Why do you dislike/hate wales/the welsh?

Why do you think the sheep graze the side of mountains its almost impossible for humans to get up?

It's hardly naïve to have difficulty pronouncing the words of an unfamiliar language - I think it's quite nice that people bother to try, even if they do get it wrong. Yes, it probably sounds funny when people make mistakes, just as I'm sure I could entertain a French person endlessly with my horrendous pronunciation of French words... but however funny those mistakes might be, they don't deserve ridicule.

Depends largely on where abouts in Wales you live. Certainly in the North West where the Welsh-speaking culture is strongest it will carry on for a good while; also lots of people who return disillusioned with life in England will tend to be more vocal about the differences. But the countryside is changing too, it's now more expensive to live there than in cities and the people who can afford to live there aren't the native Welsh but the rich English who will break down those xenophobic barriers. I do also forsee a return of the Meibion Glyndwr at some point in the near future because as the culture is threatened anew it will retaliate.

True, I love how willing english people are, certainly the ones who live around me/who I work with/who I am friends with in fact 89% of English people who live in Wales, are to attempt to learn how to pronounce names properly, for some reason I know a lot of English people who find welsh culture and language quite fascinating....in fact they seem to find it quaint which is quite cool really.

True, I love how willing english people are, certainly the ones who live around me/who I work with/who I am friends with in fact 89% of English people who live in Wales, are to attempt to learn how to pronounce names properly, for some reason I know a lot of English people who find welsh culture and language quite fascinating....in fact they seem to find it quaint which is quite cool really.

Orielhistorian can you correct me if I'm wrong on this, but wasn't there a period towards the early-mid part of the 20th century where you welsh children were banned from speaking welsh in schools? Maybe thats why some people get so patriotic about the language?

Let's be fair, though...

(a) the Gogs dislike those from South Wales as much as, if not more than, our English neighbours and

(b) the majority of the Welsh population lives in South Wales, where - as mentioned above - I hear barely any anti-English sentiments from those around me. I accept that there are places elsewhere in Wales where the English are disliked rather a lot, but the OP suggested that "most" Welsh people "hate" the English, which simply isn't true.

yeeah wasn't it Welsh and Finnish Tolkein based the Elvish on?

I hate welsh people who are like "aaaww I support wales and anyone playing england, I hate england lalalala" they're thick and stupid and usually from the valleys.

I'm from the Valleys, get me out of here!!!!!!

Why is there no option of being half welsh half english? Or do you think that no one would ever stoop so low as to touch a member of the other nation ??

I'm half welsh/english, there are plenty of things I dislike about both countries - wales's ability to cover otherwise beautiful countryside in disgusting 50's style housing is something I dislike about wales. Ditto for england, only substitute countryside for ancient city centre and 50's style housing to 60's style skyrise.

When I go to Wales I talk in a posh accent and then tell them i'm welsh - has great effect in changing their attitude towards me.

Where I live I speak in a 'posh' accent. I've always had an RP accent but everyone round here 'talks posh', its funny when i go back to my folks house, who live in a town about 12 miles away that's an A typical welsh town, i.e. not posh....I get called posh. Whereas here I'm basically a commoner with an adequate accent.

Ahhhh sea breeze and elitism.