What customs and things do you find strange in Ireland?

[annabel taylor]

I am told that the Irish speak very fast. I gave directions to some Americans once and they didn't understand a word that I said.

You should try Irish stew with HP sauce it is out of this world.

As for funeral customs, we still practice a lot of Victorian death rituals here in Ireland. This my seem dark, but I studied the History of death at university.

HP sauce

You sick bastard

[Joelegs]

Stephanie a lot of the English we speak in Ireland was influenced by Scottish because most of the people who came to Ireland during the 1600s were from Scotland looking for a better life. The English have historically shit on the Scottish as well as the Irish.


I:Yes

Naw: No

Wee:Small

Ye or Yea: old English/Scottish for you

Neb: nose

Burn: river

Brave: Old English for good or big.

Dublin was influenced by old English because it was an English colony. The North was settled by mostly Scottish. Then then native Irish language was mixed in with English and Scottish.

Gob: mouth

[jayv2k18]

HP sauce

You sick bastard

Hp sauce on everything. Unreal

[Joelegs]

HP Sauce rocks! It is a key ingredient of a bacon butty and a cooked breakfast as well!

[RoddyMcCorley]

Slagging….

Where we insult folk for fun.

Sure we’re only slagging!

Rural Ireland is the worst.

“Look at the state of ya, haha”

Ah don’t mind sure I’m only slagging!

I even see it here in the forums.

If you are Irish and slagging an Irish person, that’s okay.

If you are slagging a non Irish person….not okay.

Now, go on ya big ejeet!

[DunlopFuzzy]

Hp sauce on everything. Unreal

I prefer worcester sauce in a stew.

Any love for Coddle seems to be only popular in Dublin.

[Joelegs]

I'm interested want you make of our manners compared to your other countries. I once knew an Italian/Argentinian who lived in Spain. He told me once that he couldn't believe our manners because where he lived nobody qued in an orderly way, they just pushed their way through. He also said nobody held a door open for another person. I am only going by what I was told, perhaps someone can tell me if this is true.

As already mentioned, people tend to say hello when they make eye contact with a stranger on the street. In Derry they say "what about yea" or "about yea".

[Joelegs]

I reserve Worcester sauce on baked beans, or cheese on toast.

[DunlopFuzzy]

I'm interested want you make of our manners compared to your other countries. I once knew an Italian/Argentinian who lived in Spain. He told me once that he couldn't believe our manners because where he lived nobody qued in an orderly way, they just pushed their way through. He also said nobody held a door open for another person. I am only going by what I was told, perhaps someone can tell me if this is true.

As already mentioned, people tend to say hello when they make eye contact with a stranger on the street. In Derry they say "what about yea" or "about yea".

is that an influence from the British as queueing is kinda their thing.

[Clubcard]

I prefer worcester sauce in a stew.

Any love for Coddle seems to be only popular in Dublin.

Is anyone comfortable with the way they say Worcestershire sauce

I always sound like I have an enlarged tongue when I say it