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Where I live in The Valleys is slowly turning into an English village. Locals have been priced out of one part already. The newcomers I’ve spoken to seem to dislike Welshness (‘Wales is a region like Yorkshire’). But property’s cheap & the views are pretty.
Not wanting Wales to be the same as England isn’t anti-English. Anyone claiming otherwise is being disingenuous or acting in bad faith. People have to be able to talk about sensitive issues in a mature way. Based on conversations, they aren’t voting for Plaid, Labour or for Indy.
There’s also an intangible cultural aspect that’s lost. The Welsh-English unique to the Valleys has almost disappeared from one part of the village. The sense of belonging to a place is fading; these people live in ‘Wales’ or ’30 minutes from the Brecon Beacons’.
...There’s now a parallel community which doesn’t mingle. I don’t think I could bear living in Y Fro, where there's the added linguistic dimension.
Too little too late, all the time.
Bye, bye Wales!
Too little too late, all the time.
Bye, bye Wales!
Remember: Everywhere in the undifferentiated locale of Wales is either next to the sea or a national park. If you think The Valleys are somehow immune; then you're being naïve. Extrapolate ahead!
There's a danger that conversations like this can be hijacked by individuals with nefarious motives. That's a valid concern. However, the desire to safeguard a minority language & culture (incl. the unique English-language Welsh culture of the Valleys) is legitimate.
