Over the years, many of us north Walians or Gogs as we are sometimes known, have decided to study, work and live here in the Welsh capital. Although we are proud of where we come from, Cardiff is where we call home.
We love the city's diverse communities, its people and everything it has to offer. But there are a few things we've realised that are different here to how it is back home.
With that in mind, we've decided to look at the top 15 things we've learnt as a north Walian living in Cardiff.
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1. You use different words to us
In south Wales, you start sentences with "what it is" or call each other "butt".
We don't talk like this and it can be confusing at times. Just tell us, will you be here now or in a minute?
2. We use different words to you
When you move down south, you realise that people don't use words such as "bechod", "mynadd" or "moider".
And God forbid you say "iawn, c*nt?" to anyone outside of Caernarfon.
3. Our traditional dish is known by another name
Over here, you call it 'cawl'. Back home, it is known as 'lobsgows' or 'lobscouse', which literally means 'Scouse stew'.
4. You are obsessed with this meal...
In fact, you have a whole street dedicated to it! But we don't blame you, it's actually quite nice.
5. You all think we speak in a Scouse accent
Our accents when we speak English is often interpreted as a Merseyside accent.
Yes, we might have a stew named after them, and yes - historically, Liverpool was nicknamed the 'unofficial capital city of north Wales', but we don't sound anything like them. It's a Gog accent - end of.
5. The north feels very far away
We love a game day as much as you do, but for our friends and family from north Wales, getting to the capital is a trek and a half.
From Bangor to Cardiff, it’ll take you four and a half hours by train… and that’s on a good day! And sometimes, they are only here for one evening or a weekend and then working on a Monday. Mynadd!
6. We know the A470 like the back of our hands
Once you've passed a Mansel Davies & Son lorry, you know you're on your way down south. The A470 might consist of country lanes and being stuck behind a tractor for a good hour, but the sites you see along the way make it all worth it.
You pass the breathtaking Tomen y Mur in Maentwrog, over the hills near Llyn Clywedog and experience the vastness of the Brecon Beacons. Yes, the A470 might be a hefty journey, but we wouldn't have it any other way.
7. The llaeth v llefrith debate
Is it llaeth or is it llefrith? Back in 2020, Welsh speakers from north and south of the country had a massive debate on what we should call milk in our native tongue. It got so heated that #Llaeth and #Llefrith were both trending on Twitter in what people dubbed #MilkWars, #MilkDebate and #Milkgate.
Some may argue that the debate is still ongoing as we never really got to the bottom of it. If you don't speak Welsh or are learning Welsh, as it stands - 'llaeth' is what south Whalians use and 'llefrith' is what north Whalians use.
8. Most of us live in Canton or Pontcanna
Over the years, the Canton and Pontcanna areas of Cardiff have become our 'home from home'.
And can you blame us? These places have great pubs and a good sense of community... a bit like north Wales itself!
9. Public transport is better in the south
If you were to use public transport from Pwllheli to Blaenau Ffestiniog - which are in the same county and are 25 miles apart, it would take you just over an hour and 30 minutes by train.
But from Cardiff to Neath, which is almost 40 miles apart and in different counties, it would take you 40 minutes by train. Make it make sense.
10. You've all been to Snowdonia
Don't get us wrong, we love Eryri too! But whenever you find out that we are from some part of north Wales, you love to tell us about the time you went camping in Llanberis and climbed Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
11. Road signs
Most of your road signs are in English first and Welsh second. Back home, it's Welsh first and English second.
12. Impersonating each other's accents
Hwntws can't do a Gog accent, but Gogs can do a Hwntw accent.
13. The Welsh language
Someone might've said at one point: "Nobody speaks Welsh in Cardiff!"
But in this day and age, that is not true and might be partly down to us.
Today, Wales' capital has three Welsh language secondary schools, 15 Welsh-medium primaries, shops that would like nothing more than to do all their business in Welsh, Welsh language university and college courses.
13. You may find us here...
14. Or here...
15. And definitely here!
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