Quote: Jamey @ September 3 2011, 1:25 AM BSTI like the blue one but the killer one is the best.
Did I turn over two pages ?
The Wales Thread. Page 2
Quote: Oldrocker @ September 3 2011, 1:33 AM BSTDid I turn over two pages ?
I think it was a pun on Whales.
Oh.
Quote: catskillz @ September 3 2011, 1:27 AM BSTMy Grandmother, who died when I was 7, was Welsh, but when we traced her family history, we found out that her ancestors were all English. It's funny how many people seem to stop tracing their family history, the minute they come to any Celtic roots, proudly declaring themselves as Irish, Scottish or Welsh. It must be that self-loathing thing that many English people seem to suffer from.
My father never told me that three-quareters of his ancestry was Irish. I only discovered it when I started on the family tree. I think he kept it secret because Irish people used to be despised. I'm so sorry I never got to talk to him about it.
Quote: keewik @ September 3 2011, 11:04 AM BSTMy father never told me that three-quareters of his ancestry was Irish. I only discovered it when I started on the family tree. I think he kept it secret because Irish people used to be despised. I'm so sorry I never got to talk to him about it.
The reputation of the Irish in Britain has changed dramatically in the last 20-odd years. They used to be stereotyped as idiotic drunken thugs by many people, e.g. did you know that the word "hooligan" actually comes from the name of an infamous Irish gang of muggers who used to roam the streets of London? Apparently the leader's surname was Hooligan, with the original Gaelic pronunciation replacing the 'g' sound for an 'h' sound. Now however, the reputation of the Irish seems to have changed completely. I'm always hearing British people talking about how much they love the Irish accent. English women in particular can't seem to get enough of it. I think a lot of this is down to the banning of Irish jokes on British T.V., back in the '80s. Put it this way, if those jokes were still being heard every night on T.V., I don't think Colin Farrell would be as popular as he is among British women.
I do love accents Welsh Irish Scottish, the Welsh man could sing to me, the irish guy could take me out on the 'craic' and the Scottish bloke could give me a battered sausage! 
Quote: dellas @ September 3 2011, 7:41 PM BST
You dirty girl!
Quote: zooo @ September 2 2011, 11:59 PM BSTI am a bit Welsh.
There, I've said it.
I'm about half-welsh, a mongrel.
But then you'd expect that with a name like mine; a WILLIAMS, with ancestors who were DAVIESs and OWENs, with some PAYNEs & a lot of SMARTs
My Welshies were Johnstones and I think Johns. Are they typical Welsh names? I assume so. (I have no idea!)
As I said, my Nan was Welsh, but she moved to England in her mid-20s, when she got married. Her sister on the other hand, never married, and lived her whole life in the tiny cottage in which she and her brother and sisters had all grown up. My family and I used to go there in the school holidays and I loved it. The village in which she lived was a bit like the Hobbit village from Lord of the Rings. The cottage was really cosy, and I used to love spending the night there, laying in bed, listening to the sound of the sheep bleeting on the hills, and the nearby stream flowing. Then in the morning I'd be woken by a neighbour's cockerel.
Expect to be 'quoted' with a minor edit of the last sentence...
I live in Wales.
*shrug*
Are you Welsh though? I know you have the most Welsh name ever. But I'm sure you told me you've moved about a bit? *I could be imaging this
He is the least Welsh sounding person ever.
Quote: Leevil @ September 4 2011, 2:59 PM BSTAre you Welsh though? I know you have the most Welsh name ever. But I'm sure you told me you've moved about a bit? *I could be imaging this
Born in Wales, When moved to Lincoln when was young then to North Wales (AKA A RAINING HELL) When was little older. Moved back into area when was like 10-11 maybe? Then 17-18 moved to Cardiff, then Aberystwyth. Moved back and been here for 4 years ish.
Also I aint telling you how long I was in Cardiff or Aber so you can't figure out how ancient I am ner ner!
Quote: zooo @ September 4 2011, 3:05 PM BSTHe is the least Welsh sounding person ever.
Lol Ta. I do try ot have a universal appeal. But some people say I sound Northern depends on what mood I'm in.