General Chat

"Vive la difference, I say Wales and England and Scotland working together (whether united politically or no) will always be stronger in the world than Australia and New Zealand combined." John at 23:13

Love it :-D :-D

As far I know the only revelry Wales v England ( currently) and that is friendly too is between the Rugby Union teams....and may it stay that way :-) :-)

I like all softer accents. Favourites are very north of Scotland, west coast of Ireland (like Janet in Dr Finlay's casebook) and French, of course :-D :-D

But any Welsh accent is so good. Perhaps Cardiff and Flint not so hot. My favourite is Anglesey. And I just love the Valleys :-D :-D Oh, and Liverpool and Wirral never grate on me. Nor does Stoke, duck.

Sandie. Yes rugby is quite friendly rivalry. But you are forgetting the local war at present time between Radnorshire and Shropshire. A border skirmish - but livelihoods have been lost. :-D ;-)

What you on about John? Local politics ? Something I keep well away from !

Not being serious, Sandie. Don't think there have been recent problems in the Knighton and Llanfair Waterdine areas. Though all those castles along Offas Dyke point to a turbulent past :-(

Sorry , lost me John. ..are you being serious , or Not being serious as you posted.

Why are you bringing up Knighton ? Is there a revolution going on there ?

I thought it was a quite quiet town !

hmmmmm..........off into the realms of fantasy we go again :-D :-D :-D

Have to close down PC.

Back on laptop in a while.

my bed is calling me <3

Nite Ann <3

Sandie. Not being serious when I posted about Knighton. As far as I know, that is one of the most peaceful areas of the UK. Lovely towns to visit. It had a Welsh book shop when I visited about 20 years ago. I got a book and DVD about Fireman Sam in Welsh for children which they loved. "Taniwr Sam" I think he was called in Welsh. :-D

LOL ... why bother getting them a book in Welsh you never taught them Welsh did you ?

Sam Tân to us uneducated !

Yep, I use Sam Tân when I speak with grandson. He is only 2 though :-)

Oh, yes. Sam Tan :-D :-D Thought Taniwr Sam was wrong, but couldn't remember. Proves I don't C & P anyway.

Just asked Rob and he said Sam Tan straight away and he remembered watching it all those years ago :-D Never thoiught then we would one day live in Ponytypandy and know Sam and Bella personally ;-)

Pontypandy, is that near that toilet of a town called port Talbot, went past there when we went to Lampeter, what a dump, mind Lampeter and Newport isn't much better.

George

google it George - it's a fictional place - home of Fireman Sam

George, Port Talbot does look dreadful and the air quality is bad. They have monitors online where you can check the pollution levels. However it's a hub for jobs and is crucially accessible by Motorway and Sea. Oddly it has loads of golf courses.

Lampeter I also agree with you. Do you mean Newport, Gwent Or Newport, Pembs?

Newport Pembs has lovely beaches but catches the wind sometimes.

I could however list many more lovely places in Wales to visit :-)

Same as any country isn't it, grim industrial areas, towns without investment etc.,

Sue

George. M4 is not best suggestion for sightseeing. Pontypandy is fictional, as AnnC said. Usually people think it is a combination of the two Valleys towns of Pontypridd and Tonypandy. If you leave M4 at J34 you are in Tonypandy within 10 minutes. And there is a beautiful detour via Treorchy in Rhondda to near Port Talbot where you can rejoin the M4. You will see half of the famous Rhondda valley (Llwynypia, Gelli, Ton Pentre, Pentre with its "Cathedral" and Treorchy, which you will love or loathe, then Cwm Parc and the high pass above known as the Bwlch and you descend via the lovely wooded and remote Gwynfi Valley. Absolutely beautiful detour.

And Port Talbot (M4 J41) is very industrial at first glance, but if you go a mile off the M4 you will be very surprised. North up the Afan Valley to Cwmafan. South to one or two really nice and fairly quiet beaches. Much cheaper and more fun that stopping at M4 Services :-D