1) Track pants are extremely popular and few people wear jeans
2) The dogs here are extremely well behaved. They're never on a leach, don't bark, and look both ways before crossing streets.
3) They seem to like body spray a lot. I haven't been able to find stick deodorant here.
4) Cans of beer can only be bought in pint cans, and usually only 4-packs.
5) They don’t serve cocktails in pubs. Only whiskey and beer…sometimes vodka.
6) All the shops close strictly at 6:00; 8:00 on Thursdays.
7) Irish (Gaelic) is the official language of Ireland, but only about 10% of the speaks it fluently.
8) Everything costs what it would in the US, but in Euros instead of Dollars. For example: if a burger and fries in the US costs $6.00, it would cost €6.00 in Ireland.
9) Soccer is really big here. Scratch that. Soccer is HUGE here. Last night I was wearing my red Wisconsin sweat shirt and was yelled at for wearing ‘the wrong colors’. Apparently, there was a soccer match that night—one of the teams colors were red.
10) You never tip here. It’s awesome! Nobody tips bartenders or waiters or anybody. Apparently, they see it as demeaning. I’m not gonna argue…
Thursday, August 30, 2007
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"Irish (Gaelic) is the official language of Ireland, but only about 10% of the speaks it fluently."
I read somewhere that's more like 30% now, and it's *increasing* in Ireland b/c the schools now are largely becoming Irish Gaelic medium, plus Gaelic language media is becoming stronger. All well and good IMHO-- Ireland is Ireland, a different place ethnically and culturally from England, so should celebrate its indigenous language.
Even in Scotland they've been having a Scottish Gaelic revival, while Welsh has stayed robust in Wales.
Truth is, in 25 years we'll probably all be having to learn Chinese anyway, or at least Chinese will be the new international standard, so it doesn't make sense to give up a country's native indigenous tongue for English. Might as well elevate Gaelic and then master whatever the main global language happens to be-- whether it's English or Chinese or German or French, or whatever.
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