Happy St David's Day to all Forum members from Wales - Cymru am byth!

[MaxPete]

Daffodils and unpronounceable place names forever!!

Pete

 

[Michaelo]

Your speaking a foreign language again Pete.....beverage ? Ha!

 

[MaxPete]

My dear colonial brother:

The correct spelling is....BEvERage.

Cheers,

Pete

 

[michaelpthompson]

I'm wearing my daffodil!

 

[MaxPete]

Atta boy MPT - Cha Gheill!!

 

[TimeMachine]

What the heck ? Do Irish people know about this ?

 

[MaxPete]

.....ahhhh, perhaps, but the Welsh are miners and tend to be short and stooped over and so they "prey" on the knees, and anything else they can get their hands on.

 

[Paul Sutton]

The other national symbol for Wales is the Leek. That is a vegetable, not what one takes after too much BEvERage.

 

[michaelpthompson]

Lechyd da Pete!

 

[fredintoon]

The other national symbol for Wales is the Leek. That is a vegetable, not what one takes after too much BEvERage.

Hi Paul,
and the Welsh national animal is the dragon.
There's a fair number of Chinese dock workers in Cardiff and one St David's day they are drinking with their Welsh co-workers
and the conversation gets around to
"Our Chinese Golden Dragon could whip your Red Welsh Dragon in a fight any day"
"Wanna bet?"
So they arrange the fight for Sunday afternoon.
Evans the bookie sends young Dai to take the bets and the Dragons are released on a given signal.
The Dragons fly together, spiralling skyward in a tangle of claws and wings.
Then Evans, peering through his binoculars, says to Dai,
"Give everyone their money back."
"Why's that, then?"
"Because one of them's a girl and they are not actually fighting."

 

[Paul Sutton]

Nice one Fred! I must clear any myths before they start - I live in Cardiff, Wales, but I am really a Kiwi (accent and all) and I still wear Jandals in winter. Even so, Wales is a nice little country to live in and full of fab local accents and nice places to visit.

 

[MaxPete]

....nice places with unpronounceable names!

 

[michaelpthompson]

I actually have a friend who can pronounce Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, though he usually only does it after a few beers (I mean BEvERages). Speaking of which, I have been disappointed to find I cannot obtain Brains beer in the United States. Any suggestions for good Welsh beer here in the colonies?

 

[MaxPete]

Come north my friend - sad to say, that with only a few exceptions, our rebellious neighbours to the south know naught of good beer.

 

[Raymond]

Happy St David's day - greetings to all of Welsh heritage!

Cymru am byth!

 

[jonesey]

Diolch yn fawr Raymond
I was born in Llangollen. yes one of those Pete.

 

[Raymond]

Croeso!