suaimhneas-gairid · 1 year ago
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Jere's in my city 😌
He should be in m-*GUNSHOT*
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an-ecu-harrypotter-au · 8 months ago
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TPS Part 2: Planes And Cabins
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"Awright Toby, time ta go. We got a plane ta catch."
"Ok Pop."
Ah come flyin down ta Pop's car after usin the bathroom.
"So why's we gotta get ta the airport so fast, Pop?"
"Cause we's gotta go thru securty. Airport fellers wanna make sure nobody's bringin somethin dangerous on the plane."
"Ok."
Ah ain’t never been on a plane but Ah ain't scared. Ah think ridin a plane's gonna be fun.
Time Skip
We get ta the airport an Pop parks the car. Ah'm real confused on how it's gonna work.
"Pop why'd we take the car if we ain't takin the car wit us?"
"Yer cousin Wilma's jus down the street from the airport. She's gonna be pickin it up an takin care of it while we're gone. Ah ain't gonna go buyin another car if we ever come back here."
"Ohhh. Ah like Wilma. She made me that real nice dreamcatcher. Ya brought it wit didn't ya Pop?"
“Course Ah did, son. Ah also made sure ta bring yer headphones an yer favorite cassette tape. Once we done get on the plane jus put ‘em on an listen ta yer music.”
Ah smile at Pop cause Ah’m glad he makes sure Ah don’t melt. Ah like mah cassette tape. Pop done made it himself cause he know it don’t make mah ears hurt.
“How long’s it gonna take ta get ta Ireland, Pop?”
“Well Toby, we’s gonna be flyin over the ocean. Probly gonna take a day ta get there. If yer tired, go on an nap. Nobody done spects ya to stay wake fer the whole plane ride. If yer hungry we can also get somethin'. Ah know it ain’t gonna be jus how ya like it, but tha’s cause we’s gonna be high up. Nothin’s gonna taste the same.”
Ah nod slowly. Pop’s usually right bout stuff like this. Ah hope the plane people’ll gimme food that don’t make me cry cause it makes mah mouth hurt somethin fierce.
"Now ya wait here while Ah go an call Wilma so's she can start makin 'er way here."
"Ok Pop."
Ah sit still in mah seat. Even though it's loud it ain't all that crowded. Ah don't feel like meltin so Ah think we's gonna be fine.
Time Skip
“Well that there’s our call ta fly. Security people says we can go on the plane wit yer headphones an cassette player now.”
Ah follow Pop through this long hallway. Ah dunno how this happened but we went from the airport ta the inside of a plane. Ah sit down in a window seat. People sure look small in a plane compared ta when yer flat on the ground.
“Awright son le’s listen ta the nice woman. She’s gonna tell us how ta keep safe.”
Ah try ta listen real close ta the woman in a fancy plane outfit. Ah make sure mah seatbelt’s on like she done tol me.
“Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the crew I ask that you please direct your attention to the monitors above as we review the emergency procedures. There are six emergency exits on this aircraft. Take a minute to locate the exit closest to you. Note that the nearest exit may be behind you. Count the number of rows to this exit. Should the cabin experience sudden pressure loss, stay calm and listen for instructions from the cabin crew. Oxygen masks will drop down from above your seat. Place the mask over your mouth and nose, like this. Pull the strap to tighten it. If you are traveling with children, make sure that your own mask is on first before helping your children. In the unlikely event of an emergency landing and evacuation, leave your carry-on items behind. Life rafts are located below your seats and emergency lighting will lead you to your closest exit and slide. We ask that you make sure that all carry-on luggage is stowed away safely during the flight. While we wait for take off, please take a moment to review the safety data card in the seat pocket in front of you.”
Mah eyes get all foggy. Ah know Ah oughta be payin attention but Ah jus can’t understand everythang she’s sayin. Ah sure hope Pop’ll understand it all an help me when she’s done.
“Toby jus look at yer card fer help. All ya gotta do's follow that an see what Ah’m doin. We only gotta do all this case there’s an emergency.”
“Oh. Ah get it now. Thanks Pop!”
Ah take the little card in front a me. Readin this makes way more sense ta me. They got pictures an everythang ta make sure boys like me get it.
“Ok Pop. Ah'll be sure ta keep mah music off till we’re high in the air.”
“Atta boy, son. Gotta make sure ta follow the rules so’s we keep safe. Can’t be panickin cause we don’t know what ta do.”
Ah nod mah head cause Ah know Pop’s right. We start ta fly inta the air an Ah look out mah window.
“Look Pop, we’s flyin. Everythang’s gettin so small Ah ain’t even able ta see people on the ground no more.”
“Couple a minutes we’s gonna be so high up ya ain’t gonna be seein nothin but clouds.”
Mah eyes widen.
“Clouds?!”
“Tha’s right, Toby. Gotta get over the cloud line so we don’t get rained on. Air gets colder an thinner higher up ya get. When ya look down yer able ta see some clouds.”
Ah look out mah window 'gin. Ah’m watchin the clouds pass us by. The colors look so dang pretty Ah dunno if Ah even wanna close mah eyes ta take a nap like Pop says Ah could.
“Now son the plane might get bumpy at times. Don’t ya worry bout it none cause all we’s gotta do’s keep in our seats. Pilot done learnt how ta deal wit it so we’s gonna do jus fine.”
“Ah get what yer sayin Pop. Ah’ll try ta not get all scared if we get bumpy.”
Pop smiles at me an Ah feel all good inside cause Ah know we’s gonna be safe now. Ah start ta feel sleepy too an Ah start ta have an interestin dream that Ah’m walkin pass a snake. Ah recognize it from the book Pop gave me.
“Hey dere, Mr. Snake. Yer a Common Adder but Ah ain’t gonna bother ya none so don’t go tryna eat me. Where’re ya from?”
Mr. Snake sticks his tongue out an starts speakin his snake language.
“I live in the bushes on the Hogwarts grounds. You won’t be hurt, my fleshy friend. Just walk by slowly and you’ll be safe.”
Ah start smilin cause Mr. Snake’s really nice an won’t eat me.
“Thank ya Mr. Snake. Ah’ll be goin now.”
Ah feel somethin hittin mah shoulder as Pop wakes me up.
“Toby. We’s gotta eat now. Do ya want chicken?”
Ah can feel mah tummy growlin at me. Ah rub mah eyes an look at Pop.
“Yeah Ah’ll have chicken Pop. Ah love chicken.”
“Ah’ll ask fer chicken then. Jus try ta eat what ya can cause Ah know ya don’t like everythang.”
Ah wait fer mah chicken dinner ta come. Ah dunno how the airplane people’ll make food taste but Ah hope it’ll be tasty.
"Here ya go son."
Ah’m lookin at mah chicken an Ah think it looks good. Ah try ta take a bite.
“Do ya like it?”
Ah keep the piece of chicken in mah mouth. Ah dunno what ta think. It ain’t the best chicken Ah ever got. Also ain’t so bad Ah wanna cry.
“Ah think it’ll be fine, Pop. Still ain’t like yer chicken.”
“Atta boy. Once we have our breakfast in the mornin we’s gonna eat good.”
“Is we goin ta a pub, Pop?”
He thinks for a minute.
“Ah think it ain’t fer ya. They gots all kinds a fish places.”
Mah eyes’re wide.
“They’s got catfish, Pop?”
“They got fish sticks type fish. Ain’t gotta worry bout buyin ‘em frozen no more. We’s able ta get 'em fresh jus bout anywhere. Tha's gonna be mah new job.”
Ah scratch mah head.
"Wha's ya new job?"
"Uncle Travis's got connections. Got me a job on a fishin boat. Gonna be catchin the cod British fellers use fer fish sticks. Even wizardin fellers gotta eat."
“Oh. Now Ah wanna try the fish sticks the British wizards eat, Pop.”
“Tha’s good son. Ah think yer gonna really like it there.”
Ah nod an go back ta eatin mah chicken.
Time Skip
Ah feel Pop shakin me awake.
“Toby wake up. We’s gonna be landin soon.”
Ah rub mah eyes an look out the window. Ah ain’t seein clouds no more so we’s gotta be landin.
“So’s we gonna be havin breakfast before landin?”
“Tha’s right, son. Ah asked the nice woman ta bring ya pancakes an hot chocolate.”
Ah wiggle in mah seat a little.
“Yay! Ah like pancakes an hot chocolate.”
Pop pats mah head an Ah stop wigglin.
“Awright son, here’s yer breakfast.”
Pop sets me up ta eat. Ah look at what Ah got. Ah got me 3 pancakes an 2 syrups. Tha’s fine wit me cause Ah don’t need a syrup fer each pancake.
“Ah like pancakes, Pop.”
“Yeah it’ll do the trick till we get lunch.”
Ah watch Pop drink his coffee. He makes a weird face.
“Do ya hate yer coffee, Pop?”
“Sure ain’t sweet tea son. Airplane people’re doin their best. Jus gonna have ta deal wit it. If this type a food’s good then nobody’d wanna stay in the house. They’d be livin in an airplane all their lives.”
Flyin in a plane ain’t so bad. Then Ah think bout havin ta use the bathroom.
“Ah don’t wanna live on no airplane, Pop. Bathroom’s too small an ya gotta wait fer other people.”
“Tha’s right son. We jus gotta make do wit what they give us.”
Ah nod cause Pop’s sayin truths. Ain’t no reason ta complain when it ain’t hurtin me. Small bathrooms an a long wait hurts me but Ah know the airplane people can’t do nothin bout that. Bigger planes ta make bathrooms bigger only means more people wit an even longer wait.
“Finish up eatin. Ah’ll make sure we gots our sweaters. Ireland ain’t nearly as hot as Florida. Don’t want ya catchin a cold.”
“Awright, Pop. Do ya think Ireland gets real cold?”
“Hmm. We’s gonna get some snow, but it ain’t New York type a snow. Ya might be able ta get one snowman in but that’s bout it.”
“Goodie. Ah don’t wanna be too cold Pop. But Ah still wanna maybe get one good snow day for Christmas.”
“Tha’s nice, son. Now finish eatin yer pancakes.”
Ah smile an stuff mah face wit pancakes. Ah hear a bing noise an the pilot starts talkin.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we have begun our descent into Cork, Ireland. Please turn off all portable electronic devices and stow them until we have arrived at the gate. In preparation for landing in Cork, be certain your seat back is straight up and your seat belt is fastened.”
“Pop wha’s stow mean?”
Ah watch Pop think fer a minute.
“It means ta put yer things away. Can’t be havin the plane crashin cause anythang’s messin wit the electronics.”
“Ok, Pop. Ah’ll put mah headphones away then. Ah don’t wanna cause no accidents.”
Pop pats mah head an Ah know Ah’m doin good.
Time Skip
“Awright son, le’s go find our luggage. Once we get 'em we’s gonna be goin fer lunch.”
“Yay!”
Ah try lookin fer mah bags. Ah got a cargo backpack wit a froggie keychain so Ah know how ta find it.
“Look, Pop. This backpack’s got mah froggie keychain.”
“Then it’s yer backpack son.”
Ah grab mah backpack an hug it. Ah like mah backpack wit mah froggie keychain.
“Awright. We’s got our luggage. Ah’m gonna call Uncle Travis ta let 'em know we’s gonna get lunch then go on over ta their homestad.”
“Ok, Pop.”
Ah follow Pop ta a phone booth an listen ta him talkin. Ah kinda like bein in this phone booth. Ain’t loud like the airport waitin room. 
“Son we’s leavin now. What ya wanna eat?”
“Ah wanna know what the Ireland people’s fish sticks taste like, Pop.”
“Awright Toby. Plenty a places we can go fer that. Ah'mma try findin one that ain’t that busy.”
A man pulls up.
“Oi, I’ll give ya a ride, guv.”
Pop looks at him. Ah ain’t got a clue what he’s sayin.
“Ya’ll got any fish stick places here?”
“Can tuck in at a takeway place, guv. Get ya dere in half a tick.”
Pop shrugs then takes mah hand ta get us in the car.
“Why ya talk so strange, sir?”
“Born in London before I moved here laddie. Ya southerners ain’t so different. Ya jus us but Yanks.”
“Ok.”
Ah think Ah’m understandin what he’s sayin. He’s sayin we ain’t that different cause Ah learned in history class that some a the Ireland people moved to America. They done moved to the South an they started talkin different cause they weren't Ireland people no more.
“Son stay in the car. Ah'mma get yer fish sticks ta go. We’s gonna be eatin on the way ta Uncle Travis’ house.”
“Awright, Pop. Ah'mma keep mah eye on our luggage.”
Ah watch Pop get outta the car an go inside a small restaurant. Ah tap mah hands ginst mah cargo backpack. Ah start makin stories in mah head after a while. Ah’m seein me an a girl lookin like a fairy princess in a big ol classroom. Ah got a wand in mah hand an Ah’m makin magic.
“Awright, son. Ah got somethin better than fish sticks fer ya.”
Pop comes back in the car wit a bag a food.
“Better than fish sticks? Pop wha’s better than fish sticks?”
He pulls out a box an opens it.
“This’ a fish stick sandwich. Got it wit fries an a ketchup cup.”
Mah eyes widen.
“They got a sandwich made outta fish sticks? Wow. Ah gotta try this, Pop.”
Ah start eatin mah sandwich while Pop talks wit the nice man drivin us.
“Ah love it!”
“Irish folk sure knows how ta fry fish. Distant kin after all. Got similar types a foods jus made different.”
Ah keep eatin mah sandwich the whole car ride. Don’t even wanna wiggle cause this sandwich’s so good.
“Now look out yer window son. We’s gonna be 'proachin Kwimper territory. Uncle Travis’ house’s comin up jus up ahead.”
Ah look out mah window an Ah see an amazin forest house.
“Thank ya kindly stranger. Have yerself a 20.”
“Blimey! 'Twas my honor guv.”
Ah help Pop get our luggage out the car an wave bye ta the nice Irish man as he drives way.
“Come on, Toby. We’s gotta get unpacked an meet our kin.”
“Ok Pop.”
We start walkin up the path to Uncle Travis’ house. Ah can’t wait ta meet the Irish Kwimpers.
AN: The Irish in the tags means Welcome to Ireland.
Tagging: @alienelvisobsession, @aliengoth3, @arrolyn1114, @bigdaddyelvislover, @briefpandatimemachine, @hooked-on-elvis, @mercsandmonsters, @nemos-rapture, @pledgingmylovee, @presleysgirl6, @smokeymountainboy, @thetaoofzoe, @vintagepresley, and @xanatenshi.
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ceilidhtransing · 9 months ago
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Gàidhlig vs Gaeilge
The languages Scots Gaelic* (Gàidhlig) and Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge, also known in English as simply “Irish”) are two separate languages, yet in English they are often both called Gaelic.
However, they are pronounced completely differently.
Gaelic (Scottish) rhymes with Alec
Gaelic (Irish) sounds like Gay-lick
As a fun fact, it's easy to tell apart Scots Gaelic and Irish Gaelic visually because in Gàidhlig 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 all the accents are grave - “welcome to Scotland”, which you'll see driving over the border, is “fàilte gu Alba” - while in Gaeilge 🇮🇪 all the accents are acute - “welcome to Ireland” is “fáilte go hÉirinn”.
This has been a very friendly PSA from a Scot who has heard Scots Gaelic mispronounced as “Gaylick” too many times - and now you can go on your merry linguistic way confident in your pronunciation of these two words which look identical but sound totally different and refer to two separate things.
*not to be at all confused with the Scots language, which is its own separate thing and very much not included under “Gaelic”
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buglaur · 2 years ago
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Hi I'm in Ireland #real
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#pufferaskboxworldtour
fáilte go héirinn👋
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ask-aph--eire · 5 years ago
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[”Sure, sure. And yer Ma’s met the Virgin Mary.”]
“Fáilte go hÉirinn! I’m the personification of Éire, ye all can also call me Aoife. Questions are welcome!”
🍀 Aoife Murphy, personification of Ireland (The Republic of Ireland)
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Welcome to Ireland!
Fáilte go hÉirinn
If you don't like the weather
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Just WAIT FIVE MINUTES
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ckh1771 · 5 years ago
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Fáilte go hÉirinn Herzlich Willkommen Irland
Fáilte go hÉirinn Herzlich Willkommen Irland
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Fáilte go hÉirinn ar ghrianghrafadóireacht paisean Is mian liom cuireadh a thabhairt duit go léir ar mo leathanach nach bhfuil ach grianghraf amháin leis an bhfón cliste. Ní féidir le go leor daoine sin a rá arís ach go hionraic ní bhíonn ceamara digiteach agam liom i gcónaí ach tá mo ghuthán cliste an-mhaith. Táim ag tosú ag tógáil suas ach le…
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teteenleire-blog · 7 years ago
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20 choses que vous ne trouverez qu’à Dublin !
Retour sur le blog aujourd’hui avec un article plus particulier. En effet, bien qu’étant une ville Européenne pas très loin de la France, beaucoup de choses diffèrent de notre beau pays. Voici vingt petites choses que j’ai remarqué pendant ce premier mois et demi de vie à Dublin :
1)      Les compteurs électriques sont toujours peints. 
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        2)      On aime le « Made in Ireland » sur tout : vêtements, fruits et légumes, viandes et poissons, fromages et même produits de beauté.
3)      Il ne pleut pas tout le temps. Aussi dingue que ça puisse paraître. Il fait même plutôt beau, voire très beau, et les journées avec de la pluie du matin au soir sont plutôt rares. Vous l’aviez d’ailleurs vu sur les photos de notre road-trip en Irlande du Nord ! 
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4)      Le tri sélectif (trier les déchets suivant leur type entre carton, verre etc.) n’est vraiment pas instauré ici. Pourtant la politique de la ville c’est d’être une ville 0 déchet. 0 déchet dans les rues oui, mais le tri, quand est-ce qu’on commence ?
5)      Les portes et maisons colorées. Si le ciel s’assombrit, la ville devient très très triste. Pour remédier à ça, les dublinois ont trouvé la solution ! Turquoise, jaune, vert, bleu, rose… On en voit de toutes les couleurs !
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6)      On trouve plus de magasins de donuts que de Starbucks. Quasiment chaque rue ou section de rue possède son magasin de Donuts. Plusieurs enseignes jouent des coudes pour être dans les endroits les plus fréquentés parmi lesquelles OffBeat, Boomerang ou encore the Rolling Donut. [à ce propos, j’ai commencé un article que je remplis au fur et à mesure avec mes adresses préférées par type. Par exemple, le meilleur mexicain, meilleurs donuts, meilleurs pancakes etc.]. 
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7)      Les Irlandais sont tellement tellement gentils et aimables. Ce n’est plus un secret mais je voulais vraiment le souligner. Mise en situation : vous êtes dans le bus qui freine soudainement et vous valsez dans le couloir de bus (oui, la conduite des bus est la même dans n’importe quel pays je pense). Par mégarde vous écrasez le pied de votre voisin de bus. Et là, comme vous êtes en Irlande, c’est lui qui s’excuse puisque son pied a gêné votre équilibre. Je sais, c’est dingue. Ce n’est pas le genre de chose qui arriverait en France (et encore moins à Paris !).
8)      Les produits qu’on ne trouve pas du tout à Dublin : la choucroute, des éponges efficaces, du saucisson, du reblochon ou tout autre fromage qui pue (j’ai réussi à trouver du brie, ce qui nous a refait notre journée quand on s’en est aperçu), du thé à la menthe, des oreillers carrés (seulement rectangulaires ici), des volets (adieu nuits de sommeil paisible, bonjour réveil à 7h30 tous les matins parce que le store fait passer la lumière) …
9)      Des expressions et vocabulaire particulier :
Ne demandez jamais à quelqu’un où sont « the toilets » sous peine de suicide social, demandez plutôt ou sont « the jacks ».
« A pint of Gat » signifie une pinte de Guinness.
Ils utilisent plusieurs mots de vocabulaire pour décrire les différents aspects d’une cuite ou de quelqu’un de bourré (ex : « ossified » = très très très bourré).
Vous pouvez répondre « Mmm… Sure look it ! » à chaque question. Littéralement.
« That was grand! » signifie « C’était dingue ! »
« shift » = French kiss. Surprenant quand on se fait avoir la première fois et que toute la classe rigole quand vous leur dites que “My boyfriend’s shift has been cancelled”.
Si tout cela vous intéresse, énormément de sites internet expliquent les « slang expressions » utilisées par les Irlandais comme ce site-là ou celui-ci. 
10)   Les sports gaéliques sont… particuliers. Parmi eux : football gaélique et le hurling. Si vous voulez en savoir plus, je vous invite à consulter notre ami Wikipédia respectivement ici et ici. 
11)   La langue officielle de l’Irlande n’est pas l’anglais. Mais l’irlandais. Fáilte go hÉirinn! 
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12)   La chaleur n’émane pas du soleil mais des pubs : la culture de l’afterwork est omniprésente. Rien qu’au Trinity, nous avons un bar/pub étudiant, dans l’enceinte de l’université. Impensable en France ! 
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13)   Les produits qui me manqueront certainement lors de mon retour en France :
Les blancs d’œufs déjà séparés des jaunes
Les pâtes feuilletées carrées
Les parfums des glaces Ben&Jerry’s que l’on ne trouve pas en France
La Guinness
Les magasins ouverts 24h/24. Pure invention de notre société consumériste, mais tellement pratique…
Et tellement d’autres choses…
14)   Vous pouvez vous promener en centre-ville à n’importe quelle heure, vous ne craindrez jamais pour votre sécurité. Au pire, on vous demandera si vous êtes perdu(e/s) et c’est tout.
15)   Il y a une heure de décalage horaire. Et oui ! Ici, il y a une heure en moins qu’en France.
16)   La mode est assez douteuse. Les Irlandais sont restés dans un style vestimentaire très 80’s ! Ils aiment beaucoup les couleurs très vives et les habits qu’ils portent sont souvent très voyants et extravagants. Des filles le soir se baladent avec une température qui avoisine les 0°C avec des robes ras le… . Enfin vous avez compris. Ici c’est grosses fleurs, velours et paillettes. De la même manière, les jeunes filles sont très très très maquillées. Il n’est pas rare de croiser une jeune de 15 ans aller à l’école en uniforme maquillée de faux cils et d’autobronzant orangé. Risible ? Plutôt dommage si vous voulez mon avis…
17)   Vous croiserez beaucoup de français. La communauté française à Dublin est assez grande et il n’est pas rare que votre oreille accroche des bouts de phrases en français dans la rue.
18)   Leur accent est très prononcé. Si vous prenez les mots « much » et « Dublin » par exemple, il faudra les prononcer « moutch » et « Doubline » si vous voulez coller à l’accent irlandais.
19)   Tous les bruits du corps sont considérés comme normaux. Rien d’anormal si votre professeur, patron ou serveur de pub rote, pète ou se mouche dans ses mains à côté de vous. Anormal non, étrange et dégoutant, beaucoup plus.
20)   Les arrêts de bus n’ont pas de noms. Ils ont un numéro mais leur nom est en fait le nom de la rue, et il peut y avoir plusieurs arrêts par rue. Votre nouveau meilleur ami : Google maps et son tracker qui vous permet de suivre votre périple à travers Dublin et regarder quand vous devez descendre.
Il y encore beaucoup de choses que Dublin réserve à ses touristes / étudiants / dublinois. Mais bon, le reste, je vous laisse le découvrir par vous-même !
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