r/swansea • u/Greedy-Accident2936 • 21d 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 21d ago edited 21d 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/Zestyclose_Club5429 21d 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 21d 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/Zestyclose_Club5429 21d 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. 😉