Queuing in New York

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As we queued in a New York Bank, I was chatting away in Welsh to my Great Aunt. The mam in front turned to us and asked where we were from. Accustomed to this question, I responded that we were from North Wales. He responded that this was clear to him, what he wanted to know was where exactly in North Wales we came from. I told him that I was from Denbigh - and so was he although he'd been living in New York for many years and had lost all traces of his original accent.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:54:18 +0000Coincidence ID:4349