Things said in Ireland that no one says in England

bodhi085 wrote: »

Being an English fella here for 15 years now and I went to a club the first week of moving over and some girl said "sorry" as she stood there waiting to get past. Had me baffled. Now I've been here that long that I'm always saying Irish sayings like that. My family in the uk would be wondering the stuff I come out with on Skype. Runners (trainers) rashers (bacon) bye bye bye!!!

Ah you're grand!:D

Irish - Hair bobbin
English - Hair band

When it's raining
Irish - it's lashing outside
English - It's pissing outside

Irish - Buzzing
I'm not sure what the English equivalent is.

I use more of the English phrases only some of the irish phrases.

FunLover18 wrote: »

Are they not two different things?

A bobbin is used to tie hair back in a ponytail whereas a band is used to pull the hair back away from the forehead

English say hair band for the ones you tie the hair back too I've always said hair band an all my English mates say the same. I used to have no idea what a bobbin was.

Seve OB wrote: »

Out with a bunch of English lads this weekend. They do a whip!

It's basically a kitty, but I've never heard of a whip before.... Maybe makes sense though, I presume it comes from whip around

a "whip (a)round"

to generate a fund for various options

set up a kitty

to help/support someone, friend or otherwise

Ireland - Runners
Rest of the World - Trainers/Sneakers

Ireland - Gimme that yoke
England - ???

Ireland - I will in me hole
England - No, I will not do that

I was chatting with a woman yesterday who described two people as being ‘very great’ meaning close friends. I don’t know if it’s an old timey expression or a country expression but I’ve never heard it in England.

I lit up when I heard it. Love that description of friends!

My ex is English. Sometimes I would finish my sentences with the word 'so', like OK so....she'd say 'so'? 'So what?

'he fell down on the FLOOR' when it's outside ---- it's ' the ground '!!!, in fairness thats just a bit dopey by them .

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

Irish - Hair bobbin
English - Hair band

When it's raining
Irish - it's lashing outside
English - It's pissing outside

Irish - Buzzing
I'm not sure what the English equivalent is.

I use more of the English phrases only some of the irish phrases.

Buzzing is bull****ting, isn't it? Only heard "buzzing" last year from an eejit builder who was going on about how the place he was working was going to be a strip club or some ****e.

Permabear wrote: »

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Yes, I think the usage I'm using is possibly Dublin-centric.
"Why are you saying such ****e?"
"I'm only buzzing."
"Buzzing?"

George White wrote: »

Yes, I think the usage I'm using is possibly Dublin-centric.
"Why are you saying such ****e?"
"I'm only buzzing."
"Buzzing?"

As in messing around or being facetious?

de dubs 'do be buzzin of each udder' all de toime , in that sense it means getting on well together whether its recreational or working together .

I love the way some in the UK add an R when there are two vowels following each other. Scratching my head to think of an example, but let's say Emma Ellis. It can turn into Emmar Ellis.

Re going for the messages, I also would love to know the etymology of that one! I read upthread that it was connected with going to the post office for telegraph messages and picking up a few bits in the shop whilst there, or writing a message to the shopkeeper for the illiterate maid to pick up for the Lady of the Manor.

I was reading a book recently based in Scotland and one of the characters kept mentioning going to the shops for "Comestibles" Now I wonder if the "mes" in that word morphed into messages. The phrase is used in Scotland AFAIK. Although it's a long shot.

Anyway I had to look up the word comestible, I had never come across it used in everyday speak up to then. For shame.

There is also the Fetch, Shall, and Perhaps. We say Get, Will, and Maybe.

It is totally fascinating.

lardarse wrote: »

I`m originally from over the Irish sea, and was living down in London with my Irish girlfriend, her teenage sister came over to stay with us for a few weeks. We where walking down the road one day, when she stopped dead in the street and burst out laughing. So i asked her whats up? She pointed at the side of a mini bus, which read "dial-a-ride" which in london at the time was a service to take the old folks to hospital appointments and the like. She was thinking London had some very liberal sex laws.

lol. On a trip to Galway once I saw an attractive young female backpacker (looked american) thumbing with a small bunch of flowers and a sign that said 'a flower for a ride' :eek: