Comments on: Prejudice still persists in Wales http://www.transgendertoday.com/2008/10/15/prejudice-still-persists-in-wales/ Changing One Day at a Time - Transgender News, Information, Education, and Personal Exploration Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:34:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Annette Strauch http://www.transgendertoday.com/2008/10/15/prejudice-still-persists-in-wales/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Annette Strauch Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:28:21 +0000 http://www.transgendertoday.com/?p=35#comment-4 @admin: I agree. I think people can be narrow-minded and just do not want to know. NEVER GIVE UP! @admin: I agree. I think people can be narrow-minded and just do not want to know.
NEVER GIVE UP!

]]> By: admin http://www.transgendertoday.com/2008/10/15/prejudice-still-persists-in-wales/comment-page-1/#comment-3 admin Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:03:42 +0000 http://www.transgendertoday.com/?p=35#comment-3 Transgender people seem to be the last to be accepted everywhere. Most of it comes from not really understanding or lack of knowledge. Transgender people seem to be the last to be accepted everywhere. Most of it comes from not really understanding or lack of knowledge.

]]> By: Annette Strauch http://www.transgendertoday.com/2008/10/15/prejudice-still-persists-in-wales/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Annette Strauch Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:08:58 +0000 http://www.transgendertoday.com/?p=35#comment-2 I am a German - and I have been living here in different parts of Wales for eight years. At first, I was not aware of any prejudice. In Cardiff, I found that most people were very open. There I met people from various religious backgrounds (Presbyterian, Bapists, Jewish, Islam, Sea of Faith network) and atheists. This was not a problem at all. I worked with a nice lady from Malaysia in the National Library of Wales. She was super and I found her more open than many of the other native employees. She'd always say good morning, share a cake which is not typical in Wales I have learnt. I speak Welsh fluently. I taught myself. I wanted to because I like the Welsh culture, & I am a European Ethnologist / Cultural Anthropologist from Göttingen in Lower Saxony. I have later encountered big, big problems between the Welsh and the English - not all of course - but a few. It does not have anything to do with education which I thought at first. I have met Welsh people with a PhD who are strongly against the English. This made me very sad. These problems I have come across especially in Mid Wales, in Aberystwyth and in Machynlleth. There are no advantages for me speaking the Welsh language in finding a job for example. If one is good in his subject and cannot speak Welsh they should still employ this person. I think, however, if you live in a country you should be able to make an effort in learning the native tongue. People in Wales would joke about the Second World War which for me as a German is not funny at all. I know a woman who was a man and changed her gender. She could not continue living in North Wales because of gender issues. She moved to Cardiff where in general it's been okay but there are huge problems when applying for a job or interviews, etc. Once even a brick was thrown in her window. I could write a lot more. Welsh people I met are not as open about sex issues. I really miss going to saunas which has to do with health and wellness but people here often make fun about it. Sincerely, A.S. I am a German – and I have been living here in different parts of Wales for eight years. At first, I was not aware of any prejudice.
In Cardiff, I found that most people were very open. There I met people from various religious backgrounds (Presbyterian, Bapists, Jewish, Islam, Sea of Faith network) and atheists. This was not a problem at all. I worked with a nice lady from Malaysia in the National Library of Wales. She was super and I found her more open than many of the other native employees. She’d always say good morning, share a cake which is not typical in Wales I have learnt.

I speak Welsh fluently. I taught myself. I wanted to because I like the Welsh culture, & I am a European Ethnologist / Cultural Anthropologist from Göttingen in Lower Saxony.

I have later encountered big, big problems between the Welsh and the English – not all of course – but a few. It does not have anything to do with education which I thought at first. I have met Welsh people with a PhD who are strongly against the English. This made me very sad. These problems I have come across especially in Mid Wales, in Aberystwyth and in Machynlleth.

There are no advantages for me speaking the Welsh language in finding a job for example. If one is good in his subject and cannot speak Welsh they should still employ this person. I think, however, if you live in a country you should be able to make an effort in learning the native tongue.
People in Wales would joke about the Second World War which for me as a German is not funny at all.
I know a woman who was a man and changed her gender. She could not continue living in North Wales because of gender issues. She moved to Cardiff where in general it’s been okay but there are huge problems when applying for a job or interviews, etc. Once even a brick was thrown in her window. I could write a lot more.

Welsh people I met are not as open about sex issues. I really miss going to saunas which has to do with health and wellness but people here often make fun about it.
Sincerely, A.S.

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