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Enigma
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All of us have reasons to be proud of our countries. Hot off the presses Wales has won the 'Grand Slam' of the rugby six nations championships. I am proud to be Welsh today. what are you proud of and why?
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Robert Armin
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Proud of the same thing and for the same reasons (and thousands of others!).
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Firenze
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Anyone wishing to be proud of Scotland on the basis of their performance in the Six Nations has a hard row to hoe...
Though as it's St Patrick's Day, I can revert to nationality of origin rather than residence. But I am not sure I ever feel much of a patriotic glow, either Irish or Scottish. It's like family: it's where you belong, but you don't necessarily like them all the time.
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St. Gwladys
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As Darllenwr is English, I try not to be tribal, especially when Wales are playing England. He didn't watch the match - reckoned it wouldn't be good for his blood pressure - but we were both happy that Wales won the Grand Slam! And yes, I'm proud to be Welsh.
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churchgeek
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I think you Welsh folks should just be proud to be Welsh all the time, regardless of what the sports teams are doing!
I'm from Michigan, and we have an unreasonable amount of pride in where we're from. I remember once being told by someone from Toronto that in his hometown he saw more "University of Michigan" apparel and car stickers than he saw "University of Toronto." I see a lot of Michigan apparel out here in California, too! And we're always happy to show you, on our hands, precisely where in Michigan we're from. Because we can.
I'm an even more curious specimen from Michigan, too. I'm proud to be from Detroit! In fact I have this chosen delusion that when I tell people I'm from Detroit, they'll be jealous. Hasn't happened yet, but I'm sure people are just stifling it... I have had a few people respond with, "I'd really like to go there some time!" Which always surprises me - not because I don't think people should want to visit Detroit, but because it's so rare that people do.
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daisymay
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My grandad was Welsh, and in the Royal Navy, and played rugby, taught in Wales of course. He wasn't a "fighter", but one who mended and fixed the ships. He must have met my Scots granny when the ship was up at Dundee!
I'm feeling glad the Welsh are doing well atm.
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Zappa
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Ahem. Ill just have to dine out on the Rugby World Cup for three more years. Until we hand it to the French or Argentinians.
And Sir Edmund Hillary. And being the first nation to give women the vote. And the first nation to have a woman as a diocesan bishop (Anglican). And having an inclusive and generally accepting attitude to gay marriage. I would mention Phar lap and Pavlova and Split Enz and Russell Crowe and ... but that tends to get the Australians all upset. After all, they did quite well in the Rugby World Cup. Really. Even if they did need a kiwi coach to get them that far. (And I really truly wanted Wales to win that game).
And then (more seriously) those wonderful souls battling on after the Christchurch earthquake.
But it's too bloody cold for me to live there. So I hangout with a million other kiwis in Australia, increasing the average IQ of both countries, as Sir Robert Muldoon once said.
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The Weeder
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Living as we do, on the borders of England and Wales, in a place that sees itself as a seperate entity, I feel I can 'place' myself where I want, so I opt for Wales.
The God children live on the English side of the border, but their father is definately a Valley Boy. Their mother booked into the nearest Welsh maternity unit for all 4 births. This is not at all unusual in the area.
One friend goes 'home' to Merthyr for her births. All of her children have been born in her mothers cottage, in the same bed in which she herself was born.
I am actually Irish by birth, and although I bought British Nationality when it was on special offer some years ago, still see my self as Irish.
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Sir Pellinore
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I'm grateful that Australia and Australians seem to have contributed something of value to the world. Reeling off a list of luminaries in Art; Literature; Music; Politics or Sport would be somewhat vainglorious.
The concept of 'a fair go' for all and egalitarianism would be things I'd be most proud of.
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Kaplan Corday
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As I've written before, my great-grandfather was a coal-miner from Tredegar in the valleys, who came out to Australia in 1869.
I have a copy of Josephus's Wars Of The Jews which his son, my grandfather, won at the Welsh Calvinistic Sunday School at Sebastopol for "committing to memory and correctly repeating 532 verses of the Holy Scriptures during the year 1883".
Now there's transplanted Welsh Nonconformity in all its austere glory!
I don't know a word of Welsh, but I treasure the story of the man who said that he prayed in Welsh so that God didn't have to translate.
(Lest anyone is doing sums based on the above dates and concluding that I must be a geriatric with one foot in the grave, I should point out that my father married and had children very late in life).
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Yerevan
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Kaplan, my in-laws live in Tredegar, where my father-in-law is minister of the Congregationalist chapel. Sadly all the mines are gone now and the town has definitely seen better days.
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Kitten
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I am always proud to be Welsh
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birdie
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I've been pondering this lately; I think I always do at 6 nations time!
I've lived in Wales since finishing university, and most people seem to assume I am welsh, I think because I've taken on a bit of an accent. I love Wales, and I wanted to live here since I was a child of 8 or so.
Much as I love Wales, I don't feel welsh. But neither do I feel English, really. Certainly not any more, and I don't know if I ever did.
BUT I identify very, very strongly as being from the West Country. My accent comes back the second I get south of Bristol and if asked if I'm english, I'd probably reply that I'm from the West Country rather than just saying 'yes'.
(But I do support England in the rugby.)
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St. Gwladys
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Originally posted by Yerevan:
Kaplan, my in-laws live in Tredegar, where my father-in-law is minister of the Congregationalist chapel. Sadly all the mines are gone now and the town has definitely seen better days.
but which Tredegar? Old or New? They are several miles apart, a fact which ahs caused a lot of problems over the years when delivery drivers have gor teh wrong one!
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Lord Pontivillian
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New Tredegar is definitely more of a dump than Old Tredegar IMO.
Another proud welshman signing in. I've been enjoying some rugby banter with the locals in Merry Englandshire! It's nice to see welsh sport on the up, as opposed to being mocked/derided.
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Kaplan Corday
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Originally posted by St. Gwladys:
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Originally posted by Yerevan:
Kaplan, my in-laws live in Tredegar, where my father-in-law is minister of the Congregationalist chapel. Sadly all the mines are gone now and the town has definitely seen better days.
but which Tredegar? Old or New? They are several miles apart, a fact which ahs caused a lot of problems over the years when delivery drivers have gor teh wrong one!
We visited Old Tredegar about twelve years ago, but it appeared to be closed.
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LeRoc
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I lived in Abertawe (Swansea) for a year, where I met some lovely people. I visited an Eisteddfod, and was able to do a lot of hiking. I really like Wales.
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Sandemaniac
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Originally posted by Kaplan Corday:
We visited Old Tredegar about twelve years ago, but it appeared to be closed.
Funnily enough, the same happened every time I visited Bethesda...
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pererin
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Originally posted by Sandemaniac:
(will you lot kindly let us Sais have some Dark please?)
Gladly. After all, it's easier than getting it to friends across the Pond, which I did last November.
(And yes, this weekend's little victory did take me beyond my usual "musn't complain".)
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Jonah the Whale
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Am I allowed to be proud to be English? When I still lived there we always had to apologise for being English (English being synonymous with arogant). These days there are English as well as British flags seen flying in England, whereas when I was growing up most kids would not have known what an English flag looked like. So maybe times have changed.
Still, my dad considers himself Welsh, even though he and both his parents were born in England. Maybe I can play my Welsh card to be on the safe side.
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LeRoc
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Jonah the Whale: Am I allowed to be proud to be English?
I thought you were Dutch? ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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Jonah the Whale
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Originally posted by LeRoc:
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Jonah the Whale: Am I allowed to be proud to be English?
I thought you were Dutch?
No, but I've been living in NL over half my life.
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I live in England, married to an Englishman. I was born in Wales of an English father and Scots mother, so I am confused. I usually say I am British although devolution is making that a bit difficult.
Confusion disappears during the 6 Nations. Then I know I am completely Welsh, even if we don't win!
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Jonah the Whale
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Maryjones, are you sure you are properly Welsh? I was under the impression that only English people referred to themselves as British. I didn't realise this, but after it was pointed out to me I have observed it to be generally true.
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Originally posted by Jonah the Whale:
I was under the impression that only English people referred to themselves as British.
Far from it. There are plenty of nationalistically minded Welshpersons who will point out that they have the real original British languiage and English is a mere interloper from Germany.
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pererin
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quote:
Originally posted by Jonah the Whale:
I was under the impression that only English people referred to themselves as British.
And there I was thinking it was only (a) the Northern Irish and (b) first-generation new citizens who used that word... ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Yerevan
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Its the Tredegar in Blaenau Gwent (old Tredegar?)
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I was born in Wales of an English father and Scots mother, so I am confused.
My son (born in England) is half Irish, one quarter English and one quarter Welsh. We just need to marry him off to a Scot to get the full set.
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venbede
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quote:
Originally posted by pererin:
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Originally posted by Jonah the Whale:
I was under the impression that only English people referred to themselves as British.
And there I was thinking it was only (a) the Northern Irish and (b) first-generation new citizens who used that word...
I am English, and a member of the Church of England, and a British citizen with an application outstanding for the renewal of a British passport. I'd use British as the adjective for United Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Sioni Sais
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Originally posted by venbede:
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Originally posted by pererin:
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Originally posted by Jonah the Whale:
I was under the impression that only English people referred to themselves as British.
And there I was thinking it was only (a) the Northern Irish and (b) first-generation new citizens who used that word...
I am English, and a member of the Church of England, and a British citizen with an application outstanding for the renewal of a British passport. I'd use British as the adjective for United Kingdom of Great Britain.
- Except that it is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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venbede
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I know it is and that's what it says on the passport, but I didn't want to muddle the argument with the hyper-sensitive issue of nationality in Northern Ireland/Ulster/the six counties.
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Enigma
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So anyway - getting back to the point - what are you proud of (particularly in terms of country) and why??
I have another example - I'm proud to be someone living in such a small country which is able to look after so many sheep. For a short time anyway in terms of individuals.
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I am proud of being born in LA and raised in Pasadena: my birthplace is one of the major cities of the world and the town where I grew up has a world-famous parade and American football game (which are sometimes held on my birthday as they were this year. It's like being born on a bank holiday! I have never worked or gone to school on my birthday.)
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Pyx_e
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Originally posted by birdie:
I've lived in Wales since finishing university, and most people seem to assume I am welsh, I think because I've taken on a bit of an accent. I love Wales, and I wanted to live here since I was a child of 8 or so.
Ah but you look Welsh.
ATB Pyx_e
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Morlader
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Originally posted by Yerevan:
My son (born in England) is half Irish, one quarter English and one quarter Welsh. We just need to marry him off to a Scot to get the full set.
Nah! You need Cornish in there as well . I suppose "she" could be a Scot born in Cornwall.
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Yerevan
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I know it is and that's what it says on the passport, but I didn't want to muddle the argument with the hyper-sensitive issue of nationality in Northern Ireland/Ulster/the six counties.
Of course if you want to be really anal both Northern Ireland and Ulster are inaccurate, as the most northerly point in Ireland and three of the nine counties of Ulster are actually in the Republic.
Its a minefield ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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St. Gwladys
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Although I consider myself Welsh, I've found that back in the nineteenth century, my ancestors came mainly from the West Country and Herefordshire, with an infusion from West Wales. I'm a bit disappointed that the furthest West was Frome! Morlader, I would have loved to have some Cornish blood!
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I'm not Welsh, but having lived in a Border town for 20 years I do find myself being very proud of Welsh things. I'm fascinated by native Welsh history, including belonging to a re-enactment group which portrays 13thC Welsh mercenaries. I'm fond of Welsh beer (Otley, Breconshire, Brains Dark....), and voted Yes to the Welsh Assembly. And I know bits of Welsh, but not enough to hold a conversation.
And if I'm not belonging to Hay now, then I must be a Mancunian, though it's so long since I went back there I'd get lost as soon as I got off the train!
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Morlader
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Originally posted by St. Gwladys:
... Morlader, I would have loved to have some Cornish blood!
Me too! But I have none that I know of. Just the feeling crossing the Tamar (heading W, of course) that I'm coming home.
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venbede
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Crossing the Tamar Bridge at Saltash East-West a few weeks back, I noticed there was no toll, but there appeared to be a toll if traveling West-East.
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Enigma
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Another thing that I'm proud of is that, generally speaking, Welsh people are quite friendly and chatty. Is that true??
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Morlader
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Originally posted by venbede:
Crossing the Tamar Bridge at Saltash East-West a few weeks back, I noticed there was no toll, but there appeared to be a toll if traveling West-East.
Yes, that's right - in several senses . TPTB decided that people should be charged to leave Cornwall, but not to enter it. On the road bridge. To collect fees in each direction would be much less efficient for the bridge authorities, hold up both directions of traffic and require more land.
VB ".. but there appeared to be a toll if travelling West-East..." how did you get back to England? Were you actually crossing on Brunell's Royal Albert Bridge? Or are you still here? (Just being nosey).
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Originally posted by Enigma:
Another thing that I'm proud of is that, generally speaking, Welsh people are quite friendly and chatty. Is that true??
Piss off.
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Yerevan
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Ok back to the point
I like being Irish because...
I love the stunning bleakness of the Irish west coast (especially now that I'm living in scenically challenged southern England)
The Irish tend to have a strong sense of place. A non-Irish sociologist friend of mine living in Dublin reckoned that every culture has a single question which is used to place people. The Irish one is "Where are you from?", whereas the English one is probably "What do you do?"
I know its a stereotype, but the Irish really do tend to be quite easygoing and convivial.
Certain aspects of Irish politics (strangely enough). I love our particular form of PR, and the fact that you can bump into ex-Irish prime ministers doing their shopping in Tesco, and that governments are always coalitions and everyone has to compromise. We're also one of the few countries in Europe with no discernible far right.
The Irish left, which has mostly been spared the po-faced Guardian reader subculture which sucks the life out of the UK equivalent (despite the best efforts of Fintan O'Toole and Ivana Bacik). This may be because the Irish tend to have a horror of earnestness.
Hiberno-English, especially the way I've been quietly spreading it amongst my English friends.
Irish culture. I like the fact that we have a unique, ancient language that very few of us can actually speak, and a massively popular and completely amateur team sport called hurling which no one else has ever heard of. And despite being a southerner I actually have an odd softspot for the aspects of Ulster unionist culture which most outsiders tend to dislike. I tend to get on very well with unionists actually. We can agree that re-unification would be a pain in the arse and that Sinn Fein are gobshites.
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venbede
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Originally posted by Morlader:
VB ".. but there appeared to be a toll if travelling West-East..." how did you get back to England? Were you actually crossing on Brunell's Royal Albert Bridge? Or are you still here? (Just being nosey).
I travelled over on the road bridge beside the Brunel Royal Albert.
I returned via Launceston. I'm back in Croydon after a journey involving two visits to an Audi repair place because a light began flashing on the dashboard. Needless to say, this only happened when I reached Devon.
I bought two wonderful thick knitted pullovers in St Ives, which were half the price I'd get them in London.
Truro's nice, isn't it?
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Sandemaniac
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I'm going to shock everyone and announce that I'm proud to be from Essex.
We have acres of rolling countryside, and so much history that you have to beat it off with a stick. Roman forts, Iron age field systems, our own Saxon kingdom with a princely burial at Prittlewell and the world's most alliterative kings, and poetry about vikings. All this in a county with allegedly the longest coastline of any in England, and the loveliest village in England.
And the people sound like this: - scroll south-west and click on the wee mannie near Chelmsford.
We also have Willingale Doe and Spain, Rotten End and Shellow Bowells, and the magically named Cattawade.
I have never driven a white Ford Escort, danced round a handbag, or had sex with anyone named Sharon (in or out of a car).
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@ Venbede : ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif) Forgot the Lanson road. No excuse, as it is how I get to England and back. again.
Yes, Truro is "nice" - both the city and the cathedral.
@ Sandemaniac : as Cornwall is not a county of England, I'll let your comment about Essex having the longest coastline pass.
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Another thing that I'm proud of is that, generally speaking, Welsh people are quite friendly and chatty. Is that true??
The Welsh are definitely chatty. Once you have been seen in the same pub twice you will be included (in towns anyway). I lived in Norfolk and even after ten years was an outsider.
Not so sure about friendly though: my first meetings with the Welsh were on the rugby field!
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Another thing that I'm proud of is that, generally speaking, Welsh people are quite friendly and chatty. Is that true??
Not all of us, I'm fairly introverted. I'm also not musical and do not like singing
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