Kareoke, late 90's, Welsh field trip
Ever do French exchange as a kid? I never. My family were poor & couldn't afford for me to France. Instead I had to make do with a Welsh exchange trip. Which was shit. As at the time I lived in Wales.

Anyway, one cold Monday we were packed onto the minibus and headed to Abergervenny (I lived in Colwyn Bay) to meet my family, the wonderfully stereotypically Welsh Dafydd Jones.

Geography for you. Colwyn Bay - although Welsh - isn't that Welsh. People think I'm scouse due to my accent, and most of my friends don't sound Welsh. So we had to speak English to these Anglo fearing Abergevenny residents, whereas I'd proceed to learn more of a language which I'm still semi fluent at.

Anyway, one night, the Friday night, was Kareoke night. Or as it's known in Wales: "Nos Carioci". We had to sing in Welsh. The amount of songs I know in Welsh is 3:-

- "Don y Meicrodon"
- "Jambori!"
- The Welsh National Anthem

None of them was on the Kareoke. Instead I spend most of the evening translating with a Welsh dictionary my favourite song at the time - the 1995 one hit wonder "You're Gorgeous" by Babybird.

Surprisingly, syllibilacally (if that's a word), the Welsh translation fits the song perfectly. I was the last song of the night, and with an A4 sheet, I tore the house down.

Well, no fucker cared in reality.

So yeah - I can sing Babybird's "You're Gorgeous". In Welsh.
(rhyswynne - on every social network mullarkey known to man, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 14:04, 7 replies)

but can't spell 'Karaoke'

( Richard Shitheels, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 14:08, closed)

True
It's been discussed a billion times before that my spelling is atrocious.

Carry on.
(rhyswynne - on every social network mullarkey known to man, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 14:16, closed)

A teacher once wrote on my sister's work
"Your spelling is atricious"
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 14:28, closed)

:D

( Richard Shitheels, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 16:09, closed)

Mind you, he was right
Her spelling was atricious.

All the more ironic is that she now works in a publishing company...
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 16:14, closed)

Would it be wrong to mention
That I'm a copywriter?
(rhyswynne - on every social network mullarkey known to man, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 9:57, closed)

I fucking hate that song
and I'm not overly keen on the Welsh language either (an ex was fluent, and I was at uni in Cardiff)

therefore, I hate you
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 17:56, closed)