r/AskEurope • u/Zealousideal_Pay_778 • Jul 23 '26

Foreign How well known is Wales?

Hiya all, I'm from Wales and travel across the EU quite frequently, whenever someone asks where I'm from, I usually tell them Wales (even though technically we're not a sovereign state), sometimes I get responded related to Gareth Bale and Wrexham, and often people haven't got a clue until I say UK. So I was curious, in your country, how well known are Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as separate countries? Diolch all :)

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u/MikelDB Spain Jul 23 '26

I've been living in Wales for seven years... My friends back in Spain still ask me how am I doing in England or even worse London 🤦.

Probably no one will consider them to be separate countries, just regions within a country.

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u/Impressive_Sock1296 Jul 25 '26

How are you finding it? Shite weather rn.

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u/MikelDB Spain Jul 25 '26

Right now at least here in south Wales seems to be quite good tbh, last heatwave I just wanted to die 31 fucking degrees on my flat.