I hate when Irish people say: "can I get a..."

SuperInfinity · 26-08-2010 11:11PM #1

You hear this phrase in takeaways, restaurants, pubs, from Irish people. And it's PURE American. Not just people who are "cool" and modern either, old people from rural areas also say it nowadays.

It's worse than just American english, it's SLANG. It's idiomatic slang. "can I get a" is a slang expression. In Irish slang you should say something like "gizz a double cheeseburger with chips".

I've a right mind to go up to them and say: "what are you on about, what country to you think you're in, ya PLANK!!!!"

*suspects hate from people who do say it*

Donkey Oaty · 26-08-2010 11:12PM

In before "Can you get a life?"

landsleaving · 26-08-2010 11:12PM

Pettiest rant ever.

Can I get a better rant?

Paparazzo · 26-08-2010 11:13PM

SuperInfinity wrote: »

You hear this phrase in takeaways, restaurants, pubs, from Irish people. And it's PURE American. Not just people who are "cool" and modern either, old people from rural areas also say it nowadays.

It's worse than just American english, it's SLANG. It's idiomatic slang. "can I get a" is a slang expression. In Irish slang you should say something like "gizz a double cheeseburger with chips".

I've a right mind to go up to them and say: "what are you on about, what country to you think you're in, ya PLANK!!!!"

*suspects hate from people who do say it*

You're the plank! "gizz a double cheeseburger" isn't very polite. And they're bad for you

Agricola · 26-08-2010 11:14PM

Better

tommyboy2222 · 26-08-2010 11:14PM

"Can you get a life?"

Can I get an amen ?

Agricola · 26-08-2010 11:15PM

tommyboy2222 wrote: »

Can I get an amen ?

eamonn

CreepingDeath · 26-08-2010 11:16PM

Humans are social creatures, we take in social influences from others, that includes all the trashy American TV.

Micky Dolenz · 26-08-2010 11:20PM

I nearly always say "May I get a ...."

Who says "gizz us a....."?

Sea Sharp · 26-08-2010 11:23PM

I usually opt for:
Giz one of them yokes over there.

kieran26 · 26-08-2010 11:24PM

i say it all the time, and i'm gonna keep sayin it! Put that in your pipe and smoke it op

Gran Hermano · 26-08-2010 11:26PM

OP, you are confusing slang with Hiberno English.

WindSock · 26-08-2010 11:26PM

It's not so much a 'Can I get a...', more of 'Can I get aaaaaaaaahhhhh, ehhhhhhhhhhhh, uuuuuuuuuuhhhh, ehhhhhhh.....tree snackboxes a coak and a boll o luucozayede pleaase'

AskMyChocolate · 26-08-2010 11:27PM

I never realised this was an Americanism. It has certainly been used in Ireland for a long time, before we were exposed to American culture. I tend to use "Could I get a..." myself, but if I heard someone saying "Can I get a" I wouldn't think "Americanised twat" in the way that I would if somebody used trunk instead of boot, or sidewalk instead of path.

Zombienosh · 26-08-2010 11:28PM

jaysus wept, have ya nothing better to be worrying about?

TheZohanS · 26-08-2010 11:28PM

SuperInfinity wrote: »

You hear this phrase in takeaways, restaurants, pubs, from Irish people. And it's PURE American. Not just people who are "cool" and modern either, old people from rural areas also say it nowadays.

It's worse than just American english, it's SLANG. It's idiomatic slang. "can I get a" is a slang expression. In Irish slang you should say something like "gizz a double cheeseburger with chips".

I've a right mind to go up to them and say: "what are you on about, what country to you think you're in, ya PLANK!!!!"

*suspects hate from people who do say it*

Can I get a grammar check?

Glasshouses etc.

starbelgrade · 26-08-2010 11:30PM

SuperInfinity wrote: »

In Irish slang you should say something like "gizz a double cheeseburger with chips".

If you're a skanger, perhaps.

AAAAAAAHHH · 26-08-2010 11:30PM

Is this one of those funny threads I've been hearing about?

starbelgrade · 26-08-2010 11:32PM

AAAAAAAHHH wrote: »

Is this one of those funny threads I've been hearing about?

No. This is one of the sh*t ones.

Terry · 26-08-2010 11:32PM

OP, I hate being Irish too. We're quite embarrassing.
I don't know how to deal with this affliction.
Perhaps you have a solution.

MistyCheese · 26-08-2010 11:32PM

WTF is the problem with "Americanisms"??! Considering the amount of American TV most people watch.

So :mad:ing sue me if I say "douchebag" or "sidewalk" or "assholeface". I learned probably 60% of my English through watching TV and the vast majority of that is American TV.

It'd be freakily unnatural for me to come out with something like "Ta tu an anchuinse!" when I've heard "You're a freak" about 100,000 times more often.

Mr Cawley · 26-08-2010 11:32PM

and breathe.... yes OP, many people unconsciously 'pick up' the latest phrases. You are aware of your speech, come to terms that others are not.

Cool story Bro

Superbus · 26-08-2010 11:33PM

Worse: Using the word fries to refer to chips.

"Can I get a..." is being polite tbh.

AAAAAAAHHH · 26-08-2010 11:33PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

No. This is one of the sh*t ones.

I was afraid of that.

alwaysadub · 27-08-2010 12:04AM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

I nearly always say "May I get a ...."

Who says "gizz us a....."?

gizAGoOfYourGee probably does

But i'd often hear it when i'm in Burger King or whatever in Dublin. Giz a whopper there luv will ya.

starbelgrade · 27-08-2010 12:07AM

alwaysadub wrote: »

Giz a whopper there luv will ya.

"An' a chip."

Just the one, sir?

ronaneire · 27-08-2010 12:24AM

SuperInfinity wrote: »

You hear this phrase in takeaways, restaurants, pubs, from Irish people. And it's PURE American. Not just people who are "cool" and modern either, old people from rural areas also say it nowadays.

It's worse than just American english, it's SLANG. It's idiomatic slang. "can I get a" is a slang expression. In Irish slang you should say something like "gizz a double cheeseburger with chips".

I've a right mind to go up to them and say: "what are you on about, what country to you think you're in, ya PLANK!!!!"

*suspects hate from people who do say it*

Ask me bollix