Being British in Swansea

Heh, good point.

People in Swansea are also British though by the way.

You have to go and visit - it's really not that horrible, though I guess that depends where you live at the moment. It's just a bog-standard British town with a 1960s town centre. The bonus is the surroundings, as has been said. I nearly went to uni there myself, but preferred somewhere else - I would have been happy to go there if I hadn't got into my first choice though.

Thanks Keele.

And good point, Flora. I should have thought of that!

swansea is a grim welsh town, i dont think the people who live there would even deny this. maybe it depends on who your with as to what experience you have. Cardiff uni and city is by far a better choice (im not from cardiff but i have lived there) or bristol. i mean really, why would you choose to live in swansea when you have two other big university towns like cardiff and bristol close by?

the surrounding areas are beautiful though.

If feesible you should really try visiting for a day, to see what you think of it after all you maybe spending the next 3/4 years in the city!
Swansea certainly has its strong points and probably has the best back garden in Britain in the form of the Gower. As with most cities it has its problems; car crime used to be a big problem as are drugs and alcohol, but no where is perfect. I think the biggest problem with Swansea is that it is always being compared with Cardiff and gets a rough deal as they are very different cities.

As for anti-english sentiments, you may get some if you are parading around draped in a St.Georges cross but assuming you wont be then you should not worry. It is worth remembering that an estimated 500,000 English people live in Wales, that is roughly 1/6th of the population so you wont be alone, plus as with most universities; they are international hubs attracting students from every corner of the UK, Europe and the World, you may find that the welsh become the minority in some circles.

The Welsh are very Racist towards the English..

You get used to it. I gave as good as I got whilst at Cardiff Uni. It only revs into high gear when it's rugby time.

Most Taffs in the south aren't welsh (Celts) anyway but are descended from English people who moved there, mainly from the midlands, to work in the mines. Those clowns who support cardiff and claim to hate the english can't speak a word of welsh and just need something to hate. Like many places OP, swansea is full of nobs, but at a university you will definitely be ok, nobody with half a brain is genuinely anti-english there.

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wimeraux, i suppose you need to speak cymru to be welsh??????? if they spoke welsh would that give them a better reason to hate the english????