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For me, it was my friend being adamant that you shouldn’t have to stick your hand out to get the bus to stop.

Every week we're seeing a lot of posts about tipping in Ireland in restaurants with usually the tag "it's common back home but didn't think it was a thing here'.... No just stop, do people in Ireland tip, yes of course they do.. We're not some alien planet that only just discovered electricity. Is tipping a part of our culture, ya sure depending on the occasion, but is their some sort of epidemic of tipping that could result in a culture of staff depending on tipping to subsidise their livelihoods? don't be forcefully comparing Ireland to the US.

It's bad enough seeing a flood of US students on TikTok showing their absolute astonishment that Ireland isn't this 1780s style island of 'top of the morning to ya's', or that we call highways motorways... We're an independent country with our own culture that doesn't need to be compared to other countries especially the US as some sort of evolution to what Ireland will become..

I'm Hmong. and my BIL is from a thinned line of Gaelic Irish. We were talking about the histories of our peoples and I realized there's a ton of neat comparisons between the two cultures:

• constantly and routinely oppressed by a nearby ethnic group.

• both have a druidic shamanistic culture that was wiped by Protestant/catholic missionaries who committed horrific atrocities to them.

• Uses a romanized alphabet far removed from their native language that doesn't sound anything like it's written using a ton of unnecessary letters. Siobhan phonetically is Shivon and Tais Phonetically is pronounced Thigh.

• They have a lot of the same kind of intricate knot designs and embroidery. It's kind of neat actually.

• their respective neighboring culture that they interact with they have a very particular accent that marks them.

• randomly spits out red headed children.

I'm sure there's more if I think more about it. Just thought it was neat that a tiny ethnic group in southern China has so many Stark similarities to another ethnic group on the other side of the planet. Happy New Year everyone.

Those who have made the move, what did you find are the biggest cultural differences, or perhaps required the biggest adjustments. Throw in the small interesting ones to.

I've worked in tourist traps on St. Paddy's day and dealt with my fair share of American tourists. I'd like to think they don't speak for the majority!

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A friend from abroad pointed out to me that usually island nations have a strong seafood culture given they are surrounded by water, how come this isn't the case for Ireland?

Also during the famine why didn't Irish people turn more toward the seas for food?

As the title says, I've been away for over 3 years! I'm leaving a perfectly good job and apartment, friends and colleagues because it is long past time to come home and being native Irish, Ireland is where I want to live.

Between Covid, youths out of control, housing crises, mica crises, electricity price increases as well as the usual problems with the government and Brexit I'm finding the prospect of coming home a little depressing at times.

Please let me know your favourite things about Ireland, what is it that you love about our society, culture, geography, politics, anything and everything! You you love it, list it!

Thanks in advance!

Agus, Oíche Shamhna Shona Daoibh!

Hello lads!

I've always had a fantasy of living in Ireland (Hope to at the very least travel there).

One thing I find cool is the pub culture. Can you actually walk into the pub and have a few pints and some good conversation with strangers? Would they look at me like I was some sort of lunatic?

Would it be easy to make some friends there as a newcomer?

PS: I'm not an alcoholic, I'm just fond of a pint!!

I tried to look up the answers to my questions elsewhere on the internet but couldn’t really find anything so I come to you, irishtourism subreddit.

I’ll be staying in a rural area near Galway for about a month in 2022. I’m currently training to run a 10k, so I’ve been jogging a lot. I know the roads in Ireland can be narrow, compared to the US, and I was wondering if there are any safety tips for running in rural areas especially On narrow roads. Ive been trying to watch videos of people driving through the countryside and depending on where you are it seems like it would be really hard to jump onto the grass away from the road. Sometimes there isn’t even grass it’s just like a stone wall or hedges. Besides the obvious “be aware of your surrounding” does anyone have any tips for jogging safety in rural areas?

Also, I am a stereotypical fat American. I am still training when it comes to running so there is a considerable amount of “wobbling” as I run, along with a lot of wheezing. Will I be ignored when I run or are people more likely to laugh and point? In the US people tend to make me stop while I’m running to tell me to “not give up” and that I’m “doing such a great job” and frankly it’s really annoying because now that I’ve stopped it’s difficult to start again (also they definitely didn’t make these comments when I was skinnier) OR ive had people record me before and laugh which is especially shitty. And while I know Irish people are generally very kind, people from everywhere seem to just have the weirdest reactions to fat people exercising.

Thanks!

Is this just a dead end since there was no writing?

Hello, I’m planning a trip to Ireland and I want to know the best places in the country to visit to get the best experience in Irish culture. I heard local B&B’s are the way to go but I’m not sure which towns would fit what I’m looking for, and what time it is recommended to visit to get the best experience. Thank you for your time.

Just trying to improve my own understanding of the frustrations of a community different to mine. Hopefully the discussion can help us empathise with and appreciate each other a bit more.

I know a lot of EU countries are bike-friendly, just wondering if it’s the same case for Ireland (including major cities)

Thanks to anyone that reads this.

My family and I moved here at the end of last year and are finding it really hard. I know a lot of it is the lockdown, but the isolation and culture shock have been intense.

I know everyone in Ireland is probably sick of Irish-Americans coming over a talking about great-grandpa whoever who emigrated, but I am proud of my Irish heritage. I know my Irish surname and the county we’re from and I’m proud that my family is part of the fabric of Irish history.

I’ve been to Dublin before and I’ve lived in remote parts of Scotland (yes, I know they’re not the same), but I still feel like I’ve had the rug pulled out from under me.

We’re living in a small country village. It’s beautiful, but I feel like I’m in prison.

Is this the lockdown at work or was my head in the sky or is the countryside quite different to Dublin?

Cheers to anyone who made it through my sob story. ❤️

I was talking to a black friend of mine in the US recently about societal problems in the US especially prejudices faced by black people in modern America. He was talking about the effects of long term institutionalised racism that had lasting effects to black culture, and black people in the US.

It got me thinking, do you think there are long-lasting effects of colonialism on the Irish psyche today? Do we have identity struggles as a result of our past and a culture that was almost erased? Are some of our long-standing issues with mental health, inability to properly express feelings, and a "be grand" attitude possibly related to colonialism or the societal repression by the catholic church?

I'm not asking this question as any sort of victim complex type thing, I'm genuinely curious as to what you all think, or if you have any resources on this potential issue.

Earned my 1 year badge today of being tobacco free (so long as sniffing someone's smoke-stained hair and fingers a few days in doesn't count) - - It has me thinking, though, is there a 'smoking culture' here?

I'm in my mid-twenties and "full time" smoked since around 16. Started ramping up the fegs because of going to tech and then I suppose, driving and having my own car to sit and smoke in afterwards... but how many smokers had their addiction creep up on them after 'having the odd one' every weekend in the smoking area to buying a pack to get through work?

--- so aye, here's to being tobacco free (as much as I'd feckin' murder the lot of ye to get my paws on an original Amber Leaf 3-in-1...)