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Irish Etiquette

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  • #152
    midlandsmissus
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,838 ✭✭✭midlandsmissus


    Shouting 'AH HEYORRRRRRR!' to acts of extreme violence.


  • #153
    Precious flower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,812 ✭✭✭Precious flower


    I remember when we were little whenever we went to someones house and were asked if we wanted something to eat/drink my mum would pipe up 'No no, they're fine now' even if you were starving you couldn't ask then!


  • #154
    K-9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,313 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    Precious flower wrote: »
    I remember when we were little whenever we went to someones house and were asked if we wanted something to eat/drink my mum would pipe up 'No no, they're fine now' even if you were starving you couldn't ask then!

    "Ye'd swear you never got a bite at home". slap.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • #155
    keelanj69
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,089 ✭✭✭keelanj69


    gatecrash wrote: »
    davet82 wrote: »
    Irish people like to 'go down to' belfast, donegal or derry for the weekend despite heading 100 miles north :confused:

    maybe a dublin thing?

    Nope.

    We used go down to Limerick the whole time....
    When living in Cork

    You can go down to Dublin, Cork, Galway, Waterford, Donegal. But by god you go up D'North.


  • #156
    B0jangles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,950 ✭✭✭B0jangles


    keelanj69 wrote: »
    You can go down to Dublin, Cork, Galway, Waterford, Donegal. But by god you go up D'North.

    You've just made me think about this and I've realised most of my "x to" directions are based on the standard map orientation.

    I live just south of Dublin so I'd always default to "Down to Cork, Waterford, Kerry", "Over to Galway or Mayo" and "Up to Belfast, Donegal etc. ".

    Weird, I never thought about it before.


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  • #157
    emeraldstar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,383 ✭✭✭emeraldstar


    B0jangles wrote: »
    You've just made me think about this and I've realised most of my "x to" directions are based on the standard map orientation.

    I live just south of Dublin so I'd always default to "Down to Cork, Waterford, Kerry", "Over to Galway or Mayo" and "Up to Belfast, Donegal etc. ".

    Weird, I never thought about it before.
    That's not weird, it makes perfect sense. That's the way I think too.


  • #158
    Luxie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭Luxie


    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    No matter how bad the service and food you've had in a restaurant when asked by the waitress:

    'Was everything allright for ye?'

    you must reply with:

    Grand, thanks.

    You must always invite visitors to your home back no matter how much you dislike them.
    While not actually expecting them to take you up on your word.


  • #159
    Luxie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭Luxie


    K-9 wrote: »
    Precious flower wrote: »
    I remember when we were little whenever we went to someones house and were asked if we wanted something to eat/drink my mum would pipe up 'No no, they're fine now' even if you were starving you couldn't ask then!

    "Ye'd swear you never got a bite at home". slap.
    Soooo true!


  • #160
    Luxie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭Luxie


    K-9 wrote: »
    Precious flower wrote: »
    I remember when we were little whenever we went to someones house and were asked if we wanted something to eat/drink my mum would pipe up 'No no, they're fine now' even if you were starving you couldn't ask then!

    "Ye'd swear you never got a bite at home". slap.
    Soooo true!


  • #161
    K-9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,313 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    Luxie wrote: »
    Soooo true!


    "Wait till your father gets home".

    My Dad was the gentlest soul on earth, I got a slap once from him, I totally deserved it and he'd a hangover. Would never let a secret from the "job" out, he was like one of those guys out of spooks or spy novels, never let a secret out, til death.*

    * Maybe going slightly James Bondish.

    My Mam, even at 84, would still scare the crap out of you!

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



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  • #162
    Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,234 ✭✭✭Dr. Kenneth Noisewater


    When you hear a helicopter, it is customary to look up at the sky.


  • #163
    Chuck Stone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,029 ✭✭✭✭Chuck Stone


    deccurley wrote: »
    When you hear a helicopter, it is customary to look up at the sky.

    Every single time a plane or chippichopper goes over I look up. How those thing appear to hang in the air fascinates me and probably always will.

    Is that not normal?


  • #164
    Smidge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,541 ✭✭✭Smidge


    K-9 wrote: »
    "Wait till your father gets home".

    My Dad was the gentlest soul on earth, I got a slap once from him, I totally deserved it and he'd a hangover. Would never let a secret from the "job" out, he was like one of those guys out of spooks or spy novels, never let a secret out, til death.*

    * Maybe going slightly James Bondish.

    My Mam, even at 84, would still scare the crap out of you!

    Out of curiosity..............

    What DID your Dad do at the job?


  • #165
    Funglegunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭Funglegunk


    deccurley wrote: »
    When you hear a helicopter, it is customary to look up at the sky.

    A uniquely Irish trait that!


  • #166
    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,099 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    Funglegunk wrote: »
    A uniquely Irish trait that!

    As a child I was led to believe that babies arrived by Helicopter, presumably from some unknown source. There was none of that stork malarky or under cabbages, I genuinely believed I was delivered by Helicopter until I read my sisters 1st year science book and found out about the human reproductive system!! The Penis was also referred to as "a birdy" FFS!!! :D

    It is also customary to spread random and untrue gossip by adding a disclaimer of "You didn't hear it from me"

    It is classed as acceptable for your Motor Tax to spend anything up to six months "in the post" whilst enroute to the tax office.

    It is important to have a knowledge of all things relating to the Headage, Single Farm Payment, REPS and "the CAP" if you plan to have conversation with a farmer.

    Wearing your dirty wellingtons indoors is acceptable if you live in a "farmhouse"

    Every farmyard must have at least one useless good for nothing dog, whom "I haven't got around to train him in yet, but he's a great dog I tells ya"

    A car must only get mechanical attention and servicing if it fails its NCT (National Crock Test). The Oil light is an indicator to service it also!


  • #167
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,653 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    When passing an acquaintance on the street, it is normal practice to ask "how are you doing?", followed by a reply of "how are you doing?", with neither parties actually answering the question.


  • #168
    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,099 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    If offering someone a drive by automobile, Irish people will offer you "a lift"; If you offer or ask for "a ride" it could be confused for sexual intercourse.

    Hitchhiking in Ireland is known as "thumbing"


  • #169
    mauzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭mauzo


    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    deccurley wrote: »
    When you hear a helicopter, it is customary to look up at the sky.

    Every single time a plane or chippichopper goes over I look up. How those thing appear to hang in the air fascinates me and probably always will.

    Is that not normal?

    I'm the exact same....though I definitely don't say chippichopper!!

    Never heard that before until now


  • #170
    Chuck Stone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,029 ✭✭✭✭Chuck Stone


    mauzo wrote: »
    I'm the exact same....though I definitely don't say chippichopper!!

    Never heard that before until now

    A kid in our family couldn't pronounce 'helicopter' so she called it 'chippichopper'. I just remembered it for some reason.


  • #171
    mauzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭mauzo


    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    mauzo wrote: »
    I'm the exact same....though I definitely don't say chippichopper!!

    Never heard that before until now

    A kid in our family couldn't pronounce 'helicopter' so she called it 'chippichopper'. I just remembered it for some reason.

    Well ain't that sweet ....

    I think we look up to see if we can see them because Ireland is so cloudy! That's my expert analysis


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  • #172
    K-9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,313 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    Smidge wrote: »
    Out of curiosity..............

    What DID your Dad do at the job?

    He was a Guard, spooks references were tongue in cheek, but he was very private about work.

    Don't think this one was mentioned, its customary to give a slight wave or a thumbs up while passing drivers in rural areas.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • #173
    kylith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,744 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    A kid in our family couldn't pronounce 'helicopter' so she called it 'chippichopper'. I just remembered it for some reason.
    That's a great name for it. After all, it does go 'chippachippachippa'.


  • #174
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 24,774 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    Every single time a plane or chippichopper goes over I look up. How those thing appear to hang in the air fascinates me and probably always will.

    Is that not normal?

    Never mind planes, its every time you hear a car out my way and I'm as guilty as anyone. Being in the country everybody stops what their doing and looks up anytime you hear a car, tractor etc. Even in the house at night hear a car and two people make a scramble for the curtain and everyone else looking at you saying "who's that?"

    The habit is hard to shake even when im in my rented spot in the city, though the constant stream of cars means a lot of looking out the window.


    Stinicker wrote: »
    If offering someone a drive by automobile, Irish people will offer you "a lift"; If you offer or ask for "a ride" it could be confused for sexual intercourse.

    Hitchhiking in Ireland is known as "thumbing"

    and when somebody arrives in a car you say "they're landed"


  • #175
    emul8ter25
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭emul8ter25


    Some more Irish Etiquette
    • Wheel your shopping trolley sideways down the isle to ensure no one can get past
    • Stop your can in the middle of the road, any road, to chat with a mate you saw walking, conveniently blocking all traffic


  • #176
    midlandsmissus
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,838 ✭✭✭midlandsmissus


    Never ever answer to 'How are you' with something in the negative. The only acceptable answer is 'grand.

    If some-one said 'How are you' and a person answered 'I'm......not great' the sky would probably blow up.


  • #177
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    midlandsmissus wrote: »
    Never ever answer to 'How are you' with something in the negative. The only acceptable answer is 'grand.
    There are a few acceptable "soft negative" responses:

    "Not bad"
    "Could be worse"
    "Sure, you know yourself"
    "Surviving"


  • #178
    midlandsmissus
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,838 ✭✭✭midlandsmissus


    seamus wrote: »
    There are a few acceptable "soft negative" responses:

    "Not bad"
    "Could be worse"
    "Sure, you know yourself"
    "Surviving"

    That's true.

    Imagine if some-one answered, thanks for asking - well Im really upset. Everyone wouldn't know what to do and probably back away slowly.


  • #179
    midlandsmissus
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,838 ✭✭✭midlandsmissus


    Why is 'grand' so common in Ireland? I wonder where it came from.


    And also how did this thread end up on the news sites? Do journalists lurk around here every day and see if there's anything newsworthy?


  • #180
    Emeraldy Pebbles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 787 ✭✭✭Emeraldy Pebbles


    midlandsmissus wrote: »
    Why is 'grand' so common in Ireland? I wonder where it came from.

    It's funny, I always hated 'grand' as a child and young teen, I thought it sounded really grannyish. And actually still do, but somewhere along the way I started saying it, and now can't help it! :(


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  • #181
    podgemonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭podgemonster


    midlandsmissus wrote: »
    Why is 'grand' so common in Ireland? I wonder where it came from.


    And also how did this thread end up on the news sites? Do journalists lurk around here every day and see if there's anything newsworthy?


    I've heard of Radio DJ's grasping on to topics discussed on AH. "Ok guys, whats the stingiest thing you've seen people do, text us in" and suprisingly the text are carbon copies of the most thank post in the thread.

    In fairness that article did heavily reference boards and even named the posters, just bitter my post didnt make it in.

    On Topic:
    An elderly person who's had a serious accident, fall, stroke or heartattack is decribed as "having a bad turn" and from there on looks "a bit shook after that turn"


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