An Irish twist on certain sayings

gugleguy

original phrase - Nothing ventured nothing gained
Irish version- Nobody else affected by your venture - You're the looser.

Original phrase: It not the money that makes the man
Irish version: it's not just the money that makes the man - it the bling that he has like the car smartwatch manbag too.

Original phrase: Once bitten twice shy
Irish version: uniquely the same in fact!!

What are your inerpretations folks. Open to non Irish to reply here too about the way Irish people understand the world

Celly Smunt

"I like a man who teases"

"just put the tip in me growler"

MacBizzle

"That man is full of enthusiasm" - Normal saying.


"That lad has plenty of jizz" - Irish saying.

Duff

"She is a large woman" - Normal saying.

"You don't sweat much for a fat bird" - Irish saying.

urabell

gugleguy wrote: »

original phrase - Nothing ventured nothing gained
Irish version- Nobody else affected by your venture - You're the looser.

Original phrase: It not the money that makes the man
Irish version: it's not just the money that makes the man - it the bling that he has like the car smartwatch manbag too.

Original phrase: Once bitten twice shy
Irish version: uniquely the same in fact!!

What are your inerpretations folks. Open to non Irish to reply here too about the way Irish people understand the world

How are those things uniquely Irish? What are you talking about?

holystungun9

I remember the prevalence of "are you WIDE" to something instead of presumably "are you WISE" in South Tipp. Really annoying.

Frosty McSnowballs

urabell wrote: »

How are those things uniquely Irish? What are you talking about?

Iv never even heard the OP's "uniquely Irish" versions.

Original saying - I'm not saying the OP is wrong.

Irish version - The OP is full of sh1t.

rolliepoley

gugleguy wrote: »

original phrase - Nothing ventured nothing gained
Irish version- Nobody else affected by your venture - You're the looser.

Original phrase: It not the money that makes the man
Irish version: it's not just the money that makes the man - it the bling that he has like the car smartwatch manbag too.

Original phrase: Once bitten twice shy
Irish version: uniquely the same in fact!!

What are your inerpretations folks. Open to non Irish to reply here too about the way Irish people understand the world

My good fellow what are you talking about.

Ah here leave it out, what are you on about.

MJ23

Top of the mornin to ya

Well lad

mad muffin

gugleguy wrote: »

original phrase - Nothing ventured nothing gained
Irish version- Nobody else affected by your venture - You're the looser.

Original phrase: It not the money that makes the man
Irish version: it's not just the money that makes the man - it the bling that he has like the car smartwatch manbag too.

Original phrase: Once bitten twice shy
Irish version: uniquely the same in fact!!

What are your inerpretations folks. Open to non Irish to reply here too about the way Irish people understand the world

This just sounds drug induced

Still if anyone did say any of that to me I'd seriously American History X them :mad:

Tardful Slakerly II

Smoke and daggers - a famous mixed metaphor from Bertie.

Sam Kade

Duff wrote: »

"She is a large woman" - Normal saying.

"You don't sweat much for a fat bird" - UK saying.

She's a fine lump of a woman - Irish saying.

Tail Docker

"Ah begorrah, sure it's a fine soft day, Top of the Morning to you" - rest of world expression.

"Hi" - Irish version.

Sam Kade

Tail Docker wrote: »

"Ah begorrah, sure it's a fine soft day, Top of the Morning to you" - rest of world expression.

"Hi" - Irish version.

Hi is American

Mariasofia

Sam Kade wrote: »

She's a fine lump of a woman - Irish saying.

She eats her porridge.....Irish saying :-D

Sunnyisland

It's lashing rain outside




Soft day thank god.

Sam Kade

Mariasofia wrote: »

She eats her porridge.....Irish saying :-D

She's fond of her food

wexie

rest of the world :he's a peculiar fellow
ireland: he's queer as a bottle of chips

rest of the world : I'm feeling a bit peckish
Ireland : I'm so hungry I could eat the arse off a low flying duck

sligoface

Rest of world: I'm being watched.

Irish: I'm been watched.

So many people here use the word been when it should be being, but you can only catch it when it's written. I've seen college lecturers do it. That's what you get when a whole country decide to never pronounce the 'g' at the end of words. Rest of world: Let's have a meeting. Irish: lets have a meetin.

JFKIRELAND

Rest of the world : That lady is quite large
Ireland : Jaysus, She'd walk away from some sh1te

Tin Foil Hat

gugleguy wrote: »

original phrase - Nothing ventured nothing gained
Irish version- Nobody else affected by your venture - You're the looser.

Original phrase: It not the money that makes the man
Irish version: it's not just the money that makes the man - it the bling that he has like the car smartwatch manbag too.

Original phrase: Once bitten twice shy
Irish version: uniquely the same in fact!!

What are your inerpretations folks. Open to non Irish to reply here too about the way Irish people understand the world

The self-loathing is strong in this one.

JonEBGud

Soft day "Thank God."
It's Pissing rain."Thank God."

donegal__road

Sam Kade wrote: »

She's a fine lump of a woman - Irish saying.

she'd be no craic on a see-saw - Irish saying

The_Valeyard

"No, I will not be doing that" -Rest of world

"I will, yeah". - Irish version.

sligoface

Irish: You're not drinking, whats wrong with ya, are you on antibiotics/pregnant?

Rest of world: Hi, how are you?

Peter B

"She is a large woman" - Normal saying.

"She's not built for wet ground" - Irish saying.

umop.episdn

Peter B wrote: »

"She is a large woman" - Normal saying.

"She's the finest 2 women I ever saw" -Irish saying

oppenheimer1

So many of these 'irishisms' I have never ever heard being said beyond here or maybe the Ray D'Arcy show.

People have more imagination than using these tired clichés.

KungPao

Hmm 25 degrees with blue skies. How wonderful. I shall have a barbeque on the beach and enjoy this day.

Ah jaysus. Now this is just too hot, ya know. Moan moan. How will i cool off? Moan moan. I prefer the cold and wear tshirts when its 2 degrees moan moan.

Sam Kade

Peter B wrote: »

"She is a large woman" - Normal saying.

"She's not built for wet ground" - Irish saying.

In reality she would do better on wet ground better rolling resistance

LordSutch

Original phrae - I'd take that with a pinch of salt.
Irish version - I'd take that with a pinch of sand.

Original phrase - I'd take that with a grain of sand.
Irish phrase - I'd take that with a grain of salt.

I'm not saying that these variations are uniue to here, but it does 'catch the ear' when you hear the non standard version.

eamonnq

He/she is an alcoholic.

He/She is fond of a drink.

jimgoose

Rest of world: "Ah, here comes my friend. He'll help me!"

Ireland (specifically, Cyaaavan): "Ah would ye look at this cunt comin' now, talkin' shite!!"