There is one drawback...
... but it only happens once a year.

It's when the English play the Welsh in the Six Nations. For some unknown reason every Welsh person I know goes absolutely ballistic apeshit over this. They've beaten the English the last couple of years too, which doesn't help the situation. When you're sitting in the pub asking them to put the footie on instead because the minority sport with the odd shaped ball is doing your head in, you do tend to get the odd death threat.

Bit of advice - don't go out in Cardiff when this match is on if you're English.

I know fuck all about rugby, but I do know we won the World Cup: that shut the fuckers up and made them cry in their pints for a bit.
( SpankyHanky, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:19, 1 reply)

I lived in Cardiff for 4 years
I was once in a pub during the 6 nations. full of large welsh people singing such classics as "always shit on the english side of the bridge" and "I'd rather wear a turban than a rose"

There were 4 of us English people in there, huddled near the door.

We pounded them into the fucking ground, 50:10. My mates and I legged it.

I like the welsh quite a lot. lived with a few, went out with one for 2 and a half years, but I will say this, they are the worst losers and the worst winners in the world.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 16:28, closed)

...they are the worst losers and the worst winners in the world
In my experience, all other countries believe this to be a description of the English.
(snopesthetruth, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 18:18, closed)

I agree
Although i have a non-specific English accent, I support Wales (being half welsh and all), my GF however is full mungeral English. As such sat watching the Wales England game, with her and her family 4ish years back, having been slagged off for being a Welsh supporter. Lo and behold Wales win. I sat their, possible looking a little smug, and didn't say a word (i also had not been slagging off the English team prior unlike my GF and her ilk) and was talk to shut up. So Yeah my experience of English supports are bad losers and bad winner.

The Welsh are kind of use to it.
(StyX is staring at you, yes YOU!!!, Wed 28 Oct 2009, 22:24, closed)

you are wrong I'm afraid
both of you

even the welsh pundits on rugby etc. are guilty of it. I'm not saying that english are good losers or winners by any means, but the welsh are far worse.

also, mungeral English? what?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 29 Oct 2009, 9:16, closed)