Flying to Ireland tomorrow!

Dragons Revenge

I'm as psyched as I am scared as hell. As I mentioned in a couple other forums here, I'm going to school in Dublin (DCU in Glasnevin, living in Santry to be precise), and it's a huge deal for me as I've never set foot in an airport, much less left the country. My mind is racing, and I'm practically shaking with anticipation.

antodeco

Thanks for that....

Id say your arms will be killing you from the flying. Buy some ointment.

stevoman

Dragons Revenge wrote: »

I'm as psyched as I am scared as hell. As I mentioned in a couple other forums here, I'm going to school in Dublin (DCU in Glasnevin, living in Santry to be precise), and it's a huge deal for me as I've never set foot in an airport, much less left the country. My mind is racing, and I'm practically shaking with anticipation.

take a poo

az2wp0sye65487

Best of luck with that

My name is URL

It's customary to make a joke about bombs to the airport police when traveling to Ireland

funk-you

Bring back our lucky charms!

-Funk

Dragons Revenge

My name is URL wrote: »

It's customary to make a joke about bombs to the airport police when traveling to Ireland

Well I am of darker complexion...

NothingMan

Dragons Revenge wrote: »

Well I am of darker complexion...

Well i'm not racist, but.......

ejmaztec

I shook with anticipation once.

BluesBerry

Dragons Revenge wrote: »

I'm as psyched as I am scared as hell. As I mentioned in a couple other forums here, I'm going to school in Dublin (DCU in Glasnevin, living in Santry to be precise), and it's a huge deal for me as I've never set foot in an airport, much less left the country. My mind is racing, and I'm practically shaking with anticipation.

Cead Mile Failte !!!

If your successful in catching a lepercaun you will have many riches and luck you will find them in our lush forests and valleys

Karl Hungus

Take some multivitamins.

Kiera

Hope you have a ball, OP. One word of warning, don’t drink pear Bulmers!

ibarelycare

Dragons Revenge wrote: »

I'm as psyched as I am scared as hell. As I mentioned in a couple other forums here, I'm going to school in Dublin (DCU in Glasnevin, living in Santry to be precise), and it's a huge deal for me as I've never set foot in an airport, much less left the country. My mind is racing, and I'm practically shaking with anticipation.

Exciting! Good luck OP. What are you going to be studying in DCU?

Dragons Revenge

ibarelycare wrote: »

Exciting! Good luck OP. What are you going to be studying in DCU?

Journalism

Pear Bulmers? *googles it*
Yeah, doesn't sound very appealing...

stevenmu

Wow, the first time I left the country I just took a two week holiday in Crete, you don't do things by halves do you?

shivvyban

Dragons Revenge wrote: »

Journalism

Pear Bulmers? *googles it*

You'll like DCU I went there to study Journalism (some great lecturers, look out for the legend that is Des McGuinness)

AnonoBoy

Some advice:

If someone asks you "How's the crack?" they have mistaken you for a drug dealer. Eye them up suspiciously and say "Outta my way loser" as winners don't take drugs therefore they are losers.

Irish people appreciate being told how quaint everything is here and how much smaller stuff is compared to America. Do this regularly and you're guaranteed to be popular.

Girls who wear pyjamas outdoors are in the upper echelon of Irish society. Try to bag one of these babies and keep her sweet with John Player Blue cigarettes. With a pyjama-clad lady on your arm you are guaranteed entry to any of the finest nightclubs in the city.

WindSock

Fair play to you for making a giant leap. You will have a blast!

WindSock

Also: If you learn where the 5 Lamps are and someone asks you where they are, don't answer 'yes'

MaybeLogic

WindSock wrote: »

Fair play to you for making a giant leap.

He's taking a plane, he said.
Pay attention.

WindSock

MaybeLogic wrote: »

He's taking a plane, he said.
Pay attention.

He might be leaping onto and off of it though.

dreamer_ire

Dragons Revenge wrote: »

Pear Bulmers? *googles it*
Yeah, doesn't sound very appealing...

Kiera is right.... seriously don't touch it, no matter how easy it is to drink. I'd take a hangover over the runs anyday!

Dragons Revenge

stevenmu wrote: »

Wow, the first time I left the country I just took a two week holiday in Crete, you don't do things by halves do you?

Heh, yeah. When I decide to travel, I go all out.

MaybeLogic

Is that a made up name, Janesville?

prinz

I'd avoid Santry altogether tbh. Hole.

dvpower

MaybeLogic wrote: »

Is that a made up name, Janesville?

wikipedia wrote:

A tree that once stood in downtown Courthouse Park was the site of a lynch mob that hanged a convicted murderer in 1859.[8] In 1992, television journalist Geraldo Rivera was arrested for battery after an altercation during his coverage of a Ku Klux Klan rally in Janesville.[9] The location of a related cross burning in 1992 is now "Peace Park" with a playground and a peace pole, said to be the world's tallest at 52 feet.

OP, you're going to love Santry.

Sofiztikated

Yeah, be prepared for a major culture shock.

We drink a lot. I mean a lot. Your manliness (or womanliness) is measured in how much you can **** yourself up!

Also, from years of habit, we cook the **** out of our food.

Enjoy!

gent9662

Make sure to check your baggage allowance or you will get done over by ****air

alwaysadub

Don't forget to pack an Aran jumper. Height of fashion over here. Wear it with green trousers and you'll fit right in.

SomeFool

alwaysadub wrote: »

Don't forget to pack an Aran jumper. Height of fashion over here. Wear it with green trousers and you'll fit right in.

Lies... all the cool kids wear kilts these days.

jenga-jen

ejmaztec wrote: »

I shook with anticipation once.

Bet he never called

Fair play OP, for god's sake bring wet weather gear!

Oh and ask if you can't pronounce the place names! They're a b1tch to get used to

I only say that cos I had a fella tell me one night that he'd just visited 'dun low gah hairy' or as we know it 'dun laoghaire' (pronounced 'dun leery')

Jet Black

Make sure you watch were you step, there are leprechauns everywhere.

Gyalist

Janesville, eh? Racine here.

therewillbe

...and we drive on the other side of the road:eek: .To go to hospital will cost you an arm and a leg just tell them you have a medical card.The Omni shopping centre is a cool place to hang out after college.:D

in the pub

Dragons Revenge,

Firstly on behalf of all the idiots that replied to your post with their oh so witty and funny remarks like 'have a poo' etc I am truly sorry.

Guys what kind of a welcome is this? I just hope that when you grow up and grow the balls to move to another country you are not treated with this immaturity.

How embarrassing to be Irish.

Anyways Dragon good luck with the move and good luck in Ireland. I've moved around myself and although very exciting you'll be very nervous and it can sometimes be lonely. The first 1-2 weeks are the worst. You'll wonder why you ever did this and the nerves will be shot...but you'll settle down after a couple of weeks.

So again good luck with it all. Believe it or not the Irish are very welcoming, unlike (some of) the twats that have posted on here.

If you need any info just ask

Oh and bring an umbrella...........

dvpower

^^

Oh, and don't forget to pack your sense of humour.

Canis Lupus

in the pub wrote: »

Dragons Revenge,

Firstly on behalf of all the idiots that replied to your post with their oh so witty and funny remarks like 'have a poo' etc I am truly sorry.

Guys what kind of a welcome is this? I just hope that when you grow up and grow the balls to move to another country you are not treated with this immaturity.

How embarrassing to be Irish.

Anyways Dragon good luck with the move and good luck in Ireland. I've moved around myself and although very exciting you'll be very nervous and it can sometimes be lonely. The first 1-2 weeks are the worst. You'll wonder why you ever did this and the nerves will be shot...but you'll settle down after a couple of weeks.

So again good luck with it all. Believe it or not the Irish are very welcoming, unlike (some of) the twats that have posted on here.

If you need any info just ask

Oh and bring an umbrella...........

New to these parts eh?

OP, stepping on a leprachaun is a capital offense in Ireland. Ignorance is not considered a suitable defence.

SubrbanOblivion

When people start ranting about this or that about Americans, just smile, don't try to argue. Americans as a whole are not a favorite and you'll realize this as soon as you step outside the US.

Don't try to keep up when drinking with the Irish. Just don't even try.

Evil_Clown

This lesson will come in handy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GO-irf4ZP4

Korvanica

SubrbanOblivion wrote: »

Don't try to keep up when drinking with the Irish. Just don't even try.

I agree, i had a mate who tried to keep up with me and some friends. He's not around anymore... Be warned

Dragons Revenge

in the pub wrote: »

Dragons Revenge,

Firstly on behalf of all the idiots that replied to your post with their oh so witty and funny remarks like 'have a poo' etc I am truly sorry.

Guys what kind of a welcome is this? I just hope that when you grow up and grow the balls to move to another country you are not treated with this immaturity.

How embarrassing to be Irish.

Anyways Dragon good luck with the move and good luck in Ireland. I've moved around myself and although very exciting you'll be very nervous and it can sometimes be lonely. The first 1-2 weeks are the worst. You'll wonder why you ever did this and the nerves will be shot...but you'll settle down after a couple of weeks.

So again good luck with it all. Believe it or not the Irish are very welcoming, unlike (some of) the twats that have posted on here.

If you need any info just ask

Oh and bring an umbrella...........

Hahaha, it's cool. It's been an interesting thread so far. (I know how's the craic, btw. Nice try :P) If someone here made a post about coming to America, the Americans would've done the same thing.

Yeah, Janesville, had a huge KKK rally about 15 years ago, and it made national news. Geraldo Rivera (A big, controversial news personality at the time) even got into an altercation at that rally. It was before I moved here, and they're pretty much phased out now.

Anyway, thanks for the comments.

Fukuyama

Welcome to Ireland - the land of horrible syntax!

Is it advice about Ireland your after, it is? :rolleyes:

Ah you'll be fine. Here are three BIG don'ts:

1) DON'T belittle anything by comparison to America, England etc... Because we dont care
2) DON'T take too much piss of history. We irish are well known to laugh at ourselves and make jokes about our sall standing, fondness of potatoes, the IRA and the government. But if a person from another land takes the piss too much, well the fellows likely to be challenged to 'setteling this over a pint' where foreign policy and moral issues of their own land will be debated. Or you'll get a dig.
3) DON'T try to keep up with us drinking. You'll loose. When it comes to pubs, we like our Guinness, Whiskey, Beer and anything poured from behinda bar.

DO steal our women with that American charm you have. Our ladies seem to love it. And your competition (Irish blokes) are normally very shy with the girlies, and need six pints in them before they'll make a move

Good luck to you! ...

- Dean

(Ps. BRING AN UMBRELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Cuddlesworth

Get used to taking a waterproof coat with you where ever you go. That includes lovely sunny days.

WindSock

Don't pay any attention to people who say 'I hate Americans'

They are usually immature and trying to sound cool but secretly jealous because they would love to be there among their favourite music & movie stars :pac:

hmmm

As was said above you'll probably get lonely in your first few weeks, it's natural. It sometimes can be hard to figure out basic stuff like shopping because everything looks superficially different, but that's just culture shock - eventually you'll be able too know your Lidls from your Marks and Sparks. When I went abroad I found I really begun to relax when I reached the point where I stopped comparing everything to how it is at home and just joined in with the new culture. Comparing is a bitch, home always seems better because that's what you're used to.

At college I'd join some clubs as soon as you can as it's a great way to meet new people.

meditraitor

Dragons Revenge wrote: »

I'm as psyched as I am scared as hell. As I mentioned in a couple other forums here, I'm going to school in Dublin (DCU in Glasnevin, living in Santry to be precise), and it's a huge deal for me as I've never set foot in an airport, much less left the country. My mind is racing, and I'm practically shaking with anticipation.

Nice one, enjoy yourself
I hope you like a drink otherwise you will be pretty lonely....

Oh and leave the leprecauns alone, most of them have miximetosis

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Make sure to try some haggis while you're over here, with lots of potatoes, obviously.
Also if you can make it to lough ness to visit our famous monster - He only comes out to play if you play his favourite song on the bag pipes though!

GLaDOS

I live in Santry Whereabouts are you staying?

Regarding what people have said about it, while not particularly upper class,there are way, way worse places, you'll be fine.

I also go DCU and am a metal fan (I noticed your posts in those forums previously)

ScumLord

Jet Black wrote: »

Make sure you watch were you step, there are leprechauns everywhere.

If your house does become infested with leprechauns it's best to trap them under chairs and duvets and call your parents.

ibarelycare

ScienceNerd wrote: »

I live in Santry Whereabouts are you staying?

Regarding what people have said about it, while not particularly upper class,there are way, way worse places, you'll be fine.

I also go DCU and am a metal fan (I noticed your posts in those forums previously)

Awww! You guys should go on a date!

GLaDOS

ibarelycare wrote: »

Awww! You guys should go on a date!

Oh pshaw...:o