Cringeworthy irish traditions that won't just die

Míshásta

John_Rambo wrote: »

I don't think manners are exclusively and traditionally Irish. Certainly not cringeworthy.

I fully agree. However -

My original quote: "People thanking shop assistants and bar staff."

Aaaahhmm! That actually wasn't meant to be taken seriously.
I was just having a go at posters who seemed upset at bus-drivers being offered thanks.

Míshásta

My original post: "People who call the "Room" the Parlour / call the parlour the sitting room / call the sitting room the drawing room / call the drawing room the lounge / etc."

dxhound2005 wrote: »

What is the etc. ?

"People who call the lounge; the reception room" etc.

:P

server down

Míshásta wrote: »

People clapping at the end of a performance.

People thanking shop assistants and bar staff.

People singing sean-nós in a Nashville accent.

People saying "excuse me" if they bump into someone.

Country people who speak with a country accent.

People who call the "Room" the Parlour / call the parlour the sitting room / call the sitting room the drawing room / call the drawing room the lounge / etc.

I'm easily cringed.

You certainly find the world a terrifying place. You also seem to cringe at stuff that many cultures do, are confused about accents, and may probably be getting the name of the rooms wrong yourself. And Christ how many rooms do you have?

Fred Swanson

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steve-collins

Being proud to be Irish or saying things like sure we Irish are great craic . It's all an accident your Irish you had no influence in that process . Sad bastards

Also Irish people using the word banter.

Jerichoholic

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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I was thinking more of the cringey dance that mostly gimps do...

e.g

FadaCraic

steve-collins wrote: »

Also Irish people using the word banter.

Couldn’t agree more!

valoren

FadaCraic wrote: »

Couldn’t agree more!

Or informally;

Da bantz

Chrongen

Northern Monkey wrote: »

http://www.totallydublin.ie/more/lady-on-the-rock-tracing-the-phenomenon-of-dublins-own-venus-de-milo/

There are houses in the Phoenix Park?

Ash.J.Williams

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Or dabbed

Ash.J.Williams

Millenials saying "random" where I'd say "profound"

Dr Crayfish

John_Rambo wrote: »

I'll translate.

The "good room" is "De Parlour". The front room with all the good china and figurines in glass cabinets that inner city Dublin Ma's had (even though the was absolutely no room for it). When you had visitors they'd be accepted in de parlour with tea a window cake. (battenberg)

You see, we're not that different.



It's bleed'n howal, not "bleeding arse". Example;

Q - "Grab that funny looking fence that buzzes slightly"

A - "I will in be bleed'n howal"

Nope. My mas from north inner city still no good room or parlour.

whisky_galore

"Hundreds die in *insert natural/manmade disaster*, no Irish people are believed to be involved."

Oh that's grand so...

_Dara_

Wedding singsongs. Was at a wedding on Saturday night and the singsong directly after the disco cleared the room. It completely killed the party atmosphere. Such maudlin shite.

LirW

whisky_galore wrote: »

"Hundreds die in *insert natural/manmade disaster*, no Irish people are believed to be involved."

Oh that's grand so...

I had the same attitude towards that until I realized that this is stated because there could be Irish people travelling/living abroad and relatives or friends are looking for them, worried if they are alright.

Crea

Adults calling their parents Mammy and Daddy

namloc1980

_Dara_ wrote: »

Wedding singsongs. Was at a wedding on Saturday night and the singsong directly after the disco cleared the room. It completely killed the party atmosphere. Such maudlin shite.

Despise the singsong. It kills the atmosphere as everyone has to be deathly quiet while Mick mumbles his way through some crap song. Instant party killer.

darkdubh

Interrupting someone telling a joke or anecdote to give away the ending or changing the subject to tell a different story of their own. I'm sure this is probably universal but so many Irish people do it.

Speedwell

Crea wrote: »

Adults calling their parents Mammy and Daddy

I am from the American South. I couldn't bring myself to call any person twelve or more years older than me by their first name. I tried to figure out something to call my mother-in-law, who's from Country Tyrone.

My Scottish boss suggested "Mum". She wasn't having it. She added, "and don't call me 'Mom' either; you sound like the American TV, 'Mom, mom, mom'". OK, fine. I went to learn Irish this summer, this being Ireland and all and me being an immigrant. "What's the word you call your mother in Donegal?", I wondered. We learned a song that had the word mamaí in it, translated "mother dear". I tried that on my next visit. "I'm not your mamaí, you bloody Yank. Call me by my name." But I can't.

I get on great with my mother-in-law, but we do have these little culture-shock moments If you're looking for me to add a cringeworthy Irish tradition, I will add only the phrase, "but they only say it this way in Donegal".

MagicIRL

Speedwell wrote: »

I am from the American South. I couldn't bring myself to call any person twelve or more years older than me by their first name. I tried to figure out something to call my mother-in-law, who's from Country Tyrone.

My Scottish boss suggested "Mum". She wasn't having it. She added, "and don't call me 'Mom' either; you sound like the American TV, 'Mom, mom, mom'". OK, fine. I went to learn Irish this summer, this being Ireland and all and me being an immigrant. "What's the word you call your mother in Donegal?", I wondered. We learned a song that had the word mamaí in it, translated "mother dear". I tried that on my next visit. "I'm not your mamaí, you bloody Yank. Call me by my name." But I can't.

I get on great with my mother-in-law, but we do have these little culture-shock moments If you're looking for me to add a cringeworthy Irish tradition, I will add only the phrase, "but they only say it this way in Donegal".

Good jaysus.

razorblunt

namloc1980 wrote: »

Despise the singsong. It kills the atmosphere as everyone has to be deathly quiet while Mick mumbles his way through some crap song. Instant party killer.

It can be done well but its a very fine balance. Generally its 3 or 4 songs before either someone tries to begin a game of "one up manship" and comes back in with another song, or you get the "shhh shhhhh shhhh Grandad wants to sing his 36 verse song".

There's almost always someone else who just shouts a "she loves this song" which will often just send people off to bed, which it has done at the last two weddings I've been at.

Floody Boreland

Tidy Towns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQqekPeNPWY

Fourier

Crea wrote: »

Adults calling their parents Mammy and Daddy

An equivalent of that occurs across the world and has for centuries. There's nothing odd or Irish about calling your parents Mam or Dad instead of by their names.

seachto7

Going on the pi55 as a night out. Imagine paying 100e for something in a shop, and the shop keeper telling you it'll make you puke your guts up, wipe out the day after, give you a blinding headache, and you may pi55 your pants too, or get into a fight. You'd say no wouldn't you?

12 pubs. Is that an Irish thing though?

whisky_galore

Floody Boreland wrote: »

Tidy Towns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQqekPeNPWY

To be fair, if it wasn't for self-appointed busybodies in Irish towns and villages, the country would be end-to-end with dumped black rubbish bags.

whisky_galore

seachto7 wrote: »

12 pubs. Is that an Irish thing though?

Imported from the States, but not surprisingly caught on here as all life revolves around drink.

Jerichoholic

whisky_galore wrote: »

"Hundreds die in *insert natural/manmade disaster*, no Irish people are believed to be involved."

Oh that's grand so...

You see it in sports reporting too. "The US Open ended today in a thrilling climax with Pairic Harrington sharing 89th place"

Nothing about who won the damn event.

Elemonator

Thinking when we go abroad everyone loves the Irish. They don't.

Self congratulating ourselves on everything whether it be football fans or "craic". Self congratulations is moot.

ohnonotgmail

seachto7 wrote: »

Going on the pi55 as a night out. Imagine paying 100e for something in a shop, and the shop keeper telling you it'll make you puke your guts up, wipe out the day after, give you a blinding headache, and you may pi55 your pants too, or get into a fight. You'd say no wouldn't you?

12 pubs. Is that an Irish thing though?

if all the things in bold happen to you during a piss-up then perhaps alcohol is not for you.

chatticusfinch

Internalised begrudgery