DuracellEnergizer said:

I assume the Welsh have been assimilated more thoroughly into English culture than the Irish and Scottish have. I can't even tell a Welsh accent apart from an English one, which certainly isn't the case for the Scottish and Irish.

I can but then again because PBS was one of the few stations we could pick up at my house when I was a kid I grew up watching lots of BBC shows from a young age,so I may not be normal:)

Still you make a good point,that is most likely it. There were certain sections of the Roman Empire who never tried to break away from Rome after being conquered because they were assimilated so well into the empire,that could be the case here as well.

If there are any Welsh users here can you confirm if this is the case? I find this whole issue very interesting.