15/04/12
Just saw this on Facebook lol:
Irishness is...
1) That mini heart-attack you get if you go out and forget to turn off the immersion
2) You're not drinking? Are you on antibiotics?
3) Wallpaper on your school books
4) Being Grand!
5) Boil everything in a huge pot for 3 hours
6) Paschal Sheehey RTE news
7) Being absolutely terrified of a wooden spoon
8) Learning a language for 12 years and not being fluent (Irish)
9) Going mental at concerts because famous people rarely come over
10) Flat 7UP heals all illnesses
11) Calling Joe Duffy instead of the Guards
Just to clear a few things up:
Immersion is what makes the shower go.
Paschal Sheehy is the lad who reads out the news.
Joe Duffy presents a radio program called Live Line where old people ring in to complain about essentially harmless things like teenagers socialising outside of school.
IT'S ALL TRUE.
ALL OF IT.
Oh my god.
Another thing about Irishness. I'm really sick of people denouncing their own nationalities and claiming to be Irish instead. Fair enough, your great grandmother on your father's side once knew a guy who's sister stopped here on her way to England. Why can't people be proud of their own heritage? My ancestors came from Normandy but you don't see me going around claiming to be French >.>
Furthermore, I'd like to clear up a rumour. People think we have sexy accents. THEY'RE RIGHT.