Hi Annie You're being too kind to the author methinks. My reference to being speechless was intended to show my deep disgust at such a crass display of racial, religious and class prejudice which shouts at you from every line he wrote. Of course we don't know what else he said, maybe he was suffering from haemorrhoids that particular day after sitting on his horse too long. But give him the benefit of the doubt on this evidence ? Not likely ! I can claim dual W/E nationality and am married to an English gal, so I am uniquely placed to freely criticise either nationality without feeling overly guilty. But would I play for Wales or England at rugby given the choice - what a silly question :-) Gareth List administrator for DYFED, CGN & PEM Genuki Wales http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ Lookup Exchange http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html Help Page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html . ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cardi2@aol.com> To: <WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 11:39 PM Subject: [WLS-CGN] Gareth is speechless > In a message dated 10/19/03 8:01:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > Gareth: I'm not certain I appreciate being considered a "devil" for having > (Calvinist) Methodist ancestors but the man in question has a right to his own > opinion. I presume that he came to Wales and wasn't treated the way he > thought he should have been. Unfortunately, some English are still doing that in > Wales - my cousins who live there tell me that. I still remember the Englishman > I met in a pub in Cenarth who told he had lived there for 20 years and hoped > someday to be accepted. > > As for George Barrow's book, I recommend that every American-Welsh read that > book. Although, Barrow is a bit opinionated, he writes about the countryside > and what he saw. On my first trip to Wales in 1989, I had decided against > going into North Wales but because I read Barrow's book, I went and saw many of > the places that he did and enjoyed myself. I would think it would be must > reading. > > Gareth, if you think the Welsh are prejudiced against or the English are, you > should live in the USA - we get it all the time. If you are a native > Californian, like me, its worse. I always say, if you don't like it here in > California, then go home. > > Annie > > > > http://home.clara.net/tirbach/HelpPagepearls.html#Description > > > > I'm speechless ! > > > > > > > > > > > ==== WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Dyfed FHS > http://www.dyfedfhs.org.uk/ > > >