1.) my family and friends are in america. people who i thought were going to be good friends are not.
2.) it rains all of the god damn time. then its sunny. then its rainy. then its sunny.
3.) i haven't been to any of the cool places outside of dublin i want to go to and i doubt its ever going to happy unless i buy a car and drive myself.
4.) i miss my kitties
5.) no physical therapy for my back
6.) apparently when people are asshole in ireland when they're drunk, that's a free pass.
7.) irish people are not nearly as friendly as americans... im talking 20% as friendly. if you strike up a conversation with a friend of a friend or someone in a bar you can plan on it lasting for about four minutes if you're lucky
8.) a lot of irish like to think of you as a complete and total brain dead moron if you speak to them with an america accent
9.) im not really one for going to church, but there are SO many beautiful ones that no one here properly appreciates and ben is an atheist
10.) its filthy. if you walk for ten minutes expect to come home covered in city dirt, just like in london. dont even think about wearing flip flops.
11.) there are NO BLACK PEOPLE. im not talking about people with dark skin, im talking about AFRICAN AMERICANS god, do i miss black people so much.
12.) i personally think the east coast is the shitty side of dublin, but i haven't gone to the west coast yes and i don't see it in my near future.
13.) the irish tv channel which has things like sponge bob and south park dubbed in irish. i think it might be the most offensive language ive ever heard, and everytime i stop on the god forsaken channel i have to stop and watch.. and least for a second. its like a trainwreck.. its horrible but you can't look away.
14.) what is with all of the potato commercials?? WE GET IT ALREADY, YOU'RE IRISH AND YOU LIKE POTATOES. ive seen at least three different potato commercials and there was a huge billboard in the train station when you got off the train dedicated to pay homage to the low low potato prices at some store. WTF?
15.) there are god damn smack heads everywhere, the closer you get to city centre, the more there are. im not talking a few... for a country this size, i fucking swear to christ dublin has more smack heads than chicago has crack heads ( and if you've been to chicago you know). since ive been here ive had one try to steal my cell phone, one stole an old ladies cell phone and one took his penis out and waved it to me. detox clinics? homeless sheleters? jail? anything?
16.) They've lied to you all!!!!! i've barely set eyes on a ginger since ive got here excluding when i look in the mirror.
well... at least there is no bush.
Risky businnes
14 years ago