Being Welsh
Oct 12th 2008, 12:02 pm
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Being Welsh
I've just thought of a great way to save some poms (some of the ones that come and go) a whole bunch of money.
To get some experience of what it might be like being an pom in Aus you could spend a month (say) pretending to be Welsh in England. If you don't like the way you get treated as a Welsh peep in England then I think you should give Aussie a miss and save your money.
To practice your Welsh accent you could frequent the local curry house and try imitating the waiter, clear your throat all the time and stick "like" or "isn't it" on the end of everything. When writing anything, try sticking random letters into words ('l's and 'd's usually work). Go into work wearing a daffodil. You don't have to wait for St David's day to do this; most English peeps don't know when St George's day is let alone St David's.
Tell us how you get on, like?
To get some experience of what it might be like being an pom in Aus you could spend a month (say) pretending to be Welsh in England. If you don't like the way you get treated as a Welsh peep in England then I think you should give Aussie a miss and save your money.
To practice your Welsh accent you could frequent the local curry house and try imitating the waiter, clear your throat all the time and stick "like" or "isn't it" on the end of everything. When writing anything, try sticking random letters into words ('l's and 'd's usually work). Go into work wearing a daffodil. You don't have to wait for St David's day to do this; most English peeps don't know when St George's day is let alone St David's.
Tell us how you get on, like?
Oct 12th 2008, 1:16 pm
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Re: Being Welsh
Is there a point to this?
Oct 12th 2008, 9:19 pm
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Re: Being Welsh
I've just thought of a great way to save some poms (some of the ones that come and go) a whole bunch of money.
To get some experience of what it might be like being an pom in Aus you could spend a month (say) pretending to be Welsh in England. If you don't like the way you get treated as a Welsh peep in England then I think you should give Aussie a miss and save your money.
To practice your Welsh accent you could frequent the local curry house and try imitating the waiter, clear your throat all the time and stick "like" or "isn't it" on the end of everything. When writing anything, try sticking random letters into words ('l's and 'd's usually work). Go into work wearing a daffodil. You don't have to wait for St David's day to do this; most English peeps don't know when St George's day is let alone St David's.
Tell us how you get on, like?
To get some experience of what it might be like being an pom in Aus you could spend a month (say) pretending to be Welsh in England. If you don't like the way you get treated as a Welsh peep in England then I think you should give Aussie a miss and save your money.
To practice your Welsh accent you could frequent the local curry house and try imitating the waiter, clear your throat all the time and stick "like" or "isn't it" on the end of everything. When writing anything, try sticking random letters into words ('l's and 'd's usually work). Go into work wearing a daffodil. You don't have to wait for St David's day to do this; most English peeps don't know when St George's day is let alone St David's.
Tell us how you get on, like?
More. what about calling everyone Butt!!
Oct 12th 2008, 9:38 pm
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Re: Being Welsh
LOL, I've just spent 20 years being English in Wales.... does that qualify for your scheme????
Oct 12th 2008, 9:39 pm
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Re: Being Welsh
Or Daffyd, is it!
Oct 12th 2008, 9:44 pm
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Re: Being Welsh
Whose coat is that jacket???
Oct 12th 2008, 10:06 pm
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Re: Being Welsh
I have had moments of complete incomprehension. the most noatable being when I worked for a local council and a man came in to report that there was something wrong with his 'shooting'. It took me a while to work out he meant his chuting, ie his guttering.
Oct 12th 2008, 11:21 pm
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Re: Being Welsh
Oh and dont forget these other priceless examples of being Welsh.
"Give us a cwtch"
"Now in a minute"
"Duw Duw mon"
Oh and " I like the one with the little black nose, the one thats looking at me longingly"
"Give us a cwtch"
"Now in a minute"
"Duw Duw mon"
Oh and " I like the one with the little black nose, the one thats looking at me longingly"
Oct 13th 2008, 7:16 am
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Re: Being Welsh
Also, not to be too pedantic, your "Welsh" phrases are all South Welsh. Nobody from North Wales would say "look you"... mind you, nobody from South Wales would apart from Max Boyce.
Oh God, I can't believe I remember Max Boyce... now I'm really old.
Cheers
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Oct 13th 2008, 10:43 am
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Re: Being Welsh
Er... I grew up in North Wales, went to college near London and have lived and worked in England ever since. Can't say I've ever noticed anything even slightly anti-Welsh, unless the occasional tired old sheep joke counts. Scousers get more stick than the Welsh do round here (in Manchester)!
Also, not to be too pedantic, your "Welsh" phrases are all South Welsh. Nobody from North Wales would say "look you"... mind you, nobody from South Wales would apart from Max Boyce.
Oh God, I can't believe I remember Max Boyce... now I'm really old.
Cheers
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Also, not to be too pedantic, your "Welsh" phrases are all South Welsh. Nobody from North Wales would say "look you"... mind you, nobody from South Wales would apart from Max Boyce.
Oh God, I can't believe I remember Max Boyce... now I'm really old.
Cheers
b
I've not heard any people who say "look you" either. Boyo is another one you don't hear, it's usually "butt".
I don't think I was suggesting the English were, as a rule, anti-Welsh; just that you have to put up with a bit of a ribbing when you live in "foreign" climes.
The thread was just a bit of fun. No offense was intended
Oct 13th 2008, 11:03 am
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Re: Being Welsh
A more realistic thread would have been to comment on the surge in anti-English feeling in Wales, especially relating to those who own property there. Be honest....
Oct 13th 2008, 11:20 am
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In fact, the people of the South Wales Coast are bemoaning the fact that the English middle Classes are currently not looking to buy second homes as it is having a knock on effect in the local economy.
Oct 13th 2008, 11:37 am
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Re: Being Welsh
She described the Welsh as “irritating and annoying”, asking provocatively: “What are they for?” After permitting a repeat of that programme, the director-general of the BBC became the target of an investigation under the Race Relations Act.
Oct 13th 2008, 11:42 am
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Re: Being Welsh
For practicing a Welsh accent, try "Ian Beale" and "Ratatouille".
Also try, "See those 2 houses ? Mine's the one in the middle."
Also try, "See those 2 houses ? Mine's the one in the middle."