the daydream fund challenge thread

mambury

rozeepozee wrote: »

Yes, I've spent quite a bit of time in Wales as I studied law in South Wales (the North Waleians don't like the South Waleians much, let alone the English!) and we holiday a lot in North Wales and sometimes in the West. I actually like the fact that they are so proud and protective of their nationality and culture and would be delighted for my little boy to speak Welsh (think me and DP are a little bit too long in the teeth to learn the language meaningfully now). I didn't actually think that it could be a stumbling block in buying now - my DP's second generation Irish so maybe that'll help

Go with the irish / celtic connection!!!
I really didn't want it to sound like I was suggesting that all welsh people are english haters......

God luck with the househunting!

rhiwfield

rozeepozee wrote: »

Yes, I've spent quite a bit of time in Wales as I studied law in South Wales (the North Waleians don't like the South Waleians much, let alone the English!) and we holiday a lot in North Wales and sometimes in the West. I actually like the fact that they are so proud and protective of their nationality and culture and would be delighted for my little boy to speak Welsh (think me and DP are a little bit too long in the teeth to learn the language meaningfully now). I didn't actually think that it could be a stumbling block in buying now - my DP's second generation Irish so maybe that'll help

FWIW I've lived in S Wales for 25 years and just about always have received a friendly welcome. Maybe it helps if families consciously try to integrate into the community, especially if the effort is made to learn Welsh in a Welsh speaking area (says he as a monoglot English speaker!). My GDs sing happy birthday to me in Welsh..lovely!!

rozeepozee

mambury wrote: »

Go with the irish / celtic connection!!!
I really didn't want it to sound like I was suggesting that all welsh people are english haters......

I didn't think that for a minute and, like rhiwfield, have always found the welsh to be friendly and welcoming (wouldn't want to move there otherwise) although I wouldn't blame them if they weren't :rotfl:

Davesnave

Maybe I shouldn't have used the word 'political,' yet as those with an interest will know, there is a sort of political debate within Wales itself about where it is heading. The use and preservation of the language is part of that, but look at any Welsh forum and you'll not see much consensus on the matter!

It seems things will be warming up a little from tomorrow, (Friday) though nights still look chilly, and there's no sign of a bonfire wind for me!:(

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Hi all,

i am born and bred in wales...and extremely proud of it

i am not going to get into a debate of how we behave or act towards people moving into our area, but some of those people have such arrogance that i am sure they would get the cold shoulder where ever they moved.

from my point of view....people moving into the area has pushed up the house/smallholding prices over the last few years, and there is no way people like myself can afford our local properties.

but i should imagine this has happend in scotland and other areas too.


We are putting our first batch of eggs into the incubator this weekend,

cochins and some duck eggs, so cant wait for them to hatch.

i am a bit behind on the old planting, as its been totally manic in work, but hopefully now the nights are getting lighter, i should get back on track:T

cant wait until next month.. when there is no frost around, but then again.... who can say with the weather...:rotfl:

mambury

I am sorry if I have offended anyone... I certainly didn;t mean it.... It must be the few idiots where my friends live.....

Apologies again to everyone....

suisidevw

I moved to a little village north of Cardiff in S Wales less than 2 years ago with my wife who is Welsh but also sounds English as we both grew up in Sussex. We couldn't have been made more welcome in our street we bought in 8 months ago, much more so than any place I have ever lived in England!

We spent last weekend in Solva, a lovely fishing village in W Wales last weekend and likewise, were welcomed into the local pub, everyone said hello etc.

I'm as English as they come but love Wales, the culture, my wife and her families passion for Wales and living here!

rozeepozee

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

Hi all,

i am born and bred in wales...and extremely proud of it

i am not going to get into a debate of how we behave or act towards people moving into our area, but some of those people have such arrogance that i am sure they would get the cold shoulder where ever they moved.

from my point of view....people moving into the area has pushed up the house/smallholding prices over the last few years, and there is no way people like myself can afford our local properties.

You ought to be proud too! I personally love a bit of nationalism. I don't think there's enough of it in England or it's portrayed very negatively if there is. How does a community protect its history or culture otherwise? I say this as a second generation Asian who has firm beliefs about the need to integrate into a society if you're going to move there - and respecting the cultures and values of that society. I think it's part of the "contract" of moving to someone else's land/country.

The price of properties in Wales has bemused me for some time - I've always wondered how the locals afford to buy. If we move, we'd be intending on living in and contributing to the local economy both economically and socially, to integrate fully and for our children to be able to speak Welsh (we'd like to ourselves but I'm not sure how realistic that is in our 40s? maybe our kids would teach us ). However, there's no way we could afford to buy (i.e. borrow enough if we were relying on a mortgage) anything with any amount of land without a fairly substantial bit of equity under our belt. Devon and Cornwall look even worse though - how do people who hark from around there, with its fairly low wages as I understand it, afford to buy anything? I listen to the news and hear that some places have restrictions on only locals being able to buy but you wouldn't know this from the EAs property pages. It's a conundrum. How do you stop people who have loads of dosh and can afford a second home buying a little place in the country for the weekends? I for one would certainly not want to live anywhere that was a ghost town in the week.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

rozeepozee wrote: »

The price of properties in Wales has bemused me for some time - I've always wondered how the locals afford to buy.

we cant, and i'm glad you find it bemusing, as i dont.... but again there is alot of places not only wales...


just set up our incubator, and eggs are just about to go in... i am sooooooooo eggcited....

i have seen some young chicks in the farm auctions lately, but i personally think it was a bit to early on in the year to have young chicks hatching out...

Davesnave... how many apple trees did you have to get rid of? i have small apple tree in the chicken run, but the ducks keep on eating the lower leaves:rotfl: its 2 varities grafted onto one tree, i had it given to me a few years back in a big tub, we didnt really have room for it, but it was free:D. the branches are quite wiplashy so i think i better cut it back, will have to look at some old gardening books to see where to prune it by:eek:

Davesnave

I think the price of smallholdings is a universal problem. Devon & Cornwall have some of the lowest average wages in England, yet prices don't reflect this at all. People moving here to retire are the cause, being the demand that is never quite matched by supply.

We therefore have a top-heavy population, with lots of expensive-to -maintain Baby-Boomers, like....er...well....me!:o

I'm pleased the forecast was was wrong about the wind direction today, as I managed to burn 15 of those big builder bags of hedge prunings. Now I can get into the barn again.

EDIT: CTC, rozee said 'bemusing' and not 'amusing.' I'm sure none of us finds the price of houses funny, especially those of us with kids who are coming to an age when they might like to settle-down, except that property, anywhere, is quite beyond their means....

In the end we only got rid of about 6 apple trees which looked like they'd never recover. We hard-pruned the other 40 and the pears, but left the plums, as you're supposed to do, till May/June. We didn't do anything fancy; just cut to an outward-facing bud where it looked about right! There were so many to do and it was so cold, it was done as fast as we could manage!

No chooks for us yet....still sorting out how their runs will go.