
Chasing Joy in Wales
The Welsh have a word for the rush of happiness that comes from being in a perfectly delightful moment: hwyl.
It’s pronounced something like “h-oil.” You’ll be forgiven for missing the nuances of the Welsh language, which is big on consonants. Although almost everyone in Wales speaks English, preserving Welsh – the language spoken by about 30 per cent of the country’s 3.2 million people – is a point of pride for the resilient inhabitants of this country on Britain’s west coast. In areas like...
It’s pronounced something like “h-oil.” You’ll be forgiven for missing the nuances of the Welsh language, which is big on consonants. Although almost everyone in Wales speaks English, preserving Welsh – the language spoken by about 30 per cent of the country’s 3.2 million people – is a point of pride for the resilient inhabitants of this country on Britain’s west coast. In areas like...