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It was not my intention to start a debate about the merits of the Welsh language; to be honest I find it difficult to do rationally because it's tied up with strong emotions. It's here for now whether we like it or not and I'm doing my best to preserve it by passing it on to my children. I was trying to express my personal idea of patriotism, and to show that within the UK, there is a wide diversity of how we identify with the UK state. I identify myself as Welsh, and not British, and my first language is a large part of my identity. I would never say someone is less Welsh as the don't' speak the language, as that is plainly ridiculous. Welsh identity is a complex matter born out of your life experiences; even among Welsh speakers, we are not one united group as there are many differing opinions, attitudes and identities within it. Interesting points p90fool and of course I understand the other side of the coin. I was raised in mid-wales where the language is not prominent and I was sometimes ashamed or embarrassed to speak it openly, yet now I have a positive attitude to the value of preserving languages, everywhere. To me they are more than a transaction for business, each language is a different way of looking at and seeing the world and should be treasured.
dont fear anything
Dont think we are ever better than anyone else
me, I’ll cheer and support anyone who is nice to me whatever gene type they derive from when the Big Bang happened.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Hard to disagree with that, let people be who they are, and be proud of it. I do sense being proud of being English often comes across to people as a bit EDL where as being proud of being Scottish, Welsh or Irish is expected, I'm not sure why but that is a shame.
@MagicPigDetective you sound like the welshman I wish I was, I'm very proud of being Welsh, and consider myself Welsh not British but do often feel a bit of a fraud in that I don't speak to the language at all.
Ignorance is believing the stereotypes you read about on the internet.
Little wonder, then, that I ooze pure liquid awesome from every pore. When I drive in the country, the rabbits, stoats and weasels rush from the hedgerows to line the road, doff their caps and salute, saying "Oh me, oh my, how privileged we are to see Lord Sporky pass. His mere proximity honours us and brings a little sparkle and razzmatazz into our humdrum lives!".
I wear a cape everyday and have my own theme tune which plays whenever I enter a room. It's like a mashup of the Imperial Death March and the theme from Street Hawk, but with more cymbals. A lot more cymbals.