Table of contents:
- 1. About redheads
- 2. About musical traditions
- 3. About Saint Patrick
- 4. About girls
- 5. About drinks
- 6. About the weather
- 7. About gnomes and elves
- 8. About locks
- 9. About stray animals
- 10. About milk
- 11. About sweaters
- 12. About drivers
- 13. About snakes and forests
Video: Why Irish Grass Has 40 Shades Of Green: Exposing The Most Popular Stereotypes About Ireland
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Redheads in Ireland only 12% of the population, and the favorite drink of the Irish is not whiskey at all, but … tea. Today we are debunking stereotypes about Ayr, this is how the locals historically call their country.
Especially for the readers of Kulturologiya.ru we interviewed the real Irishman Gerry Gilroy. Jerry lives in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, which is one of the favorite destinations for travelers to Ireland.
The population of Carrick-on-Shannon is about 6 thousand people, most of the locals are employed in the tourism business. By the way, according to statistics, Ireland has a very low unemployment rate - only 7% of the population. But this is natural: the country is attractive for investments, in particular, in Dublin there are offices of such world famous giants as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Ebay and Paypal.
Jerry himself is fond of history and historical reconstruction, is a professional diving, runs his own diving club. Jerry has a wife, two grown sons and a magnificent St. Bernard.
As it turned out, the inhabitants of the post-Soviet space associate Ireland, first of all, with traditional music, dancing and the holiday - St. Patrick's Day. Our expert talked about where we are wrong, but also noted that many of our beliefs are not far from the truth.
1. About redheads
Jerry denied the stereotype that everyone in Ireland is completely red, noting that about 12% of the country's population has this hair color.
2. About musical traditions
The belief of our readers that the Irish necessarily dance the jig at parties and play the bagpipes also turned out to be false:.
Recall that among the world famous rock bands a special place is occupied by the Irish My Bloody Valentine, U2, Thin Lizzy and The Cranberries. Michael Flatley and Gary Moore are also Irish. And Michael Flatley's dance performances are admired by the whole world.
3. About Saint Patrick
St. Patrick's Day is revered by the Irish, but you should not think that young people (and not only) are limited to festive events.
In Irish schools, special attention is paid to the study of the history of the country. Therefore, every Irishman will proudly tell the biography of St. Patrick.
4. About girls
The stereotype that Irish girls use a lot of makeup, according to Jerry, is false.
He believes that women in this country are beautiful by nature, so they do not need a bright make-up.
5. About drinks
Whiskey in Ireland is produced mainly for export, in the country tea is considered the favorite drink. There is no “female” beer, which our readers asked about, in Ireland either, there are special beer mugs for women.
By the way, the Irish spend their time in pubs on Friday and Saturday after work, and not every evening, as many think.
6. About the weather
The stereotype that the weather is always bad in Ireland is not entirely true. This country has all four seasons, sunny summer and winter.
By the way, the grass really remains green all year round, despite the frost, and the Irish claim that its color palette is 40 shades of green!
7. About gnomes and elves
"Oh yeah! Jerry laughs. - If you sit longer in the pub, leprechauns and elves in Irdandy can really be seen. If you succeeded, be sure to make three wishes! ".
8. About locks
There are really many castles in Ireland and every traveler will find one that will be closer to him.
Castles on this land were built by Celts, Vikings, Germans, Normans and Romans.
9. About stray animals
Jerry assured us that there really are no stray animals in his country, since the Irish take care of all living things.
10. About milk
The Irish really pride themselves on producing the tastiest milk, because the climate gives their cows wholesome nutrition.
The country is the leader in the production of powdered baby milk in the world market.
11. About sweaters
Arana sweater is considered one of the symbols of Ireland all over the world, but in the country itself, almost no one wears such things. These sweaters are readily purchased by American tourists.
12. About drivers
Most drivers in Ireland are really polite and careful, there are many one-way roads and a speed limit of 80 km / h.
However, in 1990, roads for motorcyclists appeared, on which the speed of movement is allowed up to 120 km / h.
13. About snakes and forests
There are many forests in Ireland, and the most real ones! But there really are no snakes in them thanks to Saint Patrick;).
If it seems to someone that Ireland is not far enough, not warm enough and exotic, welcome to South America. In one of our reviews, we exposed popular myths about Brazil.
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