You soft spoken is one of the best in the asmr community in my opinion. Thank you so much!! Keep it up. And the rambles where We see you face and gestures are amazing and soo relaxing. Love from denmark…
I’ve lived in England all my life of 37 years, your voice is so calming and relaxing, soft spoken or whispered it’s always tingly, thank you for making these videos
I have to say the Welsh accent has to be one of the best for ASMR rambles! It’s so comforting and friendly 💙 Thanks for producing so much great content!
Hey! I’ve been born and raised in Austria ( I hope you don’t mind any mistakes I might have made, since I am not a native speaker). However, I have quite mixed feelings about nationality as a way of self identification. On one hand I think it’s a beautiful thing to be involved in your own culture and to embrace it internationally. On the other hand I feel like nationality in itself has morphed from a matter of appreciation to a matter of differentiation. Especially living in the middle of Europe dealing with problems like Refugees, I’ve seen nationality being used not to spread love and culture, but to create a way to sigle out and differentiate yourself from everyone else…. As in : we’re us and they are not … they don’t belong ..we don’t want them here I feel devastated by this shift, as it uses something good and pure to create evil and loathing. So honestly I don’t know how I feel about being Austrian anymore. If being Austrian means that I need to elevate myself above everyone else and think that I am something bette than them, then no I am in no way proud of my nationality. But if being Austrian means to embrace my culture and spread love and appreciation through the world then yes, I’m incredibly proud! For me it’s just a kind of difficult topic at the moment… Didn’t mean to spread bad vibes at all though!! Just felt like being honest, because it’s been kind of weighing on me lately! Great video!! 🥰
I was born and raised in a more rural area in Texas, chatting and being warm towards strangers is a big thing here! I didn’t realize how big of a pleasantries culture we have until I lived in Singapore for a few months- I could go almost a whole day running errands and not talk to anyone which was very different for me! Coming back I feel like I had reverse culture shock because suddenly I realized how many people would just strike up conversations.. I think part of it comes from living in a smaller environment you’re more likely to see people again so you’re encouraged to be warm/nice to “leave a good impression” which I don’t feel as much living in a bigger city.
im from the great lakes region in america and i really connected with what you had to say about the chattiness/friendliness! you got me too sleepy to type all that much, but it really sounds similar to both rural AND urban communities around here. not near the extent as southerners, but folks around here sound like what you described in wales! i got such culture shock when i visited cities in different regions in my country too, it's amazing how cultures develop ^^ loved the vid!
Ah thanks for the comment! I didn't realise that it was like that in America too. So interesting that it seems to be a thing in almost every country. Great Lakes region is beautiful, by the way 😁
I'm from the Detroit area in Michigan, grew up there all my life, but never noticed the difference in culture until I moved to Marquette in the upper peninsula for university. Up there, everyone is very friendly. They smile to you on the street, have chats with you, and it's generally a very safe and welcoming atmosphere. When I came back home for the first time, it was hard to reacclimate. There's a very negative energy around that area I feel, like if you looked at someone wrong down the street they might do something to you. As well as there being a lot of aggression. So it really reminded me of when you were talking about your personal experience with Wales and England, and even though the States are so big, even within the same state the atmosphere can be completely different, which is so intriguing to me. It made me realize that I would likely want to go back there, or a place similar because it was great for my mental health. Fantastic video! I know I said in another video I was binging all of your videos and I mean it, so thank you for providing such amazing content to listen and fall asleep to!
Such a lovely comment. I am really shocked about the differences in the States too. I naively thought it was a British thing. Detroit has big city issues, I guess. London is similar but Swansea is too small (200,000) so it still feels more friendly but has become less so during my lifetime as it grows. I really was intrigued with your connection with this theme to mental health, it's a very good point. Wishing you health and happiness 😊👍🏻
That story you told about the Irish girls really resonated with me. I was born and my family roots go way back in an American region that other people consider backwards. I know people are kind of judging me when I tell them where I was born.
Yeah, I sat there watching it thinking, "oh dear, these random two people don't really get me/us and know very little about us". It was just two people and I shouldn't care but it really cut me to the core. I'm too sensitive for my own good sometimes but I'm just so proud to be where I'm from and I get upset when other people can't see what I can see 😕
My personal experience of England is a bit crap its grey and dull and when I go to other countries the culture seems so much more vibrant and full of life if I had the money I'd be on the first plane to Greece, Greece is my favourite country I love it! Great vid helped me sleep.
Thank you for this ASMR ramble, really enjoyed it, I live in England in Hampshire. I have plenty of experience of travel and wherever I’ve gone I always bump into a welshy love the country, love the people proud to call them a part of the United Kingdom.
You're definitely right that people in Wales are much more friendly than in some places in England. I've found that Wales, Scotland, Liverpool and rest of the North and the Midlands (and I would imagine Ireland, I'm met Irish people who were great) are really friendly but southern England isn't. I'm not far from Wales, and yeah you'll get the odd chatty person round here, but by and large people are quite aggressive in how they look at you, very moody and grumpy. Worst place is London. Easily the most unfriendly people I've ever encountered, but that's maybe just the whole big city thing.
I know you asked for British experiences, but I can’t help comparing your wales vs England store analogy to the south and the Midwest of America vs the bigger city areas. I’ve lived near DC all my life and people aren’t nearly as friendly as when I’ve been on vacation to country places in South Carolina or Minnesota or wherever…everyone seems so much friendlier and nicer there it’s great. I’m definitely introverted so I’m not really great at starting up those conversations but I really enjoy how kind people are in those areas and it makes you feel important and cared for as a person.
I’m from the West Midlands but have lived in the North of Scotland for 2 years. Never felt like a foreigner of sorts, I feel very British and feel all of us here in the UK have more in common than not. I appreciate the differences though and quite frankly it makes things more interesting and makes the UK feel a lot larger than it is.
As an Irishman, sorry on behalf of those two girls chatting shite. All the Welsh people I've met are really friendly and it's one of my favourite accents. I'm at uni in England and I get the whole thing of not feeling like you can't be proud of where you're from, people will make you feel weird about it.
I'm English, I grew up in the Westcountry so just a step away from South Wales. The main stereotype of Welsh people I've always heard is that they're kind & very funny. I don't know why people would think you shouldn't be proud of coming from Wales - it's an amazing country, I love it!
I love your videos, especially ramble ones! I'm from England! From Shropshire originally, so right next to North Wales! I've moved around the country lots, due to family occupation and university. I have lived in Shropshire for the majority of my life, but lived in Suffolk, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. All beautiful and interesting mini cultures within a (relatively) short amount of travel time.
I’m from the south east of England and I totally get what you are saying, yes they are probably the most unfriendly people in the country as my late gran was from Scotland and when she moved down to Kent she couldn’t believe how hostile people are as when ever I’ve gone too Scotland for a holiday people are so friendly and welcoming it’s like being on a different planet.
I’m born and raised in England and I’m very proud to be English and British, I believe strongly in the Union and that you can be a unionist of any religion, don’t hate the welsh or Scot’s or Irish most is banter but some can do my heading😂
Loving your videos. Thank you! I’m in Australia in a capital city but not Sydney. Everyone always knows Sydney!! We like to tease foreigners about the wildlife being deadly but actually it’s not always that bad! Us Aussies are generally chilled and friendly but also bold and outspoken. But we’re so far away from everywhere so there’s definitely some people who never travel and are a bit small minded but many of us love to travel and learn. That’s clear as mud isn’t it??!! 😂 I’m proud of being an Aussie. But looking forward to a trip in a couple of months to come to the UK. Not to Wales this time though 😢 I’m yet to make it to Wales sadly. But I think it’s lovely how proud the Welsh are of being Welsh. Wear it loud and proud!
Hey 🙂 Where in Australia are you from? (State/Territory, no need for city or town if you're keeping that info from us haha) I'm over in Perth, it seems that there are a lot of viewers in the UK and North America but not a lot from Australia (population could make a difference there haha...). My whole family is Scottish so you know I have to tell them about our spiders and such every time I'm over. It's not like I'm lying... 😅
@@guitartrumpetflute I’m in sunny Queensland. In Brisbane 😊 I’ve never been to Perth but my sister lives there now so I plan to visit some time. I hear it’s lovely!
I’m an American and as a kid I went to a private school here in America. We had a substitute teacher for a while who was Welsh, and he pointed out that our school’s flag was the exact same flag as the flag of wales, which was pretty cool. Not sure how wales has let my former school get away with stealing your flag for so long lol
I grew up in Brazil and moved to the US four years ago. Even though Brazilian culture is very much influenced by the United States, I can still notice remarkable differences between both cultures. People in Brazil are (usually) outgoing, or at least try to be welcoming. I also feel like there’s more work-life balance in Brazil as well. In the US, people are more direct with their interactions. One is not necessarily better than the other, but it’s just interesting to see how I’ve assimilated both cultures.
I feel more comfortable in cultures like Brazilian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese ones. I prefer to be more chatty and friendly with people but that's not to say that other cultures are wrong, like you say. They are just different
i have never been able to fully identify with any nationality because i moved a lot growing up, i have family in australia and asia, which is where i was born. i moved to sweden as a kid and had to learn the language. in sweden i am the Australian weirdo, but when i go see my family in australia and asia i am the swedish weirdo. I can only identify with my direct family who moved with me. as of cultural differences i found that in sweden it is rather similar to australia, with friends people. only it is quieter and a bit more sad up here. but when i go to the uk to see my relatives on my dads side, i find that people are very cynical and pessimistic. this was in london. for example, i went to an info desk in london and asked for directions and the person answered with “second left don’t go to far and stay away from the guy under the stairs” then waved me on, it was efficient, but not in a friendly way. all in all, i find that people are very different depending on where you are in the world.
I know people with a similar issue. One of my best friends in Uni had English parents, spent every summer in the US and grew up in Belgium. When she was in the US she was the British girl, in the UK and Belgium she was the American girl. Never really fitted in. It's tricky. That story about England is so typical, people are very cynical! You'd never be called a weirdo in Wales, we are all weird! lol
As an Italian I can tell you that in Italy we are very proud to be Italian but we are more connected to our city than to the nation, because every area of Italy has been under the control of different powers. For example, we from Torino have been under the Romans, the Longobardi and then under the Duchy of Savoy (coming from France) from the Middle Ages. It is different for Naples, for example, which has had other influences such as the Spanish one, but also from Venice that was influenced by the Austrians. So each city has its own story. The biggest differences between people, however, are between north and south. In the north we are colder and less friendly while the south is more welcoming and people general are warmer.
I am so grateful for this comment, it is incredibly helpful. I was always aware of the North/South divide, as my neighbours growing up were from Southern Italy. I also knew about the city states but I didn't realise how much that shaped modern Italy. Amazing comment, grazie mille!
I’m from Northern California in the States. We are very proud of being from the part of California that isn’t the stereotype. We have mountains, it snows, its forests and valleys - not deserts and beaches. We have California accents but not as thick like they do in SoCal (where the “Valley Girl” accent originated. There’s definitely a rivalry between north and south / we hate it when people assume we are from LA when we say we are from California. On a national scale, I used to feel more pride to be an American but now I feel a lot of shame esp when I go to other countries. We are raised to think America is the best most perfect country, but the reality is it’s a mess. I’m still grateful to live here vs other parts of the world where life is harder (tho it is really hard here for a lot of people).
As someone who grew up in the South East of England, the idea that every meeting with anyone could become a full conversation is terrifying 😂 I like the anonymity of the large English cities
I kinda liked it for a while, because I could finally be the introvert I always wanted to be, but then I missed the chatty nature of the Welsh and realised I was MEGA homesick!
I know what you mean with England, but I’m from the North East of England, and I’d say it’s similar to what you talked about with Wales, people are passionate about where they come from in the region, and what football team they support. But, it’s not like somewhere like London, people up here are similar to the Welsh in that we stop and have conversations with people we know, almost always about how our football teams are doing 🤣 I’m excited because I’m coming to Cardiff soon, and I loves Wales as a country hefyd ar gyfer pan dwi'n mynd i caerdydd dwi'n dysgu cymraeg hefyd! 🏴
Ahhhh hyfryd! Not many people speak Welsh in Cardiff but come west a bit to Swansea or further still and literally everyone speaks it. Cardiff is lovely though, the town centre is gorgeous. I know what you are saying about the North East, it's like a different country. I have always LOVED the Geordie accent, it's my all-time fav English accent. I have also been a Newcastle supporter for 20 or so years because my brother and Dad liked them and we all loved Alan Shearer! Apologies, as you're a black cat, but you're all awesome up there. I hear the night life is amazing!
Just have to weigh in here, people from the north always seem to compare it just with London, which is really a tiny part of the south. London does not equal the entire south of England! There are plenty of rural areas where people are just as chatty (I live in Derbyshire now & it's really so similar to Somerset in how people relate to each other). I've also spent fair chunks of time in places like Middlesbrough & Leeds where people are just as likely to ignore you as in London. I just don't see the north/south divide exist in reality, I find it so weird that people think it's a thing.
I spent the first 28ish years of my life in the South East of England, and have subsequently moved to the South West. The difference even between the SE & SW is huge. SW so much chattier and just much more pleasant people. In terms of national pride, I’ve always thought the Welsh, Scots & Irish come across as incredibly proud to be from where they are, whereas the English are much less so.
I hear nice things about the SW too. A Uni friend was from Cornwall and she was looooovely! I think being proud to be English is too vague. I can understand being proud to be from Yorkshire, or Cornish or Geordie. That makes sense to me. I think England is so varied and so different from part to part.
From northern New Jersey very close to NYC. People are generally not the most chatty, but if you initiate a conversation say, waiting in line at the grocery store you won’t be looked at as weird, it’s just not expected or common. One thing we do which some other cultures find weird is if we’re just walking down the street and pass someone we’ll say hello to each other. The town I grew up in has a lot of Italian immigrants from the early 20th century but also many Korean immigrants from more recent generations, and it really depends which particular town or area of a state you’re in. Many of New Jersey’s landmarks, towns, roads, even counties are Dutch, but there are very few people who identify with Dutch ancestry. One thing you don’t have to worry about in NYC or NJ is getting strange looks for losing your temper or emoting in any way, it’s more strange to be perpetually polite like English or Canadian people.
Super interesting, thanks for commenting. Sounds like if fit in, saying hello to people is something I love and not being judged for a little temper tantrum sounds awesome 😂
I found English people super nice about me and my accent (which I never expected) and often complimented my accent or told me about their grandmother / father who was Welsh and where they had been. Lots of English are proud of their Celtic relatives which surprised me. It was very nice and I was always grateful. Many of my friends have Irish/Scottish/Welsh roots and talked about them fondly. I like it. I bloody LOVE the Irish though. I lived with Irish people when I was in Uni and it was the best!
@@WelshASMR82Maps most people in England have roots in the Celtic countries, especially Ireland, and we are very proud of it (part of it could be that it further distances us from those bloody french)
I have been wanting to visit Wales since i discovered it as a teenager. I studied in london between 2020 and 2021 but I avoided travelling because of covid. Now I'm planning a full vacation there because it's so beautiful. Even when I show people pictures of your amazing mation, they still have prejudices. Carry on being proud and promote Wales! Cymru am byth Also I am from Liguria in Italy and they all think we are cheapskates in our region, which is kind of true though 😂
I'm a French Canadian from Québec and my sense of identity is quite weird because I don't really "fit" as a Canadian in my own country, like fellow Canadians don't really recognize us as Canadians, but whenever I'm traveling I really do identify as being Canadian! I guess its as though I have a double nationality! In Québec we do have cultural differences (the language is the main one really) but there's also lots of similarities. I relate a little bit to what you said about Welsh people being proud of being Welsh because we, too, were "endangered" if I can say so by the English, but we managed to stay ourselves. It is a weird thing to be proud of because my ancestors were both colonizers and colonized on the same territory (the First Nations' territory that is). I do think the stereotype of Canadians always being sorry and polite applies to most regions of the country, but québécois might be louder than other Canadians in my opinion. I really enjoyed this video as I'm planning on moving to the UK for a few months next year for a short term job opportunity and still haven't decided in which region I'd like to stay. I don't know if it would be a possibility to make more videos about Wales, as I think it's a lesser known country and this video was so interesting! I'd love more content like this!
I come from Cheshire near Chester on the boarder of North Wales and my partner has a caravan in Wales. We love it there and I think Welsh people are so nice 😊 Our dream retirement is to retire to Wales 😊 My partner is from Cannock and she also says I am very loud and proud of being Northern and she doesn't understand why and I think it's because Cheshire is such a nice area to live we are very proud of where we live 😊
I am from Edinburgh and although an internationalist by inclination, my identity is Scottish, European and British in that order. I wonder if the 'chattiness' is a celtic thing, certainly there are marked differences in Scotland between the West coast with historical Irish immigration and the East coast. In the east we are considered reserved and cold and in the west they are friendly and 'gallus'. Personally I prefer the polite indifference of people from Edinburgh to the classic Glasgow 'banter'.
I’m a lifelong resident of the SE US, but I’ve lived in 2 bordering states. I have a lot of British Isles heritage in me (but no Welsh that I’ve found), but I’m also German, French, and Dutch. Similar to many Americans, I’m a cultural mutt. I don’t sound terribly Southern-somewhat Midwestern but with just a bit of lazy vowels and a few y’all’s thrown in there. My kids also don’t sound Southern thanks to my influence despite being born in a state with a reputation of having thick Southern accents. People in my own hometown didn’t believe I was from there.
So you are a hybrid? I don't know about within the USA, but here in the UK we are quite fond of the Southern drawl! At least you could be a good secret agent, I guess!
@@WelshASMR82Maps some here in the US find a Southern accent charming, others think it’s a sign of lesser intelligence. My husband has more of a drawl than I do, but he also has a Master’s in engineering and a lucrative job with an engineering firm so he definitely disproves the latter.
I live just outside of cambridge, the area is absolutely beautiful but as a younger person there is nothing to do around here compared to other cities.
Stor fan! Hilsen en nordmann som har tatt utdanning i England, og bodd i Spania 🙌 But yeah in Norway, I have always felt that people from my area of the country (south east), are a lot more cheerful than particularly people from the west of Norway, like Bergen. They tend to be a lot more serious.
I love that you would have conversations in Tesco 😊 I feel it's like that up North, in England, or more country towns. It's like that in Scotland too in the smaller towns or communities where people know each other, etc. I'm Scottish-Australian - My parents moved to Australia 30 years ago and Australia is where I was brought up but in my heart, I'm Scottish... I used to feel like the odd one out when we would fly over to Scotland and I'd have this Australian accent and everyone else had a Scottish accent. These days I just have a different accent haha, it's not so bad. Anyway, I work in Education as well and the other day a student asked where my name was from. I said "Scotland". She was like, (in a Cockney accent but she's a young kid so I gave her a break 😅) "Are you Sco'ish?" 😂
Hello first off sorry to hear what those two Irish girls said about in that video. I'm from Dublin and my knowledge has always been good in my feeling of identity in being Irish. I feel Welsh, Irish and Scottish identities are very similar. The way you described yours when living in England has been the exact same when I would ever visit England. Anyways when I think about wales. It brings me back to primary school when I remember the caretaker in the school and for the parish. He was such a lovely man would always say hi to everyone and he had a brilliant accent. He was retiring and as everyone loved him in the school we decided to hold him a send off. For this big send off we learned the Welsh national anthem and a bit of the language so we could sing another traditional Irish song in Welsh! In the World Cup most of us here were rooting for Wales. It also sounds like Welsh is well taught. I, like other Irish people have been learning the language of Irish since the age of 5 and are no where near able to hold more than a five sentence conversation as its not taught well here in Ireland. I feel if there is any part of my identity that I struggle with is definitely not knowing the Irish language. Still there are large areas particularly on the west coast and in the islands where Irish as a language thrives. My support for Wales is the same for Scotland if Ireland isn't featuring in a football tournament or any tournament for any sport I always will go with the fellow Celts. Also I really enjoy your videos there very entertaining! :D
Great text, loved to read it :) I think Ireland is a great country and most of Germans would love to visit it. The reputation is amazing. For beer, the kindness of people and the beauty of the country. It's sad, that Irish isn't taught well, I think they should teach it in school so everybody could speak it.
@@GrizzlyAdams101 I think that Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland have very much in common. Like he said in the video I feel in England through my own experiences people are more private and reserved. That would be the main difference in my opinion. In Ireland everyone and anyone is up for a conversation and could talk about anything. That's the main similarity with Scotland and Wales.
@@jivo.hiller Thank you, I wish I could speak better Irish. I was in Berlin in December and it was great I learn German in school and had a great grandmother who was German. So I love learning German. I wanted to speak to everyone when I was over there and most people were quite nice especially for a big city like Berlin. The Weihnachtsmarkt was beautiful too.
Oh thanks! I can't remember if I've mentioned but I lived with Irish people when I lived in Spain and they were the nicest people, I am still in touch 20 years later. I tried moving there before Covid hit, it's a wonderful country with the loveliest people. That story about the caretaker is so sweet. I personally would have been in floods of tears if that had been me. The anthem is so important. I am aware of the poor teaching of Irish but as an ex-Welsh teacher myself, I feel it is difficult to learn Celtic languages as they are so tricky. More people speak Welsh here and I didn't learn it fully till I was 18 /19 but now I am fluent. I started learning Irish a few years ago and it is even harder than Welsh! lol. We also support the Irish in WC and other tournaments (usually because we don't qualify). I loved watching Ireland in football tournaments as a kid. Also, Roy Keane is the boss. I used to dislike him but now I realise that he is just a genuine legend!
Born and raised in Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Tird German, third Estonian and third Russian. My ancestors were sent to Siberia in Soviet times. However, I never hated our Soviet past and history. If people ask me, which nationality am I, I always say: "Russian".
I don't really have a national identity. I'm from Germany and when your German, you never can be proud of your nationality, because of...you know...our history. You literally can't say "I'm proud to be German. You will instantly be in the right corner, even other Germans will think that about you. So I always dreamed of having a grandma or something from another country, what I could be proud of. But that never happened :D I really wished to have another nationality. I like the scandinavian countries and the British Isles, especially the celtic nations. Wales is my number 1. I think that's how I discovered your channel, when I searched about ASMR videos about Wales. I think it is great, that welsh people are proud of being welsh and talk about it all the time. But tbh, I never realized you are having an accent, guess I don't know other welsh people and don't recognize accents, unless they are very hard like scouse or scottish.
Oh I had no idea that being proud to be German was seen to be right wing in Germany. It definitely is in England but the complete opposite in Wales. Anyone who is proud to be Welsh is often left wing, Scottish and Irish too. We are all left wing countries but England is more right wing. Such a shame you can't express your love for your country. I personally ADORE Germany. I will be going this summer for the 1000th time and I wish I could live there. It's just wonderful.
I'm half English half Scottish, so I just say I'm British lol. My accent is also just a generic southern English accent. So I kinda feel like I lack identity which I guess is the opposite to you lol. I also totally understand the story of speaking to the woman in the shop. I get quite intimidated when I go up North to see my family as everyone is much more outgoing lol. I think living only 40 mins away from London has made me quite introverted as it's standard to just walk past people without saying anything. Really interesting video!
I live in London - have done my whole life, and I promise we're not all like this! 😭 I'm always stopping and having conversations here with random ppl, I think it depends on the area in which you're in. Some neighbourhoods just naturally have more of a community vibe. But no, I defo agree that some people in the South East of England, especially London can be standoffish and stuck up, or at the very least, mind their own business and not engage with others around them... 🤦🏽♀️
Curiously, I never felt that in London. I totally loved London and Londoners get bad rep. I always found them super friendly and the community spirit of a place so diverse is insane. It's more the home counties I was talking about. London is like a different country! 😂
Agree. I lived in north London for 5 years. In Muswell Hill it was really like a small town - I knew all my neighbours & would often chat with strangers.
@@WelshASMR82Maps haha fair enough! London is definitely a whole country within itself! My mum is originally from Gloucester which is very different from here. But yeah I think it does depend, not everyone is like how I described ofc! 😊
I think this is a good way to explain it in the states. On the eastern coast, people aren’t friendly but they’re kind. On the western coast, people are friendly, but not kind. If you had a flat tire we would change it for you, but insult you while we did it. After living in California, people would drive by you and say “that’s unfortunate.” Then keep going. California has a misconception of being a transplant state. While yes, a lot of people move here to make it big, there are still a lot of Californians that can’t afford to leave. I lived in Los Angeles for a bit, I definitely appreciated vast urban sprawl. It’s a contrast to the river town I grew up in. Met a lot of people there. Don’t know many I would call kind. My state has alot of state pride. I think I identify when you mention being proud to be welsh. Here, being proud to be “American” has a negative connotation to it, I guess. Which is sad, you should be proud where you come from, yeah we’re not perfect, but why pretend you’re from somewhere else because of distant ancestors. My family were immigrants too, but I’m still American. It’s funny because the ones who have a lot of American pride are usually 1st generation immigrants. I knew a refugee from Iraq who was had a huge America flag and a big ford truck, wearing USA shirts. Kind of funny, in a weird kafka-esque sort of way. Sorry I’m rambling, I like geography too.
Thanks for this amazing comment! I loved reading it. Really interesting about Cali, I'd not thought about the number of people moving there before. I hope countries can be proud about being themselves without being accused of nationalism. We should be proud of our own nationality!
i was born in and live in new zealand and im hungarian but i only know 2 languages english and french and not hungarian because only my dad speaks it and he didnt teach me when i was you ger sadly.
When you say you live in a welsh speaking area, are you living in the north? And btw...what are your thoughts on the independence of Wales? Would you vote for it? Please keep talking, rambling and showing us things about Wales. I love it. After all videos regarding Wales I am opening the duolingo app to learn some welsh and think about buying the welsh football jersey :D I wanna be a Welshman :(
You are welcome to be an honorary Welshman! Welsh is difficult to learn but very beautiful and special. I live in West Wales which, like the North, has many Welsh speakers.
The south east is just people trying to extract from you and move on, I love going to Wales or the North as it feels like something better on a personal level, the south east feels like you should just walk down the road with your contactless card out so everyone can swipe it as it feels like that slot of the time!
The weird thing is that no one was really rude to me but had no intention of genuine interaction. In Wales its unavoidable! I was at the till in Tesco yesterday and in a rush but the customer in front was having a good old chat with the cashier. Then the cashier was chatting away to me when I was packing my food. I was in a mood but couldn't avoid a gossip and a moan about the weather 😂
I am from US state or Texas. I cannot speak for other states, but feel like people from our state identify more with being “Texan” vs “American”. It’s a very diverse state, but has that southern feeling of hospitality and hard working folks. There are even those who would prefer our state leave America! We sat “y’all” a lot and eat a lot of BBQ. However, I would check out Houston if you have a chance. I’ve heard it’s one of the most diverse cities in the world.
I am from Germany and yes, even the world out of Americas sees Texans as more Texan than American. We think about you having BBQ every day, having the US flag at every corner and every kid has a gun before being able to walk :D
In the UK, we all know Texas, its flag and several cities. It's extremely famous. I read about its history once and how it was an independent country at one time (or twice?) very interesting. As it is bigger than France, it seems logical that it would be fine as a country by itself. Also, I love "y'all", such a useful expression! The accent is one of my favs within America too, very smooth!
I'm from Canada and I think we have an undeserved reputation for being friendly. If you tried to strike up a conversation with a cashier in a Canadian store, you would get curt or awkward reactions. Maybe it would be a bit different in the Atlantic provinces or small towns but it's not something you'd do in the larger metro areas. We'll be polite. We'll be helpful and accommodating. But we're not friendly.
I worked in retail for a few months and it made me realise how rude English people are. Literally I served hundreds of customers who didn’t even say one word to me and completely blanked me. I think in England everybody is just in their own bubble and wants to get on with their lives and this means in public we don’t really like engaging in conversations. I might have to move to wales because I hate it!
Life is too stressful and people too stressed. Wales has a much slower pace. I am not saying that English people are intentionally rude, btw, just that Welsh people are so chatty and we don't know when to shut up! lol You'll always be welcome in Wales, all the same!
I live in the uk Blackpool I would say we are very friendly and can have some grate conversations in steets shops ect but I’m 23 and I feel like it’s mostly the older generation that will engage in conversation but then I think that times are changing and People do find it strange when someone starts asking them thing is it a confidence thing as well ? I remember when I was about 14 me being me I will talk to mostly anyone a friend said to me I don’t know how you can just do that just talk to anyone it made me think abit not anyone can talk out the blue I think it can put them on the spot sometimes and don’t know what to say lol anyway I really enjoy your asmr the footy ones keep them coming mate
I've been to Blackpool twice as a teenager and I really liked it. Northerners are a different breed to Southerners. I have lots of Northern friends and although they are shier and lack confidence compared to Southerners, they are all so warm and lovely once you get to know them. Being Welsh, I don't give them much time to be shy, I am too chatty! Lol
I really noticed that people in California are very similar as you in welsh, but in like NYC for example people are more like you described the English people!
You've hit a nerve here haha. I know the 'standoffishness' us people from the South/East default to. Interestingly I've had other southerners I've met whilst up north point it out to me that I've done it- like a 'suspicious' manner where were think people are gonna take something from us. I think there's trends and truth but it wears a bit thin when you hear northerners repeatedly being painted as friendly and southerners as unfriendly and stuck up...usually by northerners haha. Obviously you can't generalise. I would say that the more working class areas can be friendlier, I've been in places like East London and people have dropped what they're doing to be helpful and had similar exchanges like you described on your dog walks. Curious to know where you were living. As it happens I'm from the East of England between Peterborough and Cambridge and have now lived in The North East in your football team's fair city for nearly 20 years! I envy you Welsh with your own language, I'm struggling with Greek on Duolingo! Cheers for an interesting video!
I lived in Herts for nearly 10 years and worked in Cambridge itself, so very close to your area. My dog came from a breeder in Peterborough, so I have been there too. Don't get me wrong, Southerners are perfectly polite and I found the night life much calmer (fewer fights or nonsense on a night out) but I am just programmed to talk to randomers because that's my culture and it is not the culture of that area, so I struggled. Once you get to know a Southerner, they are just as nice as anyone. I have many close friends from that area now, but each friendship started slower as you guys need to let people a little slower than us Welshies. Good luck with Greek, beautiful language!
Yes, I have an office job. I taught for 10 years and it nearly killed me. Nothing needs to be that stressful and exhausting. The conditions of teaching here are simply awful. There is a national issue because people are leaving teaching in large numbers and no one is getting recruited. We are running out of teachers and languages (my old subject) is one of the worst in need as it is so specialised.
@@WelshASMR82Maps My girlfriend is Spanish and I'm Welsh. We live in England near Coventry and she's also a Spanish teacher. She has been for 3 years now and she's desperately looking for a new job. Overworked, stressed, underpaid, she's lost all enthusiasm she had for the job at the start.
Beth yw eich hoff beth am Abertawe? Dwi ar hyn o bryd yn tyfu lan yn yr Uplands, ac yn dilyn yr Elyrch, a rydw I yn gredwr mawr mewn annibyniaeth Cymru.
@@WelshASMR82Maps oh yeah, mae’n wych. Ydych chi gweld y gêm heno? Mae’r league mor agos nawr, efallai os ydym yn ennill pob gêm, mae yna siawns bach… bach!
There's a (I think Estonian) joke about Finnish people: How do you spot an extrovert Finn? Instead of staring at his own feet, he's staring at your feet. Also, people from Nordic countries, apart from Sweden, consider Swedes a bit superficial and pretentious (all in good spirit of course), while Swedes themselves think they are better than everyone else (which is why, when they screw up, they always have a hard time admitting that they've made a mistake, those snobs)
Well at least we have the ability to admit to our mistakes... sorry i have a beef with Norway and must defend my country. In a norwegian movie they joke about the fact that we have child care that works with issues such has gender and so on and that we do that because of the part we played during WW2, we feel guilty and that is a laughing matter, somehow. They have not looked so closely at their own part during that war which also included a genocide. To danish and norwegian people Sweden seam so PK, political correct but that is a judgement of us that's been taking way to easily. I come from Uppsala where we have had several dialects but I've never learned anyone so i speak to many swedes ears, rikssvenska, that is clean national swedish. And most people from Uppsala and Stockholm sound like that, speak rikssvenska which is boring. But i try to think of it as another form of dialect, at least swedes should hear that I'm not from the north or south.
I live just outside of cambridge, the area is absolutely beautiful but as a younger person there is nothing to do around here compared to other cities.
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You soft spoken is one of the best in the asmr community in my opinion. Thank you so much!! Keep it up. And the rambles where We see you face and gestures are amazing and soo relaxing. Love from denmark…
Tusind tak!
I’ve lived in England all my life of 37 years, your voice is so calming and relaxing, soft spoken or whispered it’s always tingly, thank you for making these videos
Wow, thank you! I enjoyed living in England... Welsh people notoriously don't travel well. We always miss home, even if home is a bit rubbish! :)
I have to say the Welsh accent has to be one of the best for ASMR rambles! It’s so comforting and friendly 💙 Thanks for producing so much great content!
So kind! ☺️💕 I'm so grateful for your comment
Hey!
I’ve been born and raised in Austria ( I hope you don’t mind any mistakes I might have made, since I am not a native speaker).
However, I have quite mixed feelings about nationality as a way of self identification.
On one hand I think it’s a beautiful thing to be involved in your own culture and to embrace it internationally.
On the other hand I feel like nationality in itself has morphed from a matter of appreciation to a matter of differentiation.
Especially living in the middle of Europe dealing with problems like Refugees, I’ve seen nationality being used not to spread love and culture, but to create a way to sigle out and differentiate yourself from everyone else….
As in : we’re us and they are not … they don’t belong ..we don’t want them here
I feel devastated by this shift, as it uses something good and pure to create evil and loathing.
So honestly I don’t know how I feel about being Austrian anymore.
If being Austrian means that I need to elevate myself above everyone else and think that I am something bette than them, then no I am in no way proud of my nationality.
But if being Austrian means to embrace my culture and spread love and appreciation through the world then yes, I’m incredibly proud!
For me it’s just a kind of difficult topic at the moment…
Didn’t mean to spread bad vibes at all though!! Just felt like being honest, because it’s been kind of weighing on me lately!
Great video!! 🥰
I was born and raised in a more rural area in Texas, chatting and being warm towards strangers is a big thing here! I didn’t realize how big of a pleasantries culture we have until I lived in Singapore for a few months- I could go almost a whole day running errands and not talk to anyone which was very different for me! Coming back I feel like I had reverse culture shock because suddenly I realized how many people would just strike up conversations.. I think part of it comes from living in a smaller environment you’re more likely to see people again so you’re encouraged to be warm/nice to “leave a good impression” which I don’t feel as much living in a bigger city.
im from the great lakes region in america and i really connected with what you had to say about the chattiness/friendliness! you got me too sleepy to type all that much, but it really sounds similar to both rural AND urban communities around here. not near the extent as southerners, but folks around here sound like what you described in wales! i got such culture shock when i visited cities in different regions in my country too, it's amazing how cultures develop ^^ loved the vid!
Ah thanks for the comment! I didn't realise that it was like that in America too. So interesting that it seems to be a thing in almost every country. Great Lakes region is beautiful, by the way 😁
Can you make more videos like this video? Listening your experiences is so relaxing
More to come!
I like the videos you talked about your experiences, opinions, etc. Thank you!
Also, your whispering is great!!
Thank you so much! ☺️
Seems similar to where Im from in the US, which is Iowa. Also, Wales definitely has the coolest flag.
Ways to make me like you: Number 1: say anything nice about Wales 😂😅
More like these please please please. Watching from Yorkshire. Irish living in Scotland and then England over 27 years.
I'm from the Detroit area in Michigan, grew up there all my life, but never noticed the difference in culture until I moved to Marquette in the upper peninsula for university. Up there, everyone is very friendly. They smile to you on the street, have chats with you, and it's generally a very safe and welcoming atmosphere. When I came back home for the first time, it was hard to reacclimate. There's a very negative energy around that area I feel, like if you looked at someone wrong down the street they might do something to you. As well as there being a lot of aggression. So it really reminded me of when you were talking about your personal experience with Wales and England, and even though the States are so big, even within the same state the atmosphere can be completely different, which is so intriguing to me. It made me realize that I would likely want to go back there, or a place similar because it was great for my mental health. Fantastic video! I know I said in another video I was binging all of your videos and I mean it, so thank you for providing such amazing content to listen and fall asleep to!
Such a lovely comment. I am really shocked about the differences in the States too. I naively thought it was a British thing. Detroit has big city issues, I guess. London is similar but Swansea is too small (200,000) so it still feels more friendly but has become less so during my lifetime as it grows. I really was intrigued with your connection with this theme to mental health, it's a very good point. Wishing you health and happiness 😊👍🏻
That story you told about the Irish girls really resonated with me. I was born and my family roots go way back in an American region that other people consider backwards. I know people are kind of judging me when I tell them where I was born.
Yeah, I sat there watching it thinking, "oh dear, these random two people don't really get me/us and know very little about us". It was just two people and I shouldn't care but it really cut me to the core. I'm too sensitive for my own good sometimes but I'm just so proud to be where I'm from and I get upset when other people can't see what I can see 😕
My personal experience of England is a bit crap its grey and dull and when I go to other countries the culture seems so much more vibrant and full of life if I had the money I'd be on the first plane to Greece, Greece is my favourite country I love it! Great vid helped me sleep.
Britain is very grey and dull in general! I love Spain, but Greece is also lovely!
Thank you for this ASMR ramble, really enjoyed it, I live in England in Hampshire. I have plenty of experience of travel and wherever I’ve gone I always bump into a welshy love the country, love the people proud to call them a part of the United Kingdom.
You're definitely right that people in Wales are much more friendly than in some places in England. I've found that Wales, Scotland, Liverpool and rest of the North and the Midlands (and I would imagine Ireland, I'm met Irish people who were great) are really friendly but southern England isn't. I'm not far from Wales, and yeah you'll get the odd chatty person round here, but by and large people are quite aggressive in how they look at you, very moody and grumpy. Worst place is London. Easily the most unfriendly people I've ever encountered, but that's maybe just the whole big city thing.
I know you asked for British experiences, but I can’t help comparing your wales vs England store analogy to the south and the Midwest of America vs the bigger city areas. I’ve lived near DC all my life and people aren’t nearly as friendly as when I’ve been on vacation to country places in South Carolina or Minnesota or wherever…everyone seems so much friendlier and nicer there it’s great. I’m definitely introverted so I’m not really great at starting up those conversations but I really enjoy how kind people are in those areas and it makes you feel important and cared for as a person.
I didn't realise this existed but it makes total sense to me that it would. I don't appreciate how big and diverse the USA is!
I think the welsh accent is the best for ASMR! Hi from canada ❤️
Ah thanks!!
I’m from the West Midlands but have lived in the North of Scotland for 2 years. Never felt like a foreigner of sorts, I feel very British and feel all of us here in the UK have more in common than not. I appreciate the differences though and quite frankly it makes things more interesting and makes the UK feel a lot larger than it is.
As an Irishman, sorry on behalf of those two girls chatting shite. All the Welsh people I've met are really friendly and it's one of my favourite accents. I'm at uni in England and I get the whole thing of not feeling like you can't be proud of where you're from, people will make you feel weird about it.
I'm English, I grew up in the Westcountry so just a step away from South Wales. The main stereotype of Welsh people I've always heard is that they're kind & very funny. I don't know why people would think you shouldn't be proud of coming from Wales - it's an amazing country, I love it!
I love your videos, especially ramble ones!
I'm from England! From Shropshire originally, so right next to North Wales! I've moved around the country lots, due to family occupation and university. I have lived in Shropshire for the majority of my life, but lived in Suffolk, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. All beautiful and interesting mini cultures within a (relatively) short amount of travel time.
Shropshire is a really nice area. I like all the border counties, in fact. Beautiful
I’m from the south east of England and I totally get what you are saying, yes they are probably the most unfriendly people in the country as my late gran was from Scotland and when she moved down to Kent she couldn’t believe how hostile people are as when ever I’ve gone too Scotland for a holiday people are so friendly and welcoming it’s like being on a different planet.
Best soft spoken voice on UA-cam.
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I’m born and raised in England and I’m very proud to be English and British, I believe strongly in the Union and that you can be a unionist of any religion, don’t hate the welsh or Scot’s or Irish most is banter but some can do my heading😂
A proud Brit here too!
Loving your videos. Thank you! I’m in Australia in a capital city but not Sydney. Everyone always knows Sydney!! We like to tease foreigners about the wildlife being deadly but actually it’s not always that bad! Us Aussies are generally chilled and friendly but also bold and outspoken. But we’re so far away from everywhere so there’s definitely some people who never travel and are a bit small minded but many of us love to travel and learn.
That’s clear as mud isn’t it??!! 😂 I’m proud of being an Aussie. But looking forward to a trip in a couple of months to come to the UK. Not to Wales this time though 😢 I’m yet to make it to Wales sadly. But I think it’s lovely how proud the Welsh are of being Welsh. Wear it loud and proud!
Hey 🙂 Where in Australia are you from? (State/Territory, no need for city or town if you're keeping that info from us haha)
I'm over in Perth, it seems that there are a lot of viewers in the UK and North America but not a lot from Australia (population could make a difference there haha...). My whole family is Scottish so you know I have to tell them about our spiders and such every time I'm over. It's not like I'm lying... 😅
@@guitartrumpetflute I’m in sunny Queensland. In Brisbane 😊 I’ve never been to Perth but my sister lives there now so I plan to visit some time. I hear it’s lovely!
I’m an American and as a kid I went to a private school here in America. We had a substitute teacher for a while who was Welsh, and he pointed out that our school’s flag was the exact same flag as the flag of wales, which was pretty cool. Not sure how wales has let my former school get away with stealing your flag for so long lol
I grew up in Brazil and moved to the US four years ago. Even though Brazilian culture is very much influenced by the United States, I can still notice remarkable differences between both cultures. People in Brazil are (usually) outgoing, or at least try to be welcoming. I also feel like there’s more work-life balance in Brazil as well. In the US, people are more direct with their interactions. One is not necessarily better than the other, but it’s just interesting to see how I’ve assimilated both cultures.
I feel more comfortable in cultures like Brazilian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese ones. I prefer to be more chatty and friendly with people but that's not to say that other cultures are wrong, like you say. They are just different
i have never been able to fully identify with any nationality because i moved a lot growing up, i have family in australia and asia, which is where i was born. i moved to sweden as a kid and had to learn the language. in sweden i am the Australian weirdo, but when i go see my family in australia and asia i am the swedish weirdo. I can only identify with my direct family who moved with me. as of cultural differences i found that in sweden it is rather similar to australia, with friends people. only it is quieter and a bit more sad up here. but when i go to the uk to see my relatives on my dads side, i find that people are very cynical and pessimistic. this was in london. for example, i went to an info desk in london and asked for directions and the person answered with “second left don’t go to far and stay away from the guy under the stairs” then waved me on, it was efficient, but not in a friendly way. all in all, i find that people are very different depending on where you are in the world.
The people in the North of England are the best. Even we try to stay away from Londoners lol.
I know people with a similar issue. One of my best friends in Uni had English parents, spent every summer in the US and grew up in Belgium. When she was in the US she was the British girl, in the UK and Belgium she was the American girl. Never really fitted in. It's tricky. That story about England is so typical, people are very cynical! You'd never be called a weirdo in Wales, we are all weird! lol
@@GrizzlyAdams101 I'm from London and even I try to stay away from other Londoners 🤣🤣
As a fellow Welsh man shout out from Wrexham North Wales
Wrexham! 💕 I went passed last year and saw that massive bridge! It's amazing!!
As an Italian I can tell you that in Italy we are very proud to be Italian but we are more connected to our city than to the nation, because every area of Italy has been under the control of different powers. For example, we from Torino have been under the Romans, the Longobardi and then under the Duchy of Savoy (coming from France) from the Middle Ages. It is different for Naples, for example, which has had other influences such as the Spanish one, but also from Venice that was influenced by the Austrians. So each city has its own story. The biggest differences between people, however, are between north and south. In the north we are colder and less friendly while the south is more welcoming and people general are warmer.
I am so grateful for this comment, it is incredibly helpful. I was always aware of the North/South divide, as my neighbours growing up were from Southern Italy. I also knew about the city states but I didn't realise how much that shaped modern Italy. Amazing comment, grazie mille!
I’m from Northern California in the States. We are very proud of being from the part of California that isn’t the stereotype. We have mountains, it snows, its forests and valleys - not deserts and beaches. We have California accents but not as thick like they do in SoCal (where the “Valley Girl” accent originated. There’s definitely a rivalry between north and south / we hate it when people assume we are from LA when we say we are from California.
On a national scale, I used to feel more pride to be an American but now I feel a lot of shame esp when I go to other countries. We are raised to think America is the best most perfect country, but the reality is it’s a mess. I’m still grateful to live here vs other parts of the world where life is harder (tho it is really hard here for a lot of people).
As someone who grew up in the South East of England, the idea that every meeting with anyone could become a full conversation is terrifying 😂 I like the anonymity of the large English cities
I kinda liked it for a while, because I could finally be the introvert I always wanted to be, but then I missed the chatty nature of the Welsh and realised I was MEGA homesick!
Amazing 👍😊
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I know what you mean with England, but I’m from the North East of England, and I’d say it’s similar to what you talked about with Wales, people are passionate about where they come from in the region, and what football team they support. But, it’s not like somewhere like London, people up here are similar to the Welsh in that we stop and have conversations with people we know, almost always about how our football teams are doing 🤣 I’m excited because I’m coming to Cardiff soon, and I loves Wales as a country
hefyd ar gyfer pan dwi'n mynd i caerdydd dwi'n dysgu cymraeg hefyd! 🏴
Ahhhh hyfryd! Not many people speak Welsh in Cardiff but come west a bit to Swansea or further still and literally everyone speaks it. Cardiff is lovely though, the town centre is gorgeous. I know what you are saying about the North East, it's like a different country. I have always LOVED the Geordie accent, it's my all-time fav English accent. I have also been a Newcastle supporter for 20 or so years because my brother and Dad liked them and we all loved Alan Shearer! Apologies, as you're a black cat, but you're all awesome up there. I hear the night life is amazing!
Just have to weigh in here, people from the north always seem to compare it just with London, which is really a tiny part of the south. London does not equal the entire south of England! There are plenty of rural areas where people are just as chatty (I live in Derbyshire now & it's really so similar to Somerset in how people relate to each other).
I've also spent fair chunks of time in places like Middlesbrough & Leeds where people are just as likely to ignore you as in London. I just don't see the north/south divide exist in reality, I find it so weird that people think it's a thing.
I spent the first 28ish years of my life in the South East of England, and have subsequently moved to the South West. The difference even between the SE & SW is huge. SW so much chattier and just much more pleasant people.
In terms of national pride, I’ve always thought the Welsh, Scots & Irish come across as incredibly proud to be from where they are, whereas the English are much less so.
I hear nice things about the SW too. A Uni friend was from Cornwall and she was looooovely! I think being proud to be English is too vague. I can understand being proud to be from Yorkshire, or Cornish or Geordie. That makes sense to me. I think England is so varied and so different from part to part.
From northern New Jersey very close to NYC. People are generally not the most chatty, but if you initiate a conversation say, waiting in line at the grocery store you won’t be looked at as weird, it’s just not expected or common. One thing we do which some other cultures find weird is if we’re just walking down the street and pass someone we’ll say hello to each other.
The town I grew up in has a lot of Italian immigrants from the early 20th century but also many Korean immigrants from more recent generations, and it really depends which particular town or area of a state you’re in. Many of New Jersey’s landmarks, towns, roads, even counties are Dutch, but there are very few people who identify with Dutch ancestry.
One thing you don’t have to worry about in NYC or NJ is getting strange looks for losing your temper or emoting in any way, it’s more strange to be perpetually polite like English or Canadian people.
Super interesting, thanks for commenting. Sounds like if fit in, saying hello to people is something I love and not being judged for a little temper tantrum sounds awesome 😂
Ive lived in england my whole life but i identify as english-irish, since my dad is irish, i dont have an accent tho so many wouldnt know
I found English people super nice about me and my accent (which I never expected) and often complimented my accent or told me about their grandmother / father who was Welsh and where they had been. Lots of English are proud of their Celtic relatives which surprised me. It was very nice and I was always grateful. Many of my friends have Irish/Scottish/Welsh roots and talked about them fondly. I like it.
I bloody LOVE the Irish though. I lived with Irish people when I was in Uni and it was the best!
@@WelshASMR82Maps most people in England have roots in the Celtic countries, especially Ireland, and we are very proud of it (part of it could be that it further distances us from those bloody french)
I have been wanting to visit Wales since i discovered it as a teenager. I studied in london between 2020 and 2021 but I avoided travelling because of covid. Now I'm planning a full vacation there because it's so beautiful. Even when I show people pictures of your amazing mation, they still have prejudices. Carry on being proud and promote Wales! Cymru am byth
Also I am from Liguria in Italy and they all think we are cheapskates in our region, which is kind of true though 😂
Cymru am byth! What a lovely comment! Grazie mille!
I'm a French Canadian from Québec and my sense of identity is quite weird because I don't really "fit" as a Canadian in my own country, like fellow Canadians don't really recognize us as Canadians, but whenever I'm traveling I really do identify as being Canadian! I guess its as though I have a double nationality! In Québec we do have cultural differences (the language is the main one really) but there's also lots of similarities. I relate a little bit to what you said about Welsh people being proud of being Welsh because we, too, were "endangered" if I can say so by the English, but we managed to stay ourselves. It is a weird thing to be proud of because my ancestors were both colonizers and colonized on the same territory (the First Nations' territory that is). I do think the stereotype of Canadians always being sorry and polite applies to most regions of the country, but québécois might be louder than other Canadians in my opinion.
I really enjoyed this video as I'm planning on moving to the UK for a few months next year for a short term job opportunity and still haven't decided in which region I'd like to stay. I don't know if it would be a possibility to make more videos about Wales, as I think it's a lesser known country and this video was so interesting! I'd love more content like this!
I come from Cheshire near Chester on the boarder of North Wales and my partner has a caravan in Wales. We love it there and I think Welsh people are so nice 😊 Our dream retirement is to retire to Wales 😊
My partner is from Cannock and she also says I am very loud and proud of being Northern and she doesn't understand why and I think it's because Cheshire is such a nice area to live we are very proud of where we live 😊
I passed there last week, really beautiful area of the world!
I am from Edinburgh and although an internationalist by inclination, my identity is Scottish, European and British in that order. I wonder if the 'chattiness' is a celtic thing, certainly there are marked differences in Scotland between the West coast with historical Irish immigration and the East coast. In the east we are considered reserved and cold and in the west they are friendly and 'gallus'. Personally I prefer the polite indifference of people from Edinburgh to the classic Glasgow 'banter'.
Estoy aprendiendo inglés, así que me paso aquí de tu canal en español para "entrenar" el oído 😅
I’m a lifelong resident of the SE US, but I’ve lived in 2 bordering states. I have a lot of British Isles heritage in me (but no Welsh that I’ve found), but I’m also German, French, and Dutch. Similar to many Americans, I’m a cultural mutt. I don’t sound terribly Southern-somewhat Midwestern but with just a bit of lazy vowels and a few y’all’s thrown in there. My kids also don’t sound Southern thanks to my influence despite being born in a state with a reputation of having thick Southern accents. People in my own hometown didn’t believe I was from there.
So you are a hybrid? I don't know about within the USA, but here in the UK we are quite fond of the Southern drawl! At least you could be a good secret agent, I guess!
@@WelshASMR82Maps some here in the US find a Southern accent charming, others think it’s a sign of lesser intelligence. My husband has more of a drawl than I do, but he also has a Master’s in engineering and a lucrative job with an engineering firm so he definitely disproves the latter.
I live just outside of cambridge, the area is absolutely beautiful but as a younger person there is nothing to do around here compared to other cities.
Stor fan! Hilsen en nordmann som har tatt utdanning i England, og bodd i Spania 🙌
But yeah in Norway, I have always felt that people from my area of the country (south east), are a lot more cheerful than particularly people from the west of Norway, like Bergen. They tend to be a lot more serious.
Wow, this is even a thing in Norway? I would never have guessed. I guess countries are just so big, there must be regional variation everywhere!
@@WelshASMR82Maps well in my own experience. It might be different for others, just like it probably is in Wales/UK
I love that you would have conversations in Tesco 😊
I feel it's like that up North, in England, or more country towns. It's like that in Scotland too in the smaller towns or communities where people know each other, etc.
I'm Scottish-Australian - My parents moved to Australia 30 years ago and Australia is where I was brought up but in my heart, I'm Scottish... I used to feel like the odd one out when we would fly over to Scotland and I'd have this Australian accent and everyone else had a Scottish accent. These days I just have a different accent haha, it's not so bad. Anyway, I work in Education as well and the other day a student asked where my name was from. I said "Scotland". She was like, (in a Cockney accent but she's a young kid so I gave her a break 😅) "Are you Sco'ish?" 😂
Did you know that the = sign was invented by a Welsh mathematician? Also I'm from Northern England.
Hello first off sorry to hear what those two Irish girls said about in that video. I'm from Dublin and my knowledge has always been good in my feeling of identity in being Irish. I feel Welsh, Irish and Scottish identities are very similar. The way you described yours when living in England has been the exact same when I would ever visit England. Anyways when I think about wales. It brings me back to primary school when I remember the caretaker in the school and for the parish. He was such a lovely man would always say hi to everyone and he had a brilliant accent. He was retiring and as everyone loved him in the school we decided to hold him a send off. For this big send off we learned the Welsh national anthem and a bit of the language so we could sing another traditional Irish song in Welsh! In the World Cup most of us here were rooting for Wales. It also sounds like Welsh is well taught. I, like other Irish people have been learning the language of Irish since the age of 5 and are no where near able to hold more than a five sentence conversation as its not taught well here in Ireland. I feel if there is any part of my identity that I struggle with is definitely not knowing the Irish language. Still there are large areas particularly on the west coast and in the islands where Irish as a language thrives. My support for Wales is the same for Scotland if Ireland isn't featuring in a football tournament or any tournament for any sport I always will go with the fellow Celts.
Also I really enjoy your videos there very entertaining! :D
What are the similarities between Welsh Irish and Scottish that the English don't have?
Great text, loved to read it :) I think Ireland is a great country and most of Germans would love to visit it. The reputation is amazing. For beer, the kindness of people and the beauty of the country. It's sad, that Irish isn't taught well, I think they should teach it in school so everybody could speak it.
@@GrizzlyAdams101 I think that Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland have very much in common. Like he said in the video I feel in England through my own experiences people are more private and reserved. That would be the main difference in my opinion. In Ireland everyone and anyone is up for a conversation and could talk about anything. That's the main similarity with Scotland and Wales.
@@jivo.hiller Thank you, I wish I could speak better Irish. I was in Berlin in December and it was great I learn German in school and had a great grandmother who was German. So I love learning German. I wanted to speak to everyone when I was over there and most people were quite nice especially for a big city like Berlin. The Weihnachtsmarkt was beautiful too.
Oh thanks! I can't remember if I've mentioned but I lived with Irish people when I lived in Spain and they were the nicest people, I am still in touch 20 years later. I tried moving there before Covid hit, it's a wonderful country with the loveliest people. That story about the caretaker is so sweet. I personally would have been in floods of tears if that had been me. The anthem is so important. I am aware of the poor teaching of Irish but as an ex-Welsh teacher myself, I feel it is difficult to learn Celtic languages as they are so tricky. More people speak Welsh here and I didn't learn it fully till I was 18 /19 but now I am fluent. I started learning Irish a few years ago and it is even harder than Welsh! lol. We also support the Irish in WC and other tournaments (usually because we don't qualify). I loved watching Ireland in football tournaments as a kid. Also, Roy Keane is the boss. I used to dislike him but now I realise that he is just a genuine legend!
Born and raised in Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Tird German, third Estonian and third Russian. My ancestors were sent to Siberia in Soviet times. However, I never hated our Soviet past and history. If people ask me, which nationality am I, I always say: "Russian".
I don't really have a national identity. I'm from Germany and when your German, you never can be proud of your nationality, because of...you know...our history. You literally can't say "I'm proud to be German. You will instantly be in the right corner, even other Germans will think that about you.
So I always dreamed of having a grandma or something from another country, what I could be proud of. But that never happened :D
I really wished to have another nationality. I like the scandinavian countries and the British Isles, especially the celtic nations. Wales is my number 1. I think that's how I discovered your channel, when I searched about ASMR videos about Wales.
I think it is great, that welsh people are proud of being welsh and talk about it all the time. But tbh, I never realized you are having an accent, guess I don't know other welsh people and don't recognize accents, unless they are very hard like scouse or scottish.
Oh I had no idea that being proud to be German was seen to be right wing in Germany. It definitely is in England but the complete opposite in Wales. Anyone who is proud to be Welsh is often left wing, Scottish and Irish too. We are all left wing countries but England is more right wing. Such a shame you can't express your love for your country. I personally ADORE Germany. I will be going this summer for the 1000th time and I wish I could live there. It's just wonderful.
I am proud to be American. For me, being American is being a rebel. To Americans, Wales 🏴 is the country with the cool flag. Much love man
Thank you!
I'm half English half Scottish, so I just say I'm British lol. My accent is also just a generic southern English accent. So I kinda feel like I lack identity which I guess is the opposite to you lol. I also totally understand the story of speaking to the woman in the shop.
I get quite intimidated when I go up North to see my family as everyone is much more outgoing lol. I think living only 40 mins away from London has made me quite introverted as it's standard to just walk past people without saying anything. Really interesting video!
Yes, Northerners are much more chatty like us Welshies
I live in London - have done my whole life, and I promise we're not all like this! 😭 I'm always stopping and having conversations here with random ppl, I think it depends on the area in which you're in. Some neighbourhoods just naturally have more of a community vibe. But no, I defo agree that some people in the South East of England, especially London can be standoffish and stuck up, or at the very least, mind their own business and not engage with others around them... 🤦🏽♀️
Curiously, I never felt that in London. I totally loved London and Londoners get bad rep. I always found them super friendly and the community spirit of a place so diverse is insane. It's more the home counties I was talking about. London is like a different country! 😂
Agree. I lived in north London for 5 years. In Muswell Hill it was really like a small town - I knew all my neighbours & would often chat with strangers.
@@plabebob I live in North too (Islington). Muswell Hill and other parts of Haringey are beautiful - you're right, it does feel like a village 🌲
@@WelshASMR82Maps haha fair enough! London is definitely a whole country within itself! My mum is originally from Gloucester which is very different from here. But yeah I think it does depend, not everyone is like how I described ofc! 😊
I am learning that the welsh are the midwesterners of europe
Ahhhhhh, interesting! Is that the US equivalent? Interesting. I knew there must be a US version of us! lol
I think this is a good way to explain it in the states. On the eastern coast, people aren’t friendly but they’re kind. On the western coast, people are friendly, but not kind.
If you had a flat tire we would change it for you, but insult you while we did it. After living in California, people would drive by you and say “that’s unfortunate.” Then keep going.
California has a misconception of being a transplant state. While yes, a lot of people move here to make it big, there are still a lot of Californians that can’t afford to leave. I lived in Los Angeles for a bit, I definitely appreciated vast urban sprawl. It’s a contrast to the river town I grew up in. Met a lot of people there. Don’t know many I would call kind.
My state has alot of state pride. I think I identify when you mention being proud to be welsh. Here, being proud to be “American” has a negative connotation to it, I guess. Which is sad, you should be proud where you come from, yeah we’re not perfect, but why pretend you’re from somewhere else because of distant ancestors. My family were immigrants too, but I’m still American.
It’s funny because the ones who have a lot of American pride are usually 1st generation immigrants. I knew a refugee from Iraq who was had a huge America flag and a big ford truck, wearing USA shirts. Kind of funny, in a weird kafka-esque sort of way. Sorry I’m rambling, I like geography too.
Thanks for this amazing comment! I loved reading it. Really interesting about Cali, I'd not thought about the number of people moving there before. I hope countries can be proud about being themselves without being accused of nationalism. We should be proud of our own nationality!
Mexican American living in New England!
I feel you!
8:40 I don't recognize Welsh accent yet, I guess I don't find it as strong as Irish or Scottish.
i was born in and live in new zealand and im hungarian but i only know 2 languages english and french and not hungarian because only my dad speaks it and he didnt teach me when i was you ger sadly.
When you say you live in a welsh speaking area, are you living in the north?
And btw...what are your thoughts on the independence of Wales? Would you vote for it?
Please keep talking, rambling and showing us things about Wales. I love it. After all videos regarding Wales I am opening the duolingo app to learn some welsh and think about buying the welsh football jersey :D I wanna be a Welshman :(
You are welcome to be an honorary Welshman! Welsh is difficult to learn but very beautiful and special. I live in West Wales which, like the North, has many Welsh speakers.
@@WelshASMR82Maps That means a lot to me :) Diolch!
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Where abouts did you stay in the South East of England? Love the videos.
North Hertfordshire :D Nice place
@@WelshASMR82Maps was just wondering as I live in Hertfordshire as well 😁. Love your videos.
The south east is just people trying to extract from you and move on, I love going to Wales or the North as it feels like something better on a personal level, the south east feels like you should just walk down the road with your contactless card out so everyone can swipe it as it feels like that slot of the time!
The weird thing is that no one was really rude to me but had no intention of genuine interaction. In Wales its unavoidable! I was at the till in Tesco yesterday and in a rush but the customer in front was having a good old chat with the cashier. Then the cashier was chatting away to me when I was packing my food. I was in a mood but couldn't avoid a gossip and a moan about the weather 😂
I am from US state or Texas. I cannot speak for other states, but feel like people from our state identify more with being “Texan” vs “American”. It’s a very diverse state, but has that southern feeling of hospitality and hard working folks. There are even those who would prefer our state leave America! We sat “y’all” a lot and eat a lot of BBQ. However, I would check out Houston if you have a chance. I’ve heard it’s one of the most diverse cities in the world.
I have to agree as a fellow Texan 👍🏼
I am from Germany and yes, even the world out of Americas sees Texans as more Texan than American. We think about you having BBQ every day, having the US flag at every corner and every kid has a gun before being able to walk :D
In the UK, we all know Texas, its flag and several cities. It's extremely famous. I read about its history once and how it was an independent country at one time (or twice?) very interesting. As it is bigger than France, it seems logical that it would be fine as a country by itself. Also, I love "y'all", such a useful expression! The accent is one of my favs within America too, very smooth!
"Welsh is a language? 🤷🏼♀️" 🤦🏼♀️
That's crazy (that they even asked that) but I'm not surprised 😬
I'm from Canada and I think we have an undeserved reputation for being friendly. If you tried to strike up a conversation with a cashier in a Canadian store, you would get curt or awkward reactions. Maybe it would be a bit different in the Atlantic provinces or small towns but it's not something you'd do in the larger metro areas. We'll be polite. We'll be helpful and accommodating. But we're not friendly.
Interesting! Are you suggesting all stereotypes aren't totally correct??!! lol
I worked in retail for a few months and it made me realise how rude English people are. Literally I served hundreds of customers who didn’t even say one word to me and completely blanked me. I think in England everybody is just in their own bubble and wants to get on with their lives and this means in public we don’t really like engaging in conversations. I might have to move to wales because I hate it!
It's like that across the pond too man. I believe it's mostly just the times we live in
Life is too stressful and people too stressed. Wales has a much slower pace. I am not saying that English people are intentionally rude, btw, just that Welsh people are so chatty and we don't know when to shut up! lol You'll always be welcome in Wales, all the same!
I wouldn’t generalise England. There’s 55 million people. Go up North and you’ll encounter a different experience
I live in the uk Blackpool I would say we are very friendly and can have some grate conversations in steets shops ect but I’m 23 and I feel like it’s mostly the older generation that will engage in conversation but then I think that times are changing and People do find it strange when someone starts asking them thing is it a confidence thing as well ? I remember when I was about 14 me being me I will talk to mostly anyone a friend said to me I don’t know how you can just do that just talk to anyone it made me think abit not anyone can talk out the blue I think it can put them on the spot sometimes and don’t know what to say lol anyway I really enjoy your asmr the footy ones keep them coming mate
I've been to Blackpool twice as a teenager and I really liked it. Northerners are a different breed to Southerners. I have lots of Northern friends and although they are shier and lack confidence compared to Southerners, they are all so warm and lovely once you get to know them. Being Welsh, I don't give them much time to be shy, I am too chatty! Lol
I really noticed that people in California are very similar as you in welsh, but in like NYC for example people are more like you described the English people!
You've hit a nerve here haha. I know the 'standoffishness' us people from the South/East default to. Interestingly I've had other southerners I've met whilst up north point it out to me that I've done it- like a 'suspicious' manner where were think people are gonna take something from us.
I think there's trends and truth but it wears a bit thin when you hear northerners repeatedly being painted as friendly and southerners as unfriendly and stuck up...usually by northerners haha. Obviously you can't generalise. I would say that the more working class areas can be friendlier, I've been in places like East London and people have dropped what they're doing to be helpful and had similar exchanges like you described on your dog walks.
Curious to know where you were living. As it happens I'm from the East of England between Peterborough and Cambridge and have now lived in The North East in your football team's fair city for nearly 20 years!
I envy you Welsh with your own language, I'm struggling with Greek on Duolingo! Cheers for an interesting video!
I lived in Herts for nearly 10 years and worked in Cambridge itself, so very close to your area. My dog came from a breeder in Peterborough, so I have been there too. Don't get me wrong, Southerners are perfectly polite and I found the night life much calmer (fewer fights or nonsense on a night out) but I am just programmed to talk to randomers because that's my culture and it is not the culture of that area, so I struggled. Once you get to know a Southerner, they are just as nice as anyone. I have many close friends from that area now, but each friendship started slower as you guys need to let people a little slower than us Welshies. Good luck with Greek, beautiful language!
Why are you an ex-teacher? Do you have another job now?
Yes, I have an office job. I taught for 10 years and it nearly killed me. Nothing needs to be that stressful and exhausting. The conditions of teaching here are simply awful. There is a national issue because people are leaving teaching in large numbers and no one is getting recruited. We are running out of teachers and languages (my old subject) is one of the worst in need as it is so specialised.
@@WelshASMR82Maps My girlfriend is Spanish and I'm Welsh. We live in England near Coventry and she's also a Spanish teacher. She has been for 3 years now and she's desperately looking for a new job. Overworked, stressed, underpaid, she's lost all enthusiasm she had for the job at the start.
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Beth yw eich hoff beth am Abertawe? Dwi ar hyn o bryd yn tyfu lan yn yr Uplands, ac yn dilyn yr Elyrch, a rydw I yn gredwr mawr mewn annibyniaeth Cymru.
Dw i'n credu yn annibyniaeth hefyd. On i'n byw yn yr Uplands ar ol y Brifysgol. Dw i'n mynd weithiau nawr, hoffi'r ty bwyta Japaneaidd yno :)
@@WelshASMR82Maps oh yeah, mae’n wych. Ydych chi gweld y gêm heno? Mae’r league mor agos nawr, efallai os ydym yn ennill pob gêm, mae yna siawns bach… bach!
There's a (I think Estonian) joke about Finnish people: How do you spot an extrovert Finn? Instead of staring at his own feet, he's staring at your feet.
Also, people from Nordic countries, apart from Sweden, consider Swedes a bit superficial and pretentious (all in good spirit of course), while Swedes themselves think they are better than everyone else (which is why, when they screw up, they always have a hard time admitting that they've made a mistake, those snobs)
It's comforting to know that other countries have similar friendly "banter"!
Well at least we have the ability to admit to our mistakes... sorry i have a beef with Norway and must defend my country. In a norwegian movie they joke about the fact that we have child care that works with issues such has gender and so on and that we do that because of the part we played during WW2, we feel guilty and that is a laughing matter, somehow. They have not looked so closely at their own part during that war which also included a genocide. To danish and norwegian people Sweden seam so PK, political correct but that is a judgement of us that's been taking way to easily.
I come from Uppsala where we have had several dialects but I've never learned anyone so i speak to many swedes ears, rikssvenska, that is clean national swedish. And most people from Uppsala and Stockholm sound like that, speak rikssvenska which is boring. But i try to think of it as another form of dialect, at least swedes should hear that I'm not from the north or south.
I live just outside of cambridge, the area is absolutely beautiful but as a younger person there is nothing to do around here compared to other cities.
And transport is a bit tricky too. I was surprised how there is a rail line north to south but nothing to the smaller towns 😕