Guest guest Posted April 27, 2003 Report Share Posted April 27, 2003 Hi Joyce, I'm sure you'll receive a warm welcome here! I've found that people at work have been really nice and helped me settle into the area. Although they do laugh at me for not being Welsh and for talking posh, apparently! (I come from a town just above London). There are places where non-Welsh people aren't welcome, but they tend to be out in the more rural areas where it is rare to see a " foreigner " . So i doubt you'd come across this. I don't want it to sound like i'm attacking welsh people, they are lovely! Its just that, as with anywhere, you do get places, pubs or areas, that you learn to avoid. As i said, people have been friendly and helpful here, and the scenery is great! I'm sure you'll fit right in! I might be moving back to England in August to be nearer my family but if you want to chat to someone about the area in any more specific detail feel free to mail me offlist Have a nice Sunday! Laura > " cmkerin " <cmkerin >Dh and I are hoping to move to your area of Wales with the next year!! >(hopefully dh can get a job in Cardiff and we'll live in Rhondda?) We live >in the northeastern part of the US now but 8 years ago we lived in Suffolk. > I am American by dh is British American. >I've been reading a book this week called " A walk through Wales " and the >author basically feels the same as yourself. I wonder what kind of >reaction dh and I will get!?!? >Joyce _______________ Hotmail messages direct to your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/mobile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2003 Report Share Posted April 27, 2003 >Jon Parry <mail I love the Cardiff area, >the city centre has pretty much everything you can ask for, shops, >nightlife, gardens, restaurants, cinemas, etc. It has it all I think. Absolutely right. Its a great city and i'll be sad to be leaving if i go in August. I just wish i could pick up the whole city and move it closer to my family! hehe. Laura _______________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 > " Marie Rieuwers " <rieuwers >Thanks for your reply. I must say that in Wales I have never encountered >any discrimination. I feel like i've slagged off Wales now. I really didn't mean it that way. I like it here. Its just that i know of 1 or 2 pubs in towns outside of Cardiff where you would get verbal abuse for being English. I once had a guy tell me call me all kinds of names because of my accent. But, as i said before its rare, and Cardiff is such a cool city. All my mates here are welsh too, and they're pretty fab! I'm not going to say anything else about it coz i don't want it to come out the wrong way. Hope you're having a good week everyone. Laura, zipping her mouth shut after taking her foot out of it! _______________ On the move? Get Hotmail on your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/mobile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 Hi Laura, Don’t worry you haven’t slagged off Wales, I know what you mean, there are a few areas in Cardiff, and in some other ‘Welsh’ places in Wales (if you know what I mean), that are very Welsh orientated, and if your not Welsh, it is probably best to avoid. Hope everyone is well, Jon On 29/04/03 6:26 pm, " Laura Moore " <child_of_the_80s wrote: I feel like i've slagged off Wales now. I really didn't mean it that way. I like it here. Its just that i know of 1 or 2 pubs in towns outside of Cardiff where you would get verbal abuse for being English. I once had a guy tell me call me all kinds of names because of my accent. But, as i said before its rare, and Cardiff is such a cool city. All my mates here are welsh too, and they're pretty fab! I'm not going to say anything else about it coz i don't want it to come out the wrong way. Hope you're having a good week everyone. Laura, zipping her mouth shut after taking her foot out of it! _______________ On the move? Get Hotmail on your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/mobile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 Hi Laura, sorry it's taken me awhile to write back. I'm definitely looking forward to moving to Wales. I'll bet when relatives visit you they might say that you sound almost local! That has always been my experience when I've moved somewhere. The locals heard an accent and the people from back home heard one too. <bg> I really appreciate hearing that there are places that non-welsh aren't welcome, even though they tend to be in more rural areas. In my book, the more I know the better that minimizes any unpleasant surprises! I imagine most countries have distinct areas of people with a certain history that can make it harder to be friendly when they don't want to be. I have experienced this a little bit here in the US too when I was in the USAF. Like you said, as with anywhere you get places that you learn to avoid. >I'm sure you'll fit right in! I might be moving back to England in August to be nearer my family but if you want to chat to someone about the area in any more specific detail feel free to mail me offlist < I'd love to be able to chat to you about the area. I'll send you an email off list soon. >Have a nice Sunday! Laura < ditto to you Laura! Joyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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