Members boscal45 Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 i just finished my application to study abroad this fall at Bangor University! this could turn out to be the coolest thing i have ever done. im excited! the only problem is that i wont be able to take my bass with me. pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 Remus lives in wales afaik. He seems to have tonnes of basses around, I'm sure he could sort you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 Yes, yes I am and yes I will Why the flippin hell do you want to go to Bangor uni willbill0587 is closer than me I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jateca Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 I live on the Wirral across the river from North Wales, Bangor isn't that far from me. So yeah, Why Bangor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boscal45 Posted February 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 why not? im an english lit major, with an emphasis on medieval lit. studying in wales will give me a chance to see what the medieval authors saw and hopefully make the text more alive. the welsh language is also very intriguing to me, since it is a direct ancestor of our modern english. studying medieval lit is a very real connection to the past, and this is my chance to study the past in its natural environment, if that makes sense. also, i live in iowa, which has cornfields. in bangor, i would be just a few miles from beaches, mountains, and castles. london and sydney were other options, but i didnt want to go to a "touristy" place to study. i wanted to go somewhere where i could really experience the culture and people instead of just the place. and apparantly, bangor has a good football team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 London is a stupidly expensive place to study as well... What sort of basses do you like, I could organise something for you that you can pick up when you arrive in the uk? I'm guessing you will want something that will get the job done as opposed to flagrant extravagance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crescent Seven Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 I took the ferry from Dublin to Hollyhead, Wales back in 2001. Spent the entire day getting wasted and pissing off the locals by playing American teeny-pop on the jukebox. Saw a liquor store called "Booze Buster", what a kick ass name for a liquor store! C7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 LOL! We did have a booze buster for a while in a town near me, now it's called Cellar 5 or some pansy ass {censored}... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crescent Seven Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 LOL! We did have a booze buster for a while in a town near me, now it's called Cellar 5 or some pansy ass {censored}... That was a highlight of my day in Wales. The lowlight was when the dickhead at the ferry port wouldn't let me bring the beer I bought there back on the ferry. You've never seen 3 people drink 12 tall cans so fast in your life. C7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcrow Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 here i am in manchester....quite a way away but do spend some times just over the border and the wirrallast trip was to chirk castleenjoy your time here...and i hope you get a bass etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted February 6, 2008 CMS Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 My maternal family hails from Wales, near Mold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rippin' Robin Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 the welsh language is also very intriguing to me, since it is a direct ancestor of our modern english. :freak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted February 6, 2008 CMS Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 :freak: What? It's like, the opposite of a prior descendent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 :freak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRANKOR Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 welsh sounds {censored}ing awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seraphim7s Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 why not? im an english lit major, with an emphasis on medieval lit. studying in wales will give me a chance to see what the medieval authors saw and hopefully make the text more alive. the welsh language is also very intriguing to me, since it is a direct ancestor of our modern english. studying medieval lit is a very real connection to the past, and this is my chance to study the past in its natural environment, if that makes sense. also, i live in iowa, which has cornfields. in bangor, i would be just a few miles from beaches, mountains, and castles. london and sydney were other options, but i didnt want to go to a "touristy" place to study. i wanted to go somewhere where i could really experience the culture and people instead of just the place.and apparantly, bangor has a good football team! Woah ... Medieval Welsh is NOT a direct ancestor of Modern English. It's a completely different language family entirely (Welsh is Celtic, English is Germanic) I think you're getting confused. Brythonic languages were spoken throughout the British mainland before the arrival of the Romans (with the possible exception of the north of Scotland and parts of the South inhabited by continental Celtic speaking Belgae) but the English we speak today is largely derived from Germanic peoples who settled 400-1000 AD The only thing Medieval Welsh is an ancestor to is Modern Welsh and various emigrant dialects (Patagonian Welsh etc...). It is closely related to other Brythonic Celtic tongues like Cornish and Breton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frunobulax Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 i've spent a considerable amount of time in that corner of Wales. it's a beautiful place full of very friendly people. stunning countryside, great walking/hiking, castles, Portmerion, sheep...ah the memories. there's a great pub on Anglesey called the Gazelle on the Menai Straight, between Meani Bridge and Beaumaris. great views looking back towards Snowdonia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted February 6, 2008 CMS Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 i've spent a considerable amount of time in that corner of Wales. it's a beautiful place full of very friendly people. stunning countryside, great walking/hiking, castles, Portmerion, sheep...ah the memories. there's a great pub on Anglesey called the Gazelle on the Menai Straight, between Meani Bridge and Beaumaris. great views looking back towards Snowdonia. As a kid I visited the area one summer, and when we were in Portmerion I can remember being very frightened...the TV show "The Prisoner" was popular at the time, and I kept thinking that clear blob thing was going to come across the water and take me away...... *and 95% of the forum won't have a clue what I'm on about...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seraphim7s Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 i've spent a considerable amount of time in that corner of Wales. it's a beautiful place full of very friendly people. stunning countryside, great walking/hiking, castles, Portmerion, sheep...ah the memories. there's a great pub on Anglesey called the Gazelle on the Menai Straight, between Meani Bridge and Beaumaris. great views looking back towards Snowdonia. True. If you like castles and ancient villages, snow capped mountains, steep valleys, and SHEEP, then NW Wales is for you. Be sure to visit Conwy & Caernarfon. Oh, and Anglesey - a really magical place. As a scouser (a person from Liverpool) I spent many a summer in Wales as a kid. I would find it great for a while and then f*cking boring because I'm a 20-something city dweller, but there ya go ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frunobulax Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 I would find it great for a while and then f*cking boring because I'm a 20-something city dweller, but there ya go ... i would agree with this. we were based in London when we were travelling to Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted February 6, 2008 CMS Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 I do remember a lot of sheep. Everywhere. We tried to picnic, and my father and great-uncle spent the entire time fending the bastards off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jateca Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 Be sure to have a look round caernarfon and snowonia whilst you're there. Some great countryside to wander round in the north. Especially good if you're into hiking or climbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rippin' Robin Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 Woah ... Medieval Welsh is NOT a direct ancestor of Modern English. It's a completely different language family entirely (Welsh is Celtic, English is Germanic)I think you're getting confused. Brythonic languages were spoken throughout the British mainland before the arrival of the Romans (with the possible exception of the north of Scotland and parts of the South inhabited by continental Celtic speaking Belgae) but the English we speak today is largely derived from Germanic peoples who settled 400-1000 ADThe only thing Medieval Welsh is an ancestor to is Modern Welsh and various emigrant dialects (Patagonian Welsh etc...). It is closely related to other Brythonic Celtic tongues like Cornish and Breton. That's what I meant, I just couldn't be bothered to type it all up. Modern English = Anglosaxon + French + some other bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seraphim7s Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 That's what I meant, I just couldn't be bothered to type it all up.Modern English = Anglosaxon + French + some other bits. Yep ... Low Germanic dialects of NW Germany, Holland, Flanders & Jutland (Anglo-Saxon - the basis of English) + some Old Norse picked up 800-1000 AD + some Norman-French / Old French 1100-1400 AD + Latin & Greek borrowings (renaissance onwards, but some words like 'street' date back to Roman times)= modern English. Despite the (mainly Romance) borrowings, English is most definitely a Germanic language. 85% of the words used in common parlance are Germanic. Celtic words remaining in English are very, very few. Most are later borrowings from Irish (which is a Goidelic Celtic language) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willbill0587 Posted February 6, 2008 Members Share Posted February 6, 2008 Yep, I'm about 20mins drive from Bangor in Old Colwyn.Some bits are nice, but a lot of it is a {censored} hole. If you live here, you will find that out.Also, if you drive, you will have Richard Brunstrom on your ass everywhere you go, the Chief Constable of North Wales Police. Google his name and you will find out some of the {censored} he does. Ther are some greatlakes and mountains and all of that as the others have mentioned but I've live here all my life and all that is like 'yeah, so what?'When I go to the city tho', {censored} its well good, I do find tho', after I spend a day in the city, then go home, the air is much cleaner and fresher, and I feel as tho' I haven't showered for a week or two:freak:Oh, bring sunblock, an umbrella, and a big fat coat because it is too hot in the summer and you always get sunburnt and its too cold in the winter and it rains all the time, and I'm not joking! edit; I hope you like scousers too because we get hundreds of the bastards swarming around everywhere in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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