The linguistic abilities of most English people ("If the foreigner you are speaking to in English looks baffled, shout louder") extend to Wales.

How often have I heard newsreaders on BBC Northwest mangling "Bettws-y-coed", a popular climbing centre in Snowdonia ? (Hint, dear newsreader; it is not pronounced "Betsy co-ed").

I once made the mistake of asking for a brand of Welsh goats-milk cheese, "Pant Ysgawn", at the delicatessen counter in a local supermarket. It took some fast talking to avoid being thrown out for making what sounded like obscene suggestions to the (female) assistant. Oddly, they don't stock it any more ... They do stock "Y Fenni", which merely gets raised eyebrows, rather than insulted expressions. Luckily, "Bara brith", which is a fruited bread not unlike an Irish "barm brack", is on the bread counter, and I don't have to ask for it specially.

Iechyd da bob Cymri ...