 

[SomethingUnrelated]

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.

As a note, when I say England, I actually mean the England part of the UK. Or medieval England.

See, the rest of you? This guy gets it!

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'.

 

[Duskwaith]

Loads of Valleys, like their rugby.

After being there I personnally find it better than Scotland and England to visit but thats just my experience.

 

[The Heik]

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.

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).

 

[Danial]

I come from the Tourist town of Tenby, having to deal with basically a load of Hen and stag do's full of stupid drunk English people for my life has created something of a issue when people call us inbred.

More the the point, when, working as a bouncer i had to escort 4 English blokes out of the pub for.. um... Pleasuring themselves, In the middle of a beer garden, I kind of stopped accepting the jokes.

But bar that, Pembrokeshire is one of the best looking placed in The UK if not the world. Not exactly the most lively of places but for a nice relaxing weekend of Nice views/Food etc, you could do worse, Just come in the off season.. less idiots..

PS We are not called Wales because of Whales (i get asked this a lot... by Americans)there are limited amounts of whales in and around Wales, i have seen 1 ever and that was a basking shark technically.

 

[Danial]

PS

 

[endnuen]

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.

Aww, but it just isn't English culture without making fun of the Welsh. and French. and Americans. and most other British people.
Actually, now I think of it, we pretty much hate everyone.

And truth be told, Everyone hates England too. It is amazing how it works like that, don't you think?

Alright, let's test these Internationals some Welshicana.
What is the longest place name in Wales (Maybe even the world)?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Fuck. me.
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?

Unfortunately no unicorns but it is possible to say without suffocating You can kind of split it up into 3 separate parts
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

Making it into three didn't really help y'know?
Amazing how the Welsh language is on par with suomi.. I know that "sønderjysk" is pretty incomprehensible for anyone not from south Jutland, and that speaking it is like chewing a potato in one mouthful, but this.. this is incredible!