For the record, Ireland is super progressive when it comes to politics and equal rights. With that said, I was shocked to not be able to find women’s shaving cream.. ANYWHERE. I asked at a few places and the women looked at me like “we just use shower gel? You mean there is such a thing!?”
Holy business idea. Gillette- get your products ready! There’s about to be a revolution!
You wouldn’t think Ke$ha would come into the equation while looking for an apartment, but alas, she does! Instead of advertising for hardwood floors, they are called timber floors here. Everytime we were in an apartment and the agent was pointing out the timber, I couldn’t help but think….
It’s going down… I’m yellin timber….. you better move… you better dance… 🙂
Love LOVE LOVE this word: Tener! Another commonly used phrase is the Fiver. It’s so nice to just roll the word off the tongue. Commonly used here is British word, Quid AKA Bucks. Instead of in the States, where you would say “do you have 10 bucks?” Here you would say “do you have ten quid?” However, if you’re lucky enough and in a taxi that rounds down as they commonly do, you may get to experience the use of the Tener or Fiver. It’s beautiful and I look forward to using it more often and possibly bringing it back to the States to use.
Were you thinking about wearing sunglasses in Dublin? Perhaps using an umbrella because there is a 90% chance of rain daily? Well, you would be the only person doing so. It didn’t us long to realize we were the only ones wearing sunglasses when it’s glaring sun out! I suppose because of the infrequency of sunlight, the Irish decided to embrace it while they can. With the umbrellas, well I happen to agree with this one. Umbrellas typically serve no purpose in a city. It doesn’t cover enough and when you arrive to your destination your pants are soaked anyway, so why not get a few sprinkles on your hair too! The Irish are very forgiving.
So go on Irish folk – soak up your vitamin D through your non-existent lenses and go brush your shoulders off with that sweet rain. 🙂
Courtney and Hugo's Adventures Abroad 