| Welsh Chariots of Fire on 13:10 - Aug 24 with 464 views | Catullus |
Ah the old boys club ensuring some nobody from Wales couldn't prove to be better than one of their own eh.
The right school tie and funny handshake can still get you to high places in this world even if you're a complete buffoon, can't they Boris?
Having a Welsh accent can still slam doors in your face which is why people like Heseltine learned to sound so plummy. |  |
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| Welsh Chariots of Fire on 22:50 - Aug 24 with 421 views | jack_lord |
| Welsh Chariots of Fire on 13:10 - Aug 24 by Catullus |
Ah the old boys club ensuring some nobody from Wales couldn't prove to be better than one of their own eh.
The right school tie and funny handshake can still get you to high places in this world even if you're a complete buffoon, can't they Boris?
Having a Welsh accent can still slam doors in your face which is why people like Heseltine learned to sound so plummy. |
Whilst it undoubtedly continues, it was a hundred years ago.
I had a conversation how this isn't just limited to the Welsh accent but anyone who didn't attend a top private school. |  |
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| Welsh Chariots of Fire on 11:47 - Aug 25 with 392 views | theloneranger |
"In 1923, the Amateur Athletic Association imposed a lifetime ban on him after discovering he accepted cash prizes as a teenager, which contravened their rules."
"They discovered he'd run as a teenager in 1917 at a local event in Neath in a fundraising event for the First World War,"
"He won a small prize of £2 and he ran again as a 17-year-old at a bigger event in Swansea and won £2 again.
"But In 1923, that was used against him and just before the 1924 'Chariots of Fire' Olympics in Paris they hit him with an international ban." |  |
| Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎 |
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| Welsh Chariots of Fire on 14:30 - Aug 25 with 355 views | Catullus |
| Welsh Chariots of Fire on 22:50 - Aug 24 by jack_lord |
Whilst it undoubtedly continues, it was a hundred years ago.
I had a conversation how this isn't just limited to the Welsh accent but anyone who didn't attend a top private school. |
Oh yes, it applies to many regional accents though Scottish seems to be quite acceptable. | |
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