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Posted: 10.01.2015  ·  #1
Over 30 Ways To Know You Are Northern Irish!!

1) You are never cold.. but sometimes 'baltic'.

2) The sight of a 10 year old in a full Adidas tracksuit smoking is normal.

3) You know what real rain feels like.

4) People end every sentence with "... so it is"

5) You use words such as 'sweet' and 'powerful' for almost any adjective in the English Dictionary.

6) You cringe when you hear someone with a Belfast accent speak on national TV.

7) You say "wha??" at least 20 times a day.

8) Costa Del Cranfield is the most popular holiday destination.

9) Your Granny had a framed picture of the Pope or the Queen in the living room, but strangely, never both...

10) When the police are in the vicinity, its quite possible they will be greeted with an unwelcoming phrase.

11) People from Ballymena are farmers.

12) Everyday you call at least call one person 'a melter'

13) You personally or someone you know has contributed to a 'peaceful' protest.

14) There is five seasons in a year. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, PARADE.

15) People cannot tell if you are talking Irish or English due to our accent and how fast we talk.

16) You are served alchohol even though you look 10.

17) "bout yee, big lawd" - Johhny said to Callum, who's 4ft2.

18) When we have changed the English language so much that no one can understand it bar ourselves.

19) "Where you from?"
"Its complicated..."

20) You are as pale as snow

21) All the sporting superstars from Northern Ireland are alcholic womanisers.

22) You have to argue with the English that Bank Of Ireland notes are not Euro's.

23) Every television show or competition 'excludes Northern Ireland'

24) You remember the little annoying girl called Becky who was Irish and wanted to bulldoze her school down. (

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25) Introducing Coronation Street cannot be done unless introduced in Julian Simmons voice.

26) You just laugh off a bomb scare, pfft! They are not scary to you at all!

27) Every conversation starts with 'Here!'

28) The only place where 'Frig Off' can translate to 'Are you Serious?'

29) The only country where "What football team do you support?" can be the difference between a high five or being kneecapped.

30) Tayto crisps.

31) We are so proud of the fact We built titanic, even though it hit a bit of ice and sank..

32) We felt privileged that Rihanna filmed her music video, 'We Found Love In A Hopeless Place 'in Belfast.

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Posted: 10.01.2015  ·  #2
:D :up: :up:


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Makes me proud to be from N.I. :up: :up: :up:


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Posted: 10.01.2015  ·  #4
Just what I was going to say Denboye. So it was.


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