Growing up in Northern Ireland is a truly unique experience, however there are some similarities and traditions that are apparent in a Northern Irish upbringing. Here are 15 signs you grew up in Northern Ireland:<\/p>\n
\u2018Big man\u2019 is an easy way of greeting someone in Northern Ireland- \u201cAlright big man?\u201d<\/p>\n
We\u2019re all about the craic in Northern Ireland, any idea -good or bad- can be justified if it was done for the craic.<\/p>\n
\u2018Wee\u2019 can be thrown into any sentence and make sense. \u201cWould you like a wee cuppa tea?\u201d \u201cGive me wee minute to sort this out\u201d \u201cAwk sure, a wee bit of cake won\u2019t do any harm\u201d<\/p>\n
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Answering a question with a question is one of our favourite ways to say hello to each other in NI. \u201cWell, Tony?\u201d \u201cWell, Michael?\u201d the question isn’t answered yet you’ve said everything you need to say.<\/p>\n
You can\u2019t end a phone call without really driving home the point that the conversation is over. \u201cThat\u2019ll do. Right bye, bye, bye-bye, bye b-bye.\u201d<\/p>\n
Any way a potato is prepared will go down a treat, but the never ending list of how to prepare them will be ingrained in our brains forever<\/p>\n
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When the big shop happens, the fridge is stocked, the cupboards are full and it’s the highlight of your week<\/p>\n
Can’t find your favourite jeans or coziest jumper? \u201cHave you checked the hotpress?\u201d<\/p>\n
You can\u2019t just have soup or a sandwich, they need to go together. Preferably a Tayto cheese and onion sandwich.<\/p>\n
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Summer can’t begin until you’re heading to the Port for Barry\u2019s and dinky donuts.<\/p>\n
Lost your keys? A quick rhyme of \u201cDear St. Anthony please come around something is lost and it cannot be found.\u201d Will do trick.<\/p>\n
Nothing strikes fear in an Irish child\u2019s heart more than hearing \u201cWho left the immersion on?!\u201d<\/p>\n
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We\u2019ve all been to a Feis, we\u2019ve all worn the pumps, and we still know our \u2018over 2 3\u2019s\u2019.<\/p>\n
Flu? Flat 7UP. Stomach bug? Flat Sprite. I don\u2019t know why, or how this works but it is foolproof.<\/p>\n
We love our drink in Norn Iron, so much so you can use any word to describe the state you were in at the weekend. Steaming, half-cut, blootered, hammered, plastered \u2013 the list goes on.<\/p>\n
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Growing up in Northern Ireland is a truly unique experience, however there are some similarities and traditions that are apparent in a Northern Irish upbringing. Here are 15 signs you grew up in Northern Ireland: 1) You can refer to any one as \u2018big man\u2019 despite their height \u2018Big man\u2019 is an easy way of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24801,"featured_media":136787,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8522],"tags":[15197,9397,8168],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-136785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city-life","tag-growing-up","tag-hometown","tag-northern-ireland"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n