Originally Posted by
SLUDGE FACTORY
Well I don't see myself as barely Welsh
I was born here, went to school here and returned here after university and early work years
I spend my money here , I voted for the Welsh assembly , I go on holiday in Wales, I follow the football team that represents the capital city of this country and when Wales are playing football I don't support England or Iceland , I support Wales
This country has changed since 1800 and these days the area we live in has more in common with North Somerset, Tyneside , West Yorkshire etc
That means people from all over the place live here and not everybody is Welsh or speaks Welsh
In fact most of us don't. I know the language was trampled on but thankfully it's strong .
However much you want the country to be like you want it to be with its own parliament and its own tax raising powers and its independence the majority of people want and support a strong language but want to be in the same sort of legal and financial system as people in Somerset, Yorkshire and Cornwall .
I think you are a nationalist and the reason why you grab hold of luckies like the FAW is that it brings you closer to what you want .