Some of our observations don’t fall into any specific country bucket: I always thought that Danish was more like German and that Swedish, Norwegian, and Finnish were all fairly similar. Based on how shampoo bottles and the like group descriptions of their fabulous, volumizing products, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian are fairly similar – and Finnish…
I have been driving since my mid-teens, and I’ve always considered myself a good driver. Of course, I went through that phase that many young males do—where no speed is too fast—but I fortunately came through it mostly unscathed. I didn’t give a second thought to driving in Ireland. Driving on the left is difficult.…
I’ve seen British-US English translators, but here’s a bit of an Irish dialec-tionary: Ramps: Speed bumps! They’re used somewhat differently though, making them seem more like a motor speedway device than a suburban fixture. Specifically, most US speed bumps are used in areas where the driver is going ~25 mph. In faster zones, American road designers seem…
There’s a lot to love about Ireland: excellent beer, good music, delicious food, pervasive greenery, beautiful old castles and churches, and much more. That’s not what this post is about. Instead, I’m going to tell you about what you’ll find around the house. In the Kitchen The refrigerators are much smaller than those in US.…