'Cymru!'
Any idea what 'Cymru' means? Or do you know if a road sign says 'arafwch nawr', what you are supposed to do? Well, we faced a similar conundrum as we drove towards 'Wales', a country in United Kingdom that is bordered by England to its east and the Irish sea to its north and west. Although Wales closely shares its political and social history with the rest of Great Britain, and the vast majority of the population speaks English, the country has retained a distinct cultural identity and is officially bilingual. Over 560,000 Welsh language speakers live in Wales, and the language is spoken by a majority of the population in parts of the north and west. In the recent Common-Wealth games, I realized that 'Wales' has its own National team and they did pretty well in events like swimming where they won several medals. In Olympics, though, both Wales and Scotland compete as a part of Great Britain team. In cricket, England play against Scotland. I am y...