Moving to Northern Ireland
Apr 5th 2022, 2:15 pm
#31
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Re: Moving to Northern Ireland
Originally Posted by Helen1964
Don't worry, no matter what you say in NI, you'll offend somebody. While working with a bunch of Catholics up the Falls Road, I inadvertently referred to "the mainland" and practically got lynched. Am I'm Northern Irish born and bred. Taking offence is our national pasttime.
Apr 5th 2022, 2:56 pm
#33
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Re: Moving to Northern Ireland
Originally Posted by Tumbling_Dice
It is one of actually very few things that would make me reluctant to move back, which is a shame. It is a great place but when you don't have to put up with the childish nonsense about every perceived little offensive remark, it is hard to go back to.
Nowhere is perfect, but life seems less complicated here and not paying in € is something I can't even imagine anymore.
Apr 5th 2022, 3:19 pm
#34
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Re: Moving to Northern Ireland
It certainly makes for some interesting conversations. I was chatting to a man last week. He had a small motor home and I was asking him about how easy it was to find places where you could stop overnight. He was trying to explain that a lot of car parks in Ireland now have height restrictions to deter........ he was in his 70s and it took the poor man about 5 minutes of casting around for an acceptable term before he finally came up with "Travellers".
Apr 6th 2022, 7:44 am
#35
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Re: Moving to Northern Ireland
Originally Posted by Helen1964
It certainly makes for some interesting conversations. I was chatting to a man last week. He had a small motor home and I was asking him about how easy it was to find places where you could stop overnight. He was trying to explain that a lot of car parks in Ireland now have height restrictions to deter........ he was in his 70s and it took the poor man about 5 minutes of casting around for an acceptable term before he finally came up with "Travellers".
