I’m in a different country lol
By Kevin
@kevin1877uk (36987)
March 3, 2017 3:01pm CST
I’m in a different country lol
This morning my older son drove to Wales and into Swansea to view Swansea University tomorrow.
We arrived here this afternoon checked into a hotel, and then went into town to see a little bit of Swansea before it got dark. We had something to eat then headed back to the hotel. Now I'm sat on my bed with my laptop for a time, need a coffee too lol.
It’s been a tiring day and I might have an early night, you is your day going?
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@kevin1877uk (36987)
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3 Mar 17
No, English is ok with me, I can't speak Welsh lol
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
3 Mar 17
@kevin1877uk Fortunately most Welsh people cannot speak it either.
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@kevin1877uk (36987)
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3 Mar 17
@Asylum Lol yeah, some of the older ones, none of the younger generation. My Landlady is from Wales and can speak it well, she had welsh in school.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
3 Mar 17
what is it about three to four hours of a drive?
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@kevin1877uk (36987)
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3 Mar 17
Oh wow, you are so good, it took 3.5 hours to get here and next to know traffic.
@kevin1877uk (36987)
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3 Mar 17
@ScribbledAdNauseum Very lucky guess then, I sure it could take much longer if the traffic was bad, but we timed it right :)
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
3 Mar 17
@kevin1877uk I wish I could say it was just a "lucky guess" but I've looked at a map of the UK before and seen where Wales was, and knew Plymouth was relatively close.
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@moffittjc (128840)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Mar 17
@kevin1877uk @koalemos Can you guys explain to me this whole UK thing? Isn't Wales still part of your country? Or is Wales, Scotland, etc. separate countries united under a common government? Help me make sense of all this! haha
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@kevin1877uk (36987)
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4 Mar 17
Although England, Scotland and Wales do come under the general label of the UK, Scotland and Wales are countries in their own right, There is a Scottish parliament and Welsh National Assembly both have the interests of the people of those countries, Both Wales and Scotland have the Celtic language, If you visit either, you will see road signs in English and Celtic.
I hope that helps.
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@kevin1877uk (36987)
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6 Mar 17
@moffittjc You are welcome, I wouldn't really know that. My landlady is from Wales and she took Welsh at school so I guess they still do to keep the language alive. Not sure about Scotland.
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@moffittjc (128840)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Mar 17
@kevin1877uk Okay, thanks for explaining Kevin! That makes a lot of sense. Is the Celtic language slowly dying out in favor of English, or are those countries doing everything they can to preserve the language?
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
3 Mar 17
Someday, on my bucket list is to visit the UK and tour England, Scotland, Wales and even Ireland. That could take a lot of mylotting.
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@kevin1877uk (36987)
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3 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt Awesome, glad you have, I don't have one and maybe I should.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
3 Mar 17
@kevin1877uk give me time (money might help too). I've managed to knock a few things off my bucket list in the last couple of years.
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@theBlock (2657)
• United States
3 Mar 17
@kevin1877uk
One-day-I-would-love-to-visit-the-UK--and-drive-around-the-countryside.....Hello--my-name-is-Tim--by-the-way....Sorry-about-all-the-dashes----my-space-bar-isn't-working
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@kevin1877uk (36987)
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3 Mar 17
I hope that you will do one day, it's a lovely little country. Sorry to hear about your space-bar
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@theBlock (2657)
• United States
3 Mar 17
@kevin1877uk
The-UK-is-on-my-bucket-list!
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
3 Mar 17
Hey there. Glad to hear everything went well today. Nice that you finally have time to relax. My day is going pretty good. Just got home from work.
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@averygirl72 (38848)
• Philippines
8 Mar 17
Sounds like a nice day travelling to other place.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
3 Mar 17
oh nab me a wales post card!
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@kevin1877uk (36987)
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4 Mar 17
I guess I've always been to the wrong parts of Wales, I rather got to Scotland :)
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Mar 17
Does Wales count as a different country? It has its own government like Scotland but neither are free from English rule.
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@kevin1877uk (36987)
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3 Mar 17
Yes Wales is a different country, they have some governing from England but not all and they do have their own language.
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