You should have explained why you have to put your hand out!! That is because multiple buses stop at a given stop and the bus driver needs to know that you want his bus.
@@dangermouse6687 But in the states ther e are usually only one bus per stop, unlike Ireland. We have a much greater emphasis on bus transport. That is where Americans get confused.
The same happens in Australia. If you do not signal the bus it will continue without stopping, again, as there are multiple buses that use the same stop. Also, thank you as you leave the bus is ubiquitous. I rarely see someone leave the bus without a quick look to the driver and waving and saying thank you.
NO don’t we are over populated Ireland isn’t Ireland anymore if you go into a supermarket you won’t understand what is said no one speaks English anymore plus we are all turning different colours I think im tripping on something HELP PLEASE HELP bring me back to my own country again
I got the shock of my life when I went to Berlin a number of years ago. Walking into shops people in front would let the door go into me walking behind. Bloody rude 😂.
Defo it's general conversation more than genuine concern,but that said irish people will listen to you especially if they think your having a bad day,it can make a huge difference to people.
In the southern US we hold doors for people as well and you can always tell if someone isn’t from the south because they will let doors slam in your face or not say thank you when you hold the door
@@franbrooks605 of course I don’t mean everyone that shouldn’t have to be said. I have mostly friends that moved to the south from the north and they tell me that they definitely notice a difference in politeness. I lived on Long Island for a year and of course I met very kind people but politeness was lacking.
@@frankpowell1778 just for reference I’m not saying others don’t do this in the US. She even said it’s not common in other countries. I was told by friends from Michigan that they were initially afraid when people held the door because they assumed they were up to no good. So I presume it may be a large city vs small town thing. Never meant people who don’t do it are bad people.
Came here as a Dub to find out if l've heard of our 'unwritten rules'.😅 And yes l have, you're bang on with every one.🎉 So many things l wasn't aware were unique to us, but are.
My partner is Irish, but I visited Ireland several times even before I met them. I am fascinated by how similar Norway and Ireland are. Though we don't say thank you when leaving the bus (I know we do in the UK and Ireland, though 😉)
Thank you so much! I'm German and we'll be flying to Dublin tomorrow for a week. I didn't know that you have to wave to the bus driver in order to get on the bus. We would have been confused as well :D. But we have the same stop button so that's familiar although we don't thank the drivers but I think that's a reaaly nice gesture. Thanks again for the video!
I could’ve used this video when I first moved to Dublin 😂 The first time I took the bus to work, it definitely flew right past my stop and someone else was getting off at the next stop, so I got off there. She was kind enough to illuminate me on the stop button (since I thought it was only for emergencies).
Hope people enjoy Dublin/ Ireland if they are visiting. These are all good rules / guidelines! A lot of people say “oh Dublin has no Irish identity”, “it’s just like every mid sized European city.” This breaks my heart. Dublin has an Irish identity it’s just different to other parts of Dublin. In the early 1900s we frantically decided to nation build an identity, that same identity doesn’t apply anymore - times change and so do identities and Dublin is an amazing case study of how the Irish welcome and charm still weaves its way through to the present identity. I love Dublin, we have such a proud history, we have some beautiful yet restrained architecture. We have a beautiful coastline, some amazing cultural institutions, were known the world around for our abilities in literature and poetry. Just because we don’t speak as much gaeilge as the west, or just because not all of us were born here or who’s skin colour is white, doesn’t mean we are any less Irish
In Ireland, that's a name... diminutive of Patrick. 😁 And in Britain, it will get you 'counselled' -- or something that sounds like it, anyway! (Ethnic term of abuse.)
@@richiehoyt8487 Good to know before I say the wrong thing at the wrong time. It's actually short for package store, which is where most people in the Boston area buy their beer, wine and spirits/liquor.
@@billo6938 Well, I shouldn't worry too much - I find that, whichever side of The Pond, people are mostly tuned in to context. I brought it up only half - seriously, more for interest than anything else - although in the _wrong_ context, it is indeed seen as a definite 'no~no'. (Specifically, it is an unpleasant reference to people from Pakistan, or of Pakistani descent. In that sense, it is, of course, unacceptable in Ireland too, but it's not so likely to come up, Ireland not having a large Pakistani community.) On the subject of misunderstandings that aren't, in real life, all that likely to come up - although in these touchy times, one can never rule out such possibilities (!) -- if you are Black and are ever in Ireland... In Border areas, especially, if you hear the word 'Black' being used disparagingly it is indeed probable that you are hearing a bigot mouthing off; but unless it is obvious that it is _you_ that is being addressed or referred to, the slur is, more probably than not, a sectarian (religious) one rather than a racial one, 'Black' being used as a signifier to denote someone of the Protestant faith. The word 'Orange', from William of Orange - never mind, I'll let you Google it if you want, otherwise we'll both be here all day! - but 'Orange' can also be a reference to Protestantism. Whether a positive or negative reference may be determined by whether the word 'b••••rd' is appended to it! (Actually, being from Boston, you may already be familiar with much of this! 😁) Most people in both parts of the island have moved beyond such nonsense, but unfortunately there is still a lot of it about, especially in the North. And Should you find yourself in the city of Cork, and somebody calls you 'Boy', again, hold your fire! Unless it's obvious that they're trying to be 'clever' ( _not_ clever!), it's almost certain that they are addressing you much as a British person might address you as 'Mate', or someone back home, 'Dude'; or if it were a 1940's detective movie, 'Mac'... So well known are Corkonians for referring to everyone as 'Boy' (or 'Girl') I shouldn't be surprised if judges are used to being referred to as such by defendants -- Hell, if the _Pope_ ever comes to Cork, he'll probably find people start calling him 'Boy'! From all of the above, it probably won't surprise you too much that I was quite interested to find out the etymology of 'Packie' for liquor store in Massachusetts. I expect it goes back to some kind of 'brown bag' law? Mildly funny story, a friend of mine, getting on for 35 years ago (Good God! 😮💨🤦♂️) was an exchange student over from Boston for a year (funniest guy I ever met, btw.) Anyway, one afternoon I asked him if he wanted to see 'my piece'! That, of course, is a question that could have ended badly in _soo_ many ways!! I was in fact talking about graffiti (misspent youth...) As you may or may not know, in graffiti lingo, 'piece' means one of those big, elaborate spraycan paintings such as you see in handball courts or alongside subway tracks (traditionally on the trains themselves... Ed Koch put a stop to that gallop, and of course Bin Laden, may his scraps rot in Hell, put the tin hat on it!) Anyway, John- my friend's - peevishness, after having been dragged out into Ireland's constant drizzle and being dragged through lairy housing estates and across rubble and junk strewn waste ground, only to be grandly presented - like it was an IMAX production, or something - with some very mediocre scrawlings, and not the IRA arms cache he had no doubt built up in his mind on this 'epic' quest, was, erm, _palpable._ But, like I say, given the scope for even worse misunderstandings, I should say, I came out ahead... which is to say, without a beating, or at the very least, being made the subject of ridicule by everyone we knew!
Mass transit within Dublin is Fantastic, once you learn how it works. Phoenix Park, Trinity College, Guiness Storehouse, the National Leprechaun Museum, Dublin Castle, all are within two blocks or less of buses and luas.
I was in Dublin when this video came out and got to say, I fell in love with Dunnes - their fresh food and deli counters on top of their huge department stores were second to none👌
FYI - taxis can also go through the bus lane and buses will more than likely stop at every bus stop. Therefore a taxi will always be faster than a bus.
In the North I stumbled upon 2 paid public toilets in Belfast alone without looking for them. Haven't seen free ones outside. 20p is decent, still seven times cheaper than getting the cheapest espresso at Caffè Nero. But many of these tips also apply in NI (hail the bus and say thanks to the driver, jaywalking, locking eyes... but the bit about saying they're British will highly depend upon the neighbourhood you happen to be in 😀)
If you do rent a car, get the FULL insurance. If you don't get in a scuff, the rental agency will be making sure you're blamed for one. No need for a car in Dublin City, but it's perfect to get one to travel to Galway, Killarney, Donegal, Cork. Your gold card's insurance likely won't suffice. Yes, you can rent automatic cars - usually a wee Nissan Micra. I'm not sure what the Irish love about manual shift, but I believe it's because most cars there have about half as much power as cars in North America, and manual shift lets you coax more out of them. I 'grew out of' manual shift years ago - especially as a city dweller, it's just extra work with diminished returns. Homebase - Killarney: Drive clockwise around the Ring of Kerry, should take 5-7hrs. I leave Killarney at 5am, head through the Killarney National Park, and catch the sun rising over the Kerry scenery. Off season is just a beautiful, but with far fewer bicyclists or tour buses.
We drive manual in ireland because our roads have many turns and you have to lower your gears turning bends - its better for the car engine to drive manual if you drive on windy roads!!! The states can do automatic as your roads are in a grid!!!
@@traceymarshall5886 Once EV's are the norm, manual shift will be gone. No more issues with immediately available torque, no strain on the car, no transmission, no engine - so I hope the EU get to let go of the unnecessary routine of clutch shifting. Unless they find the extra steps enjoyable - some people would rather 'roll' their windows down...
@@NunchucksHabit thats nothing to do with EU. Manual gearbox is cheaper, more reliable, lets you save fuel and like you said "lets you coax more out of less powered cars" Plus people enjoy the engagement of manual shift. So it is still widely used on more budget oriented cars. Whats wrong with being able to choose???
@@rolandsv8 It's partially the fact that petro-taxes are extremely high in the EU, there's less space, streets built through cities, not the other way around. Cars are smaller, only powerful enough if you rev them up, it's just the way it is. Of course you can buy Audis with 600hp there too, but I'm talking what average people buy. And they buy Ford a lot too, I'll never understand why anyone would buy an American car, but that's another topic. What I am saying is, there's a lack of choice. The cars *must* be smaller, and engines *must* be weaker so they don't cost too much to fill the tank. Here in the Canadian winters, if you drive something with less than, say, 130hp, you're below the curve. I've got 268hp in my Subaru & I feel like I could use more when on the highways. You can choose to roll your windows down, you can have a manually sliding canopy instead of a sunroof, nothing wrong with roughing it as a diversion - I'm saying that EV's will mean there will be *more* to choose from. It's fun to drive a manual shift once in a while, but city driving, traffic, it gets tedious. A clutch is just an extra step we don't need. Automatic is great, you can sit more comfortably, relax more, and drive with one foot. In EVs that have regen braking, you can drive with one pedal. No wear on engines & transmissions that don't exist! EVs will not only give you incredible power, but it'll be instantaneous, not the slushboxes they put in the 2 Nissan Micras I've used. If that was your only exposure to automatic transmissions, I'd be fond of a clutch as well. I had a Renault Clio in Ireland for about 1500kms & sure it was easy to shift, but after being stuck in stop & go traffic, I wanted to throw the clutch into the Liffey - I felt like I was 17 in my old VW Rabbit. Manual shift is a dying tech. Nothing against others liking it, I just find it silly.
@@NunchucksHabit Ford in Europe and Ford in USA are 2 different things . Totally different model lineup. In Europe we buy cars from allover the world , not only Europe- korean , japanese , chinese too. Very few intrinsically american gas guzzlers , and australian models are even rarer
one of the big things I have to remember when in another country I cant go around saying lo siento and désolé to everyone thats just not the right word
@@rolandsv8 excuse me is asking permission and sorry is asking forgiveness. I have a son who lives in Dublin, from US; and that was one of the things he most noticed. People passing and saying “sorry” where he would normally have said “excuse me”.
@@christina8063 asking forgivenes for bothering you. Look exactly the same things to me. And its not like “ Excuse me “ is not being used - i would say 50/50. Asking permission is “ could i please “ , “ would you please” - dont you think?
I am French and recognize most of the rules (holding the door, etc.) though I live in Finland for 16 years and here, holding the door...they most do not do it..because they consider to enter the other person's privacy...or somehow force them to react, so in a way, you enter their privacy...damn..
THANK YOU for rule no.16! I was back in Dublin this year for the first time in 25 years - and suddenly THAT was a thing. Horrible, embarrassing and frankly, a bit puzzling. Love your videos (and your beautiful country!). Kind regards, Nicola
I plan to move there someday from America, thanks for this video! I’ve been quite interested in Ireland and permanently moving there for awhile (after I have a stable career, as in able to live on my own) so I hope I will be able to fit in.
A lot of these customs are similar to England. We thank the bus driver, depending where you are if you make eye contact you give a little hello or sign of acknowledgement (especially on walking trails), hold the door open for the next person and they'll put their hand on it and hold it for the next person. We also have to flag down a bus. We even have to do it for trains on certain stations and ask the conductor if we want the train to stop. Does Ireland have request stops on their railways?
Arr made up with that how are ya bit, a horseman asked me how a ya, and I just said how a ya back and we went about our day, nailed it like brothers in arms 🇮🇪🏴
oh yes, groping the statue of molly malone is just so basic. With my friend on a return trip home to Ireland from spain we went to see molly malone (it's moved) and there were weirdos groping a statue.
5:09 Been almost 20 years since I last visited Ireland. Was curious if this had changed at St. Stephen’s Green. Amazed to see it hasn’t changed 😂 It was a bit of a culture shock to experience my first time in Ireland back in the early 90s.
- "it's just up the road". What we really mean is, it's about 10km away 😝I love it. - Stepping away from the city centre, Howth is a lovely place to visit. - Yes, please leave Molly alone. Look but do not touch. If people want to be stereotypical then go and kiss the Blarney stone.🤣
Came into the mainteain station from Galway. Could not find the taxi stand anywhere ( tried to follow the sign, no luck). Flagged down random taxi at a stop sign. I was pretty shocked at how everything in Dublin felt not so much like an international capital.
I live in north east England and most of what you mentioned about Irelands cultural norms is similar here too. Asking people how they are without expecting much of an answer is also something common to UK in general. Also thanking bus drivers and holding doors for the person behind is typical where I live. I always put my arm out for buses too. I'm not sure how close Irish and British culture is Id have to visit there to experience Ireland. Id imagine Irish people are a bit warmer and chattier. People in north east England seem quite warm but not all that chatty with strangers. I've heard Ireland might be different there
You can't get to the port to get the boat to Skellig Michel. There is NO mass transit to get there. It is one of the few places I have found. I love mass transit in Ireland. I have heard many complaints from the Irish. As an American, I have seen FAR WORSE.
Ireland is amazing, I've just been to Dublin and the surrounding area and It's really worth a visit ❤ I'd recommend buying the leap visitor card for public transportation
I live in Dun Laoghaire and agree with everything you said in this video. Dublin is a very walkable city but you will find yourself using public transport more if you aren't staying in the city centre. I have lived here for 8 years and when I first came here I found it to be a very strange concept of having to put out your hand for the bus. so this video is also useful for anyone looking to immigrate to Dublin not just visit.
And Juliet in Verona. And also various other places where touching the toes, or the nose, or the testicles of some bull in NY. Is it also considered bad manners to kiss the Blarney Stone?
On one side, renting a car in Dublin was nice to get to a few spots that we were tight on time for, and it allowed us to leave first thing in the morning to get to our next spot without backtracking back to the airport, but when we were in the Liberties it was like a moving parking lot. Wouldn’t recommend it and definitely agree…don’t rent a car! 😂
Good stuff! To really fit in you say "t'anks" to the bus driver 😊 Many years ago a crack down on J-walking was attempted and when a Garda tried to give someone a ticket on the Northside, he was surrounded by jeering locals. 😂 The effort was abandoned.
I stayed in the Four Courts Hostel on Merchants Quay then had a shared room in Upper O'Connell Street. Later i moved southward and relocated to Blackrock and thereafter to Bray before I moved back to Germany. I also liked Dun Laoghaire.
American gigachad culture continuing to be the best culture. The fact that you had to explain "Hold the door for people!". Yikes! As a midwestern American, we hold the door to a distance that borders on uncomfortable and the receiver has to almost jog to get to the door. American (and Irish) culture being the most courteous, and BEST, strikes again.
All of these apart from "Molly Malone" also apply in Melbourne so if you're thinking of visiting us Down Under Laura has already clued you right in ....... The only additional pieces of additional advice I'd give visiting Dublin is get out of the city centre and explore using a 7 day tourist travel card, it's brilliant and NEVER pull wads of cash out of your wallet/purse and flash it around
Please stop saying "Thank you" to bus drivers when leaving from the back doors, unless you shout the driver cant hear you, if you shout you annoy the locals and you look like a spanner. It made sense when we used to leave the bus by the front doors and passed the driver to leave. Instead say "Hello, good morning" as you enter. Then the job is oxo.
We just got back from Dublin last week and the jay walking had us so confused. I refused to do it and made my husband wait at the cross walk until the light changed. Our first day there a wonderful local cab driver got so mad when a tourist (he assumed) jay walked in front of him and behind a bus so I never tried it. I don't care if we stood out as tourists; it scares me.
Don't forget Dubliners will pull your leg to get a bit of fun out of you ,i was asked by two Americans in O Connell Street how to get to Trinity College I told them a good education ,😊
I am 100% with the not renting a car in Dublin! Or anywhere in Ireland if I can help it! Car rental is the one thing that has angered me about visiting Ireland. The prices are outrageous and I can never shake the feeling that I am being ripped off, In the past, relatives have taken pity on me and gone traveling with me, but I would be more of a fool than normal if I expected that all the time. So I figure I'll have to gear up for the rental car wars when I go back to see the family again.
One thing I'd like to ask is about when you mentioned Alcohol drinking in Dublin, here in western Canada, we have the option of getting 0.0% 'no alcohol' beer, is this available in Ireland? I personally drink Corona 0.0%, but we have many different brands, now that sales of it has become popular. It's good for 'if' you need to drive, or if a person can't for medical reasons drink alcoholic drinks, or like me, I just like the taste personally, and it's a light beer, which I've preferred for several years now.
In US, if you're looking for adventures, just get on a bus, most of the crazy people and homeless sit at the end of the bus. The bus drivers don't check the tickets, you just get on and off the back doors if you want free rides.
Not just Dublin Bus - most people on bus journey (certainly at the very end) thank the bus driver when you get off. Immigrants often don't, I've noticed, but it's okay, as it's a cultural thing I think that isn't done much elsewhere - but most people do quixkly and briefly thank and/or say goodbye to the bus driver when you're exiting the bus, especially if you walk past them at the front.
Same in Costa in the North but a wee lass came in, asked for the code, and the employees just gave it to her deciding they were not paid enough to be arguing over such a silly matter
Mostly only in some fast food places in the city centre due to the presence of drug addicts. You won't find that even a few kms outside of the city centre.
The last time I took a bus in Dublin it was the 14A from near the Dropping Well on Dartry Road, Milltown to College Green. The fare was 30p one way. Is that route still in operation?
loved this. though it made me feel SO SORRY for Irish people coming to the US, especially big cities. we must seem like absolute barbarians to you. I hold the door for people, but I can see that I'm in a minority. and most people breeze on through without a word of acknowledgement. basically it's like using your turn signal, nobody else has any idea what you're doing or why, and they can't be arsed to figure it out. and very impressed and appreciative that you're offering a Facebook site for questions! once again, you Irish are civilized, and we Americans could learn a thing or two. but I would have thought there was no need for a weather app in Ireland. what's the point of updating an app that always says the same thing? "overcast, showers, chance of sun, don't hold your breath." (no I've never been to Ireland, but I've heard stories.)
Rule 17: do you really mean that you cannot understand why the government and DCC are making it harder to drive and park in central Dublin?? And what gawm chooses to drive a car in Dublin anyway?
"If buses stopped to pick up passengers it would disrupt the timetable"
- Dublin Bus spokesman.
@@trevormillar1576 Buses have to pick up passengers. That is there job. You cannot have empty buses flying around the city. F##k the timetable.
it's irritating for customers and other traffic if the bus is stopping at every stop for no reason.
Loved Dublin and Ireland. People say Canadians are so polite, but I felt right at home with the friendly, polite Irish!🇨🇦🇮🇪💕💕
Dublin seems similar to many Canadian cities as far as "unspoken rules"
You should have explained why you have to put your hand out!! That is because multiple buses stop at a given stop and the bus driver needs to know that you want his bus.
I'd say that's a given. You're not going to stop the bus that you don't want to get on 😮
@@dangermouse6687 But in the states ther e are usually only one bus per stop, unlike Ireland. We have a much greater emphasis on bus transport. That is where Americans get confused.
The same happens in Australia. If you do not signal the bus it will continue without stopping, again, as there are multiple buses that use the same stop. Also, thank you as you leave the bus is ubiquitous. I rarely see someone leave the bus without a quick look to the driver and waving and saying thank you.
The same happens in Italy, I think it's quite a general rule
We spent two weeks in Ireland and had the trip of a lifetime, we met the nicest people ........GO TO IRELAND !!!
NO don’t we are over populated Ireland isn’t Ireland anymore if you go into a supermarket you won’t understand what is said no one speaks English anymore plus we are all turning different colours I think im tripping on something HELP PLEASE HELP bring me back to my own country again
@Madnotmad69 they don't only speak Irish? Like I'm irish and I don't speak irish
@@Madnotmad69what? I’m Irish I don’t speak Irish I just speak English…
@@Madnotmad69 dont know how is your spoken English, but ,sure as hell, you can't write it!
Holding a door is just damn common courtesy. I have done it all my life. I’m an Irish/American and when I say, hi how are ya? I don’t really mean it!!
very true common curtisey
I got the shock of my life when I went to Berlin a number of years ago. Walking into shops people in front would let the door go into me walking behind. Bloody rude 😂.
Defo it's general conversation more than genuine concern,but that said irish people will listen to you especially if they think your having a bad day,it can make a huge difference to people.
In the southern US we hold doors for people as well and you can always tell if someone isn’t from the south because they will let doors slam in your face or not say thank you when you hold the door
Born and raised in NY. I was raised to hold the door open for the person behind me. Careful not to generalize
@@franbrooks605 of course I don’t mean everyone that shouldn’t have to be said. I have mostly friends that moved to the south from the north and they tell me that they definitely notice a difference in politeness. I lived on Long Island for a year and of course I met very kind people but politeness was lacking.
Born and raised in California and we do the same
When we were in Dublin, there was a line to have your pic molesting Molly taken. Judging by how polished she is, it must be really popular. 😂
@@frankpowell1778 just for reference I’m not saying others don’t do this in the US. She even said it’s not common in other countries. I was told by friends from Michigan that they were initially afraid when people held the door because they assumed they were up to no good. So I presume it may be a large city vs small town thing. Never meant people who don’t do it are bad people.
Came here as a Dub to find out if l've heard of our 'unwritten rules'.😅 And yes l have, you're bang on with every one.🎉 So many things l wasn't aware were unique to us, but are.
Not the Molly Malone one. No one gives a shit.
Great video Laura. As an American who has been there a few times, public transportation is easy and the train system will get you anywhere.
I was in Dublin a few weeks ago. The normal car rentals were pretty expensive so I went with GoCar. Drove out to Kilkenny and back.
Living in Dublin for 2 years now, still learned something new from you today 😊
My partner is Irish, but I visited Ireland several times even before I met them. I am fascinated by how similar Norway and Ireland are. Though we don't say thank you when leaving the bus (I know we do in the UK and Ireland, though 😉)
spent two weeks in Ireland in 2022, absolutely loved it!
Thank you so much! I'm German and we'll be flying to Dublin tomorrow for a week. I didn't know that you have to wave to the bus driver in order to get on the bus. We would have been confused as well :D. But we have the same stop button so that's familiar although we don't thank the drivers but I think that's a reaaly nice gesture. Thanks again for the video!
I could’ve used this video when I first moved to Dublin 😂
The first time I took the bus to work, it definitely flew right past my stop and someone else was getting off at the next stop, so I got off there. She was kind enough to illuminate me on the stop button (since I thought it was only for emergencies).
Hope people enjoy Dublin/ Ireland if they are visiting. These are all good rules / guidelines!
A lot of people say “oh Dublin has no Irish identity”, “it’s just like every mid sized European city.”
This breaks my heart. Dublin has an Irish identity it’s just different to other parts of Dublin. In the early 1900s we frantically decided to nation build an identity, that same identity doesn’t apply anymore - times change and so do identities and Dublin is an amazing case study of how the Irish welcome and charm still weaves its way through to the present identity.
I love Dublin, we have such a proud history, we have some beautiful yet restrained architecture. We have a beautiful coastline, some amazing cultural institutions, were known the world around for our abilities in literature and poetry. Just because we don’t speak as much gaeilge as the west, or just because not all of us were born here or who’s skin colour is white, doesn’t mean we are any less Irish
Thanks for the tips! I can't wait to visit again- the Irish people areamazing
Really are the tourist board bots on here? Most people a tourist would meet in shops, restaurants, hotels are not Irish.
In Boston (USA) an 'off licence' is called a 'packie'.
In Ireland, that's a name... diminutive of Patrick. 😁 And in Britain, it will get you 'counselled' -- or something that sounds like it, anyway! (Ethnic term of abuse.)
@@richiehoyt8487 Good to know before I say the wrong thing at the wrong time. It's actually short for package store, which is where most people in the Boston area buy their beer, wine and spirits/liquor.
@@billo6938 Well, I shouldn't worry too much - I find that, whichever side of The Pond, people are mostly tuned in to context. I brought it up only half - seriously, more for interest than anything else - although in the _wrong_ context, it is indeed seen as a definite 'no~no'. (Specifically, it is an unpleasant reference to people from Pakistan, or of Pakistani descent. In that sense, it is, of course, unacceptable in Ireland too, but it's not so likely to come up, Ireland not having a large Pakistani community.)
On the subject of misunderstandings that aren't, in real life, all that likely to come up - although in these touchy times, one can never rule out such possibilities (!) -- if you are Black and are ever in Ireland... In Border areas, especially, if you hear the word 'Black' being used disparagingly it is indeed probable that you are hearing a bigot mouthing off; but unless it is obvious that it is _you_ that is being addressed or referred to, the slur is, more probably than not, a sectarian (religious) one rather than a racial one, 'Black' being used as a signifier to denote someone of the Protestant faith. The word 'Orange', from William of Orange - never mind, I'll let you Google it if you want, otherwise we'll both be here all day! - but 'Orange' can also be a reference to Protestantism. Whether a positive or negative reference may be determined by whether the word 'b••••rd' is appended to it! (Actually, being from Boston, you may already be familiar with much of this! 😁) Most people in both parts of the island have moved beyond such nonsense, but unfortunately there is still a lot of it about, especially in the North.
And Should you find yourself in the city of Cork, and somebody calls you 'Boy', again, hold your fire! Unless it's obvious that they're trying to be 'clever' ( _not_ clever!), it's almost certain that they are addressing you much as a British person might address you as 'Mate', or someone back home, 'Dude'; or if it were a 1940's detective movie, 'Mac'...
So well known are Corkonians for referring to everyone as 'Boy' (or 'Girl') I shouldn't be surprised if judges are used to being referred to as such by defendants -- Hell, if the _Pope_ ever comes to Cork, he'll probably find people start calling him 'Boy'!
From all of the above, it probably won't surprise you too much that I was quite interested to find out the etymology of 'Packie' for liquor store in Massachusetts. I expect it goes back to some kind of 'brown bag' law?
Mildly funny story, a friend of mine, getting on for 35 years ago (Good God! 😮💨🤦♂️) was an exchange student over from Boston for a year (funniest guy I ever met, btw.) Anyway, one afternoon I asked him if he wanted to see 'my piece'! That, of course, is a question that could have ended badly in _soo_ many ways!! I was in fact talking about graffiti (misspent youth...) As you may or may not know, in graffiti lingo, 'piece' means one of those big, elaborate spraycan paintings such as you see in handball courts or alongside subway tracks (traditionally on the trains themselves... Ed Koch put a stop to that gallop, and of course Bin Laden, may his scraps rot in Hell, put the tin hat on it!)
Anyway, John- my friend's - peevishness, after having been dragged out into Ireland's constant drizzle and being dragged through lairy housing estates and across rubble and junk strewn waste ground, only to be grandly presented - like it was an IMAX production, or something - with some very mediocre scrawlings, and not the IRA arms cache he had no doubt built up in his mind on this 'epic' quest, was, erm, _palpable._ But, like I say, given the scope for even worse misunderstandings, I should say, I came out ahead... which is to say, without a beating, or at the very least, being made the subject of ridicule by everyone we knew!
Mass transit within Dublin is Fantastic, once you learn how it works. Phoenix Park, Trinity College, Guiness Storehouse, the National Leprechaun Museum, Dublin Castle, all are within two blocks or less of buses and luas.
Tell me more about The National Leprechaun Museum..O.O...🍀🧚♀
I was in Dublin when this video came out and got to say, I fell in love with Dunnes - their fresh food and deli counters on top of their huge department stores were second to none👌
FYI - taxis can also go through the bus lane and buses will more than likely stop at every bus stop. Therefore a taxi will always be faster than a bus.
Assuming they can overtake, which would imply the lane directly to the right of the bus lane has no traffic on it!
BTW - Galway cathedral charged for toilets too. This is a very helpful video
In the North I stumbled upon 2 paid public toilets in Belfast alone without looking for them. Haven't seen free ones outside. 20p is decent, still seven times cheaper than getting the cheapest espresso at Caffè Nero. But many of these tips also apply in NI (hail the bus and say thanks to the driver, jaywalking, locking eyes... but the bit about saying they're British will highly depend upon the neighbourhood you happen to be in 😀)
If you do rent a car, get the FULL insurance. If you don't get in a scuff, the rental agency will be making sure you're blamed for one. No need for a car in Dublin City, but it's perfect to get one to travel to Galway, Killarney, Donegal, Cork. Your gold card's insurance likely won't suffice. Yes, you can rent automatic cars - usually a wee Nissan Micra. I'm not sure what the Irish love about manual shift, but I believe it's because most cars there have about half as much power as cars in North America, and manual shift lets you coax more out of them. I 'grew out of' manual shift years ago - especially as a city dweller, it's just extra work with diminished returns.
Homebase - Killarney: Drive clockwise around the Ring of Kerry, should take 5-7hrs. I leave Killarney at 5am, head through the Killarney National Park, and catch the sun rising over the Kerry scenery. Off season is just a beautiful, but with far fewer bicyclists or tour buses.
We drive manual in ireland because our roads have many turns and you have to lower your gears turning bends - its better for the car engine to drive manual if you drive on windy roads!!! The states can do automatic as your roads are in a grid!!!
@@traceymarshall5886 Once EV's are the norm, manual shift will be gone. No more issues with immediately available torque, no strain on the car, no transmission, no engine - so I hope the EU get to let go of the unnecessary routine of clutch shifting. Unless they find the extra steps enjoyable - some people would rather 'roll' their windows down...
@@NunchucksHabit thats nothing to do with EU. Manual gearbox is cheaper, more reliable, lets you save fuel and like you said "lets you coax more out of less powered cars" Plus people enjoy the engagement of manual shift. So it is still widely used on more budget oriented cars. Whats wrong with being able to choose???
@@rolandsv8 It's partially the fact that petro-taxes are extremely high in the EU, there's less space, streets built through cities, not the other way around. Cars are smaller, only powerful enough if you rev them up, it's just the way it is. Of course you can buy Audis with 600hp there too, but I'm talking what average people buy. And they buy Ford a lot too, I'll never understand why anyone would buy an American car, but that's another topic. What I am saying is, there's a lack of choice. The cars *must* be smaller, and engines *must* be weaker so they don't cost too much to fill the tank. Here in the Canadian winters, if you drive something with less than, say, 130hp, you're below the curve. I've got 268hp in my Subaru & I feel like I could use more when on the highways.
You can choose to roll your windows down, you can have a manually sliding canopy instead of a sunroof, nothing wrong with roughing it as a diversion - I'm saying that EV's will mean there will be *more* to choose from. It's fun to drive a manual shift once in a while, but city driving, traffic, it gets tedious. A clutch is just an extra step we don't need. Automatic is great, you can sit more comfortably, relax more, and drive with one foot. In EVs that have regen braking, you can drive with one pedal. No wear on engines & transmissions that don't exist! EVs will not only give you incredible power, but it'll be instantaneous, not the slushboxes they put in the 2 Nissan Micras I've used. If that was your only exposure to automatic transmissions, I'd be fond of a clutch as well. I had a Renault Clio in Ireland for about 1500kms & sure it was easy to shift, but after being stuck in stop & go traffic, I wanted to throw the clutch into the Liffey - I felt like I was 17 in my old VW Rabbit. Manual shift is a dying tech. Nothing against others liking it, I just find it silly.
@@NunchucksHabit Ford in Europe and Ford in USA are 2 different things . Totally different model lineup. In Europe we buy cars from allover the world , not only Europe- korean , japanese , chinese too. Very few intrinsically american gas guzzlers , and australian models are even rarer
Great vid Laura. Happy to see you getting famous on RUclips. 🤘😎 all the best!
Dalkey, Dun Laoghaire, Howth. Are fine examples, The Wicklow Mountains, Avoca, etc. Wonderful.All accessible from Dublin centre.
People say "sorry" in place of "excuse me" or "pardon me".
one of the big things I have to remember when in another country I cant go around saying lo siento and désolé to everyone thats just not the right word
aren't they all synonyms?
@@rolandsv8 excuse me is asking permission and sorry is asking forgiveness. I have a son who lives in Dublin, from US; and that was one of the things he most noticed. People passing and saying “sorry” where he would normally have said “excuse me”.
@@christina8063 asking forgivenes for bothering you. Look exactly the same things to me. And its not like “ Excuse me “ is not being used - i would say 50/50. Asking permission is “ could i please “ , “ would you please” - dont you think?
@@rolandsv8 I think that is fine for you to interpret this how you choose.
All your videos have been super helpful in my travels to Ireland! Thank you!
God bless you Laura-Grace!
My family went to Ireland last summer and it was awesome, the people there are really nice
I am French and recognize most of the rules (holding the door, etc.) though I live in Finland for 16 years and here, holding the door...they most do not do it..because they consider to enter the other person's privacy...or somehow force them to react, so in a way, you enter their privacy...damn..
Brilliant video! Thanks a million!
THANK YOU for rule no.16! I was back in Dublin this year for the first time in 25 years - and suddenly THAT was a thing. Horrible, embarrassing and frankly, a bit puzzling. Love your videos (and your beautiful country!). Kind regards, Nicola
I'm Dublin born and bred and no one gives a shit! It's a statue!
Thank you Laura, that really helped :)
Always good vids and tips. Slaínte!
I plan to move there someday from America, thanks for this video! I’ve been quite interested in Ireland and permanently moving there for awhile (after I have a stable career, as in able to live on my own) so I hope I will be able to fit in.
Thanks!
Thank you so much! This is so generous 😮
A lot of these customs are similar to England. We thank the bus driver, depending where you are if you make eye contact you give a little hello or sign of acknowledgement (especially on walking trails), hold the door open for the next person and they'll put their hand on it and hold it for the next person. We also have to flag down a bus. We even have to do it for trains on certain stations and ask the conductor if we want the train to stop. Does Ireland have request stops on their railways?
Arr made up with that how are ya bit, a horseman asked me how a ya, and I just said how a ya back and we went about our day, nailed it like brothers in arms 🇮🇪🏴
oh yes, groping the statue of molly malone is just so basic. With my friend on a return trip home to Ireland from spain we went to see molly malone (it's moved) and there were weirdos groping a statue.
5:09 Been almost 20 years since I last visited Ireland. Was curious if this had changed at St. Stephen’s Green. Amazed to see it hasn’t changed 😂 It was a bit of a culture shock to experience my first time in Ireland back in the early 90s.
- "it's just up the road". What we really mean is, it's about 10km away 😝I love it.
- Stepping away from the city centre, Howth is a lovely place to visit.
- Yes, please leave Molly alone. Look but do not touch. If people want to be stereotypical then go and kiss the Blarney stone.🤣
Thank you. Very sweet.
Came into the mainteain station from Galway. Could not find the taxi stand anywhere ( tried to follow the sign, no luck). Flagged down random taxi at a stop sign. I was pretty shocked at how everything in Dublin felt not so much like an international capital.
thank you i will try to follow your instruction !
I live in north east England and most of what you mentioned about Irelands cultural norms is similar here too. Asking people how they are without expecting much of an answer is also something common to UK in general. Also thanking bus drivers and holding doors for the person behind is typical where I live. I always put my arm out for buses too.
I'm not sure how close Irish and British culture is Id have to visit there to experience Ireland. Id imagine Irish people are a bit warmer and chattier. People in north east England seem quite warm but not all that chatty with strangers. I've heard Ireland might be different there
love your videos! They're so helpful.
You can't get to the port to get the boat to Skellig Michel. There is NO mass transit to get there. It is one of the few places I have found. I love mass transit in Ireland. I have heard many complaints from the Irish. As an American, I have seen FAR WORSE.
Great video, love your presentation skills too
Ireland is amazing, I've just been to Dublin and the surrounding area and It's really worth a visit ❤ I'd recommend buying the leap visitor card for public transportation
I live in Dun Laoghaire and agree with everything you said in this video. Dublin is a very walkable city but you will find yourself using public transport more if you aren't staying in the city centre. I have lived here for 8 years and when I first came here I found it to be a very strange concept of having to put out your hand for the bus. so this video is also useful for anyone looking to immigrate to Dublin not just visit.
Great video Laura, i myself dont understand why people touch poor molly for luck. Its the same with Greyfriars bobby's nose in Edinburgh.
And Juliet in Verona. And also various other places where touching the toes, or the nose, or the testicles of some bull in NY. Is it also considered bad manners to kiss the Blarney Stone?
@@Donizen1 can you imagine how many people kiss the blarney stone,
@@niallsmith9432 That is what I have always thought.
On one side, renting a car in Dublin was nice to get to a few spots that we were tight on time for, and it allowed us to leave first thing in the morning to get to our next spot without backtracking back to the airport, but when we were in the Liberties it was like a moving parking lot. Wouldn’t recommend it and definitely agree…don’t rent a car! 😂
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You don't 'have' to say thanks to the bus driver. You can if you want, but there's no obligation to.
Great video, and I am a Dubliner.
9:02 also nearly all shops and petrol station shops too.
Good stuff! To really fit in you say "t'anks" to the bus driver 😊
Many years ago a crack down on J-walking was attempted and when a Garda tried to give someone a ticket on the Northside, he was surrounded by jeering locals. 😂 The effort was abandoned.
Really Irish people are awesome, smiling face & paying respects.
I like the "lock eyes and smile" advice. That's not something to do in France. If you do that there, they will think you are a creep.
I stayed in the Four Courts Hostel on Merchants Quay then had a shared room in Upper O'Connell Street. Later i moved southward and relocated to Blackrock and thereafter to Bray before I moved back to Germany.
I also liked Dun Laoghaire.
American gigachad culture continuing to be the best culture. The fact that you had to explain "Hold the door for people!". Yikes! As a midwestern American, we hold the door to a distance that borders on uncomfortable and the receiver has to almost jog to get to the door. American (and Irish) culture being the most courteous, and BEST, strikes again.
I'm Dublin born and bred, in my forties and I know no one who gives a shit about anyone touching Molly Malone's chest! Absolutely ridiculous.
Thanks for the valuable information
All of these apart from "Molly Malone" also apply in Melbourne so if you're thinking of visiting us Down Under Laura has already clued you right in .......
The only additional pieces of additional advice I'd give visiting Dublin is get out of the city centre and explore using a 7 day tourist travel card, it's brilliant and NEVER pull wads of cash out of your wallet/purse and flash it around
The last time I was in Ireland was in 2000. There was no chicken filet roll when I was there. If there was no one introduced it to me.
Chicken fillet rolls were around long before 2000. Every Spar or Centra shop and a lot of supermarkets sell them and did before 2000.
In the U.S., we do the same re: jaywalking and holding doors.
Please stop saying "Thank you" to bus drivers when leaving from the back doors, unless you shout the driver cant hear you, if you shout you annoy the locals and you look like a spanner. It made sense when we used to leave the bus by the front doors and passed the driver to leave. Instead say "Hello, good morning" as you enter. Then the job is oxo.
We just got back from Dublin last week and the jay walking had us so confused. I refused to do it and made my husband wait at the cross walk until the light changed. Our first day there a wonderful local cab driver got so mad when a tourist (he assumed) jay walked in front of him and behind a bus so I never tried it. I don't care if we stood out as tourists; it scares me.
Don't forget Dubliners will pull your leg to get a bit of fun out of you ,i was asked by two Americans in O Connell Street how to get to Trinity College I told them a good education ,😊
i’m shocked how tourists have to be explained a basic politeness
Thank you for this video. Many of these sound similar to the rural south of the United States.
I am 100% with the not renting a car in Dublin! Or anywhere in Ireland if I can help it! Car rental is the one thing that has angered me about visiting Ireland. The prices are outrageous and I can never shake the feeling that I am being ripped off, In the past, relatives have taken pity on me and gone traveling with me, but I would be more of a fool than normal if I expected that all the time. So I figure I'll have to gear up for the rental car wars when I go back to see the family again.
One thing I'd like to ask is about when you mentioned Alcohol drinking in Dublin, here in western Canada, we have the option of getting 0.0% 'no alcohol' beer, is this available in Ireland? I personally drink Corona 0.0%, but we have many different brands, now that sales of it has become popular. It's good for 'if' you need to drive, or if a person can't for medical reasons drink alcoholic drinks, or like me, I just like the taste personally, and it's a light beer, which I've preferred for several years now.
Yes of course.
I felt up Molly Malone…so did my wife. We ‘ve had nothing but good luck ever since. I think Molly liked it too.
Course she did, the oul' hooer!
I'd say almost all of these apply here in Glasgow too.
In US, if you're looking for adventures, just get on a bus, most of the crazy people and homeless sit at the end of the bus. The bus drivers don't check the tickets, you just get on and off the back doors if you want free rides.
Great video! it's also common in Aus/Nz to wave for a bus so I do it now too in Toronto/wherever.
Not just Dublin Bus - most people on bus journey (certainly at the very end) thank the bus driver when you get off. Immigrants often don't, I've noticed, but it's okay, as it's a cultural thing I think that isn't done much elsewhere - but most people do quixkly and briefly thank and/or say goodbye to the bus driver when you're exiting the bus, especially if you walk past them at the front.
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Hey, I think "we don't have Uber in Ireland" is not correct as I used the Uber application many times in Cork city
Yes but Uber in Ireland are normal regulated taxis unlike in other countries.
You are getting a regulated taxi!!! And you pay more using the uber app as the charges of the app are passed onto you!!!!
You are foreign not irish. So its a regulared taxi...not uber and more expensive
When we arrived in Ireland 4 years ago, we also used the Uber app, but it was expensive. Public transport is much better.
Limerick has a coin-operated toilet outside the Dunnes on Henry St.
Awesome video
fast food toilet in Ireland seem to be for customers only, it's literally locked and you need to ask the counter to open it for you.
Same in Costa in the North but a wee lass came in, asked for the code, and the employees just gave it to her deciding they were not paid enough to be arguing over such a silly matter
Mostly only in some fast food places in the city centre due to the presence of drug addicts. You won't find that even a few kms outside of the city centre.
I was Jay walking like a gooden lol x
Unspoken rules are for locals who live there and they know tourist are there only for a few days and are not expected to know the unwritten rules.
Big Ups to Dublin!
The last time I took a bus in Dublin it was the 14A from near the Dropping Well on Dartry Road, Milltown to College Green. The fare was 30p one way. Is that route still in operation?
I don`t know why I read 'unspoken rules that tourists always break in DUBAI', hahaha
I live in cork and the bus driver opens the front door.
nice video❤
101st Thumbs Up.
Wonderful videos! Thank you! 😊
I’ll be there in January 2025 🥰
Good luck! Hope the weather's not as miserable
You're interpretation that nobody pays attention to pedestrian lights is wrong
Your
Are there countries where you dont have to press the button to get off the bus?
yes- buses stop at every stop
No idea why the government is trying to reduce cars in Dublin......btw the traffic congestion is horrific.
You answered your own question lol
@@rachelmclaughlin1491 I was trying to get my head around the last section of this video.
Tell the people about the pickpockets when there's a large group waiting for a bus?
Hey Laura! Do you edit videos yourself or have you hired someone? I’m an editor and would love to discuss it if you’re interested
loved this. though it made me feel SO SORRY for Irish people coming to the US, especially big cities. we must seem like absolute barbarians to you. I hold the door for people, but I can see that I'm in a minority. and most people breeze on through without a word of acknowledgement. basically it's like using your turn signal, nobody else has any idea what you're doing or why, and they can't be arsed to figure it out.
and very impressed and appreciative that you're offering a Facebook site for questions! once again, you Irish are civilized, and we Americans could learn a thing or two.
but I would have thought there was no need for a weather app in Ireland. what's the point of updating an app that always says the same thing? "overcast, showers, chance of sun, don't hold your breath." (no I've never been to Ireland, but I've heard stories.)
best description of Irish weather
4 seasons in one day!
Rule 17: do you really mean that you cannot understand why the government and DCC are making it harder to drive and park in central Dublin?? And what gawm chooses to drive a car in Dublin anyway?
Here's another one. There's more to Ireland than Dublin.
You never mentioned the Spice Bag :D
Are you planning to come to Turkey?
i dont say thank you i just give a wave lol