Lessons Learned from the Streets of Dublin (in no particular order)
March 17-21, 2022
- The standard “what’s up?” is “what’s the crack?” *possibly spelled ‘craic’*
- Drinks in downtown Dublin are too expensive to be possible
- “Temple” bars are equivalent to “arms” pubs in London
- Irish folk really do love their Guinness (and it’s excellent there)
- The term “scumbag” is not tossed around, it is used to reference a person who is a literal ‘scum of the Earth’ psychopath capable of stabbing their mother (is the definition we received)
- Irish men are not lookers (Irish women aren’t the bee's knees either)
- Visitors are not welcome to hang out in hotels even for a short amount of time
- Good luck eating a meal without carb overloading
- The National Leprechaun Museum exists and it is amazing
- If you mention you're from New York City you're instantly the coolest person ever
- Warning about this one: after hearing this; some may take this as an opportunity to say how much they want to switch residencies, some may want to dance with you, and others ask about your experience with 9/11
- ABBA is played in their original Swedish form
- St. Patrick’s weekend is big and wild
- The cobblestone streets of downtown hold a lot of dropped Euros if you’re strapped for cash
- Strangers love to converse in fully engaged detail no matter the inconvenience (nightclub, 4 am streets, waiting in line, 2 am taxi)
- Leprechauns are descendants of a rainbow scarf (as in, a scarf made out of a rainbow)
- When engaging in public intercourse well lit by street lamps, pedestrians nor coppers seem to mind
- Obnoxiously loud colored green top hats, suspenders, and bow ties, are totally acceptable (especially during the holidays)
- Drinks in downtown Dublin are too expensive to be possible
- “Temple” bars are equivalent to “arms” pubs in London
- Irish folk really do love their Guinness (and it’s excellent there)
- The term “scumbag” is not tossed around, it is used to reference a person who is a literal ‘scum of the Earth’ psychopath capable of stabbing their mother (is the definition we received)
- Irish men are not lookers (Irish women aren’t the bee's knees either)
- Visitors are not welcome to hang out in hotels even for a short amount of time
- Good luck eating a meal without carb overloading
- The National Leprechaun Museum exists and it is amazing
- If you mention you're from New York City you're instantly the coolest person ever
- Warning about this one: after hearing this; some may take this as an opportunity to say how much they want to switch residencies, some may want to dance with you, and others ask about your experience with 9/11
- ABBA is played in their original Swedish form
- St. Patrick’s weekend is big and wild
- The cobblestone streets of downtown hold a lot of dropped Euros if you’re strapped for cash
- Strangers love to converse in fully engaged detail no matter the inconvenience (nightclub, 4 am streets, waiting in line, 2 am taxi)
- Leprechauns are descendants of a rainbow scarf (as in, a scarf made out of a rainbow)
- When engaging in public intercourse well lit by street lamps, pedestrians nor coppers seem to mind
- Obnoxiously loud colored green top hats, suspenders, and bow ties, are totally acceptable (especially during the holidays)