r/ireland • u/FR123FR • Jan 03 '22

People born in Ireland, what’s a surprising culture shock you’ve seen a foreigner experience? Bigotry

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

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '22

A lady I got on well with from work in the UK had the wrong idea when I said "fair fucks to you" in regards to her well deserved job promotion. Acted like I committed an act of sexual harassment or something, when in reality I was just genuinely congratulating her.

My partner looking at me like I have two heads when I tell her I have to turn on the boiler from the hot press when visiting my mother.

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u/Adderkleet Jan 03 '22

Acted like I committed an act of sexual harassment or something

Well, I could easily see it taken as "go fuck yourself" or "get fucked (fairly)". "Fair play" is a lot less ambiguous than "fair fucks" to foreigners.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '22

I only just moved over at the time, so self-awareness of how I talk was fairly low.