Why do the Irish come here on holiday then spend nearly all their drinking time in ‘Irish’ bars…

I honestly can’t understand it.

I os comhair an ghlais*

(*May not be accurate at all…)

Kind like why the Brits go to Lanzarote/Ibiza etc and drink in British bars and eat eggs and chips I suppose.

FWIW, we don’t all do it 🙂

EDIT: CaptainFlasheart – what were you trying to say?

loddrik – Member

Why do the Irish come here on holiday then spend nearly all their drinking time in ‘Irish’ bars…

I honestly can’t understand it.

Perhaps the reason is due to Dear Leader Cromwell? No? I think they don’t like him … he may be in the bars you know.

beer selection? similiar folk?better atmosphere?

In before the green, apparently.

*Fires up GoogleTranslate again*

I sula bhfuil sé faoi ghlas stoptar*

(*Again, may be utter drivel…)

(*Again, may be utter drivel…)

*insert joke here*

*D’fhéadfadh a bheith drivel utter…

*isteach joke anseo*

The nature of going to the pub in Ireland is slightly different from here. Drinkers in the most of England tend to be very parochial. They go to the pub with one or more friends and sit and drink with them, not really interacting with other people in the pub. In ireland most pubs are such that you might go on your own or with friends but also chat to others in the pub. It’s a place to meet and socialise withother people. When the Irish pubs opened in the UK they tended to attract the kind of punters who liked the pub as most Irish saw it. As such, they tended to be like Irish pubs, not because of the kitsch butnbecause of the people they attracted. As such whenIrish come to the UK they go to the pubs which are the friendly places they associate with pubs, rather than the isolated u friendly environments most English associate with pubs.

Cean fa nach bhfuil tu abalta a caint as Gaeilge? (why aren’t you able to talk in Irish?)

Taim abalta a caint as Bearla… (I’m able to speak in English)

Also.. *sees picture of Cromwell and hides under table*

BTW, When trying to construct Irish sentances write in reverse order to English.

Insert joke here = here joke

Sometimes…except in the case of irregular verbs…of which we have many…too many.

And a dying language…even though we all have to learn it until we’re 16

Greg, you probably want “labhair as Béarla” there instead of “a caint as Béarla”
🙂

/pedant

EDIT: is it optional for Leaving Cert now then ❓

Someone from Liverpool calling another bunch of folk ‘parochial’. 😯

CharlieMungus – Member

… In ireland most pubs are such that you might go on your own or with friends but also chat to others in the pub. It’s a place to meet and socialise withother people.

Ahhh … I see. I learn something new everyday.

However, my Irish female colleague turned me down when I asked her to go to a pub for a drink … hmmm … should have mentioned Irish pub instead. I bet she thought I was a spy for Dear Leader Cromwell … she is lovely but very strong minded. She might step on me like a maggot.

😥

I went to Los Angeles and drank in an English pub; well, in Santa Monica, actually.

Maybe she’s just not desperate?

Greg, you probably want “labhair as Béarla” there instead of “a caint as Béarla”

And this is why I only got a C+ in my leaving cert 😳

From what I know its still on LC, but as many of the colleges (not universities) don’t require it, its less pushed.

The 16 age limit was referring more to the leaving age for school.

deadlydarcy – Member

Maybe she’s just not desperate?

Well yes I guess … she would be desperate if she would go out with me for a drink … hhmmm … I miss talking to her … such strong will and determination. Very strong girl and hates Dear Leader to the core.

Oh ya … she has moved to another county now.

🙁

loddrik do you work for immigration? Following Irish holiday makers about? And they ALL go to Irish bars? F–k me they’re like some sort of caricature or something. Where do they go after the pub- the potato farm?

eggshellblonde – Member

Where do they go after the pub- the potato farm?

😆 I could imagine myself getting a right hook in the jaw from my ex-colleague by saying let’s visit the potato farm …

immigration

No need 🙂

We get full right to residence, get to vote in parliamentary elections and our own box to tick in the ethnic diversity section of application forms, censuses, etc.

I could imagine myself getting a right hook in the jaw from my ex-colleague by saying let’s visit the potato farm …

Yeah in your dreams…

eggshellblonde – Member

I could imagine myself getting a right hook in the jaw from my ex-colleague by saying let’s visit the potato farm …

Yeah in your dreams…

😆

Thinking of it, no, I would not say that but I did ask her once about her general feeling towards Dear Leader (after watching the TV documentary and episode) to understand a bit more about her or people in general …

An Irish person went on holiday to England? Are you sure? Perhaps they went into the pub to ask for directions to Scotland.

jimjam – Member

An Irish person went on holiday to England? Are you sure? Perhaps they went into the pub to ask for directions to Scotland.