I've been lucky enough to have been on a few holidays in both Scotland and Ireland for a few weeks at a time (I'm Canadian, but I lived in England for a just under a year). I found the people in Whales to be considerably less friendly than anywhere else in the British isles. To a point where I walked into a pub in a small town and people switched from speaking English to Welsh. I plan to return to Ireland and Scotland, but based on my experience with the Welsh, have no real desire to revisit Wales.
I suspect they were already conversing in Welsh before you walked in.
In fact, I've sat in many different pubs in North Wales, but not once did I switch from English to Welsh when someone walked in. I'd have no idea what languages they were capable of, and in any case would never be speaking in English with other Welsh speakers.
I apologize for any snark, but we do get tired of this trope. Perhaps this sketch will lighten the atmosphere
I love these photos and there is a lot of truth in them. I myself have taken some amusingly bleak photos on the British coastline although clearly not as amazing as these.
They're perfectly (un)happy just being weird and Welsh.
I've spent a lot of time there and by best friend lives there.
Now, many had much better facilities, and often much larger crowds, but the beach aspect is pretty darn good.
North Wales is nice too, I suppose
If you’re not in the oil refining business though, good jobs are really hard to find, and everything is rundown compared to my childhood. Those “offseason” photos could now be taken at any time of the year