Welsh, no...I don't think it's insulting and I also don't think Mercia's bragging.
I read "Hello" - peeps with lots of cash, living in mansions, driving fast cars and dining at The Ivy. I live in a two-bed semi but that doesn't mean I resent others having a different lifestyle to me.
I've never been able to understand the negativity from other ABers about Mercia's foodie posts. I like them. And it doesn't matter to me whether they're true or made up, but I happen to believe they're true.
(I'm fibbing about reading "Hello".....but you know what I mean, eh?) :o)