tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post7686086241134026357..comments2023-12-26T08:30:05.614+00:00Comments on A Mixed Bag: A welcome awaits....Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-46416354319313962752015-03-07T12:48:49.490+00:002015-03-07T12:48:49.490+00:00I worry about some ugly American feedback in Paris...I worry about some ugly American feedback in Paris. I'm glad we will only be there for a few days, My daughter's biggest complaint about Paris was all the dog poop! Wales seems so beautiful.katie eggemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615362861509258088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-30107499889793432172015-03-07T09:26:03.270+00:002015-03-07T09:26:03.270+00:00Thank you, Matt. I wish I could take up your offer...Thank you, Matt. I wish I could take up your offer... smiles.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-64368771874148749512015-03-07T02:29:18.637+00:002015-03-07T02:29:18.637+00:00Well the Welsh can suck it. That's not cool. W...Well the Welsh can suck it. That's not cool. Well if you ever need a friendly place to visit, Val, you can come to Idaho. We are nice. Take care. Mr. Shifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061232966394052314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-1880611435764444072015-03-06T16:46:21.381+00:002015-03-06T16:46:21.381+00:00TB, interesting to know this sort of thing happens...TB, interesting to know this sort of thing happens in other places. I thought it was just here that we had the problem. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-710176837348131492015-03-06T16:45:31.500+00:002015-03-06T16:45:31.500+00:00Cuban, your comment about Scotland was surprising....Cuban, your comment about Scotland was surprising... who would have thought it, eh?Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-57001044464319365802015-03-06T16:22:03.576+00:002015-03-06T16:22:03.576+00:00Sad indeed. I had a sort of reverse of that exper...Sad indeed. I had a sort of reverse of that experience in Quebec Canada. I assumed some of the unfriendliness was against us Americans. No. It turned out upon revealing our nationality it was the English speaking Canadians who were not welcome in their own country...:(troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-8154377982772503762015-03-05T14:24:53.649+00:002015-03-05T14:24:53.649+00:00Funny how different the reaction was towards me an...Funny how different the reaction was towards me and my mum when we were there five years ago despite the fact that my wife is English (British, really) and our children are half-Cuban and half-English (British). We were welcomed with open arms. I did notice hostility from some locals towards other English visitors. However, this hostility was stronger when I visited Scotland. Sorry about your A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-76165012098081537222015-03-05T08:54:34.296+00:002015-03-05T08:54:34.296+00:00Thank you, Ron, you are a great comfort at such ti...Thank you, Ron, you are a great comfort at such times xValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-30729180732504591882015-03-05T00:46:22.587+00:002015-03-05T00:46:22.587+00:00Valerie, I hope all is going well with Joe. Please...Valerie, I hope all is going well with Joe. Please give him my best and know that he and you are in my thoughts and prayers.<br /><br />X to you bothRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-720894983317647692015-03-04T17:57:15.876+00:002015-03-04T17:57:15.876+00:00Sorry to hear that some Welsh are unfriendly to En...Sorry to hear that some Welsh are unfriendly to English people just because they are English. It seems unreasonable. There are nice people from every country, and it's wrong to judge people just by where they are from.Bethany Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583914285773271009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-61564320366492047582015-03-04T15:47:16.248+00:002015-03-04T15:47:16.248+00:00Ron, I suspected it was something to do with Freed...Ron, I suspected it was something to do with Freedly because the bloggers who use it had suddenly exiled me.... lol. Good to see you back again, my friend.<br /><br />I am surprised to hear that hostility exists between certain states in America. We too have a them-and-us situation even though most are UK born. I don't think there's the same hostility though as that experienced all those Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-34618225021653854932015-03-04T15:38:04.083+00:002015-03-04T15:38:04.083+00:00Denise, I remember those donkeys and it was lovely...Denise, I remember those donkeys and it was lovely then. I think the hostile behaviour set in when outsiders starting having holiday homes in their country.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-40977594921740982102015-03-04T15:35:45.705+00:002015-03-04T15:35:45.705+00:00Jay, I think the Welsh language is sacred to the W...Jay, I think the Welsh language is sacred to the Welsh... but I could be wrong. I just can't imagine them wanting 'foreigners' learning it. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-58190104024716062592015-03-04T12:15:02.595+00:002015-03-04T12:15:02.595+00:00I don't remember much of Wales. I do remember ...I don't remember much of Wales. I do remember riding donkeys on the beach in Aberystwyth. We would go there on the rare day trip when I was very young. DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-15927553670809717992015-03-04T11:56:07.141+00:002015-03-04T11:56:07.141+00:00Valerie, I am so sorry I missed this post on Monda...Valerie, I am so sorry I missed this post on Monday but for some reason it didn't show up on Feedly. I wonder why!?<br /><br />Anyway, we have the same kind of thing here in the US, such as, the North versus the South. It can also be experienced between certain nationalities which is ridiculous because basically we're all Americans. For instance, Philadelphia is a very segregated city Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-47102953388262790482015-03-04T09:40:42.331+00:002015-03-04T09:40:42.331+00:00Hi Pearl. I agree that the Welsh scenery is brilli...Hi Pearl. I agree that the Welsh scenery is brilliant and we loved it. Pity those few people spoiled it for us, or rather me!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-37049374048327998052015-03-03T18:15:18.470+00:002015-03-03T18:15:18.470+00:00We never found the Welsh openly hostile but some d...We never found the Welsh openly hostile but some did only speak Welsh to their local customers and ignored us. I do love Wales though, especially Abersoch, we have wonderful memories of family holidays there. Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-58179117858921604222015-03-03T16:05:58.976+00:002015-03-03T16:05:58.976+00:00Oh, they'd probably think we were very rude! ...Oh, they'd probably think we were very rude! Or perhaps they know they are being rude and simply don't care.<br /><br />If I moved to Wales (unlikely, but if I did ... ) I would make an effort to learn Welsh. It's a musical language and I think I'd like it. Whether they'd like me learning it or not, I have no idea!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496924033221866102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-51070342667111581362015-03-03T09:09:28.362+00:002015-03-03T09:09:28.362+00:00Jay. Changing to another language the way certain ...Jay. Changing to another language the way certain people did was extremely impolite. I wonder how they would feel if we did the same to them?Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-31481982196267532192015-03-02T16:49:35.402+00:002015-03-02T16:49:35.402+00:00Ah, yes .. we had the same experience, one time, t...Ah, yes .. we had the same experience, one time, travelling in Wales. We'd go into a shop and suddenly the conversation would be switched rapidly to Welsh. They wanted our money, but not our presence. Very sad.<br /><br />I realise the Welsh have had a lot of problems. In particular with rich people going to Wales to buy cheap holiday cottages thus pushing up prices and making it hard for Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496924033221866102noreply@blogger.com