[Tredegar]

I am so sorry to hear that Myrddin, especially when you made such an effort. Remember, the vast majority of Welsh people do not speak Welsh either.

Don’t let the small-minded nationalists get you down. Like many left-wingers they are full of sound and fury and do not represent us all, but like to think they do.

If you ever return to Wales and stray into the Gwent/Monmouthshire area, I’d be delighted to show you an example of the hospitality of the Welsh (I work at a large historic property).

Keep that dragon’s fire burning!

[Myrddin]

I have a cousin in Pontrhydygroes near the villages where my family lived for hundreds of years (Ysbty Ystwyth and Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn). I have some friends in Cwmystwyth as well. Wales is better in person than online. I hope to spend a week visiting and speak nothing but Welsh. Possible, but not probable in the modern world. My wife has family from the Pembroke area. That may be reason enough for another visit.