10 Weird Differences between Ireland & America
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- Here it is! The ULTIMATE GUIDE - well, 10 Weird differences I've noticed between Ireland and America.
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Hi, another difference is that we we say “A/C” or air conditioning. No one calls it “air con”.
It took me a minute to figure out what she meant. 😂 I'm definitely going to say air con now. 😂
I thought she really ment Con Air, as in the Nicholas Cage flick... I was like, "huh??" But I figured it out. Lol
I thought at first it was like comic-con for people who love to learn about oxygen and nickel and sulfur and the like...:)
Americans like Flags,
Texans REALLY like flags
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I've heard that before, how American love our flag. I think, really, it's a sad commentary on how little other people love *their* flags. We're Americans, damn it! and we're American Proud of it! God bless America! God has blessed America, and we know it.
Ok speaking of differences, you said air-con three times before I figured out that it meant air conditioning.
100% this!
I think Sound Africa says something similar for air conditioning, but they might spell with a D at the end.
I know right? Air con? Oh! AC! Lol. 😂
Not to be confused with Con-Air with Nicholas Cage!
I have been told that overseas their ceiling fans spin a lot faster than ours for cooling. Ours is meant to circulate air. True or not?
I noticed when I was in Ireland that no one wore sunglasses! As an American, I always wear mine, even when it's cloudy (it's still bright!) 😂😂😂
Stefannie Cundiff yeah me too. I wear mine not only for sun but to hide from people who stare at you. South Georgia people do that a lot. It’s so annoying. 😳😳😳🤣🤣
In Japan, they don't wear sunglasses either. They typically see those that do wear them as conceited from what I've been told. 😎
It’s not cultural in Ireland. It’s just noticeably less bright. I can’t survive the southern US without sunnies.
All you have to do is go out in the middle of July in Atlanta and WHISPER, "snow," and the entire city shuts down.
Throw a large bag of ice the corner of Peathree and Peachtree and schools will shut down.
... and all the bread and milk vanish from the stores
Or watch the run on bread and milk lol
Agreed. The South does not handle snow well. It's a 1-day-a-year-on-average thing here in GA so I don't blame them entirely.
@@chipparmleyParmley: When I lived in Atlanta, I figured that the streets were laid out by a drunkard after a really bad spell of the delirium tremens. But at least he was an amiable drunk -- a drunk with a sense of humor. And he played off that sense of humor by naming EVERY road, street, avenue, lane, court, circle, or boulevard, "Peachtree." When I moved to DC, I found that the streets were laid out by a minion of Satan who was intent on snagging souls for Hell. Trying to get anywhere in DC requires the use of so much blasphemy, that it is a miracle that anyone there escapes eternal damnation.
You rock for using a Fast Times at Ridgemont High clip! ❤️🌼
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Nic Cages first film.
No doubt. That clip was 'bitchin'! 😎👍👏👏
The difference in cutting and eating is two different "schools" of etiquette. In Europe they teach the "Continental" style, where you cut a few bites, hold your knife, and use the fork for eating, then cut a few more bites and so on. The American style is called the "Criss-Cross" and comes from the schools that taught that you should only use your dominant hand to eat with, so, since you have to cut with the dominant hand, you have to transfer the fork to eat (politely). I never thought about it until we had a French group come to a large dinner, and someone brought that up. In watching, it was weird how ALL of us were eating that way, and the French group ate the other way. Great observation.
as a canadian, understanding irish is no problem,,,,understanding scottish is a different story
I’m American and I can usually understand them.
fraser mitchell I was once told the Derry accent sounds like an Irish person trying to sound like a Canadian loooool
lol...well I've never had poutine , said aye or eat maple syrup except on pancakes but i love the irish accent especially on the u tube show "irish people try...." and of coarse mrs. browns boys
Our ship pulled into Singapore about 17 years ago and I asked a young lady where the train station was. She was Scottish, and when she told me I had asked her to repeat it a couple times because I didn't understand her accent. She got offended and walked off and her friend translated it for me.
Nobody understands the Scottish accent, not even the Scots.
In the Southeastern US where I’m from we tend to have a lot of subtlety and social cues too and often times we find people from other areas of the US too direct, brash, or personal. Even the ways we tend to insult people are indirect (“bless your heart” means “you’re an absolute idiot”). It’s not uncommon for a conversation between someone from say California or Connecticut and someone from the South to end with the Southerner feeling hurt or angry. I have had more that one conversation with coworkers where we’re wondering why someone is so mean and then someone says “Oh, they’re from New England” and we all go “ooOOooh” and nod. But I can imagine all our social cues and unspoken rules really confuse people from other places who move here.
it's not called "air con" for short in the USA. it's just "AC".
When Monty Python were staying at the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay, Terry Gilliam was cutting his food the American way. The hotel manager Donald Sinclair snapped at him "Excuse me! But we don't eat like that in England! "
John Cleese took the piss out of Sinclair by creating Fawlty Towers.
Lol
I loved Fawlty Towers.
And now you can't say the word, "England" because it's not PC. You will be controversial by wearing a tee-shirt that says. "It's OK to be English" or some such message but it's OK to wear something with Che Guevara on it. I wonder if it will get that way in Ireland because of the "New Irish". Song cue: "Hey! You've got to hide your love away ..."
I tend to follow the Irish practice apparently. Didn't know they laid claim to it... 😜
Gilliam is actually American by birth. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
I live in a place where Irish people handle weather extremes rather well, it's called Chicago.
my experience with chicago is merely trying to walk from union station to a local store to buy a pack of smokes for 15 damn dollars and during that one block walk i got raped by the wind as i turned a corner...... 20 below winds at 45 mph up the ass fuck that city
There's that but Chicagoans are walkers. We don't want to lose our spots or pay an arm and a leg so we do walk a lot.
Ah the Midwest, where its 70 one day and snowing the next...
Aka Chiberia!
@@raveousone as the saying goes "Chicago ain't no sissy town."
The "c" word in Ireland, and, the UK is a much more general insult. In the US, it's specifically a misogynistic term. That's why it's so bad here.
I wonder what group made it a misogynistic word?
Thank you Diane. Love your videos. I love looking at America through your eyes.
There's a lot of places in the southern U.S. where a snowstorm will shut everything down. Where my sister lives near Atlanta in Georgia she has told me stories about how a snowstorm will cause people to panic, stop their cars and just walk away and abandon them in the middle of the road, (especially on the freeways).
A lot of this stuff was really spot on.
I laughed at the last one (spicy foods). One of the things we’ve noticed in traveling to Ireland from Texas over the last couple of years is that many foods that we would expect to be spiced (even with salt) just aren’t.
For example, fish & chips in the US will usually be pretty salty. I found myself adding a LOT of salt to most dishes I ate in Ireland. Don’t get me wrong - the food was DELICIOUS, but it just needed that little salty “nudge”. :)
Great video, Diane!
These are the kinds of topics that got me hooked on Irish reaction channels to American things and culture and ultimately led me to my favorite you tuber ever! Thank you Diane for another great video! Happy Friday on ya!
The weather changes constantly.
The entirety of the south: Welcome to the south. It will snow and an hour later it's 70-80 degrees. Also, there's a tornado. WHAT?!?!? Lol =op
I wish the weather would change in the South now. I've had enough of this crap.
Laughs in Minnesotan, where our weather literally makes people bipolar
@@sominboy2757 Bipolar outfits??? Gotta stay warm right??? 🍻
I used to blame Al Gore but now I blame Greta because she wants me to panic and I don't wanna! :-)
PS. Diane is a better actress than Greta is, in spite of Greta's money and connections ...
@@hornkraft9438 Greta???
Lovely video as usual and thanks for the fast times at ridgemont high
Hi Diane! I really enjoyed your weird differences list. A lot of truth to your observations! Looking forward to your next video!! 😁👍And Chewie wagging his tail in the out takes! A whole new level of cuteness!!🐕💕💕💕
Speaking of things Americans watch to relate to the Irish, the show Derry Girls and your CZcams channel have really turned my wife and I onto the slang and norms of Ireland (we are preparing to come to Ireland for a week or so). Not sure if it’s the best plan, but it is what we are working with so far 🤦♂️😂
I love the Derry Girls program. I just wish that the episodes were 50 minutes long instead of 30 isH minutes long for 6 episodes wasn't enough for me.
Well then you have to come here to Derry; you'll love it!
I am very excited!! I’m really looking forward to seeing the border communities between Ulster and Ireland.
Happy Friday to you lovely Diane! Nothing brings a week to a close better than seeing your great vids. I love your insights and commentary. You bring up some very valid points when it comes to comparisons between Irish and American culture. Very well done and interesting. Great video and thanks for the upload. Always a pleasure, my lovely friend. Have a great weekend and be well. All the best to you always. 😊😎🌷🌹
Really enjoy your videos, your enthusiasm and generally cheerful disposition is contagious. Like your hair style in this vid, you are soo purty.
This was one of my favorite of your lists videos!
Editor Diane is the real MVP!! Thanks for always dropping quality content.
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You crack me up. Love your videos Diane !
love your content Diane keep it up, much love from Canada
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"You can have snow and sunshine in the same day." Sounds like Texas. Our weather expression here is, "If you don't like the weather, wait about 20 minutes. It'll change." another great list vid!
lostagain I’m in Detroit, we say if you don’t like the weather, blink. It was 50, and drizzling this morning, it’s 80 and sunny now.
In Minnesota you don't like the weather, it's too cold, complain it gets colder.
In SC... don't know about other places...if it's raining and sunny "the devil is beating his wife"
I really love this Video!!!
Love the content!!
Another great video :) and your hair looks great!
Have a good weekend Diane.
OMG! I was thinking 'The Quiet Man' and then you said it! LOL!
No one I know cuts their food like that.
Loving the hair Diane👍
My mother was born and raised in Kerry, my father in Wexford. They met in England where I was born, and we emigrated to Canada when I was 5. When I would say I was English, my Irish speaking mother used to say that if a cow is born in a stable, it doesn't make it a horse. Or maybe she said if a horse is born in a barn, it doesn't make it a cow. At any rate, if there was one thing I most definitely was not, it was English, despite being born there. Having been raised by very Irish parents, I can still say a few things in Irish, I've never felt entirely Canadian, and I've been here for a very long time. So, what am I?
Diane you can be number 1 in my pop culture.
Funny you mentioned spicy food. I was just in India for work and one of my fellow travelers was Irish. I thought most Indian food was pretty mild whereas he found it very spicy. 😁.
Hello Diane, great as always. Hope all is well with you.
Great videos and you are awesome
@0:31 that’s just COLD, Diane...
Love the hair Diane❤️
Thank you! Good video!
Public transit in Dublin goes everywhere... eventually. Missing out on a tour time at Kilmainham Gaol because of a late bus wasn't the highlight of our trip. We did see Kilmainham, and we learned to give extra time when taking the bus.
cool video Diane
In the midwest USA, the weather can change drastically in the same day. With snow cleanup a lot of it is what the county budgets for. I've seen some counties be completely unphased by a blizzard, with plows and salts ready to go, but other counties might run out of salt half way through the winter or might only have two snow plows for the whole county, and they'll get shutdown for a day or so. Then there's the South, where if it snows they are shut down for days.
Chewies Sooo Cute. Your Hair Looks Good. Good Call
I visited Ireland in July this year. The several things I noticed was that one in July it was still cool and not hot. I’m not sure it ever really gets hot in Ireland. Two, I was surprised by the number of young people smoking in Ireland. I saw it in the Dublin center and of course young Americans do too just doesn’t seem as many as that is phasing out. Finally, it was nice to see how friendly so many Irish are. Just seems like a friendly country.
You’ve done something different with your hair. I like it!
Awww, Chewie makes an ADORABLE couch pillow! Also when we get told that there MIGHT be snow...people freak out like its the end of the world. Though it's understandable with it being Alabama and us not getting snow often.
Lol i am from Maine.
Very cool video.
In Tucson Az it snows on the Mt Lemon and is 65 degrees in Tucson you can go from sunny to snow ❄️ in 30 min drive time...
"The Quiet Man" wow!! I have never heard you mention that oldie.! Yikes!! That is a dated movie. Great Video.!! I loved your choices on this list. Hi Chewy.!!!! Don't mean to be a bhastaird, but we haven't seen Editor Diane in a bit. Hope she is well. See what I did there, added some cursing. Have a great weekend.!!!! ;-)
a dated movie sure but it is a great movie that should be watched by everyone ..... i mean it did star john wayne after all
Unfortunately, most Americans today haven’t seen it... definitely a classic though... and a prime example of Americans caring about their family heritage: it was John Ford’s passion project to celebrate what he considered his heritage (though born in the USA, his family ancestry was Irish)
@@ronalds.658Hahaha. That might be true.
Love what you did to your hair here.
4.9K more subs and Editor Diane finally comes out and owns us all. :-)
"You're born in America, you're American" EXACTLY!!
Which America 😂
As a matter of fact, you're native American. (and I await the sh*tstorm)
@@darienford860 The only one referred to as "America", genius.
@@darienford860 It's also the one Diane was talking about.
So an Irish married couple from Ireland move to America and have a baby and that baby has no Irish blood or heritage at all????
Here in the Midwestern part of the US, the weather is pretty bi-polar here too during certain seasons. It can be well below freezing in the morning, and well above 80F in the afternoon.
You are on point! I really hope to visit Ireland in the near future. ♥️ Much love from DC, USA! 🤗
Diane... loving your hair. The curls are beautiful
Love your hair in this video
Oohhh, love your hair!
This video is a winner!! Nice job and I'm happy to know that this Yankee isn't the only person who uses curses words for emphasis and as part of my culture.
Your hair looks fantastic, great look.
I really love your 10 Weird differences between. I've noticed been Ireland and America video. It's a great way to get to know more about the #Irish #people.
Ireland has changed so much since the 90s.like your channel and your video.
So funny to be watching this and the first shoutout was for a teacher that worked at the same school I did for a bit. Small world.
In my state of Minnesota unless you go to an ethnic restaurant that has spicy food, you will have to special order the meal that is spicy and make it clear with the staff how spicy you want it otherwise it isn't that spicy
Oooh, Diane of the fancy hair! ❤️❤️
We use our primary hand to hold the fork, you use your secondary hand. So if you are left handed, you use the left hand to hold the fork, if you are right handed, you use your right hand to hold the fork. That is because it is more efficient and you have more control over the fork. We also use the shovel method.
In Seattle, it can be sunny and rainy on the same day on a regular basis, so a lot of people always take a light jacket with them every day, and leave an umbrella in the car permanently. Then it's there if you need it and you don't need to worry about it if you don't.
Transferring the fork to the other hand after cutting your food is just odd. No need to waste time doing that..just eat your dinner. I'm liking the wavy hair, by the way!
"You need more Irish people in your pop culture." No, we just need more Diane Jennings in our culture.
I cut up all my food before I eat it, so I don't have this issue. It feels wrong to me to use any utensil in my left hand. I think we are trained to use our dominant hand for everything.
Chewie and Curses !!! My Friday is complete !!! BTW, I also use cutlery the way you demonstrated that you do it and I think it's generally just a manners issue. When you're around friends and family and you can just be yourself, we'll cut with our dominant hand and pick up with our other hand whereas if you're in a situation where manners are important to display, THEN we'll cut, put down the knife and switch eating hands, but who needs that extra step, am I right???
Your dog behind you has great expression
Chewie looked like he could use a coffee through most of this one. He looked so tired. You are undoubtedly my favorite CZcamsr.
Luv da hair 😍
I always wondered about that fork thing.
Love the hair!!✌💜✊
You're right about the fork and knife thing, and I've always thought it was weird WHILE I as doing it. But it's because I only have one right hand and it's just so much better at everything, including both knifing and forking. 🤷♂️
With the weather thing, you basically described Missouri and the rest of the American midwest. We can go from 80° F to 30° F or sunshine with no clouds to pouring rain all in 5 minutes.
Food in america has gotten spicier in the last couple decades, particularly in the north, the south has always been more influenced by cajun and spanish dishes. But the north is starting to get won over to flavor too now, especially since buffalo wings and spicy barbecue has become more commonplace.
Diane - I know you joke around with Irish curses but I am descended from the Welsh and Scot-Irish. As you probably know those folks have some really ancient curses that make the ancient Hibernian ones pale in comparison. Hmmm, Just thought you should know. You may even want to do a spot on this. Take care and keep up the great work on the fun videos!
I remember my mom teaching me about that fork hand switching thing, and thought is was really dumb and have never done it. Americans know some British phrases due to TV shows, but not so much Irish ones.There are plenty of places in America that can't deal with a little bit of snow. In some cities people walk, but in others they drive. I ordered a burrito extra spicy, and found it pretty mild. Loved watching Chewey.
I've never known anyone to switch hands while eating, idk (Texan)
I love your hair in this video, SOOOO cute.
Chewie looked so cute sleeping on the back of the sofa! Most of your lists like this make me feel like I'm more Irish than American. 😂 Granted some of my ancestors were Dutch Irish, mostly German though.
A lot of times Americans use cuss words an insult......
Love seeing Chewy!! Just to clarify, the propensity to drive everywhere is somewhat regional. Americans living in large cities like NY and Chicago tend to walk or use public transportation. In the West and Midwest things are so spread out, you really need a car to get around. The same region-specific rule of thumb is true for spicy food. Northeastern food is typically not as spicy as food in Louisiana or the Southwestern region of the US.
I live in Phoenix Arizona and it’s 115 in the summer, so yeah, we have air conditioning and drive, otherwise you melt. It rains here and the city goes nuts. Snow and we shut down because, well it almost never does.
Your list is pretty much what I've found while living in Ireland during the last 14 years. By the way, loved seeing Chewie throughout this one.
On the weather thing, weather changes all the time here in the Rocky Mountain West. As an example, when I was in Jr High in Laramie, Wyoming, I walked 7 blocks to school. I left the house that morning wearing a blouse, skirt, and penny loafers. During the day it snowed. I walked home and stopped to talk to my cousin as he was going into his church for confirmation class. When I went to leave, I moved my foot and my shoe was still stuck in the snow! It didn’t bother me too much since we had just been stationed in Alaska, but that weather change that day taught me to be more aware! I am now an avid weather watcher with several apps on my phone that I consult every day!
"Where are you from?" I think in the US, it is a badge of honor to know your ancestral heritage as we all want to belong to something, and it also informs us on what our family’s part was in the history of the country. As a person whose passion is history, it means a lot to me, especially finding out that we have roots here back to before the country began that I didn’t know about growing up. Also, I have always had a passion for Irish music, so I felt I had to be Irish somewhere. Nope, but I do have Scottish ancestry, so the Celtic passion comes from there, I guess! All I knew growing up was my mom’s side that is Scandinavian and a lot newer to the US.
Irish vocabulary - I used to have more than I do now. I read a lot of Irish history growing up and collected folk songs. I got a lot of rough language out of reading Brendan Behan’s “Borstal Boy”! I have been reading Scottish stuff the last few years, and I find some of the words seeping into my language. So, it is about immersion. (I never was good at languages, so I am studying the history of English instead.)
Love your hair today , look soo fluffy 😍 and that Darth Vader scene in the begining 😂😂😂 hugs and stay awesome!!! Happy Weekend Diane 🍀
Btw in my island is the same the day start sunny in the midle of the day snow, then rain and rainbows 😒 a strange land ...but is not always like that thanx god 😂
In the Midwest the weather changes constantly.
I've seen thunder lightning snow and dust devil out in the field all within 3 miles never thought nothing of it ! Love you vids. Learned to use knife and fork just like you showed as a kid.
The southeastern part of the states is somewhat similar to the way you describe Ireland, especially during spring and fall. During those times, there is a saying, don;t like the weather here, wait 10 minutes. Also, we get a single snowflake falling, schools get closed for the day.
Yup, that pretty well sums it up. Oh yeah I loved The Quiet Man, that's right I said it, I said it!!
The crac is brillant in Ireland. That is something you would never hear in Ameican. Yes. I was shocked the first time I heard the word from our Irish Friends. Of course they knew it would shock us and got a great laugh from our reaction. I have been to Ireland three times, toured all over the couintry and loved it.
The northern part of the U.S. does well with snow. I live in Boston and if when there's light or medium snow, everyone still goes to work and the highways and streets will be plowed to allow for driving. In heavy snow or a blizzard, most (but not all) businesses are closed, snow plows will plow repeatedly so everyone can get to work the next day. Furthermore, a lot of people in the north drive cars that are All-Wheel Drive or 4-Wheel drive that do well in snowy conditions (I drive a 4-Wheel Drive car and it does really well, even in a blizzard). Also, in Boston, all the trains (subways and commuter rails) and even buses are running, even during a blizzard, but maybe not as frequent since there are less people out. In the southern part of the U.S., they're not used to snow so everything shuts downs and it becomes quite a mess and there are a lot of traffic accidents due to cars and drivers not being good in snow.
I love your videos. You should do one about good gifts ideas from America and vice versa.
No idea how many videos I've seen about differences between US and Ireland. Rarely have I seen or heard anything on your videos. But, still love watching your vids
Damn. You on the come up. I like the better production.
An Irishman using curse words? Lol. I worked for a BPO and when we launched a new contract at our center, several of your countrymen came over to help with it. They had been working with our client for sometime. They had no issues of using the F word every 3rd or 4th word while working. It did not bother me any, but it did surprise the majority of us in the center.