Godspeed Brakes

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You know at least 10 "Dais"

You have to explain what "togs" are and more importantly what "daps"
are

You've suddenly realised that you are 10p short for the Severn bridge

"Fin hoffi coffi" does not mean fleuncy in Welsh

You've bumped into someone you know on your holidays in the costa del
sol

Conversations with Indian call centre workers do not end well

You support any team that plays against England

You know at least one person who claims they were in school with either
Charlotte Church, Katherine Jenkins, Ioan Gryffudd or Catherine
Zeta-Jones

You wince when you see a Welsh person making a **** of themselves on TV
and they usually have the strongest Welsh accent ever

That coat is indeed my jacket

You raise a small cheer when you see the "Croeso i Gymru" on the M4 or
Welcome to Wales – as you come down the hill from Ross into Monmouth.

You're a fluent Welsh speaker but turn the pamphlet/leaflet over and
read the English version

You last name is one of the following: Williams, Bevan, Llewellyn,
Morgan, Rees, Powell, Howell, Davies, Lewis, Thomas, Jones, Griffiths,
Morris, Evans, James, Roberts, Jenkins, Hughes or Owen

When you go abroad you have to explain to people where Wales is, and
that it is not part of England

You can name all the celebrities that have any connection to Wales

You own a Stereophonics CD

Hugh Pugh, Max Boyce and Derek the Weatherman are all TV personalities
you recognize

You know who exactly Aneurin Bevan is and what exactly he is famous
for

A village/town 3 miles away is described locally as being just around
the corner or just down the road

You don't know the surnames of any of you friends, you refer to them
instead as Dai the Milk, Will the shop, Ron Top Road, or Mark Ty-Draw

You remember watching Ivor the Engine, Will Quack Quack, Sam Tan a
Super Ted

A butty is your mate not a sandwich

The word "Never" is used on a daily basis and everything "does my head
in"

Youve used the phrase "I'll be there now in a minute" on several
occasions

Proper, Cwtch, Tidy, Potch, Dap, and Courting are daily used phrases

YCH A FI!

notfub

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That's tidy that is mun

Check out this blast from the past, Lenny Henry Welsh rap.....even Neath get's a mention
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZczVFRfv7g

The Trooper 1815

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You have toast for breakfast cos' there's no bread!

You say that you never beat Wales at rugby you just score more points against us.

You have half an 'ool egg for breakfast.

In the street with six houses you live in the middle,

Rally fan 555

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That's all about right that - I think I do most of that

nazt

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class

Cannon Fodder

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"Can I have a hot pie warm" is another classic usually utterred by the cavemen of our fine valleys.

MikeCardiff

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Plus (a few of my observations having a wife and in laws from Aberdare ! )

All your immediate family live within 4 streets of you, as do most of the people from your class in school.

A hobble is not something that happens when you have hurt your foot.

You have been to more than one wedding reception at a rugby club.

You always ask for half rice half chips, wherever in the world you are ( she did it in a country carvery the other day, which really confused them as they couldnt work out what to charge for it on the bill ! )

Your back garden is at 45 degrees, and you remember using outside toilets.

You know the names of all the local policemen and landlords.

At least one person in your street drives a half modded Corsa, with all different coloured panels and half covered in grey primer ( we used to call these 'Escort Rhonddas' when I was a kid ).

The Trooper 1815

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Loads of your friends still go away during miners fortnight, last week of July - first week of August and go to "Hiya Butt Bay" (Trecco Bay).
You spend most of the two weeks walking round saying " Hiya Butt" because you know everyone.

Your Dad made you drink "Adams Ale" (water).

Your mam still warms your Sunday diner between two plates over a boiling saucepan.

Your neighbour as a fantastic house but never worked a day in his life.

All your mates from Merthyr wear white sport socks.

Cannon Fodder

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I think that should actually read all your immediate family all live in the same house as they have done since the early 1800's and all your friends that you went to school with were either your brothers, sisters, first or second cousins.

I agree on the back garden angle, but a lot of people in the valleys are still using communal 'river' toilets and take their washing down to the stream/river and wash it on the stones.

I know that I am probably due for a good valleys seeing to after what I have posted above but this is all true and can be seen very easily by driving up and down both Rhondda Valleys.
































Only Joking

The Trooper 1815

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As some of you know my background is slightly Regimented and we have a similar issue with the number of Taff's that fill the ranks. Some units refer to the last two digits of your Army Number but as I was Cavalry we added a certain amount of "Dash and Panache". So here goes.

Teatime Jones = Last three digits of his army number where 430.
Breakfast Jones = As above but his was 830.
Mudfish Davies = Eyes abit wide apart.
Reg the Veg Jones = a bit thick.
Transvestite Jones = attended a fancy dress party in a frock but looked to convincing
Shotgun Jones = last 3 number where 410.
Sheep Head Thomas = obvious.
Untrainable Jones = Because he was.
******* John = lucky boy
Fugly Rees = oooh he was!
Ankles Thomas = Rugby injury
Mun Thomas = " Aaah mun"
Hog Williams = Lifestyle issues.
Cliss Teesdale = Lisp
Taters Downward = See Reg the Veg.
Chicken George Williams = Ethnic issue (his choice not ours).
Stoker Stokes = Dark and swathy Cardiff Bay boy.
Noddy Fowler = Strange walk.
Daft Dave Berry = See Reg The Veg.

That's enough for now.

Cannon Fodder

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You still ask for a pint of Allbright Bitter (aka dish water) when you go to the bar and get told that they haven't made it for at least 5 years.

valley commando

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shame on you all

notfub

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Allbright bitter......didn't they do adverts where the pubs had and extension on the extension on the extension etc.

I remember when you could get a pint of allbright for 75p at the local British Legion.....

Cannon Fodder

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Bloody hell how old are you?

Rally fan 555

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And get pie and chips out of the change of a quid.

notfub

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I'm only 39 Ty but have lived a hard life . I used to pop into the Legion to persuade my grandfather to come back home to "grans" for dinner. He'd buy another pint of allbright along with a bag of crisps for me to keep me quiet for a while. Those were the days when we had proper hot summers and plenty of snow in the winter.

Cannon Fodder

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Isn't it about time you were curled up in bed old timer?

I see you still have this obsession with chips Simon.

Cannon Fodder

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Same as me then a paper round in the bleak winters?

I once tried a 'pint' of Allbright and it was bloody awful tasted like lukewarm dishwater to me and don't forget the saying "Never forget your Welsh", how people could drink it for pleasure is beyond me and you could probably drink about 20 pints of it and still be able to walk.

I am going to sound old now but does anyone remember the summer of '76 now that was a summer unlike the washouts we've had the last 2 years.

ScoobyNudge

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oh butt where can I do this?

****ing hank marving mun!

Rally fan 555

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I remember '76 Tyron, lovely hot summer that was I have the record for drinking cans of ginger beer from the local garage, which is now a housing estate !! def better days

MikeCardiff

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I remember staying in my wifes grans house in Abercwmboi one Xmas - her back garden is literally a set of steps at about 60 degrees with some bushes next to them, then the woods.

She was born in the house, and has lived there all her life ( in her 80's now ), it was only modernised 5 years ago with a council grant - up until then it still only had an outdoor toilet, no central heating ( still only has it downstairs ) and to use the bath you had to boil up water in a massive industrial tea urn !

In the winter the beds all had bedpans under them in case you needed to go in the night !

Incredible as this was around 2004, but the house was like something from the 1900's

Rally fan 555

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Had to get up to use the toilet Bloody incontinence and Chips are food of the God's + Pies + sausage rolls +...........................

Mr Potatoe (chip) head is GO !!!!!!!!!!!!

Rally fan 555

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You'll need a time machine

superstar1

You drive at 40mph in the offside lane of the M4
Everywhere you look you see a dragon
You have a good laugh at England getting a good drubbing by South Africa in the rugby world cup, next thing England are playing South Africa in the WORLD CUP FINAL.
You all have streaked hair and funny hairstyles and wear 3/4 length trousers in the summer, just like 'H' from steps.
You all shop at Tescos Extra because there's one on every corner
You don't speak welsh.
You know that Wales are the greatest Rugby playing nation, just like the English know that England have the greatest national football team.

Rally fan 555

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notfub

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Don't worry Si, Superstar1 is a little jealous of our true heritage and history being an Anglo-Saxon invader (BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | English and Welsh are races apart).

Rally fan 555

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Sorted It's all in the genes

The Trooper 1815

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Mostly faded and too short to show off your white socks!

Rally fan 555

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If you do it right, you should be able to see your socks through your sandals

Cannon Fodder

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Now we can look down our noses further on the English , after all they are not the 'indigenous' race they are a race of mongrels and there land should be forfeit to the Welsh (after all we were here before them).