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[prismakaos]

Things I've learned from Dublin, after two days here:

- It rains. A lot. But only for five minutes at any given time.
- Coats with hoods are American, but hoodies are okay.
- European snacks are much better than American. (I actually knew this one already, but it's so true. Did you know that nutri-grain bars here are actually *tasty*? They come in blackberry-apple, too...)
- The closer you are to the original brewery, the better the Guinness tastes.
- Drinking a "baby Guinness" isn't like having another drink - it's so small, it doesn't count.
- "What's the crack?" shouldn't be answered with "The crack is." Unless you're Ray.
- Telling the taxi driver that you're going to Barrow Street is fine - telling him that you want to go to the cross of Barrow and Gordon will just get you a confused brogue phrase.
- Ironically, Europeans seem to work less but actually work the same or more than Californians. Maybe they're just more efficient. Maybe it's coz of the snacks.
- Inga is so damn American.
- Smarties are just not the same without their little lettered caps. Curse you, unnecessary hexagonal modernity!

Comments

[spamchang.livejournal.com]

lol @ "a confused brogue phrase." do explain.

what are you visiting ireland for?

[prismakaos.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what he said to me at first - it was completely incomprehensible, although I guess it was technically the english language, but disguised entirely by the Irish accent.

I'm in Ireland for work...sort of. I was on my way to Latvia for vacation and got waylaid. ;)

[spamchang.livejournal.com]

wowee :P well, it's a nice sort of destination for being waylaid. you're having some fun there, right? Latvia...cool :) family or just R&R?

[prismakaos.livejournal.com]

family & some RnR

[troglodyteking.livejournal.com]

The description of the weather reminds me of home. I have had a few people say I would probably like Ireland because of the weather and greenness.