tonrob

You'll be just up the road from me then!

jaxslad

Here is also a nice read for the Welsh Taffs in the USA

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest...efferson.shtml

Maggs

Originally from a little village called Pontyates in Carmarthenshire, then moved to Newport, Gwent from High School age. Left Newport in 1975 to join the RAF (PM's) and never been back to Wales to live. Lots of family there and some Welsh speakers too including my dad.

Yes, it's been cold here and we've just had at least 2 feet of snow here with temps plummeting tonight to below minus 20F.

jaxslad

oh ok cool..

The wifes mum was from bryn mawr..close to newport
Ill take a stab in the dark here..would you have done your RAF Training at R.A.F st athen east camp /west camp?

tonrob

I'm from Colwyn Bay - ended up working in a fair few places along the coast: Bangor, Bethesda, Llanfairfechan, Colwyn Bay itself, Abergele, St Asaph and Mold. Moved down to Carmarthen for a couple of years after that before moving on to London.

Maggs

I was in the Nursing side of the RAF, (Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service) and did my training at RAF (H) Ely, Cambridgeshire. I did my service in RAF hospitals and didn't get to see any flying bases!

There are quite a few valleys leading out of Newport and Brynmawr is in one of them. There's a Bryn Mawr here in Chicago but it isn't anything like the Welsh Brynmawr and they say it differently too which drives me crazy!

jaxslad

Don't Forget my fellow Taffys ..Wales V England rugby 6 nations 1st game Today at Cardiff..
Come on Wales..

taffie77

I'm from the South Wales Valleys, though spent the last 13 years exiled in SW England before moving here (to nowhere near Texas)

Isabel_7

I am from South Wales. Born and raised near Cardiff.

Mummy in the foothills

Me too, and I've moved about with work and college but not far, St Asaph, Abergele, Bodelwyddan, Rhos on sea. Wrexham, Llandudno Glan Conwy.

Jerseygirl

I used to live in Rossett...midway between Wrexham and Chester.

tigerbaywarrior

I'm from Splott. Que snide remarks....

Isabel_7

No snide remarks about Splott ... I have a big smile on face. It has been a very long time since I heard or read either "Splott" or "Grangetown". I am from Fairwater.

jaxslad

splott, Strangetown, fairwater...all ruff

sir_eccles

Ahh Splo' I used to pretend the Ts were silent, made it sound exotic. I did like living there, though I was in the newly built bit.