1. I listen to RTE radio a lot, and I noticed that at 6pm they always say "... and here are the angelus", followed by what sounds like church bells and then the news. I actually thought they were saying "...and here are the angels" at first.
I used google to educate myself:
The Irish national broadcaster RTE broadcasts the angelus bells at 12pm and 6pm every day on the national radio station RTE Radio 1 and at 6pm on the national television station RTE One. The television version of the Angelus at 6pm consists of a bell ringing for the duration of one minute and is accompanied by images of people pausing in contemplation.
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2. Sheep are one of my new favourite animals, especially when there are lambs involved.
3. Orange juice here comes with JUICY BITS or NO JUICY BITS. Doesn't that sound like some part of a dirty joke?
4. Jon & I were interviewed over lunch today by a newspaper journalist doing an article on the Jewish community in Cork. Crazy, no?
5. Tomorrow night Ima (my mom) & Aba (my dad) & Jon & I are going to a community seder. A seder is a Passover meal. I'm eager to meet the Jewish community of Cork and to celebrate Passover with them. The whole thing sounds very quirky.
6. Everything that mentions a mother here in Ireland says "Mum". Not Mom, Mother, etc - but Mum, spelled with a U.
7. The head of government for the Republic of Ireland is the Taoiseach. This position is the equivalent of a prime minister, and the word itself is an old Irish word that means Chieftan or Leader. Taoiseach is pronounced "Tee-shock". (source) .
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Linor, I like your random observations - they seem fun and mildly exotic :)
ReplyDeleteMy own mother is originally from the UK and taught us from a young age to call her "mum" and not mawm (mom). As a youngster I thought other kids were spelling it wrong!
Fun and mildly exotic - A truly awesome compliment! Thanks Suzi!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was growing up I called my mother "Ima", the Hebrew word for mother, so my best friend went through a phase where she simply called her the same thing. :)
Hey, how did the cooking get-together go? And how are things at work post-strike?