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Do You Aspire to be an Eminent Person?

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Rufus2 Tue 18-Sept-18 09:46:43

A Melb. radio station recently postulated that if your local Council said you were an EP, and it would create a statue in your honour, whilst you're still alive, what form would you prefer, e.g. standing, sitting, on horseback etc.,; where would you put it and what inscription would suit you? One lady suggested putting her husband's statue on the pavement outside his favourite pub, but that was ruled out of order because of Council's attitude towards the demon drink. grin I think I'd go for the local railway station; plenty of viewers, but no idea of my inscription yet.

Rufus2 Sun 23-Sept-18 10:03:48

You may enjoy this link, Anniebach
If you went into D.J.s these days speaking Welsh, they'd think you were a terrorist and shoot you! grin
Btw Annie; what are they doing about your weather? Yesterday it rained on Cardiff City's football in more ways than one! 5-0 and every one looking miserable under their ponchos. The more things change, the more they stay the same! grin

Jalima1108 Sat 22-Sept-18 19:02:27

You may enjoy this link, Anniebach

www.davidjones.com/about-us/the-story-of-david-jones

Jalima1108 Sat 22-Sept-18 19:00:18

There are lots of Welsh and/or their descendants in Australia (why else would it be called New South Wales?).
In fact, I think that you have an annual Eisteddfod! Presumably they speak Welsh there.

As far as I know, Australia doesn't have an official language, Anniebach, although English is the one in most use and for official purposes.
You can hear lots of different languages spoken in various places - including Welsh!

Anniebach Sat 22-Sept-18 17:45:14

You are mistaken Rufus, some Welsh road signs in Wales were allowed with special permission in 1965, it was 1972 that all the signs changed.

Rufus2 Sat 22-Sept-18 14:18:39

Why would there be Welsh road signs in England ?
Annie; No reason! No Welsh places I suppose, apart from Stonehenge which you've said a while back you're planning to steal back.
Although when I was last in Wales, about 60 years ago, all the road signs also had an English translation to help all non-Welsh speaking tourists. grin
The language here is "Strine", which can be just as incomprehensible as Welsh to an Englishman, that is!. smile

Jalima1108 Sat 22-Sept-18 13:16:42

sorry, no road signs in Welsh so far in England!
We do, of course, have road signs …..

Jalima1108 Sat 22-Sept-18 13:16:00

No road signs in England as far as I know Rufus - but we spend quite a lot of time in Wales!

Anniebach Sat 22-Sept-18 11:45:18

Why would there be Welsh road signs in England ? You seem to have a problem with accepting Wales is a country , why would there be Welsh road signs in another country?

What is the official language of Australia?

Rufus2 Sat 22-Sept-18 11:29:58

So Rufus now knows what cwtch means
Of course! Any fool knows that, including this one; it means "the cupboard under the stairs", although why anyone, other than Annie, would want to shove me into one, makes me think I've done a wrong somewhere else. Must watch my back! sad
Another magic moment, courtesy of Google's translator, was a clip of a Welsh TV weather man trying to give the temp for that place with the long name. It would have changed by at least 5C by the time he got it out! grin
Btw; We lived in Slough during WW2 which had become a mini-Wales when Welsh people migrated there because of the Depression, but they didn't create any fresh road signs; they assimilated quite well.

Jalima1108 Fri 21-Sept-18 19:41:28

I hope that gwin is right, it's not one that my DGD has taught me - yet.

Jalima1108 Fri 21-Sept-18 19:40:49

and Croeso Y Cymru
so I'll forgive you and just ask for some cinio and a gwin

BBbevan Fri 21-Sept-18 19:00:06

Jamila1108 ???

Jalima1108 Fri 21-Sept-18 18:41:41

^ Only use Welsh when the English, Scots or Irish are around. ^
naughty BBevan grin

I do know what 'cwtch' means though - and cinio

annodomini Fri 21-Sept-18 18:36:07

Although someone (slightly tipsy) told me I was a 'formidable woman', I've never aspired to be eminent and it's too late now!

Anniebach Fri 21-Sept-18 18:13:30

Should do, I posted the same earlier B.B., what a silly question - ‘what use is Welsh’ ?

BBbevan Fri 21-Sept-18 17:56:50

So Rufus now knows what cwtch means ?

Anniebach Fri 21-Sept-18 17:45:46

BB, we had a cwtch under the stairs ?, I had a cwtch under the stairs untill youngest granddaughter saw the film ‘Matilida’. My cwtch became The Chokey ?.

BBbevan Fri 21-Sept-18 17:05:58

Not catch 'cwtch'

BBbevan Fri 21-Sept-18 17:04:54

Rufus2 Welsh is used wherever Welsh people are. Didn't you know, we all speak English usually. Only use Welsh when the English, Scots or Irish are around.
Just google English translation of catch. My granny had one under the stair. Make of that what you will ?

Anniebach Fri 21-Sept-18 15:59:05

Rufas, Wales is a country , Welsh is an official language of the UK, in Wales some choose to speak English some choose to speak Welsh , some choose to do both. Some who moved here choose to learn to speak Welsh .

When some choose to visit other countries they learn the language , visitors to Wales can choose to learn Welsh.

Jalima1108 Fri 21-Sept-18 14:39:17

sorry - absolutely NO reason to Rufus
I must check before posting

Jalima1108 Fri 21-Sept-18 14:38:52

I know I wasn't very smart, Jalima, in not checking e-Bay first
There was absolutely reason to Rufus - and I confess I was surprised to find several Welsh grammar books on ebay!

just look at the road signs
As for looking at the road signs DH was complaining that, by the time you've found the English part, you could have bumped into something.

Rufus2 Fri 21-Sept-18 14:29:45

Annie and Jalima; Sorry, but neither of you have answered the question. smile I know that the Welsh language exists (just look at the road signs) and I know I wasn't very smart, Jalima, in not checking e-Bay first, but all the countries listed by Annie have universal as well as national application.
They can be heard all over Melb.
They call it serendipity; but I discovered some rather funny pidgin Welsh on Google translator. My microwave now has a new name; something, something "ping!" grin

lemongrove Fri 21-Sept-18 13:46:32

I don’t aspire to be an eminent person Rufus I already am!
grin
I think I would like to be depicted as sitting comfortably on a sleeping lion with my nose in a book, and a slice of marmite toast in my free hand.

Anniebach Fri 21-Sept-18 11:18:03

Good grief, what a silly question Rufus, ‘ where is Welsh used usefully ‘?

Where is French , Italian , Germany used usefully ?