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Welsh mistake Scottish Youth Group as Asylum Seekers

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Judy54 Tue 12-Aug-25 14:10:04

Residents in Wales mistook a Scottish Youth Group visiting a Summer camp as asylums seekers because they could not understand their accents! Everyone seems to be so paranoid these days. If a Welsh Person spoke in their first language or a Scottish person in theirs then of course we would not understand them but for goodness sake they were speaking in English. What a sad experience for these young people!

Casdon Tue 12-Aug-25 17:18:16

Allira

^Residents in Wales^

So it was just a few people posting bigoted untruths on social media and the whole area, indeed people of Wales, get labelled as racist.

We are all twp in Wales, obviously Allira.

growstuff Tue 12-Aug-25 17:21:51

Allira

^Residents in Wales^

So it was just a few people posting bigoted untruths on social media and the whole area, indeed people of Wales, get labelled as racist.

Not be me!

growstuff Tue 12-Aug-25 17:25:37

Mt61

RosieandherMaw

Simply appalling.

When I first got with my DH, I use to have translate my mum & dads Glaswegian accent, & they both spoke with a soft accent.

I doubt if your DH thought your parents were child abusing asylum seekers. Having a different accent ;language or even skin colour does not excuse hate.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 12-Aug-25 17:27:12

growstuff

Mt61

RosieandherMaw

Simply appalling.

When I first got with my DH, I use to have translate my mum & dads Glaswegian accent, & they both spoke with a soft accent.

I doubt if your DH thought your parents were child abusing asylum seekers. Having a different accent ;language or even skin colour does not excuse hate.

There is only one person on this thread referring to child abusing asylum seekers and that’s you growstuff

Why?

Mt61 Tue 12-Aug-25 17:28:00

I get your point! Just saying the accent is hard to understand for some people.

Allira Tue 12-Aug-25 17:29:16

Casdon

Allira

Residents in Wales

So it was just a few people posting bigoted untruths on social media and the whole area, indeed people of Wales, get labelled as racist.

We are all twp in Wales, obviously Allira.

😁

Allira Tue 12-Aug-25 17:32:08

Well, it brings a new meaning to Croeso i Gymru.

growstuff Tue 12-Aug-25 19:26:14

GrannyGravy13

growstuff

Mt61

RosieandherMaw

Simply appalling.

When I first got with my DH, I use to have translate my mum & dads Glaswegian accent, & they both spoke with a soft accent.

I doubt if your DH thought your parents were child abusing asylum seekers. Having a different accent ;language or even skin colour does not excuse hate.

There is only one person on this thread referring to child abusing asylum seekers and that’s you growstuff

Why?

Because I'm the only one who's mentioned it! The numbskulls who posted abuse mentioned it - it's obvious to anyone that's the link they've made.

Allira Tue 12-Aug-25 19:29:47

growstuff

GrannyGravy13

growstuff

Mt61

RosieandherMaw

Simply appalling.

When I first got with my DH, I use to have translate my mum & dads Glaswegian accent, & they both spoke with a soft accent.

I doubt if your DH thought your parents were child abusing asylum seekers. Having a different accent ;language or even skin colour does not excuse hate.

There is only one person on this thread referring to child abusing asylum seekers and that’s you growstuff

Why?

Because I'm the only one who's mentioned it! The numbskulls who posted abuse mentioned it - it's obvious to anyone that's the link they've made.

As it's been deleted, was it in the pubic domain?

As far as I know, it was only reported as "inappropriate and offensive" comments made online after a video was shared on Facebook last week.

I don't frequent such offensive groups on Facebook.

Oreo Tue 12-Aug-25 20:08:43

Mt61

I get your point! Just saying the accent is hard to understand for some people.

I can’t understand most Scottish accents on tv. Curiously I have no problem understanding English spoken with a Welsh accent or Irish accent.

Allira Tue 12-Aug-25 21:07:21

I don't think they met the Scouts, although I'm not absolutely sure.

Just some random racist bigot or two stirring up trouble and giving the good people of Newbridge a bad name.

The OP is rather misleading.

Anniebach Tue 12-Aug-25 21:35:46

Quote Allira Tue 12-Aug-25 21:07:21
I don't think they met the Scouts, although I'm not absolutely sure.

Just some random racist bigot or two stirring up trouble and giving the good people of Newbridge a bad name.

The OP is rather misleading.

Not rather misleading but misleading. I am a resident in Wales
but I certainly didn’t mistake a Scottish youth group for Asylum seekers

To quote Paul Robeson “in Wales I can walk into any bar, I can’t in my own country” , he certainly couldn’t in England at that time, “room to let, no dogs, no blacks, no Irish “ .