Irish Primer

So no one says Gaelic. It's called "Irish". It's now the National Language and it's undergoing a bit of a revival (despite the fact that only 1% of the population speaks it nativly, and 20% can speak it fluently)

So I don't know any "Irish" but even their English is quite different and has some really neat Colloquialisms. So here's your primer.

The States = America
Ye = You all, yall
Clear out the cobwebs = To Wake up (like getting ungrumpy, not physically waking)
Having a Lean in = Making out
Toilets = Bathrooms
Brelly = Umbrella
Less 10% = 10% off
Love = Endearment when talking to the opposite sex, even strangers
What's on offer? = What events are coming up
Are you having a browse? = Are you just looking around or are you looking for something?
Is it = Used at the end of most questions.
Bin it = Trash it
Ramps = Speed bumps
Rubbish/Litter = Trash (like trash cans will say "litter" on them)

Speaking of the road signs, everything is "Dangerous". You will see signs like "Dangerous bends ahead", "Dangerous intersection ahead", "Dangerous Bridge ahead" The funny thing is, when you see one of these signs, you can usually ignore them, however if you EVER see those yellow arrows that go around a bend, YOU BETTER FREAKING SLOW DOWN to 20 kph OR YOU WILL DIE. Anyhow...

People talk about the weather like they are talking about sports. It's no small talk like in the states. Just about everyone has apologized to us that we visited and it happens to rain. Then I tell them that I'll take rain over the 37 Degree weather in Virginia anyday and they usually look horrified that a place could be so hot! (that's Celsius for 100 Fahrenheit, the temp in D.C. when we left) The hottest summer days here get up to about 67 degrees Fahrenheit.

Speaking of weather, the sun gets up about 5 and goes down about 11. Ok bedtime for me. More to come!!!

-C