Growing up in Northern Ireland is a truly unique experience, however there are some similarities and traditions that are apparent in a Northern Irish upbringing. Here are 15 signs you grew up in Northern Ireland:
‘Big man’ is an easy way of greeting someone in Northern Ireland- “Alright big man?”
We’re all about the craic in Northern Ireland, any idea -good or bad- can be justified if it was done for the craic.
‘Wee’ can be thrown into any sentence and make sense. “Would you like a wee cuppa tea?” “Give me wee minute to sort this out” “Awk sure, a wee bit of cake won’t do any harm”
Answering a question with a question is one of our favourite ways to say hello to each other in NI. “Well, Tony?” “Well, Michael?” the question isn’t answered yet you’ve said everything you need to say.
You can’t end a phone call without really driving home the point that the conversation is over. “That’ll do. Right bye, bye, bye-bye, bye b-bye.”
Any way a potato is prepared will go down a treat, but the never ending list of how to prepare them will be ingrained in our brains forever
When the big shop happens, the fridge is stocked, the cupboards are full and it’s the highlight of your week
Can’t find your favourite jeans or coziest jumper? “Have you checked the hotpress?”
You can’t just have soup or a sandwich, they need to go together. Preferably a Tayto cheese and onion sandwich.
Summer can’t begin until you’re heading to the Port for Barry’s and dinky donuts.
Lost your keys? A quick rhyme of “Dear St. Anthony please come around something is lost and it cannot be found.” Will do trick.
Nothing strikes fear in an Irish child’s heart more than hearing “Who left the immersion on?!”
We’ve all been to a Feis, we’ve all worn the pumps, and we still know our ‘over 2 3’s’.
Flu? Flat 7UP. Stomach bug? Flat Sprite. I don’t know why, or how this works but it is foolproof.
We love our drink in Norn Iron, so much so you can use any word to describe the state you were in at the weekend. Steaming, half-cut, blootered, hammered, plastered – the list goes on.
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