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[@helenwood8482]

No Welsh person evervasks why people go to Wales. It is one of the most popular holiday destinations.

[@stuarthumphrey1787]

The shock to me is a middle aged bald bloke with a ponytail. Apart from that, Wales is a very friendly and beautiful place. I go every year to visit family and thoroughly enjoy every minute there

[@veronicawilliams7427]

As a young child I used to go on holidays to Wales, and learned to pronounce some of the place names.but not the actual spoken language

[@helenwood8482]

Welsh roads are not tiny, Americans just can't drive. Cornish roads are much smaller.

[@robertlonsdale5326]

Leeks are the national vegetable of Wales and are wonderful.

[@philjones45]

Thanks for that Robert!

[@MisterChrisInTheUK]

It still puzzles me when Americans refer to even great soil as 'dirt'. The word dirt holds a negative connotation in the rest of the world I think.

[@almostyummymummy]

I wonder what they call topsoil?

[@helenwood8482]

​@@almostyummymummyI suspect they don't get that sophisticated. 😅

[@davepb5798]

Sod off 😂😂

[@christaylor4441]

@@almostyummymummy Top Dirt i rekon! 😜

[@Carole.P]

I’m English and don’t know any jokes about the Welsh. Most English have ancestry with the Welsh. My own grandmother was welsh, they’re lovely. Wales is a beautiful place and so much to see.

[@pauldurkee4764]

I started doing a bit of ancestry about 15 years ago, if you take the most populated part of Wales, basically the old county of Glamorgan and include Monmouthshire, there is a lot of English heritage mixed in with Welsh and Irish. I myself had no idea that I had ancestral links to Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Yorkshire.

[@fleshen]

I'm Welsh living in the middle of England and trust me the English do rip on us big time!

[@unojayc]

I'm Welsh but my ancestors came from Devon, the Midlands and Portugal too. They came a long time ago, around 1900.

[@christaylor4441]

@@pauldurkee4764 lol im English (Lincolnshire/Notts) on my Dads side and Newry CoDown (Northern Irish) on my Mams side. I'm like a stray dog, a mutt! haha

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

I'm AMAZED that you have NEVER heard a joke about the Welsh! 😊 I'm English (just), born on the Wirral. As a child (in the 60's) we would drive in to Wales for a 'day out' at weekends. The first Welsh word I remember learning was ARAF... Mostly due to my father's driving and because he very often, didn't! 😂😂😂 It used to be ONLY on road signs, but now is written on the road in BIG letters...

[@robertlonsdale5326]

We say soil not dirt.

[@glenmiller272]

Watching here in Wales, and yes,... its raining 😂

[@weejackrussell]

It doesn't rain as much in Wales as in the Lake District that beats everywhere else in the UK hands down!

[@richardwest6358]

Beautiful sunny blue sky day here in west Wales and the population are not in the streets looking aloft in puzzlement ❗

[@hayee]

Sunny in North Wales

[@robbpatterson6796]

today was roasting! I got a tan

[@christaylor4441]

@@weejackrussell TBH most of the west side of the uk is wet as fuck. Them damn yanks sending there shitty weather across. im on the east coast (Lincolnshire) it always dry as fuck.

[@maureenjones7222]

My son lives in the Brecon Beacons. it’s beautiful especially at night to see the stars. That’s wonderful. ❤

[@fayesouthall6604]

Official dark sky area.

[@bill-wd7zs]

I was surprised to hear you mention Shropshire, I didn't think you would have heard of it. A true hidden gem.

[@billyhills9933]

For added kudos, call it Salop. I used to know a scarily patriotic Salopian.

[@lindadianesmith6013]

Many of my ancestors came from North Wales. I’ve been there several times. It’s beautiful, inviting, and friendly. It’s rural and lively. Lots of backroads and adventures to be had.

[@MsGilly60]

The English joke about the Scot’s, Welsh and Irish, but they give as good as they get

[@christaylor4441]

i give every jock, taff, n paddy shit if we cross paths! And i get it 10 times worse from them. Just playing with each other. i don't lose sleep over it! n i bet they don't as well.

[@laurajarvis3156]

Shropshire lass here, but yeah I do feel a kinship with North Wales. It's definitely worth a visit

[@seanbarker4610]

On most back roads in Wales there are passing places every hundred yards or so. So it's not as scary as you might think, most people will stop and reverse back to the passing point to allow you to pass!

[@christaylor4441]

its the same all over the UK on the small lanes just dont speed n drive like a twat n let each other past. Americans amaze me wen they mention our narrow roads! Just fucking slow down wen u c oncoming traffic! not rocket science.

[@Caambrinus]

At 12:55 it's Bara Brith (not Birth); it means 'speckled bread' in Welsh, and it is baked with the addition of fruit, spices and tea.

[@Peterraymond67]

From the very top of Mount Snowden on exceptionally good weather days it is possible to see England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man, however, those days are exceptionally rare. From Holyhead to Dublin it’s about a 3 hour ferry ride, from Fishguard to Rosslare it takes about 30 minutes more. The leek is one of Wales emblem, along with the daffodil. The leek is a vegetable about a foot long the bottom is white with root tentacles, the upper part are formed by green leaves, it is a member of the onion family, with potatoes it makes a great soup.

[@Varksterable]

Missed dragon as an emblem, maybe? (It's on the flag.)

[@Peterraymond67]

@@Varksterable Hi. I don’t think the dragon is an emblem, it’s more of a symbol on our flag. It’s our emblems like the shamrock for Ireland, the thistle for Scotland and England’s rose.

[@Varksterable]

@Peterraymond67 Fair enough; I'll not get into a semantics discussion online; I'm a mathematician - not a linguist. 🙃

[@DylanSargesson]

Yr Wyddfa, not "Mount Snowdon"

[@TSharon400]

There is no "Mount" Snowdon. It's Yr Wyddfa, or in English, Snowdon.

[@charlesfrancis6894]

Two American actors now own Wrexham football club and are making it a success as it continues to climb the league table.

[@paulkennedy6386]

It’s funny with the Jokes about the Welsh, in the most part it is done with a bit of normal banter and not taken seriously. I was born in Scotland, raised all my life in England and my grandparents on my mum side all Welsh. Amazing country, people and such a fantastic place to visit.

[@Ayns.L14A]

We all take the piss out of each other, it's how we show love...Americans just don't seem to get this.......

[@helenroberts1107]

My parents live in Caernarfon in North Wales and on a clear day you can see Ireland

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

A rare event then

[@jasonsmart3482]

As an Englishman I'm not really aware of these Welsh jokes? I think perhaps maybe 20 or 30 years ago maybe. I love Wales, its really beautiful from the hills and valleys to the coast. Welsh cakes you just need to try but make sure there are freshy made and still warm, just really transforms the taste when fresh.

[@baloo5621]

As a Welshman I can assure you it's still rife. I can't go anywhere in England without being belittled and joked about.

[@MrBulky992]

​@@baloo5621Is there a negative national stereotype for the Welsh? The Irish are supposed to be stupid and Scots mean but I cannot think of an equivalent for the Welsh. Is it something to do with sheep, maybe? The only stereotypes I can think of are positive: rugby, singing?

[@grunge_surf_witch_uk9130]

Yea I love Wales I’m from Cheshire and I never joke about Welsh people?? I find some Welsh people were rude if we are English, not many most are cool one was off with every English person in a shop untill I said my daughters welsh name and suddenly she was nice to me?

[@OspreyChick]

@@baloo5621yep, some English people have a very misguided sense of superiority when it comes to Wales.

[@jasonsmart3482]

@@baloo5621 Im very sorry to hear this. Some people in England are truly ignorant

[@K8E666]

We go stargazing in the Brecon Beacons in Wales which is around 45 minutes from where I live. It’s truly beautiful !

[@MsGilly60]

Caernarfon castle check it out it’s so big

[@lemdixon01]

I live in Shropshire which is in England but I am 4 miles from the Welsh border, so it is more rural here. Wales has their sheep but Shropshire farm cows more than sheep.

[@lemdixon01]

You can see a lot of stars when you're on a peninsula like Conrwall or the Llyn Peninsual in Wales because there's less light pollution because of the sea on 3 sides. When I was in the Lake District one Winter I looked at the night sky and I saw a band of stars and realised that it must be the Milky way galaxy, the galaxy which we are in as we are in one of the spiral arms.

[@Varksterable]

When you see that band of light for the first time and you make the connection to any science you have been taught about the galaxy; it's truly an awe-inspiring experience. My grammar school had an actual observatory. With one of the biggest telescopes in SW UK. And shockingly, I was given a key to it years later when I visited the school and asked if it was still in use. It was amazing being able to just 'pop in' to such a place in the middle of the night, and fiddle about with so much expensive technology. But even that doesn't compare with being able to actually see the galaxy we live in with your own eyes.

[@joescarecrow]

You might want to add beaches to your repeated itinerary! There's so many stunning ones, especially in the South West

[@LindaCharles-sg6mz]

Beer is often used to make batter, it is very crisp and light so it holds together well.

[@weejackrussell]

If you think Welsh hedges are high you ought to see how high they are in Devon and Cornwall!

[@Colourmad314]

Every foot in hight is a century in existence…yes 5 foot high bank with hedge is 500 yrs old road.

[@chixma7011]

Re driving on the narrow roads, just keep your speed in check and be ready to brake. You will soon learn to recognise the passing places, which are little more than scrapes at the side of the road. Sound your horn if you’re approaching a blind bend with high hedges as well to let anyone coming the other way know that you’re there. If you’re driving down one at night don’t use your horn but flash your headlights instead. It’s very effective when there are no street lights. I’ve been driving on these narrow roads most of my adult life - that’s more years than I care to remember - and have never had an accident. 😊

[@claregale9011]

Beautiful Wales , as you enter the country from England your instantly transported into huge rolling hills old stone villages , its definately got a different feel. And castles galore😊

[@lindadianesmith6013]

Wales has lots off festivals. Also, check out Portmeirion. Here’s how wiki describes it “romantic and picturesque in Baroque form, "with tongue in cheek." described the total effect as "relaxing and often enchanting" with "playful absurdities" that are "delicate and human in touch", making the village a "happy relief" from the "rigid modern world”

[@primalengland]

Oh no! We’ve gone from ‘nice grass’ to ‘nice dirt.’ 😂

[@philipcochran1972]

A little help with the Welsh language. Welsh: dd = English th Welsh ff = English f Welsh f = English v Welsh LL = put your tongue on the roof of your mouth and blow. The Welsh Y is a vowel The castles in Wales were built by the English to suppress the Welsh.

[@crackpot148]

Bivalves and moluscs are totally different.

[@user-vh7uo2su3h]

Da Iawn (well done) to anyone having a go at the Welsh words. You are often closer in pronunciation than you realise. One thing I would like to mention narrowboats can be hired in Wales and England. I would recommend for getting away from it all break. There are videos too on KZbin. Croeso i gymru a loegr (Welcome to Wales and England)

[@psychobartus]

I have been trying to learn Welsh for the past 8 months. As an Englishman it has been difficult but I feel you are correct about the pronunciation, its very phonetic.

[@lemdixon01]

I know the word for beach is treath because I was looking for the beach front when I was in Wales

[@alisonrichards7406]

Traeth not treath

[@lemdixon01]

'Slogeons bendigedic' is a very useful phrase. It means magnificent chips.

[@TSharon400]

Lol, but it's sglodions

[@lemdixon01]

@@TSharon400 easy for you to say

[@TSharon400]

@@lemdixon01 correct.

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

A FUN FACT that many Brits don't even appreciate until told: The most Northern part of Wales is HIGHER North than the Wirral AND even Liverpool City centre! 🤔 😃😃😃

[@richardwest6358]

In that case they've never looked at a map. It's not complicated !

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

@@richardwest6358 Not complicated at all, but when you mention it (especially to people who live on the Wirral or in Liverpool), they seem to be amazed! that Wales is further North.

[@crackpot148]

Liverpool is further north than the northernmost point in Wales (Little Mouse off Anglesey). The Liverpool is 53.408 North, the Little Mouse is 53.21 North. Then the difference is so small that it is insignificant.

[@helenwood8482]

You will love Wales.

[@whitecompany18]

I'm an English/Welshman I do all my outdoor videos in North Wales , I live on the beach on the North West coast but I'm unable to see the isle of man or Ireland , to the North East I can see the Blackpool tower at night and to the West the top of Snowdon on a clear day about 30 miles either way. Some people may claim to have seen them from Wales but I haven't.

[@scrappystocks]

The thing about English making jokes about the Welsh is not so prevalent as Wolter makes out. When jokes are made it's usually about sheep and they get them in England too

[@veronicawilliams7427]

Exactly, what we say not that far further North of Wales, we don't make jokes of Wales and have spent wonderful holidays there and some of my extended family had properties there North Wales.

[@gwynjones6667]

You can see the Isle of Man from the north of Anglesey , Ynys Môn, and Wicklow in Ireland from the Llŷn Peninsula, Penrhyn Llŷn, on clear days. Gwyn

[@lizdavies3867]

Kidwelly Castle they filmed a series of Robin Hood. Yes we are great.

[@lemdixon01]

I worked in Wales at Ifor Williams making trailers near Cowen past Llangollen. I also worked for a small electronics company in Wrexham making LED lighting. Wrexham is quite a big town/ city in the north of Wales south of Chester.

[@OspreyChick]

When I read Ifor Williams, I could here Ryan Reynolds saying it in my head.

[@lemdixon01]

I took a few days holiday at Abersoch camping on the hillside overlooking the town and the sea on 3 sides. In the evening we walked down to the town and had some food in the pub and some beers in other pubs and bars. Then walked back as it was only 2 miles away up the hill to the camp site. In the morning we went into the town to the beach then went back to the camp site to drive to some other places on the Llyn peninsular. It's one of my most favourite palaces in the UK along with Devon and Cornwall and the Lake District.

[@bluesrocker91]

If you're going to visit the castles here, by all means go and see the huge Norman and Edwardian fortresses, but also take the time to seek out some of the castles built by the native Welsh Princes in the 12th and 13th centuries. They're often small and well off the beaten track, but they're in some of the most spectacular landscapes and their remoteness gives a strange lonely atmosphere to them. Plus, a lot of them are closely associated with folklore and legends. Some good ones to visit... Ewloe Castle - Flintshire Dinas Brân - Denibighshire Dolwyddelan - Gwynedd Castell Y Bere - Gwynedd Dinefwr - Carmarthenshire Dryslwyn - Carmarthenshire For the hardcore enthusiast there are also "vanished castles" to seek out, such as Carndochan in Gwynedd or Deganwy in Conwy.

[@martinbynion1589]

Personally visited the legendary Harlech Castle in my childhood and you shouldn't miss it if you are in North Wales or even near Liverpool/Manchester.

[@charlesfrancis6894]

I live on the West coast on Walney Island and on a clear day i can see the Isle of Man .I guess the point is that at higher levels one can see more and of course with telephoto lenses one can see more, as i can see Blackpool with my telephoto lens but see nothing with just my eyes.

[@primalengland]

‘Dim Parcio’ is a very common sign in Wales…..

[@jimcook1161]

Hi Connor! Yes, you can see both The Isle of Man and Ireland from north coast of Wales on a very good clear day.

[@nicksykes4575]

Hi Connor, as a Shropshire man and truck driver, I've done quite a bit of driving what you would call a Semi down roads just as narrow as those, although, to be fair, I've driven down roads like this in all parts of the UK.

[@aledmorgan4889]

Believe me if you are out here in the sticks dont rely on gps you'll be lucky if you will get any signal use a map mun.

[@xx-wp3mq]

RE: The Ireland point, where I live in South Wales you can see the Irish Ferry passing through several times a day, but you can't see Ireland itself. The Pembrokeshire coast and places like Tenby are really beautiful.

[@veronicawilliams7427]

Years ago Welsh language was never taught in Schools, but it is now my own Brother in law went to live there and his children I am told can now speak Welsh.

[@emmahowells8334]

I'm Welsh and Cardiff is our capital city, but my hometown of Swansea (pronounced Swanzee) is also a good place to go too, we have lots of natural countryside, beaches, nightlife, castle ruin in the main town centre of swansea too. Plus museums, movie theatres, theatre to see plays or acts like comedians etc and a shopping area too, also a indoor Market in swansea which is the biggest in Wales. Also we are known for being super friendly and welcoming people, yes we speak Welsh, but we do speak English as we have other nationalities that live here too. The stew by the way we call it's cawl and its very delicious. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Mike-lb1hx]

I'd agree with his recommendation of Pembrokeshire but surely you / he should mention the true capital of Wales - St Davids - is stunning

[@laguna3fase4]

I live in Shropshire ( Telford) its a short car ride to the border and takes about two hours drive to get to the coast at Barmouth. I love to go hiking in the hills when ever I can.

[@LarissaFay]

Welsh weather is unpredictable. Wearing many layers of clothing helps, so you can adjust to every environment and sudden weather changes while travelling. Umbrellas break a lot, so always bring a waterproof coat, plenty of spare pairs of socks, welly boots and/or walking boots in the car/ bag. The scenery is absolutely gorgeous all year round, even rainy days are ***lush***. Born and raised in Wales and I still often get taken aback by the beauty. Being prepared is key, embracing the weather 😂... and locals are generally very talkative, friendly and happy to help travellers. 💖

[@veronicawilliams7427]

I love the Welsh Castles, some of which I have been to many times My very favourite one is Conwy Castle. Four of the most complete - Beaumaris, Caernarfon, Conwy, and Harlech - are today designated a World Heritage Sites.

[@sallytsang9444]

Yes you can just pick up the fish and eat it with your hands. It's often served on a tray wrapped in paper with a small wooden fork so you can eat it on the go. Trying to read Welsh signs is virtually impossible for the non native speaker because the language does not have the same phonetics as English. For example the Welsh word for Wales CYMRU looks like it might be pronounced KIMRU or SIMRU but to the English ear it sounds like the Welsh say GUMREE. Apologies to any Welsh speakers if I've got that wrong.

[@emzwills975]

You can see the isle of man here from Anglesey on a sunny day.

[@digidol52]

Welsh words get a lot easier when you know that "w" is a vowel, pronounced "oo". E.g. the village of Eglwyswrw - Egg-loo-soo-roo. Easy! PS the weather - they say if you can't see the horizon it's raining. If you can see the horizon it's going to rain.

[@lemdixon01]

I didn't know the 'w' was an 'oo' sound, that's good to know thanks. I know that 'y' is an 'i'. As for the rain, it's all those mountains and forests, they attract the clouds (at least in more mountainous North Wales) but if you get to the coast it normally clears up at the sea. Although I was at Mount Snowden on a few occasions and it was blue sky with little or no clouds.

[@surfaceten510n]

You cant beat a bit of horizontal Welsh rain.

[@hayee]

y is a vowel too

[@DylanSargesson]

​@@lemdixon01 "y" in Welsh represents [ə] schwa sound (the most common sound in English, think the "uh" in "above"). "u" in Welsh represents the sound in English we usually write with "i" (like in "pit"). You see both of these in the name of the country itself "Cymru". [ˈkəm.rɨ]

[@glenmiller272]

Come visit Wales, where men are men and the sheep are nervous...😂😂 im Welsh so im allowed that joke!...

[@fayesouthall6604]

😂😂😂

[@helenwood8482]

Best place to see the Isle of Man is the Cumbrian coast. I lived in Seascale and we could see it from the beach.

[@jonsiverns8852]

tales from the green valley, watch it. One of my favourite shows. I think you’ll feel the same. I live in the midlands, about 2 hours from the Welsh coast, had all my childhood holidays there. Trust me, when the weather is good, no place like it on earth

[@psychobartus]

Midlands here to and we did the same. Had many day trips to Barmouth as a child.

[@lemdixon01]

These narrow roads or lanes that only fit one car down normally have something called a passing place every few hundred yards, that one of the cars can drive into for the other can pass. Normally the car nearest to the passing place has to drive into it.

[@DylanSargesson]

"Os gwelwch yn dda" is used for please, but the English cognate "plîs" works fine too.

[@helenwood8482]

I don't know what Americans do with fish. You can indeed pick up the whole fish here without it falling apart. A leek is a kind of long onion.

[@richardwest6358]

Well - their gift to the heights of gourmet food of the world courtesy of the Golden (yellow) Arches is eaten from the hands like the other great apes. Mastery of the complicated techniques of cutlery handling is, seemingly, a National problem.

[@JJ-of1ir]

I am English but - like so many people here in the UK - my family have ancestors from Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England. I cannot say I have ever heard any English jokes against the Welsh and feel a bit defensive on Wales' behalf. That apart, we visit Wales whenever we can. It's truly a very beautiful part of the World. It's easy to find beautiful places in the British Isles, I think. Though I believe YOU, dear Connor, have fallen most foul of your promise to yourself when you said you "must not 'romanticise' these islands". It's charming when you stop each video and sigh over a patch of grass. It makes me smile. Now you are commenting on the 'nice colour of the dirt'. Oh dear! It's too late for you Connor - I am very much afraid you are a lost Cause (in the nicest possible way of course!)

[@Zemplex]

Tourists are very welcome in Wales. One thing not mentioned is the Country code. Please keep dogs on a lead in rhe countryside. Please keep all your rubbish in a bag until you find a proper bin,do not litter. Close all gates in the country. If there is a rambler path please stay on the path . Never enter a farmer's field (unless it is part of a rambler path) or go near animals or crops. One other thing , on narrow country roads speed is at driver discretion . Please remember that round that blind bend there may be a tractor ; horse riders ; cyclists ; pedestrians or even a delivery lorry. Enjoy your stay .

[@Zemplex]

Forgot to mention that Ordinance survey maps can be purchased from shops supplying rambling gear eg Mountain Warehouse is one shop name . There are others ,easily Googled. Please please remember to drive on the left hand side of the road. . There is a book called The Highway Code showing our driving rules.

[@Homerun153]

The letters W and Y are vowels yn Cymraeg. The 'Y' has 3 sounds depending where it is in a word or sentence. Confused? You will be 😅. Welsh is the oldest still-sponen language in all of Europe.

[@jerry2357]

The Welsh language has different values for the letters, and some pairs of letters have values that you might not expect (ch=ch as in scottish loch, dd=th as in these, f=v, ff=f, ll=a sound that doesn't exist in English etc.) Also w and y are vowels.

[@robbpatterson6796]

Thank you for focusing on Cymru :)

[@markwolstenholme3354]

Wolter is a nit wit 😂😂. Everything shocks Wolter 😅. Connor, the UK is wonderland full of amazing places and people. The weather is always a talking point because it changes so often and quickly 😂. It's where the Isles are located in/on the world. Any banter between the four nations of the UK is always friendly. Brotherly love 😍.

[@psychobartus]

If it didnt rain much it wouldnt be green and lush.

[@richardwest6358]

At last - someone who entirely understands the Wolter person, although I think you are being rather too polite. One day he might be able to speak comprehensible sentences like a normal human.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

1:02 (approximately) ID-uch-hee WED-ee TAA-loo-ack AAH-than-goss. It's a lot easier than it looks once you get used to it :) And yes, you can make out the Isle of Man and Ireland from different parts of the Welsh coast (or more so, from hills just inland) - as long as the weather is good! And you're right, parts of Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire in particular are quite similar to Wales. Lox is salmon, leeks are a vegetable related to spring onions (scallions) and are - along with the dragon and the daffodil - a national symbol of Wales.

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

Lesson number 1, when speaking or reading Welsh... Two LL's = 'C'... So at the beginning of the LONG Welsh town name, the first 4 letters are thus; Llan = CLAN. A major holiday place to visit in North Wales is... Llandudno, so again, the first 4 letters are pronounced as CLAN. Don't think of an English 'L' sound. 👍👌😄

[@lindadianesmith6013]

Leeks are a kinda mild onion

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

As a Welsh mother-tongue speaker, though not brought up in Wales, I respectfully suggest that anyone visiting any country which speaks a language not known to them, finds the same challenge. French, German, Kiswahili and (to a lesser extent) Spanish, all were challenges to my bilingual infant brain...and lets not even mention Cantonese!! 😂

[@seanbarker4610]

You can see the coast of Ireland from the coast of Pembrokeshire, it's only 63 miles from Fishguard Pembrokeshire to Rosslaire in Ireland!

[@lemdixon01]

I go a lot to the beach called Black Rock near Porthmadog as you are allowed to drive your car on the beach and park ot up. On the beach there's some big caves and theres muscles on the side of the rocks. I pick some of them and take them home an cook them that evening, boiling them until the shells open up. Further along the coast there is the LLyn Peninsular with great beaches and towns like Abersoch, Aberdaron and whistling sands beach where the sand makes a strange squeaking noise when you kick into the sand. Further down from black rock is Barmouth which is a town with a little funfair and a nice beach and dunes.

[@Ghhft33]

I live on the north wales coast looking out to Anglesey. Only on the very clearest of days it is possible to see the Isle of Man. I have seen it once in my lifetime…I’m 56.

[@edwardwoodstock]

I'm English but chose to live on the Great Orme, in North Wales. Its wonderful. We can see the Isle of Man (not ireland), beautiful night skies and the northern lights. It is like England 30 years ago but much better. ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿The dirt is a freshly ploughed field BTW 👍

[@eanjamesmogg9488]

I live in Wales and this video is so old lol, anyway saying that I live in a Town that has five Castles around it so there lol but this video was made before we became the platground for English tourists with so many English cities close to Wales it's booming especially North Wales with it's ZipWorld attractions, with Fastest Zipline in the World to their Jump attraction in a huge Cave! Forest toboggan run, Simple I'll supply shotcuts ok! Anyway Tourists to the South Wales area know where they are going, tourists from London area go west to the small beaches in Cornwall instead of the Huge beaches (Over Five miles long ) in South West Wales (Poor Things) lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/b53Yf3WfltWtZ7csi=mEjlGCYedCHUNuNw kzbin.info/www/bejne/q16anpeBaN1ghsUsi=orKSUtzkFj_lXrdc kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3qoeaSpg7d2m7csi=5DU-undsNhoYVD0H kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6CvhJeBjr6iaqMsi=QW3iyrIIsfMHqroM kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZSZontjid-UmdEsi=x8rh-mFfv1WCZ_Zx kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJLPnn6DptyaqZIsi=OvRQiGInL6ViyJCC kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqKxhJ2EqKp4jtUsi=G0NuVZX1zQcrJ7E8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn-mm36sr9iikJYsi=6fgkF5Fj_YZOo1Y0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGfbhauYhsqGqassi=kb8JyRm2zge39Mvf This is just one company except the first one, enjoy 👍

[@leogem177]

When he talks about what he's heard from English people I feel like this guy has been speaking to slightly prejudiced English people from the other side of the country who have only ever been to mid Wales decades ago and think of it as some sort of under developed back country from 50 years ago, 🤔😕

[@richardwest6358]

He uses the same technique whatever country he is in

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

Sadly, Coonor McJibbin (while watching a video about Wales), says "lamb and leaks, is leaks salmon...?" The NATIONAL EMBLEM of Wales... DUH! 😂😂😂 I was not sure if he was taking the piss... But after we tf ching a couple of times, realised he didn't have a clue. 🤔😎

[@lemdixon01]

You can see the Isle of Mann from the coast of Blackpool which is further north in the North West of England. Someone told me that he climbed up mount Snowden and he could see the whole of Anglesea from the top, which is technically an island because its seperate from the mainland with a small river, but he went up another 2 times and it was too cloudy to see much.

[@davehopkin9502]

The "small river" between Anglesea and the mainland is actually the Menai Straits and is the sea!!!!

[@lemdixon01]

@@davehopkin9502 technically its the sea which is why its an island

[@davehopkin9502]

@@lemdixon01 Strange that, its EXACTLY what I said!!!, whilst you said it was a "small river"

[@andytopley314]

Wales has the highest density of castles in the world, should have been emphasised in the vid.

[@Gillie51-bl8su]

Leeks are part of the onion family, but with no bulb. They're a milder flavour than onions, an it's the stalk you eat. Also the national emblem for Wales, while there's the English rose, and the Scottish thistle..

[@lemdixon01]

That's the Welsh town with the long name that ends with gogogoch and not gogo-gadget

[@johnp8131]

Most of the old Welsh jokes involve livestock! They tell jokes about us too, insulting each other is the norm and just a bit of banter. Wolter just doesn't get that?

[@MrBulky992]

There do seem to be a lot of Americans who take things literally and at face value purely on the words uttered, ignoring or being unable to interpret tone of voice and behaviour.

[@richardwest6358]

This is the difference between speaking English (sort of) and comprehension of English

[@Janie_Morrison]

Sorry if I keep not enough to sleep I've been up that early this morning

[@LisaEvans-qb1bs]

My son is fluent welsh and I can understand it a little… it’s a hard language to learn but an easy one is microwave, here in north wales we call it Popty Ping 😂

[@rosaliegolding5549]

BEST WAY TO EAT FISH AND CHIPS IS WHEN YOU UNWRAP AND EAT IT WITH YOUR FINGERS , once you put it on the plate it somehow changes the taste 🤣nonsense I know but I’m sticking to that story . And no you can’t see Isle of Man or Ireland from the shore you’ve got to go on high ground to see all of Uk from there BUT YOU CAN SEE FRANCE ON A CLEAR DAY from the WHITE CLIFFS OF DO ER . Yes Wales is VERY beautiful and those tiny roads are fOUND all over the Uk it’s part of life giving way and being COURTEOUS JUST LIKE THE QUEUING 🤣🤷‍♀️

[@StephenButlerOne]

Havin 5 children youngest 16, our couch may as well be a bed. there always seems to either be someone just staying over, or someone that need a place to stay for a short while. westher that be my kids mates who mum kicked thrm out for a bit, or freinds of mine that their girlfriends or wifes have kicked thrm out for a bit. My living room may as well be a hotel. Its 11pm now, and my girl (16) has 2 mates in thier, and i know they will be there in the morning. We get a new couch next week and my eife said no one is staying. Ill give it a week

[@archiebald4717]

No shocks at all!

[@Colourmad314]

Beef stew….CAWL …lamb stew, lava bread should be fried in bacon fat & served with the bacon, eggs & sausage for breakfast.

[@MsGilly60]

Whitby is the pace for the best fish and chips,

[@richardwest6358]

Also not in the country of this subject

[@lemdixon01]

I was in a shop in Aberdaron and they were all speaking Welsh and when it came to me being served she started talking to me in Welsh and I just had the expression of 'I don't understand' and she said sorry and started speaking English. But she didn't have to say sorry as it's their first language, maybe not for many , especially near the English border. I felt like saying 'Sprehen si Deutch' as a joke or 'Sprechen Si English' but I don't even know that in Welsh.

[@hayee]

Siarad saesneg

[@fleshen]

Get your tongue and throat involved when you try to pronounce Welsh! The isle of Man is visible from Anglesey on a very clear day and you can see Ireland from elevated parts of Wales!

[@philjones45]

YEAH, WE ALL LIVE IN CAVES HERE IN WALES, AND WE PRAY TO THE WELSH SUN GOD AT 4P.M DAILY, SO ALL THE SHOPS ARE CLOSED EARLY. We feast on American flesh.

[@hettispaghetti6061]

Gwynedd is hands-down my favourite part of the world. It has absolutely breathtaking scenery. The only English people making jokes about Welsh people are the kind of people that hold generally racist and bigoted views - largely older stupid people. I can't remember the last time I heard someone make a joke about Welsh people. Also lots of people in England have Welsh heritage, especially in the Midlands where I live. Same with Irish heritage in the Midlands. There's lots of people with English and / or Irish heritage in Wales too.