17 Things Wales Has That The Rest Of The World Needs

    Welsh cakes are an obvious one.

    Jamie Jones
    by Jamie Jones

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    1. A weatherman you can actually trust.

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    If Derek says it's going to snow, you get your brolly out, because it's going to fucking snow.

    2. The best cakes of all: Welsh cakes.

    3. A fuck awesome flag.

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    It has a goddamn dragon on it. Is this Game of Thrones? No it's real-fucking-life, and Wales is bossing it.

    4. Trains with names.

    Twitter: @Benjibird

    And not just any names, but the names of Welsh heroes. In Wales, everyone now has the opportunity to ride Tom Jones.

    5. A sense of humour.

    Twitter: @hernan_molinari

    Unlike a lot of other countries *cough* England *cough*, Wales doesn't take itself too seriously.

    6. Manners.

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    You get on or off a bus, you thank the driver. Simple. Having handed over all your small change to Arriva is no excuse not to – after all, manners cost nothing.

    7. World-class beaches.

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    "Wales? But that's just a nation of fields and mountains. Do they even have sand there?" The answer to that question is yes. And it's not just any sand: Wales is home to 41 Blue Flag beaches – highest standard given out by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).

    8. St. David's Day.

    9. A thriving second language.

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    Any language that's blessed with a translated version of Spongebob is doing pretty well for itself.

    10. Choirs that sing with pride.

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    Welsh choirs are the best in the world = FACT.

    11. A population of resourceful people.

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    With the WiFi as unreliable as it is, and the signal being piss-poor at best, resourcefulness really is the ultimate resource.

    12. History right on your doorstep.

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    Home to more castles than any other country in Europe, there's a damn good reason Wales is sometimes known as the "castle capital of the world".

    13. The best sports fans on the planet.

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    Which other nation's sports fans wear daffodils on their heads and sing their country's national anthem with such pride?

    14. And sports stars who look like this:

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    The picture does all the talking.

    15. Free prescriptions.

    16. Houses people can actually afford.

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    £650 in Wales can almost rent you a mansion, wheres in somewhere like that London, you'd be lucky to afford a cardboard box under a bridge.

    17. And of course, some of the best views in the world.

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    Is there any other country where the grass is greener and the air is as fresh? No. There's only one Wales.