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Bebo
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gz
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Jo S
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gz
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Jo S
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8792 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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JohnB
Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 685 Location: Beautiful sunny West Wales!
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Jo S
Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Posts: 5174 Location: Somerset
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A lot of people wont speak Welsh on the street, or in shops- even to people they KNOW are Welsh speakers too ![](images/smiles/sal/096.gif) |
When my cat went missing in the summer, I walked round the whole block (40 or so houses) asking them to check their garden sheds. Not a single person I spoke to was Welsh. A few eastern European migrants, a few Asian families but mostly English speakers with English accents (not even Cardiff accents!).
(By the way, to clarify, I'm talking about Welsh as the first language, rather than English-but-born-in-Wales).
In my experience, urban areas lose their Welsh heritage, whilst rural communities maintain it. Personally, I think that's linked to how people voted in the devolution referendum. I know most people where I grew up were furious that the NAW was homed in Cardiff, which voted against devolution! |
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8792 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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woodsprite
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gz
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mochasidamo
Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 615 Location: Montgomery
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Mrs R
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Vanessa
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gardening-girl
Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 6024 Location: Somerset.
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