For those who keep saying, "We DoN't SaY ToP oF tHe MoRnInG!!!1!1" Chill. This is a phrase that us 12% Irish people use to greet one another usually in the morning and sometimes late morning just before noon. . If you're full Irish, you wouldn't understand sorry. Stop trying to oppress us 12% Irish folk and let us SpEaK FrEeLy!!!!!!@!
Dude don't mind them. We mightn't use that phrase but I'd imagine most people might (at most) roll their eyes. And don't obsess on DNA, if you want to enjoy and take part in our culture then you're more than welcome. ☮➕❤ bud!
The issues people have with the phrase is not normally about you using it, but more that it has been used to take the p*ss out of our accents in movies and TV for years. Think of the Simpsons leprechauns etc. It tends to be used in massive stereotyping which gets people's backs up.
@@miscusername ahh those people need to take a chill pill..I love harmless jokes about my nation just as much as I love harmless jokes about people from nigeria or Italy Scotland japan where ever for me it's just a bit of banter .lifes too short 😂😂😂
I don't expect everyone in the world to be able to pick out Ireland on a map of the world but when people are pointing at China, there's something seriously wrong.
Can't speak on behalf of every American (obviously from this video) but I actually cringed when I saw some of these responses for where they thought Ireland was. I mean they couldn't even get the continent correct. As an American who considers my own geography one of my weak points, I at least know western Europe easily.
@@holldolldee7582 It's not a matter of opinion. Ireland is not Britain, nor part of Britain. Never has been. In 1801 (after the United Irishmen rising) it became part of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain AND IRELAND". In 1922 that became "...and Northern Ireland" If there was anything British about Ireland, no "ands" would have been required. When England Scotland, Wales and Ireland send their combined rugby union team to the Southern hemisphere, what is it called? The British AND IRISH Lions. There you go, another "and". I'm not Irish BTW.
@@pronoob1760 everybody speaks english here lol..........only a very small portion speak irish.....everyone speaks a bit of irish because we learn it in school
Absolutely crazy how people don’t know basic geography…like I guess I can understand if you don’t know exactly where Ireland is but to say it’s where Greenland or India is??????
My grandfather (born 1900) told me, when he was young all the children of aunts and uncles would come back showing off about how great America was so they would tell these children stories about fairies and leprechauns, trying to scare them. They'd make the stories up obviously, but the fact that the American cousins believed it and were scared was great craic after showing off so much. I imagine many of those people went back to America telling their friends about how Ireland was full of leprechauns, so unfortunately generations later we have to hear about it as if its true. Its my grandfathers generations fault.
Really good video and it doesn't matter that regular Americans don't know too much about Ireland. They just need to come over to visit. Here's directions on getting here, its the first small island between the US and mainland Europe. Best wishes from Ireland ☘️☘️🇮🇪
@@daviddunney6114 you’re right, it is a little to the north, I’m being super specific though, but yeah, directly, without detour, they’re basically here.
Thanks Brian! I’m looking forward to visiting Ireland someday soon. I’ve met a couple of Irish people along the way and they were pretty cool. Thanks for watching the video👍🏽
@@JamesPrime1 I appreciate that u like our fellow Irishmens. Once restrictions is done u could maybe visit Glasgow because its a great place for a night out, but I would look out for glaswegian accent because sometimes I struggle to understand it and I'm Scottish. 😅. Anyway I've been watching your videos and it's very entertaining. Keep up the good work
@@brianscott7851 thanks for that feedback Brian, i actually did get the chance to visit Glasgow when I was in Scotland! But it was only for 1 day so I don’t even really count it. The next time I’m there, I’m going to be there for a good chunk of time to actually travel around and really experience Scotland properly. I can’t wait.
From an Irishman born and bred, thank you to the participants and the interviewer, James. You guys rock. Come on over at your first opportunity. You will be welcomed like our relations of old. God bless you all.
Thanks for watching it Anthony. I was actually supposed to be there now, but my flight was canceled because they went into another lockdown. So I ended up in the UK instead. I still plan on visiting, just waiting for things to calm down a bit more 👍🏽
Just a quick question. I know that english is the main language by far in Ireland, but what is the status of Irish ? Like what kind of relationship do Irish people have with the language ? Is it like a nerdy thing that is mandatory at school but doesn't arouse any interest or is it a living language kept to date and being actually used ? Cheers 🐓
@@bigrael927 Long time ago question was asked! But imo it is taught in most schools yet still not a lot of speakers although it is growing nicely. There is a film called kneecap spoken in Irish it explains a bit about the language here. Best of luck 🤞
@@joshplatojohn12345hsbs I think its because he are told in ireland that americans love us and that most of them are of irish descent.The reality is that the irish are just one of the ethnic groups from europe that settled in america .
gallow glass not most Americans but still a very large amount.... many many millions. In fact 23 of the 46 US presidents have been of Irish descent, including Biden. And although the people in this video may not have known much, millions of American do love ireland. For example, the White House is lit up green on paddy’s day and the river in Chicago is dyed green
Have to say I love the American people attitude. They are sooooooo polite and humble . And considering they are one of the worlds leaders, it's unfair they are expected to know everying about every other country.!!! Great video man, I have liked and followed. 👍😃💚
When I wasn't drinking Guinness and eating lucky charms as a rain soaked 5 year old leprechaun, I was drawing all the nations flags with their capital cities written in, for the craic. I was curious and eager to learn, seems it's not universal
Elves. Irish dancers :D He was thinking leprechauns for the elves I'm sure I think beer and whiskey is a good response. Everyone likes a little bit of Ireland once in a while lol
You should probably seek medical attention. Also made a triggered support group just for you that you can join on discord to talk about your feelings. discord.gg/dx43b3Ex
"your thinking more of Scotland they've got the kilt and bagpipe" like lad we've got our own it's called the Saffron Kilt and Uileann Pipes, 12% Irish my bollocks
I've watched about 3 videos on the bounce and honestly, its amazing how many people choose the swedish flag. I guess Ikea is having a subconscious effect on people!
My wife and I traveled to Ireland back in 2019, before covid hit, and loved it. Great people and great culture. I've learned so much about their history. Don't claim to be an expert but they have a fascinating, if not confusing, history. FYI I would have gotten all of the questions right. When I read the title I thought they might be a little more difficult and wanted to test myself on what I've learned. If anyone gets a chance to go there they should do it. I hate to travel and even I lived it.
So we do have some history of kilts but nothing like the Scottish and we do actually have our own Pipes - different style and a much nicer tone I think personally - they're called Uilleann Pipes
What do you think of when you think of IRELAND “those little SCOTTISH ‘skirts’🥴” that’s how you offend two two different nationalities and mock ones culture 🤦♀️
These are always fun to watch. I would suggest that you tell people to answer in different order (1st, 2nd, 3rd...) when there are multiple people. I noticed people often go along with the person that answered first. I would like to think I wouldn't, but maybe it's the pressure of being on the spot. I know a lot of flags, but I am sure if I ever ran into you I would suddenly forget everything I knew! All good fun.
Thanks for the feedback Elaine. Yea when I interview more than one person, I sometimes tell them they could do it as a team because a lot of times they get nervous and don’t want to do it by themselves. I find that they are a bit more comfortable doing it with a friend. When it comes to flags, I would struggle myself if someone showed me a bunch of flags and asked me to pick out a specific one. But again, the whole point of these videos is just to spread a bit more knowledge. There is no real pressure in these types of videos, it’s more for fun for the people that participate. Thanks for watching Elaine👍🏽
Baobabs Sith is pronounced as “beh-vaun she” and is, essentially, similar to the Banshee, as an example. Always loved Celtic mythology, have yet to hear an Irish dialect I didn’t like, and there is a lot of good, upbeat folk music from the Emerald Isle.
I know that it’s so green and lush, I know the people are amazingly helpful and kind, I have never seen potatoes prepared in so many different ways. I know that the City of Cork, is SO cosmopolitan! Travel throughout Ireland is amazing. The sweaters I purchased while in the Arian Islands were beautiful and well made. EVERYTHING revolves around the Pub, even breakfast! What a great place!
It’s funny when you get Americans saying “I’m Irish” because they had a great great grandfather from there. It’s like nah you ain’t. Your what we call a “plastic paddy” Americans grasp of basic Geography is truly shocking🤣
2:00 kilts are Irish too, and we do wear them. They're literally apart of our culture. There was 1 dug up dated back to the 1500's. Bagpipes are Irish too, and we do play them. Irish pipes, uilleann pipes, píobaí uilleann, And is apart of our culture too. This video was fun 😊
I went to Dublin 10 years ago. I asked an old guy for a direction on my arrival in Dublin and when he heard my English accent he told me to f*ck off then stormed off. Thankfully, he was the exception. My stay there was great and the Irish were very friendly. Loved Dublin, by the way.
What I like about your vids is how you challenge people to experience outside the box and because of your personal skills they are happy to do it. We all need the lesson to challenge our ingrained tribalism whatever that tribalism is either national or racial. WELL DONE! Elderly white middle class male Australian
I'd love to visit Ireland, Americans ,especially ones that have never left the country tend to base opinions on stereotypes, that can be said about most countries though.
Nobody in Ireland says top ó the morning. That's a Simpson thing. We don't wear kilts, that's Scottish. Also there's no such thing as St Patty's day... Patty is short for Patricia. Its either st Patrick's day or paddy's day. EDIT what DO Americans learn in school???
@@TheWrensHouse Was that those brothers who made up modern tartans? You have admire their cheek. Old Scottish tartans were very different from the modern made-up ones. Those originated here using organic Scottish dyes.
You must be very young. Traditionally Irish male dancers wore a plain kilt and a short cloak in dancing competitions. Also, the Irish Army uniform for pipers and drummers is a saffron kilt, royal green tunic and black beret.
Yeah don't mention that kind of stuff if you come over! If you ask for a basic history lesson though, or simply ask about stuff, we absolutely love that as we have so much pride in our little island. Most friendly cities would be cork and galway (sorry limerick) and definitely stay away from tourist traps like temple bar, instead just wonder around. If you make friends and they offer tea and sandwiches, take them, if an irish mammy offers you food definitely eat it! Definitely travel around to less known spots and not just touristy places as you will get more of a true irish experience. We have different accents which may change even 20km away, and if you find an accent difficult to understand, tell us. First example in Kerry where I live, our accents tend to be quick and thick.
Rule number one of greeting an Irish person: never say “top of the morning to ya”. In all my years on this great island I have never heard it being said
Just so everyone knows. Irish is our second language. It’s just not as commonly spoken. It was replaced with English when the British suppressed its use.
@Evan EU(google) Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom that is variously described as a country, province, territory or region. You're pathetic mate...
@Evan EU you seem to be having a bit of a temper tantrum, what the issue? This is my country your talking about which I don't appreciate, I wouldn't say anything like that about the republic of Ireland.
I am a bit embarrassed by the lack of geographic or cultural knowledge among fellow Americans -- although these seemed like lovely people. By the way, on the Irish language thing, when I was in Dublin I tried an experiment: I asked all the cab drivers and a few other people how to pronounce the Irish name of the city ("Baile Atha Cliath"). I got a different, mutually un-intelligible answer each time. So, apparently pronouncing Irish is not any easier if you are actually Irish.
Some words like grian (sun) Gráinne (Grace) you'll never pronounce if you haven't got them in infancy , the gr sound. Ch from the throat takes getting used to but not impossible, it's my native language, I'm from the west, I'd say baa cl-e-aa to your experiment, melt all the words together lol Tá a fhios agam ( I know) another eg I'd say Tás-Om when talking to family but I'd have to slooow right down for others not from my area to understand
From Ireland Tx, interesting video. The map one is hard for anyone trying to pick out a small country on a different continent. They were pretty well informed, I thought. Very good on Dublin being the captital and on the flag too. The girl who said we spoke French, she was doing great before that. Where did she get French from? Good fun Tx
To all of our American Friends I will say this old parting words May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
Nice video....in the interest of educating your viewers, please tell all Americans that it's "St. Patrick's Day" or "St. Paddy's Day" or "Paddy's Day".....it is NEVER "Patty's" day....
Our traditional pipes are called Uileann pipes.Traditionally kilts are Scottish, but there is a ceremonial rust coloured kilt worn by some band regiments of our Army.
@aontas1 Many don't knoow this, but the Scottish great Highland Bagpipes derived from the Great Irish Warpipes. The only difference are the number of Drones, of wich the Irish pipes had two and the Scots added an additional one for a fatter sound. There's also the Brian Borou's pipes wich are rarely played anymore. They are similar to the aforementioned pipes, but the tuning is different and they have an extended range due to a complex key system on the chanter. The Uilleann pipes ironically derived from a Scottish type of pipes, the Pastoral Pipes. So there was this switcheroo at some point of piping traditions that most people don't know about. I play Uilleann Pipes and used to play the Highland Pipes.
This made me happy, I loved that you played Mo ghille mear at the start for a second. I'm fairly sure that girl meant the Irish harp btw. Is cuimhin linn agus Tiocfaidh ár la mo drethair
Irish American, dad grew up in Limerick, Ireland and I have spent a lot of time. I would say Americans are pretty uninformed about the world in general not just Ireland.
I know a lot of irish, me included, may have watched this and thought "silly yanks" but really, how much do we know about the states, beyond tv land that is?
@@pokemastermlg7435 Yeah but it would be hard to miss. The US is larger than all of Europe combined. It's like asking someone to point out the state of South Carolina.
There is only a very small area in Ireland that speaks Irish so maybe a few hundred people so English is spoken by nearly 100% of the Irish. The euro is the currency used in the Republic of Ireland sterling or the pound is used in Northern Ireland (6 of the 38 counties). The flag represents the Irish with the Green, the orange men with the orange and the white is the peace between them.
Ireland - uilleann pipes (pronounced - ill-in pipes) 🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪🍀 Scotland - bag pipes Two different instruments and they sound different, played differently.
Ah cut them some slack lads, Ireland could fit into the USA 140 times, we are a wee small country. Participants were good sports for taking part. Funny vid tho 👍
Thank you much. That's the kind of hospitality that I remember from the Irish from when I visited. But I also remember you guys love to give people a hard time for fun as well.
