Uniquely Irish

[seanfhear]

This is more pronounciation but Forhead (forehead) is quite funny to english people. I think we say it so fast we do not have time to pronounce all the letters

[Paddyfield]

In the west of ireland, we have unusual ways of expressing our admiration for ladies:


"I'd eat a mile of her sh1te just to smell the exhaust pipe of the van that brought her dirty knickers to the laundry"

[John83]

This is more pronounciation but Forhead (forehead) is quite funny to english people. I think we say it so fast we do not have time to pronounce all the letters

I haven't noticed (that it's not used elsewhere - that's certainly the pronunciation here). It's a common enough way for pronunciations to drift, the people of Norf'k, Dur'm or Bournem'th will appreciate.

[seanfhear]

I haven't noticed (that it's not used elsewhere - that's certainly the pronunciation here). It's a common enough way for pronunciations to drift, the people of Norf'k, Dur'm or Bournem'th will appreciate.

Maybe its just Londoners then that know me

[Acornvilla]

drinking copious amounts of tea

[sligo23]

"Dya know who died..."

[Deckydee]

"Dya know who died..."

........the lad above in the coffin as far as I know"

[smellyfeet]

When heading to ball... On the nogging, on the sallynogging, or , do ya want a game on nods.

When saying that someone is crazy,, He's off his tits

When having a cup of tea, A cup of Scald

[danthesaint]

How we tell people what state we were in the night before

oh i was off my tits (as above)
i was banjo'd or mouldy last night

[Wolfie]

Its uniquely Irish to discuss amongst ourselves how f*cking unique we are.

[peadar1987]

Its uniquely Irish to discuss amongst ourselves how f*cking unique we are.

To be fair, every nation does this. The English have the impression that they're more reserved and better bred than the continentals, the French think they're more classy and suave than everyone else. The only country that don't seem to do it, in my experience, is the Yanks, who will continue to identify with a specific group, years after they're no longer eligible for citizenship. In America, fourth, fifth, or sixth generation US citizens are still referred to, by themselves and others, as Italians, Irish, Poles, Germans etc, which I find strange.

[pineapple stu]

In America, fourth, fifth, or sixth generation US citizens are still referred to, by themselves and others, as Italians, Irish, Poles, Germans etc, which I find strange.

I suppose it's because emigration was such a wrench at the time. Listen to contemporaneous songs like The Emigrant's Letter by Percy French and you'll get some sort of an idea how much Ireland meant to people who often had no choice but to leave. It's understandable in a way that they wanted to pass that down the generations.

[Wolfie]

To be fair, every nation does this. The English have the impression that they're more reserved and better bred than the continentals, the French think they're more classy and suave than everyone else.

That's nations congratulating themselves on how superior they are.

That's most certainly not what I (jokingly) was referring to in my post.

[paul_oshea]

I suppose it's because emigration was such a wrench at the time. Listen to contemporaneous songs like The Emigrant's Letter by Percy French and you'll get some sort of an idea how much Ireland meant to people who often had no choice but to leave. It's understandable in a way that they wanted to pass that down the generations.

far away hills.

[John83]

To be fair, every nation does this. The English have the impression that they're more reserved and better bred than the continentals, the French think they're more classy and suave than everyone else. The only country that don't seem to do it, in my experience, is the Yanks, who will continue to identify with a specific group, years after they're no longer eligible for citizenship. In America, fourth, fifth, or sixth generation US citizens are still referred to, by themselves and others, as Italians, Irish, Poles, Germans etc, which I find strange.

Strangely, the Americans reserve that kind of thing for their country rather than their citizens. America is the best at everything (an opinion which is most widespread among the poorest, not including recent immigrants), but Americans - well, how much is he worth?

[osarusan]

Its uniquely Irish to discuss amongst ourselves how f*cking unique we are.

Japanese people do it much more than Irish.

[paul_oshea]

arrah musha would ye be quiet.

he is quite near.

he's a little pup.

she's a bit of a rap.

he's a proper buck.

more up north but, that fella is a little touched.

queer meaning funny, in a strange way.

i think we could start a little irish version of www.irishurbandictionary.com

[smellyfeet]

Get up the yard

[seanfhear]

The quare one

The quare fella

[tiktok]

Orders followed by questions...
You'll have a cup of tea, won't you?
Rather than
Would you like a cup of tea?