For first time visitors to Ireland – they can be excused for not understanding what defines the difference between ourselves and our fellow english speaking Europeans –
heres a few pointers to help –
We live on the only place in the world where …………………….
• GAA is considered religion,
• Saying ‘I will yea’ means that you definitely won’t,
• ‘For the craic’ is the best reason for doing anything,
• ‘I got stuck behind a tractor’ is a perfectly valid reason for being late,
• You can insert the name of a gardening tool into any sentence and it still makes sense, e.g. ‘I had a rake of drink last night’ or ‘I’ll be out in a minute, I’m just shoveling down the dinner’,
• ‘F*** it, its grand’ means that you couldn’t be bothered finish it properly,
• ‘Hes fond of a drink’ means he suffers from severe life-threatening alcoholism,
• Crisps are called ‘Taytos’ and fizzy drinks are called ‘minerals’,
• We eat Tayto sambos for lunch, and ham sandwiches on the way to Croke Park,
• Nobody can go a day without saying ‘Jaysus’,
• Tea is the solution to every problem,
and water is the solution to every GAA injury,
•The person that you insult most is probably your best friend
• Its perfectly acceptable to call your mother ‘mammy’ even though you are a fully grown adult,
• Saying ‘Now we’re sucking diesel’ means that you are happy with the outcome of the situation,
• Drinking ‘tae’ is everyone’s favourite past time,
• You’re scared of the wooden spoon,
• The word ‘like’ goes in every sentence,
• You can say ‘Any craic’ to a garda and you won’t get arrested,
They’re some of the polite differences!!!!!!!!
