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    If you are born in Wales and never moved away, it might look like this:

    • English
    • English
    • English
    • Welsh

    If you are born in Wales and never moved away, it might look like this:

    • English
    • English
    • Welsh
    • Welsh

    Welsh is an official language of the UK and most things in Wales are in Welsh first and English second.

    Away from the south and the more touristy areas, you’re likely to find people speaking Welsh in everyday life (education, shopping, workplace), rather than just at home.

    Oh, and Wales, England and Scotland are countries. The UK is a state made up of 3 countries and a region, whereas the USA is a country made up of 50 states and some territories and districts etc.

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      I lived in Wales for a year and I managed to learn some very basic Welsh myself. It’s been about 15 years now, but at least back then it was mainly old and very young people who spoke Welsh. Most people aged 20-60 didn’t speak Welsh at all, with the younger ones learning it at school.

      But I guess with that generation being up to maybe 35 now, speaking Welsh is likely much more common than it was back then. So yeah, my chart above is likely outdated.