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Things Irish people erroneously think are uniquely Irish.

  • 16-09-2012 09:31AM
    #1
    Scanlas The 2nd
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,144 ✭✭✭


    I'll start with banter.


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  • #2
    mattjack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    Dancing in their front room....


  • #3
    Timfy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 775 ✭✭✭Timfy


    20 pints then driving home "on the back road"...

    No trees were harmed in the posting of this message, however a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.



  • #4
    MJ23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭MJ23


    Red hair


  • #5
    later12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,298 ✭✭✭✭later12


    Barack Obama.


  • #6
    doyle61
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭doyle61


    Tayto


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  • #7
    some random drunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 990 ✭✭✭some random drunk


    Thanking the bus driver when getting off the bus. They do this in New Zealand too.


  • #8
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    doyle61 wrote: »
    Tayto

    Tayto is uniquely Irish...

    The company thats operates in the UK are just licencing the name and recipe. Totally different company.


  • #9
    Wade in the Sea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭Wade in the Sea


    Northern Ireland


  • #10
    Daveysil15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,301 ✭✭✭Daveysil15


    Greatness.


  • #11
    peasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,789 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    Celts


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  • #12
    Augmerson
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,162 ✭✭✭Augmerson


    Misery, complaining and begrudgery.


  • #13
    passatman86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,951 ✭✭✭passatman86


    four leaf clover !


  • #14
    Zebra3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,299 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    Stout.

    Which is actually an English drink.


  • #15
    darrcow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 272 ✭✭darrcow


    fat and ugly women:D


  • #16
    Markcheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,240 ✭✭✭Markcheese


    Crap weather

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



  • #17
    uberalles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 836 ✭✭✭uberalles


    I'll bike you. Parent with no intention of getting said item.


  • #18
    mikemac1
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    Corrupt politicians

    Our boyos are saints compared to the Italians


  • #19
    dirtyden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,745 ✭✭✭dirtyden


    A good fry-up. Probably erroneous but I dont think you can get a fry as good outside of this fair isle.

    A good pint of Guinness.

    Sandwich Ham.

    Proper spuds!


  • #20
    YouTookMyName
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,360 ✭✭✭YouTookMyName


    Saying That wan or your man.


  • #21
    LiamMc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 906 ✭✭✭LiamMc


    The brand Bulmers cider.

    Dry Stone walls

    European Colony

    8thC writing

    Irish = Celt

    Monoglotism

    English-Language Students from Spain in the Summer.

    Calling French, Italian and Spanish English-Lanaguage Students "Spanish Students"

    Black Pudding

    White Pudding

    Red Lemonade


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  • #22
    opti0nal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 892 ✭✭✭opti0nal


    The Jig (Irish: port) is a form of lively folk dance in compound meter, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It developed in 16th century England, and was quickly adopted on the Continent where it eventually became the final movement of the mature Baroque dance suite (the French gigue; Italian and Spanish giga).[1] Today it is most associated with Irish dance music and Scottish country dance music.[2]


  • #23
    OurLadyofKnock
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 558 ✭✭✭OurLadyofKnock


    Counties - they are as British as Finchley

    Irish Trad Music - French import around late 1700s

    Galway City - English invention

    Every single UK soccer club - we have something called the League of Ireland.


  • #24
    OurLadyofKnock
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 558 ✭✭✭OurLadyofKnock


    Everybody loves us.


  • #25
    spurious
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    Hating your own language....oh no wait...


  • #26
    kleefarr
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    Anyone that's famous.


  • #27
    Quorum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 474 ✭✭Quorum


    dirtyden wrote: »
    A good fry-up. Probably erroneous but I dont think you can get a fry as good outside of this fair isle.

    Yup, the great British fry-up includes a sinful slice of crispy fried bread. Nom nom nom.


  • #28
    Quorum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 474 ✭✭Quorum


    YouTookMyName wrote: »
    Saying That wan or your man.

    No, that is definitely, definitely uniquely Irish. :)


  • #29
    Vita nova
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 789 ✭✭✭Vita nova


    Lyons Tea

    Used to be Irish but was taken over by Unilever (Anglo-dutch MNC), and production (selection/blending/packing etc.) was moved to their PG Tips production facility in Manchester. Not sure if they used a different blend for the Irish market but certainly not an Irish product.


  • #30
    dirtyden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,745 ✭✭✭dirtyden


    Quorum wrote: »
    Yup, the great British fry-up includes a sinful slice of crispy fried bread. Nom nom nom.

    The brits do a decent brekkie, and a mean cup of tea. But they cannot beat a proper irish one.


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  • #31
    dirtyden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,745 ✭✭✭dirtyden


    LiamMc wrote: »


    Monoglotism

    I had to google monoglotism. Does that make me a zeroglot?


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