Understanding what people are saying all the time is a right pain isn’t? I much preferred it when I was in a remote valley surrounded by Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Icelandic speakers. I knew only what I was supposed to know (and only about 25% of that) and was kept in blissful ignorance unless I banged my fist on the table and demanded a translation in a loud and aggressive manner. I was always disappointed by the contents of the conversation when revealed (unless it was about a beer-run). Somehow they always looked way more exciting and hilarious than they actually were. But now that I’m home I can’t help but eavesdrop or be part of all the discussions everywhere all the time. And it’s driving me crazy! I mean it’s not like I’m hearing anything scandalous. And that’s because all Irish conversations are based on five things:
a) a ‘show and tell’ compare and contrast display of mobile phones (always takes place round a table in a pub)
b) the property market
c) the imminent demise of the property market
d) the continued growth of the property market
e) the price of weddings
From now on I’m only hanging round with foreigners.
2 comments:
It's exactly the same here only swop the phones and wedding points for Magni and Rock Star Supernova.
Other popular topics are:
Who knitted your lopapeysa
Whaling issues
How to catch puffins
Horses
Or perhaps that is just in the north.
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