If you're from Cornwall, how do you personally feel about tourists and second home owners?

[Beerlovingwalker]

Genuinely curious really, as an outsider that loves Cornwall.

On the one hand, it must be nice to know that so many people love the beauty of your county and I'm sure it's nice to share it. However, it also must be difficult to adjust from living fairly quietly in the Autumn/winter months, to suddenly have to share your space with so many million tourists and second home owners in the summer.

@Mmn654123 - this is not a phrase that Londoners use for the Cornish!!!

How do I know that? Possibly because I spent the first 30 years of my life in London with my family having lived there for 300 years - it is NOT a phrase that I ever heard used!!!

@category12

Cornwallians live in Cornwall. I guess we could call you Cornish. Seems a bit rude to do that. You aren’t pasties or scones!

Well, the Irish aren't whiskey or stew either, but it's still a valid way of referring to the people of Ireland.

True!

Although ‘Irelander’ is used.

What are Devon folk then? Devonish? Devish? Devoners? I think I’ve used the latter. But Corners wouldn’t work.

I have family in Devon who also call you Cornwallians. Maybe it’s just the people I know.

The term for someone who lives in Cornwall is Cornish. Its no ruder than calling someone from Spain, Spanish, from Scotland, Scottish. Cornwallian is a non-word!

They're Devonians as far as I know!!

[quote NursePye]@Mmn654123 - this is not a phrase that Londoners use for the Cornish!!!

How do I know that? Possibly because I spent the first 30 years of my life in London with my family having lived there for 300 years - it is NOT a phrase that I ever heard used!!![/quote]
Well that Londoner on trip advisor did and I do and my Devon family so, so that’s about 15 of us! Can’t speak for the rest of London or Devon!

@cjpark

The term for someone who lives in Cornwall is Cornish. Its no ruder than calling someone from Spain, Spanish, from Scotland, Scottish. Cornwallian is a non-word!

Google it!!

Not where I live and not where I was brought up where was also seaside resorts. Like I said, it is notorious for tourist car vandalism in Falmouth.

Oh yes because if Google says it then it must be true!!!

@NursePye

They're Devonians as far as I know!!

Ah perfect!

Devonians. Explains why they call their neighbours Cornwallians then!

@NursePye

Oh yes because if Google says it then it must be true!!!

But of course. If a word exists, it’ll be on google. If it doesn’t exist, it won’t.

Mmn654123.....I think you've been talking to some strange Londonians.

And google is teaching the Chinese how to say Cornwallian

eng.ichacha.net/m/cornwallians.html

Whatever ...

@cjpark

Mmn654123.....I think you've been talking to some strange Londonians.

And Devonians! Don’t forget the Devonians!

Must tell the Cornish that they have to rebrand to Cornwallian Pasty, Cornwallian Ice Cream etc etc

@NursePye

Whatever ...

The Cornish should do something about this. Write a letter maybe. Before ‘Cornwallian’ spreads further.

Maybe they’re getting confused with Cromwellian.

Hilarious... my national identity has been corrected by someone from London. Thank goodness!

I don't think you're from London, I think you're from MakingitupasIgoalongland. But as long as you're having a wonderful time.

2nd homeowners not only snap up the new builds around here, but push house prices up, so locals cant afford to buy. (Pembrokeshire)

I lived in Gloucestershire before here, where rules were introduced in some villages where only people who had been resident in the area for 10 years or more, or who had family in the area could buy. This was to halt the disintegration of community we now see here.

Tourists are welcome however, local businesses need the extra Summer income to carry them through the Winter months and lack of footfall.

Even the pheasants are revolting.....
m.facebook.com/FayreGamePursuits/videos/3791566390912349/

@category12

I don't think you're from London, I think you're from MakingitupasIgoalongland. But as long as you're having a wonderful time.

I’m having marvellous fun!

But I have called you Cornwallians since I was a child and so have my family in Devon. I wonder how many of us their are? Mis-Cornwallianing you?

And I guess you don’t generally call a Cornwallian a Cornwallian to their face, so how would they ever know - if it weren’t for t’internet

These are things I ponder. I’ve talked about Cornish pasties and Cornish ice cream. But never Cornish people.

And you’re definitely sure that’s what you like to be called? Not Cornwallian?

Each to their own!!

@Mmn654123 literally no one else calls anyone from Cornwall that. It’s Cornish.

Anyway, you haven’t explained who is going to clean your holiday homes? Pull your pints? Rent you your surfboards if we all have to bugger off up country because you’ve decided we don’t deserve to live here any more?

Anyway, if Google is so vital to everything you believe then Google ‘What do you call a person from Cornwall’.

Those of you continually blaming the locals for inflating the house prices have you not for one minute considered that a large proportion of second homes are bought for a pittance by London standards, converted into something unrecognisable with a hefty price tag and sold on to second home owners. That's certainly what's happened in our local villages.

I've lived here for 35 years I've never felt othered or an outsider.
This whole locals hate us thing is getting tired we don't hate tourists. Just treat the county with respect it's a two way process.