If you’re not British, you might have a hard time understanding this list, but pretty much all you need to know is that the English love to poke fun at the their Welsh neighbors. To give you an analogy that might make this more clear, they are jokingly seen as something along the lines of “British rednecks” (broadly speaking). For the purposes of this list, however, we are going to take this a step further. We are going to compare Wales to whales. It sounds crazy right? And it is. But as nuts as this sounds, you’ll soon see that these two have a lot more in common than you would think. Okay, we’re going to clarify that. Certain items on this list are pretty serious, if not even sad. For example, both Wales and whales being hunted by the English. But others are definitely just exposing the wacky and sometimes hard to understand humor of the British. For example, both having bad teeth, or both being really difficult to understand. Either way, hopefully you’ll realize that this list is partially a joke, partially a history lesson, and partially an attempt to give you some insight into British humor. These are 25 Clever Similarities between Whales And Wales To Make You Think!
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Everyone thinks they can do a great impression of them
Both have complex languages that are not pronounceable by human beings
Both are grey in color (have you seen the weather in Wales?)
They can ingest food through the gaps in their teeth (yes, we know, the bad teeth are just a myth...a funny myth though)
They were both nearly hunted to extinction by the English
It is considered rude by many (not all) to shoot them in the chest with a harpoon
Neither are members of the EU (technically the UK is still in the EU as of this writing, but soon it will be leaving).
Both blow lots of air out of holes in their head
Neither have any active coal mines
Both are really wet
Nobody can understand them or figure out what they are saying
They spend most of their life drinking
Both power space travel in Doctor Who
Image: wikimedia, Source: wikipedia They are larger than most animals and smaller than most countries
The population of Wales and the population of whales are quite similar
Source: wikipedia They both have access to the Atlantic Ocean
They are both mistaken for what they are (fish and a principality) when they are in fact mammals and a country.
They are both often exploited for energy production
Source: bbc They’re both no good at rugby
Contrary to popular belief, Prince Charles doesn’t care about either.
Great myths and legends have been written about them
Image: wikimedia They both occasionally ingest seaweed
Image: wikimedia Both are endangered
Image: wikimedia Most people have never seen them in person
Image: wikimedia Both were slowly crushed by the “advancement of civilization”
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