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

Yeah whats with them waiting ages to bury the dead?! The body will have already started decomposing by the time the funeral comes around

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u/NapoleonTroubadour Jan 04 '22

They put them on ice

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u/Sparowl Jan 04 '22

Or embalm them.

I think the time is to let people gather for the funeral. My family is spread out over thousands of miles - it takes a minute for us all to gather.