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Being Welsh Or Pure
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This seems to crop up when sports events are on (like last week).
You have a friend who supports Wales, and surprises you by saying they're Welsh (the same rule seems to apply to Scottish). The conversation goes something like ...
I didn't know you were Welsh.
Yes, my grandmother was born in Cardiff.
Or ... Yes, my great grandparents were from Swansea.
Or ... Yes, I had a friend who went to Tenby on holiday.
Or ... Yes, I saw it on a map once.
Or ... Yes, I own a Shirley Bassey CD.
Anyone who is a quarter Welsh, or an eighth Welsh, but mostly English, claims to be Welsh.
Is it a purity thing?
To be English, you have to be pure English. If you have any Welsh ancestry, you can no longer be English, and you have to settle for being Welsh?
Or what?
I have a friend who is as English as English, probably never even been to Wales, very English private school voice, makes me sound like a Sussex yokel, but said she'd prefer Wales to win against England in Canada last week.
Nothing against the Welsh. In fact, having stayed at Celtic Manor, I'm possibly Welsh myself. Just curious.
Oh, the other common factor among the fake Welsh people is that they'd never consider living in Wales. Or Scotland. Or wherever.
You have a friend who supports Wales, and surprises you by saying they're Welsh (the same rule seems to apply to Scottish). The conversation goes something like ...
I didn't know you were Welsh.
Yes, my grandmother was born in Cardiff.
Or ... Yes, my great grandparents were from Swansea.
Or ... Yes, I had a friend who went to Tenby on holiday.
Or ... Yes, I saw it on a map once.
Or ... Yes, I own a Shirley Bassey CD.
Anyone who is a quarter Welsh, or an eighth Welsh, but mostly English, claims to be Welsh.
Is it a purity thing?
To be English, you have to be pure English. If you have any Welsh ancestry, you can no longer be English, and you have to settle for being Welsh?
Or what?
I have a friend who is as English as English, probably never even been to Wales, very English private school voice, makes me sound like a Sussex yokel, but said she'd prefer Wales to win against England in Canada last week.
Nothing against the Welsh. In fact, having stayed at Celtic Manor, I'm possibly Welsh myself. Just curious.
Oh, the other common factor among the fake Welsh people is that they'd never consider living in Wales. Or Scotland. Or wherever.
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I will admit to having a tiny drop of Welsh blood but I have never and would never claim to be Welsh. I mean why would you want to, what is so special about Wales? I am English or British if I have to be. The fake Welsh do get on my nerves a bit as do 'fakes' of certain other nationalities who like to affect an accent despite often being many generations English born. Why can't you just be proud of the country you were born and live in or go and live in Wales of wherever else it is that you claim to be from.
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LOL ... Shari, I know that, in Notting Hill, he was playing a character who was meant to be unappealing, lol
I just think it was such a memorable performance, if you're trying to explain who he is.
The bit where he opens the door in his pants.
And where he's trying on the tee shirts, and the romantic one says "fancy a f**k?" on the back.
And the bit where he thinks the yoghurt tastes a bit funny, and it turns out to be mayonnaise, so he carries on eating it.
And the bit where he's sitting in the wetsuit because it was the only clean thing he could find.
Brilliant.
I just think it was such a memorable performance, if you're trying to explain who he is.
The bit where he opens the door in his pants.
And where he's trying on the tee shirts, and the romantic one says "fancy a f**k?" on the back.
And the bit where he thinks the yoghurt tastes a bit funny, and it turns out to be mayonnaise, so he carries on eating it.
And the bit where he's sitting in the wetsuit because it was the only clean thing he could find.
Brilliant.
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