What's the point of a Prince of Wales?

Anniebach. . Rather obvious that this thread is on the hit list of threads to
be deleted,

You’re probably correct there Annie. Has anyone noticed the common denominator where deleted threads are concerned?

To make the eldest son of the monarch Prince of Wales started as an insult to the Welsh, a constant reminder that the Welsh are a conquered nation.

Genuine question.

Is that an accurate and verified historical fact? The 'insult', I mean.

But I wasn’t addressing you volver. I wasn’t addressing anyone in particular. Look at the post again and perhaps apologise.

Yes tickingbird it’s so obvious

Nothing to understand Volver. You’re wrong again.

GSM was talking to the participants on this thread, not directly to you! I know it’s difficult for you but, truly, not everything is about you.

Crossed posts GSM

Not holding my breath btw.

Good example of mochyn daear Volver. ?

Is this Pendants' Corner or have I lost my way?

The question is was it a general, rhetorical question to all or was it direct address?

I will not apologise GSM as you were "talking" about me to others and making assumptions about what I thought and what I had done. You actually used my name.

Its just rude. Perhaps you might apologise for that?

I'll not hold my breath either.

not everything is about you.

Even the posts that talk about what I might be thinking and use my name?

Gosh, this is complicated...

Really volver, I didn’t think it possible but you are getting worse.

How rude.

Please somebody, stick up for me.?

I sense a campaign.

I am not part of any campaign. But I am getting rather fed up with your rudeness to all and sundry volver.

MaizieD

^To make the eldest son of the monarch Prince of Wales started as an insult to the Welsh, a constant reminder that the Welsh are a conquered nation.^

Genuine question.

Is that an accurate and verified historical fact? The 'insult', I mean.

I was taught (by a left wing south Walian history teacher with a republican streak) that it was an appeasement rather than an insult.

The play on words “I give you a Prince of Wales who speaks no English” was to satisfy those insisting they wanted a prince who’d been born in Wales and spoke no English! Be careful what you ask for is the lesson learned isn’t it!

Methinks there are more important things about a PoW than where he was born and linguistics. William had no choice on the former and I don’t doubt he’ll bring his best efforts to the Welsh language as his father did.

volver

How rude

Please somebody, stick up for me.?

I sense a campaign.

Wow! Totally overestimating your importance - again!

If this going to be a campaign may I plead for the return of Alegrias, I believe she is a scientist, I know she helped us all understand covid, the implications, the vaccine, she saw off the anti-Vaxers with solid and reasoned argument. She is a Scot with passionate pro independence views which again were well researched, well argued and convincing. She always played the ball and not the man, she did not allow herself to be dragged in to petty squabbles and semantics, she would often make a robust and intelligent point and walk away, thereby strengthening her point rather than weakening her argument scoring petty points. I had a great deal of respect for Alegrias and would welcome the return of that poster.

That poster seemed to change along with her name Laura. She was indeed all the things you say and is much missed,

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LauraNorderr I assume your tongue is firmly in your cheek. If not you'll find that Alegrias is with us.

This is getting really silly

Yes Aveline firmly in cheek.
I do enjoy the cut and thrust of intelligent argument, occasional sarcasm when justified. I don’t enjoy any thread that descends in to pettiness. Some posters pursue it to the nth degree, the point I was making was that Alegrias didn’t. Volver does.
May I add that I’m surprised that a strong character like Alegrias allowed herself to be driven off but I know the feeling.

Come back under either name with your good strong, intelligent, robust argument Alegrias/Volver.

I think that Alegrias finally understood that trying to be reasonable with some posters was just a waste of time for her, and that some were just so set in their ways that they would never listen to reason. Also that there were some posters who would just try to make her angry for no reason, just because they could. Its a sad state of affairs. I wish Alegrias could just have ignored those nasty posters, but it was not to be.

My mum went for an interview in London for a job in Johannesburg, 1950s, and they got excited when she told them she wasn't English. They babbled away in their language to which she replied "ek kan nie afrikaans praat nie, I am Welsh."
After processing her answer for a minute, they came back with the comment, "That's OK then, you know what it's like to be downtrodden by the English, the job is yours."