2006-06-13 08:05:53 · 18 answers · asked by Tim J 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
The only thing i know about Wales is.
That's where all the Noodle mines are.
Well according to the adverts on TV.
2006-06-13 21:13:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
Yes; I'm an American who understands that; I lived in England for 2 years in the '90s, and have a Welsh friend who lives in England. Wales is part of the UK, but not England proper.
2006-06-13 15:10:15 · answer #2 · answered by sandislandtim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean foreign as in not Welsh? Or as in not from the UK? I am English so I know that the UK is made up of 4 different countries and everything. I know how frustrating it can be when people try to say that the UK is all one country. I am well aware that the Welsh are patriotic. I find the English tend only to be patriotic when it is football season!
2006-06-13 16:36:15 · answer #3 · answered by Evil J.Twin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a simple matter of geography and a little bit politics... People who are above 14 know that Wales is not a part of England, I guess. I am not English, Welsh or Scottish but I know that.
2006-06-14 07:34:23 · answer #4 · answered by ezgisito 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anybody should know that the UK is made up of Scotland, Wales, England, outlying Islands, and Northern Ireland. I'm American and I knew that. Maybe it's just because I LOVE England and the UK.
Josh;)
! GO ENGLAND !
2006-06-13 15:28:50 · answer #5 · answered by Yehoshua 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, most of them don't seem to grasp that the island isn't England, no doubt they nearly all think Tom Jones and Anthony Hopkins are English. You'd think English speaking foreigners would have a slightly better grasp of Britain's constituent states, but I reckon Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders aren't quite as ignorant/insular as Americans.
2006-06-13 15:51:23 · answer #6 · answered by Rotifer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Come off it! Some English people don't even know that! Just shows how many of them are both ignorant and unpatriotic. And how many will never bother going to see such a beautiful, ancient and truly Celtic country as Wales. And I am English.
2006-06-13 15:28:32 · answer #7 · answered by Tefi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I am foreign to you as I'm English raised but Scottish born. I know what you mean, but imagine being asked by foreigners (Americans) if I know a certain person in Cornwall just because I told them I lived in England? I live in Manchester, for God's sake. They think that because our country is the size of a stamp compared to theirs, we all know eachother. They think we all have tea with the Queen and Prince Charles on a regular basis. They even think we might be on intimate terms with half of France, so in their eyes, you might as well be my brother living in the same house and sharing the same box of cornflakes.
2006-06-13 15:19:57 · answer #8 · answered by R.I.P. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I'm American. I also know (from a recent tour of the UK) that the Welsh word for "ship" is said like "ffss"! (I was at a restaurant in Cardiff and asked the waitress about a ferry to Ireland. That led to my new Welsh vocabulary.)
2006-06-13 15:14:14 · answer #9 · answered by anonymous 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stupid people are easy to confuse England for United Kingdom. I don't know if geography is just not required any more in my country, or if there is some sleeping sickness associated with the word geography. Trust me, not all Americans are retarded, it just seems that way.
2006-06-13 15:14:48 · answer #10 · answered by oldbulldawg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋