Can this man find a link to any Welsh person in 60 seconds?

It is the most natural thing in the world that is looking for a normal land with someone you have just received.

But every week, the BBC presenter and comedian Ellis James goes a step forward by testing the stereotype that the people of Wales, the country of over three million people, somehow know each other.

Cymru connection, where James has 60 seconds to find a mutual relationship, began in Bayana when a Welshman living in Japan is called James’ Radio 5 Live Show and Podcast Last year.

“I came to know (caller) from Abbritith,” James said. “Within 20 seconds I derailed the call and I named about 20 people of Abbritith and he knew about 18 of them.

“We thought that ‘it could be a specialty.”

Hurry and stressful one minute of exchanges have been seen hundreds of thousands of times on Tikok, YouTube and Instagram, often amazed with listeners outside Wales – if slightly amazed.

“This is actually a superpower,” a person in social media comments said.

“Naah, just welsh,” gave another answer.

So far, 30 callers have put James in the test, its success rate is hovering to 50%north.

James of Carmarthshire believes that it is easy for the people of Wales to try to find a mutual relationship.

“I never went on vacation without colliding in a Welsh person and then after about half a minute you like, ‘Well, do you know that-and if you are from Merhere?” And they always do. ,

Along with his co-mage, with comedian John Robins, James stated that the feature “clearly resonated with our Welsh audience”.

The desire to connect is not an event exclusive to Welsh.

“I think the people of the north of England do it and of course Irish and Scots do it,” James said.

“In the south-east of England I think there are many people, there are many places.”

James believes that the urge to connect is especially relevant to people from small countries.

“I was standing up in Brussels and there was a man in the front line, taught by my aunt and uncle,” he said.

“All Americans thought it was a set up and all people from small countries ‘no, no, do not understand’.

“I (this too) had a stand-up in Auckland in New Zealand. On the first night, I was in the country only for a few days, a lampator’s girl and she knew my aunt’s field.”

It is one thing to find these links systematically, but it becomes difficult at the pressure of time.

As the CYMRU connection theme music kicks in each week, James is often seen putting his head in his hands.

“I find it very stressful,” he said.

“It pays because as long as I connect CYMRU, I am floating in the air for hours. If I fail I am incredibly depressed for almost a day.

“Often if I am wearing a jumper or a jacket, I got to take it off because I start sweating. So the head in the hands, it’s real, it is very, very authentic, I am not putting it for effects.

“I always start where people grew up and where they went to school, and how old they are.

“Statistics have proved that it does not always work. But this is where I start.”

James and Robins have worked together for more than a decade – first on XFM and now for BBC – but very long friends.

Bristol’s Robins said, “This is quite interesting to see because it is clearly a very natural conversation for Welsh people.”

“I see that Alice Connecting Thinking” is really happening every week? ” And this is.

But why is it happening?

A psychologist at the University of South Wales, Dr. Martin Graff believes that “we all want to meet people who have degrees to get acquainted with ourselves”.

“Wales has three million of us – we are a fairly exclusive club. So when we meet someone, it is thrilling in a way.

“From a evolutionary angle, meeting someone who is familiar makes them more approximate.

“If people’s behavior is more estimated then we feel safe in their company.”

Born and breed, I could not finish my interview without putting James for testing – can he get a cymru connection with me?

Robins, who serve as an assistant, were already declared that mutual BBC colleagues did not count.

Despite this, after about 45 seconds, James managed to name someone who he knew who was in school in the year.

Worked – our very cymru connection.