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Sounds typically "Irish" to me
As an aside remark from the thread quoted above.
Am I the only person who is annoyed by the phrase 'typically Irish' ?
I have only ever in my life heard it said in a negative connotation.
The most recent example and a true story of when I heard it last was while waiting for a bus in Merrion Square sometime last May.
The bus driver stopped the bus about 20 feet after the bus stop. When we ran and caught up with the bus it then took off just as we were about to board.
A woman who had been running for the bus with me, overweight and overheated by the run as she was, said in her best English accent 'typically Irish' which in the context I was quite offended by as she sounded quite disgusted and upset.
I dont see any reason why 'typically Irish' should'nt refer to an economic miracle or a myriad of good things yet I have never heard it expressed in anything but a negative context. I dont consider myself hypersensitive but I do consider myself hypercurious about the world I live in.
Similarly the phrase 'taking the mick' sounds very dodgy to me as when I grew up your private parts shared Mickey Mouses' first name.
So are there any views out there on all of this ?
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