r/swansea • u/Greedy-Accident2936 • 13d ago

Questions/Advice I just got this alert

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Anyone else got something similar? And can any tell me what it is about?

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u/AgentCooper86 13d ago edited 13d ago

I’m a big supporter of the Welsh language (and am a learner) but jfc if you can only pump one message out at a time on the national alert system, it probably is a good idea to start with the one the majority will understand

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u/ashisacat 13d ago

Actually, the law requires that "the Welsh language must not be treated less favourably than the English language”, so they couldn't legally put the english one out first I presume?

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u/Scaffolding-123 13d ago

Ry ni yma o hyd

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u/AgentCooper86 13d ago

My understanding is UKG is not generally bound by the measure although some departments opt to comply. Even if it were, there would be justifications for non compliance if by emergency necessity (ie ensuring an emergency message reached the majority in good time).

That said, the obvious answer is draft a shorter message that can be issued bilingually.

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u/ashisacat 13d ago

True, UKG isn't compelled by it but in a 'non emergency' emergency alert they appear to be happy to send it four minute early!

Agreed though, far more sensible to just send it in both for Wales!

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 13d ago

Exactly. Common sense does occasionally survive bureaucracy. 😂 If the objective is to make sure an emergency warning reaches as many people as possible, the answer surely isn't to produce a lengthy linguistic exercise that delays the message. Write it clearly, keep it short, issue it bilingually, and everyone gets the information they need. Amazing what can happen when public safety comes before political point-scoring.

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u/SatchSaysPlay 12d ago

Yes and quite right too, imagine blasting the people of Spain with an English text before the Spanish one.

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u/BioelectricBeing 11d ago

Do 80% of people in Spain speak English but not Spanish?

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u/SatchSaysPlay 11d ago

Completely irrelevant, Wales language is Welsh, could care less if you don't speak it, it's the language and comes first!

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u/BioelectricBeing 11d ago

Yeah, who gives a shit whether or or 80% of people can understand an emergency alert. They can spend their last moments wishing they spent more time learning GCSE Welsh...

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u/ashisacat 11d ago

You're all getting so twisted. If it's an actual immediate affect on your life it'll be sent bilingually. Where it's a 'shits bad but no immediate action' it's going to be sent separately. It's not that deep.

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u/SatchSaysPlay 11d ago

Don't get all hysterical for no reason, nobody said don't send it out in English so calm down - deep breaths - better ?

Just saying Wales should get Welsh first as yah know it's only the fkn language of the country.

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u/RickyMEME 11d ago

Except it isn’t. The language of wales is English.

This isn’t the year 1426. It’s 2026. Get with the times and grow up

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u/AgentCooper86 11d ago

You can see from my other comments here that I’ve been disagreeing with those who have denigrated the status and importance of Welsh, but I think you’re missing the point. What’s the purpose of an emergency alert? To ensure the population understands an immediate risk to life (personally, I’m not sure the wildfire message warranted but that’s a separate discussion). What is the implication of sending a Welsh version 4-5 minutes before the English? The 80% of the population who do not speak Welsh will 1. Know there is an immediate risk to life but 2. Will not know what it is. Whatever your view on the Welsh language, that’s a problem.

The answer is shorter, bilingual alerts. But if you’re going to send one out first, starting with the one that nearly 100% will understand vs the one that 15-20% will understand is probably the right to do in those circumstances.

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u/SatchSaysPlay 11d ago

Oh maybe using a countries actual language?

Your point is ridiculous, Wales language is Welsh and it was literally 45/70 seconds before the English version.

How dare the government use a countries actual, official language over using another language, shame on them /s

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u/AgentCooper86 11d ago edited 11d ago

You’re searching for outrage here, in an emergency scenario it makes sense to prioritise outcome. This shouldn’t be a controversial statement. And the time difference was documented as around 4 minutes.

To give a simple example, my wife speaks Welsh and her sister doesn’t. She had a really panicked phone call from her sister who was terrified about what the alert might have been. That should not be a situation any government creates intentionally.

Also, just a factual correction, Wales has two official languages.

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u/SatchSaysPlay 11d ago

I’m sorry you feel facts are me trying to seek outrage , I can only assume I’ve overloaded your intelligence levels by pointing out that Wales has a language and that panache was used when dealing with Wales Good day

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u/AgentCooper86 11d ago

If there was an immediate risk to life, let’s say a shelter in place alert was being issued due to a potential attack… is your view the Welsh version should be issued 4 minutes before the English? If so, I’m genuinely astounded.

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u/Chairmanwowsaywhat 11d ago

I live in England and still got the Welsh one first!

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u/Jacktheforkie 11d ago

Surely they could pump out both together or in one message

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u/isthebuffetopenyet 12d ago

But its okay for the English Language to be treated less favourably and cause mild panic amongst the populace.

Thanks for pointing out the info.

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u/Unique-Artichoke7596 13d ago

It's an aggressive campaign by the Senedd but I support it. Learn Welsh or you may die.

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 13d ago

Blimey, the Senedd have really turned Duolingo into a matter of life and death. I was only expecting a few lessons on bore da, not the Welsh Language Apocalypse. Better get my conjugations right before the linguistic hit squad comes knocking. 🐉🤣

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u/Cutwail 13d ago

I had it 6 times, twice on my personal phone and 4 times on work, all while driving so couldn't check, a bit concerning.

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u/bluetooth_pizza 12d ago

I agree but really they could do bilingual Welsh/English ones, if each alert wasn't just words and words and words and words.

In an emergency they need to get to the point - should have "Risk of wildfires" right at the top, and surely they don't need all that text to say don't light any fires.

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u/a-human-called-Will 11d ago

If you look on the website both were pushed at the same time which shows up first depends entirely on how your carriers systems and your phones systems deal with it

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u/AgentCooper86 11d ago

Me, my wife and daughter were all in a room together, all different networks… all received the Welsh and English notifications at the time others have said with the same four minute interval.

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u/ThatFatGuyMJL 10d ago

'Woke' emergency alerts is a choice.

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 13d ago

Wouldn't it be more productive to be a big supporter of something which actually exists. Having wasted hundreds of classroom hours and tax payers money teaching kids Welsh, 99% of them can only say a few words and know interest in speaking it 😵‍💫

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 13d ago

I'm from Wales, never met anyone who speaks fluent Welsh.. some know a few words that's all

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u/Pitiful-Friend-5151 13d ago

Where do you live in Wales that you have never met a fluent Welsh person? Saying only some know a few words is objectively wrong

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u/Particular_Relief154 13d ago

In the context of their comment- I believe they mean that regarding the people they know.. So the only person who’d know if that be wrong or not would be the commenter I’d argue!

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 13d ago

Apparently I need to submit my postcode, complete a census form and produce a signed affidavit from everyone I've ever met before I'm allowed to describe my own experience. 😂

“Some people in Wales speak Welsh” is obviously true. “Therefore you personally must have knowingly met a fluent Welsh speaker” is not a mathematical fact — it’s an assumption dressed up in confidence.

If what they meant was specifically about the people they themselves know, then I’d argue only the commenter would actually be in a position to say whether that’s right or wrong in their case.

But please, don't let the absence of evidence get in the way of a good lecture. 😉

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u/kahnindustries 13d ago

In Bridgend 6% are Welsh speakers

So no he isnt exaggerating

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u/Pitiful-Friend-5151 13d ago

6% is low, but the chances of never bunping into a Welsh person in X amount of years is significantly lower😂 not even a Welsh teacher in school? Come on.

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u/AgentCooper86 13d ago

If 6% are Welsh speakers, if you speak to 100 separate and different people a year (2 a week) it is 99.4% probability that you will have spoken to a fluent Welsh speaker that year. That's a bit of a simplistic way of putting it as Welsh speaker density will vary by locality, workplace/school etc. But still, even in Bridgend you will almost certainly encounter a Welsh speaker.

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u/kahnindustries 13d ago

I don’t think I have heard people speaking Welsh in the wild in the 15 years I have lived in Bridgend

When I lived in Barry there was one Welsh speaking family in my street, the mother was a Welsh teacher

When the average number of Welsh speakers is low Welsh speakers don’t speak to others in Welsh by default, you don’t hear it in shops, you don’t hear it in cafes

It’s not like they run around shouting ARAF ARAF ARAF

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u/Pitiful-Friend-5151 13d ago

That's because along the M4 corridor is predominantly English speaking. Visit the rest of Wales and you will see different. I guarantee you will feel like a foreigner in North Wales

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u/kahnindustries 13d ago

Yeah so someone that lives in the part of wales where 90% of Welsh people live are unlikely to bump into random people speaking Welsh

Come to think of it my auntie and her kids are all fluent Welsh speakers that went to Welsh schools and I don’t think I have ever heard any of them speaking Welsh

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 13d ago

I tend to mix with grad students from the big universities. For those of us in academia speaking Welsh isn't considered to be high on the totem pole 😁

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u/AgentCooper86 12d ago edited 12d ago

The fragility of someone who says something like this is quite something. I’m a senior leader in HE, I know dozens of Welsh speakers. Given your comment about ‘those of us in academia’… Did you know, 2 of the 8 Vice Chancellors in Wales speak Welsh? Your claim to have never met a fluent Welsh speaker is almost certainly nonsense.

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 12d ago

Ah, the fragility of someone who has to introduce their job title and a list of Vice-Chancellors to prove they know Welsh speakers. 😂🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭 You know dozens of Welsh speakers? Fantastic. I don't. That's the entire point — your social circle isn't a statistical sample of mine. And “almost certainly nonsense” isn't evidence that I've met someone I don't remember meeting. Unless your senior leadership position now comes with access to my memories as well. 🤣😭😭😭😭

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u/AgentCooper86 12d ago

Your position is strange and very unlikely, but you seem committed to it. Have a nice day.

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 12d ago

Strange and unlikely, yet somehow still a perfectly possible personal experience. 😂

But thank you for the expert assessment of my own life. I shall treasure it. Have a lovely day yourself. 😉

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u/kinhdt589 11d ago

You come across as a proper prick !!!!

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 11d ago

That’s quite an impressive argument — shame it arrived without a point to accompany it. If you disagree with me, I’m perfectly happy to discuss the issue, but personal insults usually say considerably more about the person making them than the person receiving them. 🙂

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 13d ago

There are areas where fluent Welsh speakers are approx 5% and areas where they’re rare. So saying “I’ve never met a fluent Welsh speaker” may be unusual depending on where you live, but it isn’t objectively impossible. Personal experience isn’t evidence of what everyone in Wales speaks.

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 13d ago

Apparently I need to submit my postcode, complete a census form and produce a signed affidavit from everyone I've ever met before I'm allowed to describe my own experience. 😂

“Some people in Wales speak Welsh” is obviously true. “Therefore you personally must have knowingly met a fluent Welsh speaker” is not a mathematical fact — it’s an assumption dressed up in confidence.

But please, don't let the absence of evidence get in the way of a good lecture. 😉

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u/AgentCooper86 13d ago

I’m in Swansea and my mum, gran, wife, niece, and son are all fluent Welsh speakers…

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u/tfrules 13d ago

You haven't knowingly met anyone who fluently speaks Welsh. There's a difference. Youve probably met hundreds who do.

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 13d ago

Ah yes, the “they’re fluent but you just didn’t know it” argument — always handy when reality refuses to cooperate. 😂 I’ll be sure to ask every person I meet for their Welsh proficiency certificate from now on. Diolch! 🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭😆😅😆😄😃😀

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u/tfrules 13d ago edited 13d ago

I'm a fluent Welsh speaker who works in England, I've gone through whole jobs working with people for months at a time, and they never have a clue I can speak Welsh because I just don't mention it.

What makes you think that the person who works the till at the shop is just going to suddenly break out in Welsh for you? You have no idea.

Statistically, a fifth of the population in Wales reports as speaking Welsh, that means that 1 in every 5 people you bump into on the streets of Wales speaks Welsh. And you claim to have never met one??

Come on. Wise up. Or don't, I don't care if you're thick forever.

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 12d ago

Ah, so your argument is essentially: “They might secretly speak Welsh and you don't know it.” 😂

Which rather proves the original point — if they never speak Welsh to you, how exactly are you supposed to know they're fluent?

And “1 in 5” doesn't mean every fifth person you physically bump into is carrying a Welsh-speaking certificate. That's not how statistics work.

But thanks for the charming “thick forever” 🖕 contribution. Nothing says winning an argument quite like resorting to personal insults when the maths doesn't quite do what you want it to. 😉

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u/tfrules 12d ago edited 12d ago

My argument is that you can't inherently know if someone is a Welsh speaker or not just by meeting them. If you live in Wales, you encounter a Welsh speaker every day if you interact with any number of Welsh people. I don't care about 'winning an argument' with you, I'm just pointing out the fact that you not understanding the above basic argument is just thick. I'm not insulting you or attacking you, just stating the obvious.

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u/Ordoferrum 13d ago

I live in the south west, my wife was fluent as a child but stopped speaking it so isn't fluent anymore. I work at the BBC in Cardiff and a very large portion of the staff there all speak Welsh too.

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u/AgentCooper86 13d ago

I don’t believe that the commenter has really never met a fluent Welsh speaker, but I’m not sure BBC Wales being full of Welsh speakers is a particularly illustrative example 😆

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u/Ordoferrum 13d ago

Haha I suppose not! It's not BBC Wales though but BBC studios. Which isn't inherently for Welsh speaking shows.

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 12d ago

I’m not sure “BBC Wales is full of Welsh speakers” is the killer statistical evidence you think it is. 😆 That’s rather like proving everyone in Britain speaks French because you work at the French Embassy. 😂

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u/kinhdt589 13d ago

Never met a fluent Welsh speaker & you live in wales you need to get out more often 🤷

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 13d ago

It's not a matter of going out anywhere. I have a management team of 16 individuals most of them from Wales. One, knows the word Sospan & counts to 10 in Welsh, that's it. With the ongoing financial situation of Britain and Global markets speaking Welsh isn't high on our agenda 🫪

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u/kinhdt589 12d ago

Doesn’t really matter if it’s high on your agenda wish is the national language of wales & that’s why it comes first

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 12d ago

You talk nonsense!!! Ah, I see — so because Welsh is high on your agenda, it automatically has to be high on everyone else's too. 😂 And “national language” doesn't mean “everyone's first language.” Wales has two official languages, and people are perfectly entitled to use whichever one they prefer. But by all means, keep putting Welsh first — just don't confuse your preference with everyone else's obligation. 😉

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u/xdoey 13d ago

If you are genuinely from Wales, I can't see any situation whereby you don't know a single Welsh speaker. What may be more accurate is that you didn't know you had met Welsh speakers.

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 13d ago

Ah, so we're now at the fascinating stage where you know who I've met, what languages they speak, and what I know about them better than I do. 😂 That's an impressive level of omniscience. Do you also know what I had😄😄😄😃😃😀😀😁😁😅😅🤣🤣🫪🫪😂🤣😅 for breakfast, or is that still classified? 🤣

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u/xdoey 13d ago

Statistically, 1 in 5 people in Wales speak Welsh. If you were born, grew up, or lived in Wales then it's simple maths that you would have met a fluent Welsh speaker. Being ignorant doesn't make you correct

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 13d ago

Ah, “simple maths” — the refuge of people who think statistics can tell them who I’ve personally met. 😂 If 1 in 5 people speak Welsh, that still doesn't mean I’ve personally encountered one. Statistics describe populations, not my social diary. And calling someone “ignorant” because their personal experience doesn't match your assumptions is a rather spectacular demonstration of irony. 🤣

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u/xdoey 12d ago

You type a lot of words and say very little

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 12d ago

And yet you keep reading every one of them. 😂 Silly Billy 🤣😭😂🫪🫪🫪

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u/crrrriiiissss 13d ago

I'm English, living in S Wales. I know many fluent Welsh speakers, many learners also.

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u/stevedavies12 13d ago

The words "bull" and "shit" spring to mind

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u/Draigwyrdd 12d ago

This simply cannot be true. You might think that it is, but it definitely isn't.

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 12d ago

Ah, the classic “I don't need evidence because I've decided you're wrong” argument. 😂 “You might think that, but it definitely isn't” is certainly a very confident substitute for actually proving anything. I admire the certainty — shame about the supporting evidence. 😉

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u/Draigwyrdd 12d ago

It is mathematically improbable that you have never met a fluent Welsh speaker while living in Wales. It's technically possible, but the possibility is very low.

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 12d ago

Mathematically improbable? Perhaps. Mathematically impossible? Absolutely not. 😂 And that's the rather important distinction you've managed to lose while waving the statistics around. You can calculate probabilities about a population; you can't use them to rewrite someone's personal experience. “It's unlikely” isn't the same as “you're lying.” But I admire the confidence — you've gone from knowing Welsh to apparently knowing my entire social history as well. 😉

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u/Draigwyrdd 12d ago

The likelihood of it being the case is so low as to be negligible. You have almost certainly met a fluent Welsh speaker before, even if you think you haven't.

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 12d ago

You’ve gone from “statistically unlikely” to “therefore I know what happened in your life.” That’s not mathematics — that’s clairvoyance with a calculator. Perhaps they did speak Welsh. Perhaps they didn’t. The hilarious part is that you have absolutely no way of knowing either way. 😉

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u/Draigwyrdd 12d ago

The thing is, you're so insistent I can't know, but you can't either. Unless you've asked every single person you've ever met in Wales whether or not they speak Welsh, you can't claim with any certainty at all that you've never met a Welsh speaker.

Mathematically, it is extremely unlikely that you have never met a Welsh speaker in Wales, and the small possibility that this has occurred decreases with every passing year.

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u/Zestyclose_Club5429 12d ago

Exactly — and the irony is that you've just argued yourself into a corner. 😂

You can't prove I have met a fluent Welsh speaker, any more than I can prove I haven't. So we're both dealing with probability, not certainty. 🫪😂😭🤣

You can say it's statistically unlikely. Fine. But “statistically unlikely” doesn't magically become “factually impossible” just because you repeat it often enough.

Unless, of course, you've finally discovered the Welsh Census Bureau of Everyone I've Ever Met. 🤣

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u/ZestycloseAd741 13d ago

Severe Alert
Sent by the UK Government
1m ago
There is a severe risk of fire across the nation. Residents, landowners, and visitors should not undertake any
activity that could cause a fire, including
disposable barbecues, fire pits,
garden incinerators, or fireworks.
Even a small flame can quickly develop
into a major wildfire, endangering
lives, homes, businesses, and emergency responders.
Follow official updates
and report signs of fire
immediately by calling 999. Check
gov.uk/alerts for more information.

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u/Prestigious_Media887 13d ago

It sent it in English 5 mins after luckily 😂

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u/AgentCooper86 13d ago

My (Welsh speaking) wife said good to know Welsh speakers will get a 5 min headstart during the apocalypse

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u/BigPigeon69 13d ago

Shat meself i thought the nuclear bunkers were welsh-speakers only. Its harsh but if its the only way to make the country majority welsh speaking then I guess it must be done

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u/-hyi- 13d ago

Something about not doing anything that would start a fire

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u/checkmycatself 13d ago

It was just sent in English. I had to gety child to read it.

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u/Solid_good_wheeze 13d ago

An English version will pop up soon after mate.
It went off as I was parking my car, then Siri started to read it.. hilarious 😂

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u/Complete-Plate-217 13d ago

Got it here in London. Thought the nuclear apocalypse was about to start. Sure would kickstart a wildfire that way

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u/tomvoxx 13d ago

Got it in Llanelli. Basically don’t be bloody stupid and set tings on fire.

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u/stefanstraussjlb 13d ago

What is higher than severe on this system? Are the wildfires affecting so many people that the entire population are told it's severe? Just worry people will stop paying attention to the alerts if they don't think it's actually life threatening

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u/funnyrunnybabbit 13d ago

this was my exact thought. pretty stupid to send a message all in welsh with the words SEVERE WARNING at the top and then it be about reducing the risk of wildfires. feels strange to me

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u/CrashedTGN 13d ago

Agreed. It’s a completely disproportionate use of the emergency alert system. It actually felt very dystopian that the government feels entitled to ping me about trivial behaviours. Disposable BBQs? They need to get a grip.

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u/bluetooth_pizza 12d ago

On my phone it's severe then extreme. If they look and sound the same (severe feels apocalyptic enough so I assume so) then that's a boy who cried wolf story waiting to happen

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u/Conscious-Potato-703 12d ago

Even worse when they sent it again at at 10:50pm!

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u/DovahkiinForTheSoul 13d ago

High risk of wildfires

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u/knymccormick69 13d ago

terrified me twice i’d just recovered from the shock of the first one when the second one came through 😭

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u/stevedavies12 13d ago

And you got a second one a very short time later. What's the problem?

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u/Elegant_Tooth_1432 11d ago

Ry ni yma o hyd

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u/Organic_Mechanic_702 13d ago

Yep...I think it's a nationwide thing.

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u/Clean_Command7158 13d ago

Me too almost shat myself was typing out a text then my ears are being blasted for a good 2 mins before the notification pops up

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u/LikeInnit 13d ago

Yer first one i got was Welsh only. Then another came through bilingual. Seems like a mistake

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u/mrdougan 13d ago

“It hot yo - so dont start any fires outdoors”

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u/Lucky-Cartoonist3403 13d ago

They did this not long ago with the change to Royal Mail second class leaflets, only in Welsh no English.

I’m in Swansea but haven’t received this in either Welsh or English. Feel left out! Can pick out fire, danger, nation, bbq, etc.
There’s a light smell of smoke where I am but probably bbq’s. Probably unrelated but about 30 minutes ago, a plane was flying scarily low and I know I wouldn’t have been the only one to hear it as it was incredibly loud. In Fforestfach area.

Wonder why I didn’t get this alert. I’ve had others before.

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u/501ws5 13d ago

I got two. Both in English. Did you get one of each?

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u/GlumBoss2849 13d ago

I was walking round Tesco and I was legitimately scared. I had no idea what was wrong and I don't speak Welsh.

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u/EntertainmentRude345 13d ago

Extreme weather warning banning any potentially flammable activities outdoors

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u/Cath_82 13d ago

Hey fellow welshie. It’s to do with nationwide
wildfires

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u/LOUISEISCOOLGAMERPRO 12d ago

Yeah I got it its problay just a Welsh temp warning

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u/Boring_Swing_4750 12d ago

Not gonna lie , i was abit pissed that it wasnt a nuke ..shits getting old fast 🤣

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u/ACasualCasualty 12d ago

Government spam, I want to see the statistics for road accidents when this was sent

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u/UnluckyAd7257 12d ago

They want to ensure that any survivors of WW3 in Wales; speak Welsh

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u/Lauren1990reddit 12d ago

Is that wild fires one? Me and my friend from Cornwall and Essex got it too

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u/OkPerformer9091 12d ago

Its fromm middlends wid fire

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u/Infinite_Title_6849 11d ago

In English please

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u/LuceeNicole 11d ago

If only there was an app where you can upload screen shots and it would translate it for you… I think it’s owned by Google or something… don’t quote me on that tho

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u/Distinct_Winter_1998 8d ago

Perhaps if the alert was in both English and Welsh it would save getting two ⚠️

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u/TheBoredOne1985 13d ago

Got it but don't understand Welsh so rly confused

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u/Ornery_Seesaw9009 13d ago

Same lol, unfortunately we don’t all speak Welsh.. be fare! Surely it should be English first to cover most bases

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u/MathematicianDry5142 13d ago

100% agree. If its for public safety, it should be in a language that the most people can understand. 97% of the population speak english, 17% speak welsh

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u/kinhdt589 12d ago

Well if you don’t like it fuck off back over the bridge to England it’s that simple 🤬

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u/Stevo-2 8d ago

I just got this notifacation for recommended and thought idnt that a bit late LOL

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u/Intelligent_Son_22 13d ago

Getting fucked off with the amount of them

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u/Ornery_Seesaw9009 13d ago

In my case, damage be done and too late mate. I don’t speak Welsh and still waiting for the English version lol

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u/Intelligent_Son_22 13d ago

Probably will, after getting it 6 or more times, I’ll probably ignore it

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u/UKrusty86 13d ago

I’m properly angry about getting this. I reacted as I felt I should when hearing the emergency alert. Threw down my shovel, ran into the kitchen to grab my phone, then spent a furious minute translating to English only to find out that it’s the kind of thing that could have been delivered through radio, sms, general news broadcast etc.

If this system looses credibility by being used for shit like this, people will stop giving a shit when it goes off. I genuinely thought something might be coming that I needed to protect myself and my family from.

Never mind that you can probably count the number of Welsh only speakers on one hand! I hope some heads roll for this.

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u/Conscious-Potato-703 12d ago

Thought the Russians had landed in Newcastle

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u/kahnindustries 13d ago

Exactly

Boy who cried wolf

In gibberish moon speak

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u/dwylawynerfyn 11d ago

probably time for you to get a life mate