Culture
The South East Wales culture is what makes the region! From the welcoming communities of the Valleys through to the multicultural cities of Cardiff and Newport the region is a diverse and welcoming place.
South East Wales and Wales as a whole is steeped in culture and even has its own language - but don't be put off, in South East Wales everybody speaks English! The Welsh language is one of the oldest in Europe, dating from the 6th century, although English is the primary language you’ll hear the odd Welsh word spoken in the street, on TV or radio and on Road signs. Many Welsh words have cropped into the regions dialect for example a Cwtch? Easy: it’s a hug; the problems start to come with our sub-regional dialects! Valleys-ish for example where everyone say ‘like’ at the end of a sentence like! Or Cardiff-ians’ where Cardiff is pronounced ker-diff and who could forget the greatest of all South East Wales sayings…‘I’ll be there now in a minute mun’. Trust us you’ll soon master the regions dialect (and some of the sub-regions dialect) and become a true South East Walian like!
Whilst mining and iron making have, in some areas, scarred the landscape, they have also supported the culture and created the regions traditions with male voice choirs still thrive in many of the valleys towns and villages, one (only men aloud) has even taken the music charts by storm!
The other great element of culture in Wales is the religion of rugby! The region hosts the national stadium and 3 of the Welsh regional teams, Cardiff Blues, Newport Dragons and the countries most successful region the Ospreys cover the Bridgend area.
