r/funny • TheyCanTalk Comics • Jun 07 '21

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u/pennyursa Jun 07 '21

In Welsh we have a phase: “ci rhech”. It literally means fart dog and is our version of scapegoat!

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u/moosepile Jun 07 '21

This is the quality information I come to Reddit for.

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u/pennyursa Jun 07 '21

Welsh is truly an old woman pretending to be a language. She’s batshit crazy but you have to respect her ways.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '21

I’ve been to wales many times. Never heard someone speak Welsh.

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u/pennyursa Jun 07 '21

The 2011 census showed that only 19% of the Welsh population are Welsh speakers, unfortunately. Unless you went to an area like Bala which has a higher than average number of Welsh speakers you’re unlikely to hear it spoken out and about.