In Scotland there have been quite a few cases of people being attacked because they're English, or being attacked because they're wearing an England football shirt or something equally retarded.

However, in Wales there seems to be significantly less overt aggresion towards English people. Obviously, there's tossers everywhere, but I haven't heard many cases, if any, of English people being attacked in Wales simply because they're English, and I can't imagine anyone wearing an England football, or even rugby shirt in Wales getting any trouble providing he didn't shout about it.

I also can't imagine many Welsh people these days having any profound resentment towards English people, of course, you might get drunk idiots who start going "English bastard", etc, but I don't think there is much in the way of profound hatred for English people and I think these days an English person could live in most places in Wales and not have any trouble.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not against the Irish or the Scottish, but I have noticed there is a significantly higher proportion of the population in NI and Scotland who dislike the English, and as we all know, in NI it is often extremely violent.

Some of the issue with Scotland is there are a growing number of people in Scotland who I would describe as "Little Scotlanders', who think they should close the border to any English person.

Not so many of these people exist in Wales, ok, I know Wales has Plaid Cymru, but their main concern strikes me as being to protect and maintain the Welsh language. They don't strike me as being anywhere near as obnoxious and biligerant as the SNP.

Western guys support the independence of Tibet, sounds very reasonable when you guys are saying that Tibet was a free country until 1950 when Chinese government rushed in and occupied their land, killing a lot of Tibetans.
Very well said.
Now please answer my questions. White guys sailed to other lands in history, especially those British. You guys went to North America and Australia, etc, occupying those lands as your colonies. You killed thousands of Natives and brought them smallpox. Also, when British people went to Egypt, China and India, they robbed numerous treasures, many of them are in your museums now. So, why do you white guys feel justified to rob other people's land and properties, and then come to talk about freedom, about human rights with us? Tibet doesn't want to be part of China? Well there are many "don't wants" in the world. Your child doesn't want to go to school, Welsh people don't want to be British, Natives don't want white people on their land. What do you do?

Rwyf wrth fy modd eich cerddoriaeth ac yn gweithredu, rydych yn talentog iawn.
It's meant to say - I love your music and acting, you're very talented.
Trying to impress my mate whose first language is Welsh. I am Welsh myself I just don't speak the language. :L
<3

I've always wanted to learn one of the old English or Celtic languages since i knew that they were gradually dieing out and as i have always visited relatives in Wales and heard them speak Welsh i was thinking of learning Welsh but i found out about 3 years ago that my surname is Irish and found out how it's spelled in Irish etc. and i found it very fascinating. Now that i know i have Irish heritage and that at some point my ancestors spoke the Irish language i would like to go back to my roots, so to speak, and learn Irish. I also would like to learn it cause there we'll be one more person in the world who knows one of the old Celtic languages that are at threat from not being spoken any more.

I know that surrounding yourself in the language is the best way BUT for one i'm 20 years old and don't have a secure job so i can't afford to go to Ireland for that length of time and second as not many people speak it i'll prob be speaking English more than Irish; oh and i live in the South-East of England, near London. I see Rosetta Stone advertised on TV and they do Irish but it costs like £100-300 which i guess would be worth it if i knew those things actually work, i can't really go by what they say, of course. I was wondering if anyone who has learnt Welsh, Irish, Cornish etc. etc. has found a method that works, i don't know what i'm expecting everyone else to come up with lol i'm just hoping someone might mention something that i have not thought of.
Thank Cody you were a lot fo help, and you got the same name as my dog hehe.

Hi Eire
I'm not sure what you mean by which dialect i'd prefer, i thought Irish was Irish, that there's only one Irish dialect lol shows how much i know.
er.. have not a clue, but if i have to choose one, maybe whatever dialect they speak in Northern Ireland. I found out my Surname is from these counties: Roscommon, Fermanagh and Offaly (i doubt the site i found that from is correct)
what dialect do they speak in the area those counties are in?
Hi cantilen
I sing along to Celtic Woman a lot but not many of their songs are in Irish. Can you suggest any tradtional Iirsh singers?

(just letting you know Eire i'm still waiting for your reply ^^)
Oh wow thanks so much Eire, you've have told me everything that i've been confused about for years. Nice to find someone who's so helpful. I'll look into those books more and see how much they will be in pounds (£) and where else i can buy them from, like a shop or something.

I still would like more replies to my question, incase someone else has more info they would like to share with me
Oh okay so i might find them in my town's library then, it's a bran new library too so it should be all up-to-date and have a varity of books, i hope i'll be able to find them. Thanks again!!

I have been reading a thread on a forum I visit where more than one English person has visited America and been treated with surprise by someone that they speak such good english.

I know there's a lot of confusion over the whole English/British/UK issue and god knows what language they imagine the Scots, Welsh or Northern Irish speak but this is just mind boggling

(I do appreciate that the vast majority of American's realise that people from the UK speak english)
btw I apologise for the apostrophe *slaps head*
No really, it was a thread called daft statements and at least 2 people have said that it's happened to them.

I have to write this essay about this Welsh poem called 'Strongman' by Tony Curtis, and I need to write a little introduction about him first. I was researching, and it said 'Tony Curtis is a professor of poetry in University of Glamorgan, Wales.' But I can't find anything to confirm that this is the same Welsh poet, Tony Curtis.
Can anyone confirm/correct this?
Thanks!

Hello, is there a person who speaks Welsh who could translate this simple phrase for me? Note that I have already tried using Google Translator (which gave me "Yn enw Myrddin Wyllt"), but I don't trust machine translation all that much. Thanks...

I had this really weird dream. Before the dream I missed a chance to go an see Florence + The Machine locally because I hesitated when buying the tickets. Basically I dreamt randomly afterwards that Florence Welch was there and she was talking to me. All I remember is that her eyes were hypnotising me along with a voice. I don't actually remember what she said to me. The only thing I remember her saying to me was at the end when she told me to give my Dad her number? WTF? Please, does anybody have any idea what this dream is about? It's completely random, I know...

hey! i like the following phrases as tattoo ideas...

'wake your dreams'
'count your blessings'
'to live and to love'
'while i breathe, i hope'

i'm welsh but unfortunately don't speak it fluently! i'd greatly appreciate your help it'd mean a lot thanks x

I'm quite sure Mandarin is the hardest and I think Russian and welsh might be in there.

i have a friend who is welsh, but i also have a british friend, they sound EXACTLY the same, when i tell the welsh guy that they do, he gets pissed off at me, so i am asking "Is there really a difference, they both are part of the U.K and both speak british english"

I would like to know what's your dialectal word for these, (Hoffwn i wybod eich gair tafodieithol am rain)

I Speak Cymraeg Shir Gâr) Carmarthenshire welsh with a bit of Wenhwyseg because of where i Live (Dyffryn Aman)

I will list all the words in Standard Welsh - My form - then you tell me your word if you have one that's different.

Please state where you are from and What dialect you speak.

Blerwch – Annibendod
Poeni – Becso
Menthyg – Mencyd
Anghytuno – Bigitan
Ffedog – Brat
Cacennau – Picau
Blawd – Can/Fflŵr
Bwrw Rhywun – Cernod
Coeden – Colfen
Cuddio – Cwato
Tacluso – Cymoni
Dianc – Diengyd
Disgwyl – Erfyn
Dweud – Gweud
Eisiau – Moyn
Peidiwch – Pacha
Gnweud dŵr – Pisho
Cribyn – Raca
Dydw i ddim – Sai’n
Losin – Taffish
Allt/ bryn – Tyle
Bwrw – Whado
Siarad – Wilia
Ef neu hi fan draw – Hwncw mwncw/ Honco monco
Nofio – Oefad
Malu – Walu
Tatws – Tato, Taten

Ychwanegwch eich gair chi, Add your word.

I am writing an essay on English political history and identity. I cant figure what the collective term is to define you all. When i say "You" I mean Welsh, Scot's, Irish (north and South), English etc. Also what is the collective name given for Ireland and England is it Great Britain?

Just english for me. Bit of french
bit of welsh
bit of italian
bit of spanish

lol

You stroll through a town like Swansea and all you see are orange-faced, fat or pregnant slags. They are either following their junkie boyfriends around with faces like pigs. Drinking in broad daylight in front of kids or taking heroine in the middle of the street. The men look like guidos or chavs with no hope in life. I thought Wales was nice, I’m never going back. Their accents sound so horrible, you’d swear you’re talking to seagulls.

When I go to Austria or Germany, the women are so beautiful and polite.
Yes it is, I live here I know.

I am in North Wales where, to many, Welsh is a first language; however, the majority of the population also speaks English just as fluently. But, in my parish church, there is one lady there who kinda "coos" at the English hymns and really sings during the Welsh ones (service is bilingual). How is it possible to have not been exposed to the English language in the UK?

I love the language and I want to know which sounds nicer the northern or southern dialect.
Thank you.

it is quite a recent song, he is supose to be doing a new dance, he dose not speak, he is wearing sun glasses, and a yellowish hat I think
the hat is a yellow flat cap

im kinda writing a story right now and one of the main characters is from Wales

"Independence for Wales"

"Free Wales"

"We're Welsh not English"

"We Speak Welsh"

"Wales forever"

Most appreciated as much languages as possible please

Thank you very much,
Ydw dwi yn siarad Cymraeg, Cymraeg yw fy iaith gyntaf i !

im getting a tattoo soon of the saying "every flock has it's black sheep" and i REALLY need to know if this is the correct welsh translation.
Y mae dafad ddu ym mhob praidd
thats what i have please please anyone who knows welsh help me!!!!

I dont understand. How is that over 1,000 years people living in Britain speak 3 different languages (English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish if you want to make it a 4th). I mean the geographic area is so tiny. How did the languages morph into themselves? They sound nothing alike!

I was thinking about geting a female pembroke welsh corgi, but one of the breeders I talked to said that the males tend to bite less and are less aggressive. Is this true?

Hello I'm giving a speech in Wales at a wedding and would like to say a few sentences in Welsh. However all online resources just have the Welsh spelling without any help in the pronunciation.

Could anyone help with the Welsh translation AND PRONUNCIATION for:

Hello Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for coming to the wedding of X and X. Because it's such a joy to see so many of you on such a special day, I wanted to be able to thank you in fluent Welsh.

The actual phrasing can be altered to make it work in Welsh. Any help is so appreciated.

I am SO VERY interested in learning Welsh-it is such a beautiful language. I am of Irish and Scottish ancestry (my family has been in america since the 1700s though), however I really want to get myself and my children reconnected to our beautiful roots...and for some reason Welsh just really grabbed me the first time I heard it. I was originally planning on learning Irish, but could never find a teacher and all the books I found were no help as Irish seems nearly inpronouncable unless you have a speaker helping you-for some reason though I don't seem to have any problem with Welsh. For the most part I have been able to read everything directly and it just feels more natural to me. It almost flows if that makes sense.
Any ideas on resources or good starting places?

i have to write an essay on this so please give me some good facts.why did the british take over ireland and try convert the irish from catholic to protestant?what was so appealing about ireland?why didnt the irish become part of great britan like the scotish and welsh? please answer!!!

Ok before you all say yes, this is my 2nd semester in first year of high school, this will be my last one too, im going back to the UK (Wales) because i dont like schooling in the US but i mean because its my last semester will it affect me back in the UK? Like i dont speak english back in wales i speak welsh so that wont affect my grammer?

and if so do the scottish and welsh also speak in a diffrent language...

I have family in Wales who we decided to visit for the first time for a wedding just recently and was really surprised.

I live in the UK, so I wasn't a tourist or anything, but as an American, I went to various different cities like Cardiff and Swansea and people were incredibly nice to me! But when I went to a very small town, people weren't so nice, which I understand the whole not-used-to-diversity thing, so it made sense.

So, instead of me talking to people, I figured, Hey, maybe they will be nicer to my boyfriend (who is English). No, they were way worse to him...haha. If he would talk, most of them would just mumble something, be very short with their answers, or just ignore him. You know when you see someone who is clearly talking about/making fun of you from a distance? That happened a lot when we were talking. I was really surprised! Of course, again, this was in a small town though, so that could have been it. Any ideas? In England, I always hear people cracking jokes about the Welsh, but I figured it was all in good fun...
@Harrison----Okay...Let me rephrase my question to please you then since I wasn't TRYING to generalise. Do a lot of Welsh people TEND to not like the English. I only ask because it wasn't a one time thing where I've seen them act like that to each other. Jeez.

I listen to welsh radio will it be easy for me to learn welsh ?

I am writing a fantasy story, and all of the names are welsh, and I need a few. The major one is the king. The other are needed for minor characters. I base the meaning on how the characters are. The two main characters (twins) are Alwyn and Alis.

Ok, so here is the description of the king.
He killed his wife after she had many sons that died, and a daughter, and a son living. He enslaved his daughter, and made her work for him. He is a cruel man.

Are you taught about Owain Glyndwr? The Rebecca Riots? The Gododdin? The Mabinogi? The history of the Welsh language- the Welsh Not, Trechary of the Blue Books? The industrial revolution? The Celts? The drowning of Capel Celyn village?

When I was in school, I was never taught any of those things, and I think these are really important events in Wales' history. We were taught British i.e English history.

So, I'm just interested if lessons have changed. And if you haven't been taught these things, I really think you should find out a bit about them, because they're really interesting!

Although i am welsh born, I can`t speak a word of it. My son goes to a welsh school and im trying to help him with his homework which is in welsh. Does anyone know of a good site to help me with welsh translations, sentences,questions etc. I can find lots of sites that offer single word translations but not one that offers full sentences,etc.

I'm not talking about the Authentic Celts who originally lived in Central Europe (There's no proof of them coming over to Scotland). I'm talking about British Celts.

I love listening to people speak Welsh ( reading it is another story) and they other Brythonic and Goldelic Languages ( celtic languages for those confused that were native to Britain and Ireland
I also like listening to someone speak French - it so so more refined then english