[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by Mumbles

How long does it take to explain what you've just written there - that you're from a village called Pontlottyn which is near Cardiff? It surely can't take more than a second more than saying you're from Cardiff.

Erm no actually because people are allways like "what, where?, how do you spell that? is that near Cardiff?"

So its easier for me to say im from Cardiff or Merthyr which are places most people have heard of and not that far from where i lived when i was younger but have lived in all 3 places.

[Mumbles]

Originally Posted by daniel-lewis-1985

Erm no actually because people are allways like "what, where?, how do you spell that? is that near Cardiff?"

So its easier for me to say im from Cardiff or Merthyr which are places most people have heard of and not that far from where i lived when i was younger but have lived in all 3 places.

How much more difficult is it to say "I'm from a village called Pontlottyn which is near Cardiff" than it is is to say "I'm from Cardiff"? I know Welsh is a difficult language to speak but there must be less than a seconds difference to say the first sentence rather than the not quite true second one. And if anyone knows Cardiff then their next question might well be "Where abouts in Cardiff" at which point you've then got to backtrack and explain you're not really from Cardiff, but actually from a village just outside Cardiff called Pontlottyn. That's got to take longer than just being truthful to start with.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by Mumbles

How much more difficult is it to say "I'm from a village called Pontlottyn which is near Cardiff" than it is is to say "I'm from Cardiff"? I know Welsh is a difficult language to speak but there must be less than a seconds difference to say the first sentence rather than the not quite true second one. And if anyone knows Cardiff then their next question might well be "Where abouts in Cardiff" at which point you've then got to backtrack and explain you're not really from Cardiff, but actually from a village just outside Cardiff called Pontlottyn. That's got to take longer than just being truthful to start with.

Mate get over it.

Im speaking from personal experience. It gets very annoying when you have to explain for the millionth time where Pontlottyn is and how to spell it and people giggling as its the back of beyond so i just simplify it to Cardiff where i did live for 4 years and isnt to far which cuts the conversation as they have heard of it.

End of discussion.

[Mumbles]

Originally Posted by daniel-lewis-1985

Mate get over it.

Im speaking from personal experience. It gets very annoying when you have to explain for the millionth time where Pontlottyn is and how to spell it and people giggling as its the back of beyond so i just simplify it to Cardiff where i did live for 4 years and isnt to far which cuts the conversation as they have heard of it.

End of discussion.

Lol. consider me over it. I do now know where Pontlottyn is though (it's near Cardiff apparently) so it's not been a totally wasted afternoon.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Mumbles

Newcastle's not, and never has been in the same county as Durham though, unlike Sunderland which is closer to Durham than Newcastle and was part of the same county until about 30 years ago (possibly slightly longer, can't be arsed to look it up).

His choice though, he can either be a Mackem or a Plastic Geordie.

This clamoring to be a Geodie is nothing new though, even the cast of Geordie Shore weren't all Geordies. There was a girl from Sunderland, who didn't really mention that, and there was a girl from Middlesbrough who tried to claim she was a Geordie and not a Smoggy, despite the fact you have to drive through, or at least past, Sunderland to get to Newcastle from Boro.

Haha I was going to mention that, the others weren't too happy when she admitted it, according to her being a Geordie is a "lifestyle" though

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Mumbles

Lol. consider me over it. I do now know where Pontlottyn is though (it's near Cardiff apparently) so it's not been a totally wasted afternoon.

But true.