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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 10 hours ago

Yeah I'd hate living in a place like that. I would never be able to find my car keys, or my cat.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 8 points 14 hours ago

This is quite bizarre, they refer to this person as a "tenant", but the position is a live in caretaker, both performing and coordinating building maintenance.

Referring to an employee as a tenant is quite bizarre.

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

Even with the free room it's still crap.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 10 points 16 hours ago

Have you ever wanted to live in a 200-year-old gothic castle with dozens of acres of gardens and woodland to roam around?

The National Trust is offering a rare opportunity to live and work in one set on the edge of Eryri National Park in north Wales.

Employees residing at the neo-Norman Penrhyn Castle will be asked to help maintain its building and woodland grounds as well as at Plas Newydd House and Garden across the Menai Strait on Ynys Môn, also known as Anglesey.

Hey, it's like The Shining!

The new staff member will also have to deal with the "unexpected challenges" that come with historic buildings.

"Historic buildings have a habit of presenting strange and unusual issues overnight, so being able to think on your feet and find creative solutions is a big part of the role," it said.

...concerningly so...

[–] jobbies@lemmy.zip 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Its the kind of thing that sounds idylic but the reality would be anything but.

Lived in cold old houses most of my life and a castle sounds similar but with bigger gas bills.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Point in favor of the heat caused by global warming?

/s

[–] jobbies@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 hours ago

You could pick it up and move it to the sahara and I bet it would still be freezing in winter

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I find it uncomfortable and wrong to say that Ynys Mon is "also known as" Anglesey. It's not an Alias; it's the name of the island in English, which is also the main language of the article. I wouldn't expect an article written in Welsh to use the name Chester sand explain that it's also known as Caer, it would just say "Caer".

Strange times.

I'd love to live in a castle but I'm not sure I'd love to maintain one

[–] theo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

There will also be a lot of Welsh speakers who would be uncomfortable with the English name being used considering the history of the Welsh language. Ynys Môn is also the official name of the parliamentary constituency so it is pretty commonly used in an English context.

Another argument is that there is conscious effort to increase usage of the Welsh language and place names are a good place to start understanding the alphabet and pronunciation.