Working with the Welsh?

Working with the Welsh?

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R1 Indy

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4,382 posts

184 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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I start a new job on monday which is in Newport Wales.

Having spoken to my new boss, he is Very welsh, and struggle to understand what he is saying half the time!

Having never worked with the Welsh, Are there any big "do" or "donts" about them.

Or more importantly, how can i wind them up without getting sacked?


Zaxxon

4,057 posts

161 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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Don't be sheepish.

R300will

3,799 posts

152 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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Don't be baaashful either

R300will

3,799 posts

152 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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They're crafty too so make sure you don't get fleeced

Jasandjules

69,931 posts

230 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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IME the Welsh have a great sense of humour and are quite happy to take the p**s and have the p**s taken...... Indeed, Taff Wars (youtube it) was shown to me in Wales.........

Pixel Pusher

10,194 posts

160 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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Get your new boss a present. You'll be his favourite from day one.


Famous Graham

26,553 posts

226 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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Pixel Pusher said:
Get your new boss a present. You'll be his favourite from day one.

God, no, don't. He'll never forgive you.

The quality of construction is st, they chafe something terrible, but.

Wattsie

1,161 posts

202 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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Further into Wales, there's sometimes an anti English sentiment which I really don't understand.

I mean, everyone knows they're wkers, but you're not supposed to tell them that.

Edited by Wattsie on Monday 21st May 20:33

Pixel Pusher

10,194 posts

160 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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Famous Graham said:
Pixel Pusher said:
Get your new boss a present. You'll be his favourite from day one.

God, no, don't. He'll never forgive you.

The quality of construction is st, they chafe something terrible, but.
Sorry. My baaaad.

Wattsie

1,161 posts

202 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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Pixel Pusher said:
Get your new boss a present. You'll be his favourite from day one.

rofl The farmer on the box art.

grumpy52

5,598 posts

167 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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They are the tightest of tight things .Never ever do they get the beer in !

MarkwG

4,858 posts

190 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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I work with a few welsh guys - they love it when you make jokes about cheese-on-toast being the national dish. I always refer to Wales as "Western England", they roll about laughing at that one...!

New POD

3,851 posts

151 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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You could enrol on welsh classes http://learnwelsh.coleggwent.ac.uk/

that would really wind them up, especially the one's who can't speak it, but are nationalistic anyway.


Note: My parents retire to Northwales, and my dad recently achieved A level Welsh, which is amusing cause he'll be chatting away in his broad lancashire accent, and the locals won't realise he can understand every word they say.

mattdaniels

7,353 posts

283 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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Weird country. You have to pay to get in, but not to get out, and you need half a pint of phlegm in your throat to pronounce most of the place names.

HeatonNorris

1,649 posts

149 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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R1 Indy said:
I start a new job on monday which is in Newport Wales.

Having spoken to my new boss, he is Very welsh, and struggle to understand what he is saying half the time!

Having never worked with the Welsh, Are there any big "do" or "donts" about them.

Or more importantly, how can i wind them up without getting sacked?
Why do you think they'd be any different to anyone else?

Would you have asked the same question of starting a new job in Oxfordshire? - because that's just as far away from you as Wales is, ffs.

I wouldn't worry, they'll spend just as much time taking the mick out of you.

'Oi arrrm from the West Cun'ry, but that don't really ma'er... 'cos oi cart read and oi carnt wroite, but oi carn droive a trac'or'

jmorgan

36,010 posts

285 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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Yeah, we are freaking weird and easy to upset. Don't wear black shoes.


Edit. Oh, and don't call for an ambulance.

Celtic Dragon

3,169 posts

236 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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You'll never tell a Welshman a sheep joke he hasn't heard.

You could always buy him some velcro gloves smile

jmorgan

36,010 posts

285 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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You don't need velcro gloves at the edge of a cliff.

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

243 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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Just keep your desk tidy.

New POD

3,851 posts

151 months

Monday 21st May 2012
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HeatonNorris said:
Why do you think they'd be any different to anyone else?

Would you have asked the same question of starting a new job in Oxfordshire? - because that's just as far away from you as Wales is, ffs.

I wouldn't worry, they'll spend just as much time taking the mick out of you.

'Oi arrrm from the West Cun'ry, but that don't really ma'er... 'cos oi cart read and oi carnt wroite, but oi carn droive a trac'or'
The one's I've met seem a bit t'ick, but that might b' t'inbreedin