Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Friday, 20 March 2009
Running noses
As far as I remember, about a month ago I mentioned a rather unique habit of Irish people, namely that they tend to ignore the existence of doorhandles... Then I thought this (=the banging of the doors) is the only noise I cannot stand here in Dublin. Since then - due to my lovely friends - I found another "noise" that is equally embarrassing to me and unfortunately rather widespread in the Fair City.
This is - drumbeat ON - sniffling.
Regardless when or where I am, what kind of people are surrounding me - somebody is always sniffling... Let us be in a pub, in a library, on a bus, in the street - it is 99% that I hear somebody snuffing. Of course I do not think that there is a cause and effect relation between being Irish and sniffling, as I know that as a matter of fact not only Irish people sniffle - when we lived in Denmark for example, we experienced just the same, it is just so interesting to me to see that using a kleenex is not as popular here (and in Western-Europe), as it is in my underdeveloped and sometimes mocked homecountry...
Anyway, as - OK, let's forget about yesterday, when the whole city was hiding in a dense, white, sinister fog - spring has arrived to Dublin, I am optimistic and I do hope that from now on I will not hear as many sniffles in the streets as I did in the dreaded wintertime...
This is - drumbeat ON - sniffling.
Regardless when or where I am, what kind of people are surrounding me - somebody is always sniffling... Let us be in a pub, in a library, on a bus, in the street - it is 99% that I hear somebody snuffing. Of course I do not think that there is a cause and effect relation between being Irish and sniffling, as I know that as a matter of fact not only Irish people sniffle - when we lived in Denmark for example, we experienced just the same, it is just so interesting to me to see that using a kleenex is not as popular here (and in Western-Europe), as it is in my underdeveloped and sometimes mocked homecountry...
Anyway, as - OK, let's forget about yesterday, when the whole city was hiding in a dense, white, sinister fog - spring has arrived to Dublin, I am optimistic and I do hope that from now on I will not hear as many sniffles in the streets as I did in the dreaded wintertime...
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Children
Now I have to admit something quite personal. My first month in Dublin rewrote my original plans regarding the number of children I would like to have in the future... I might be considered as a too field-dependent person, but growing up in a society where it becomes more and more unusual to have three children in a family, I have been convinced so far that I would also put up with only two (or maybe only one) children in my life... However, since I am here, I have a strange feeling that I might have been wrong, because I would definitely need at least (!) three children to be satisfied as regards the number of my babies...
The reason for this might be found in the fact that here, in Dublin (or let's generalise, in Ireland) it is just natural to have at least three children in a family... Therefore, the streets are always full of baby trolleys, small and rushing baby feet, pacifiers, clumsy gestures and innocent smiles, advertising that the more children you have the happier you can be...
The reason for this might be found in the fact that here, in Dublin (or let's generalise, in Ireland) it is just natural to have at least three children in a family... Therefore, the streets are always full of baby trolleys, small and rushing baby feet, pacifiers, clumsy gestures and innocent smiles, advertising that the more children you have the happier you can be...
Thursday, 5 March 2009
A negative post
Sorry for the long break, I have no real excuse for not posting for a while...
I think, only the economic downturn can be blamed for my lack of inspiration. Unfortunately it often gets people (including me) down here, in Ireland as well, because if I say that the news is not very promising as regards unemployment rates and financial issues, I definitely make an understatement...
Although I try to remain optimistic and positive and I try to notice the simple beauties of life, sometimes it is just so difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
For those, who cannot be deterred to read on, here are some rather worrying articles:
Unemployment rate tops 10%
Over 350.000 on the Live Register
Restrictions on migrants proposed to counter losses
I think, only the economic downturn can be blamed for my lack of inspiration. Unfortunately it often gets people (including me) down here, in Ireland as well, because if I say that the news is not very promising as regards unemployment rates and financial issues, I definitely make an understatement...
Although I try to remain optimistic and positive and I try to notice the simple beauties of life, sometimes it is just so difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
For those, who cannot be deterred to read on, here are some rather worrying articles:
Unemployment rate tops 10%
Over 350.000 on the Live Register
Restrictions on migrants proposed to counter losses
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