Secular Celebrations

Saint Patrick's Day is the most widely celebrated secular holiday and is
characterized by vigorous parades. New Year's Day is celebrated on 1 January.
The controversial annual pride parade of the Orange Order is held on Orange Day
on 12 July to celebrate and commemorate the victory of Prince William of Orange
over King James II. This Protestant organization had about ninety thousand
members in the 1990s. The public parade and celebration evoke tension in Belfast,
often provoking Nationalists to violence.

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The daily interactions of most people are confined to members of their

own community, whether in urban neighbourhoods or country villages.
Dancing, music, and cultural and community festivals proliferate in
Catholic communities, particularly in the months following St. Patricks
Day (March 17). Easter and the ancient Celtic Halloween are celebrated
by both communities, albeit separately. Poitn (illegal homemade whiskey)
is sometimes drunk at weddings and funerals.

The centrepiece of Protestant celebrations is the marching

season commemorating the Battle of the Boyne, which marks William IIIs
victory in 1690 over the deposed Catholic king James II. A
colourful, boisterous tradition, the marches begin about Easter and reach
a climax on July 12. They often wind their way into now majority-Catholic
communities, and, because of their political overtones, the marches have
engendered significant hostility from the Catholic community and regularly
embroil the British government in political controversy. Violent clashes
between Protestants and Catholics are not uncommon during the
marching season.
Everyday life is permeated by political divisions. Complex linguistic codes
govern interactions between people, particularly those with strangers in
public places. Public space is generally defined as Catholic, Protestant, or
mixedby far the smallest categoryand forays across sectarian
boundaries are often avoided. Apart from some middle-class and student
areas, most neighbourhoods are religiously homogeneous and are often
defined by peace walls, which separate the two communities. These
walls are festooned with lively murals and graffiti that represent some of
the countrys most visible public art. It is in areas where boundaries are
fluid and contested and where poverty and deprivation abound, such as
North Belfast, that most sectarian conflict occurs. In rural areas there is
little direct confrontation, but the bitterness remains; indeed, some of the
worst atrocities of the late 20th century took place in the countryside.

As primary and secondary school education remains

predominantly parochial, there is little contact between Catholic and
Protestant children. The schools became a focal point for attacks,
especially against Catholic children on their way to and from school in
North Belfast. Those attacks attest to the continued deep sectarian
divisions that pervade daily life in Northern Ireland

HMS Titanic ship was built in Belfast, the capital of Northern

Ireland.

If you ever visit Ireland youll discover the Irish have a way with words to the
point that it sounds like a different language. We take the English language
and twist it to our amusement creating our own colloquialisms, with some
being really absurd to the point it will sound Double Dutch to an outsider.

How to say hello in Ireland

Believe it or not in Ireland we have many different ways of saying hello and it
can be different from town to town or county to county. Here are just some
examples of ways to say hello in various parts of Ireland.

Greeting: Hows the form?

Translation: How are things with you?
Greeting: Whats the story? or just story?
Translation: How is everything?

Greeting: Alright there Bud?

Translation: Are you doing ok friend?

Greeting: Hows she cutting?

Translation: How is everything going?

Greeting: Whats the criac?

Translation: How is everything?

Greeting: Whats the bars?

Translation: Do you have any gossip?

Greeting: Alright head the ball?

Translation: How are things you lunatic?

Greeting: Hows about yee? or the abbreviation bout yee?

Translation: How are you?

Greeting: Alright Boyo

Translation: Are you doing ok, boy/lad/man?

Greeting: Alright mucker?

Translation: How are things friend?

Greeting: Hows she hanging?

Translation: Is your private parts comfortable?

Greeting: Yes hi or Yes lad

Translation: Hello!

Greeting: How in the name of Jaysus are ya?

Translation: I havent seen you in a very long time, how is
everything going with you?

Are you surprised not to see Top of the morning? Dont be, thats not a
saying in Ireland and tends to be more popular with our Irish-American
friends

Summary
This report presents the findings of a survey of 982 people, drawn from the
Northern Ireland register of Electors and carried out between April and June,
1995. The survey was designed to examine four major themes associated with
socio-political identity. The findings of the survey are summarised in relation to
each of these areas of concern after a brief overview of the sample
characteristics.

The sample characteristics

See Section One and Appendices A, C & D for further details

A number of characteristics of the sample were available for comparison with the
Northern Ireland Census. Comparisons on ,gender, marital status employment
status, occupational class, area of residence and type of accommodation suggest
that the survey sample was closely comparable to the population of Northern
Ireland. Religious Community Background, based on the religion in which the
respondent was brought up, was used to distinguish 'Catholic' from 'Protestant'
for further analysis.

Information on contact with violence during the 'troubles' indicated that the
majority of those from Catholic and Protestant community backgrounds (6 out of
10) had known someone killed or injured due to violence and 1 in 5 of both
community groups reported that they had been caught up in an explosion during
the troubles However, Catholics had greater experience than Protestants of
intimidation, house searches and death or injury of a family member.

The relative importance of national religious and political identities

See Sections Two and Four and Appendix F for further details

Respondents were asked to select one identity from a list of 11 which best
described how they saw themselves. The predominant identifications were
confined to national (British, Irish, Northern Irish. Ulster) and
religious (Protestant, Catholic) identities with political identities (Nationalist,
Unionist, Republican, Loyalist) in common with the European identity attracting
no more than 3% of the first preferences. A similar pattern of identity choices
was observed in the selection by respondents of the second best description of
themselves. The most popular identity combinations, which were selected by 50
or more of the sample were British-Protestant, Catholic-Irish, British-Northern
Irish, Protestant-British and Irish-Catholic.
Three additional approaches were employed to explore identity choices. The
result of asking respondents to rank the list of 11 socio-political identities in
order of acceptability confirmed the importance of national and religious
identities as self-descriptors. In the second task, which was designed to assess
whether there was any situational variation in identification, there was some
evidence of slight variation in respondents' acceptance of either
an Irish or British identification. In the third task, in which respondents were
asked to choose between the three national identities (British, Irish, Northern
Irish) and the European identity in paired comparisons, there was a strong
rejection of the Irish identity by Protestants and the British Identity by Catholics
but the Northern Irish identity was an acceptable alternative for most of the
respondents.

The choices of identities in relation to religion, gender, class and locality

See Section Two for further details

The first preference identity choices of the sample population were strongly
associated with community background. Almost half of the sample from a
Protestant background identified themselves as British and a similar proportion
of the sample from a Catholic background identified themselves
as Catholic. Other identity labels were far less attractive as self-descriptors, but
either the Irish or Northern Irish identity labels were selected as self-descriptive
by just over a third of the Catholic sample. A similar percentage of the
Protestants selected either the Protestant or Northern Irish labels as the best
descriptor of their identity. The political identity labels were selected as first
preference identities by only a very small number of the sample.

Overall, age, gender, occupational group and area of residence are associated
with some variation in the relative attraction of the socio-political identity labels.
However, these characteristics are associated with rather minor variations in the
relative attraction in identities rather than the substantial differences observed in
the identity choices of those from Protestant and Catholic community
backgrounds.

Further analysis focussed on those who chose one of the identities (British. Irish,
Northern Irish, Protestant and Catholic) which were selected by 50 or more of
the respondents. The people who identified themselves as Irish or Catholic were
distributed in similar areas of the province with Some 4 out of 10 living in the
west of the region. However, the age distribution and occupational background of
those who selected the Irish and Catholic identities did differ. A relatively high
percentage(47%) of those with an Irish identity were in professional or
managerial occupations and almost half(49%) of the group were aged 25-44
years old with only 6% aged 65 or over. In contrast, those who identified
themselves as Catholic were predominantly engaged in manual and there were a
relatively high proportion of older and younger respondents choosing this
identity.

The British identity was predominantly chosen by those from Protestant

background but 8.5% of the British were from a Catholic background. The age
distributions of the Protestant and British identities were similar with just over
half of those choosing each identity being 45 years or older. Two -thirds of
the British but just over half of those with Protestant identification lived in the
east of the province . Three out of five of those who identified themselves
as Protestant were in skilled, non-skilled or partly-skilled manual occupations
whereas approximately half of the British were employed in manual occupations.
It seems that in both the Catholic and Protestant communities there is a tendency
for the religious identities (Protestant or Catholic) to be selected by those from
manual occupational groups while the national identities (British or Irish) were
chosen by proportionally more people with non-manual occupations.

Unlike the other identities the Northern Irish identity included both Catholic and
Protestant respondents in proportion to their representation in the sample. Of
those who ascribed to the Northern Irish Identity, 63% were from a Protestant
and 37% from a Catholic Community background. In comparison, 60% of the
sample was from a Protestant community background and 40% a Catholic
background. Some sixty per cent of the .Vorthern Irish, in common with the two
-thirds of British lived in the eastern part of the province. 47% of the Northern
Irish were aged 25-44 which was a high percentage compared with 38% in the
sample overall, but the proportion of the Northern Irish who were in the youngest
age band was proportionate to the representation of this age group in the sample.
Half of those who had a Northern Irish identity were categorised as members of a
professional or managerial occupational group.

The strength of attachment to the most popular identities

See Section Four and Appendix E for further details

The level of attachment felt to the chosen socio-political identities was measured
by the following scales and indices:

Identity salience is a measure of the importance of the identity to the

individual (e.g. For me being this identity is an important part of who I
am)
 Cognitive Commitment is a measure of the degree to which a person feels
rewarded for identifying themselves with a particular identity (e.g. I get
praised for being this identity)

Sense of Authenticity is a measure of the consistency between a persons

values and the identity (e.g. Being this identity is consistent with my
important values)

Collective Self-esteem is a measure of the evaluation of the identity (e.g.

In general others respect this group)

Pride was measured by a single question (How proud are you to be)

In general those who selected Irish as their first preference identity were very
positive in evaluating what being Irish signified for them. They had the highest
mean scores on the identity Salience and the Authenticity scales which indicates
that they felt that being Irish was important to them and reflected core aspects of
their value system. The high Collective Self-esteem score which the Irish identity
received signified that this identity was valued very positively. Most of those who
identified themselves as Irish felt 'very proud' or 'proud' to be Irish . However, as
with all the socio-political identities, the Irish felt that they were not particularly
rewarded by others or in terms of personal satisfaction for being Irish. Religion
was less important for the Irish than for other identity groups but a higher
percentage of those who identified themselves as Irish than any other of the
identity groups considered that their social activities and sporting interests had
been affected by their national identity.

The British were predominantly from a Protestant community background but

8.5% of the British were Catholic and separate scale scores were calculated for
the Catholic British and the Protestant British. In general, although those from a
Protestant community background tended to less attached to socio-political
identities than those from a Catholic background, the British identity was the
most positively valued identity for Protestants. In contrast, those from a Catholic
community background were less attached to being British and evaluated their
identity less positively than other groups. Overall, the British Catholics had the
lowest mean score on measures of Authenticity, Identity Salience and Cognitive
Commitment. Only 22 % of this group were very proud to be British compared
with 51% of the BritishProtestants.

The Northern Irish identity was the third most popular identity choice for both
Protestants and Catholics. Protestant and Catholic did not differ significantly in
their evaluations of the Northern Irish identity. There was relatively low
Cognitive Commitment to the identity suggesting that the Northern Irish did not
feel rewarded for holding this identity and although the Collective self-esteem
scores were high for all identities the Northern Irish identity was not evaluated as
highly as other identities and people tended to be 'Quite proud' rather than 'Very
proud' to be Northern Irish. Some 30% of the Northern Irish considered that
being Northern Irish had affected their working life to some extent and a similar
proportion considered that it was important to people where they worked that
they were Northern Irish.

Those who identified themselves as Catholic had the highest mean score on the
Cognitive Commitment scale and also on the Collective Self-esteem scale. They
had the second highest score on the Identity Salience scale and the scale which
measured Authenticity of an identity or the extent to which the identity reflects
core aspects of their sense of self. Over half of those who identified themselves
as Catholic were very proud of their identity. It would seem that identification
as Catholic was rewarding for many of those holding this identity and that for a
high proportion of this group the choice of identity reflected the strong
attachment they felt to their religion as signified by their rating as very important
aspect of their life.

Those who identified themselves as A Protestant generally saw this identity in

less positive terms than the Protestants who identified themselves as British but
more positively than those who identified themselves as Northern
Irish. However, over half of the Protestants were 'Very proud' of this identity.
Only 27% of those identified as Protestant considered that religion was very
important in their life which would suggest that the majority of those choosing
this identity were not identifying themselves in terms of a strong and pervasive
religious belief.

The relationship between identity preferences and specific attitudinal,

political and behavioural indices
See Section Five for further details

Major differences in political attitudes and beliefs were found between

the Catholic, Irish and the Protestant, British especially on issues which relate to
the Governments in Westminster and London. There were also some unexpected
findings. Six out of 10 of the sample considered that in general people in the
Republic were 'about the same' as people in Northern Ireland and a similar
percentage of the sample considered-that people in England were much 'different'
to people in Northern Ireland Those who identified themselves as Northern
Irish and Protestant were most likely to see the English as different. In general,
the Northern Irish were intermediate between the Catholic, Irish and Protestant.
British. On some issues this would seem to be a reflection of the combination of
the diverse opinions of the Northern Irish Catholic and Protestant, but on other
issues it would seem that those with a Northern Irish identity were more flexible
than those with more traditional socio-political identities.

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7 THINGS NORTHERN IRISH PEOPLE DO ON HOLIDAY Jake Williamson February 21,
2016 You can spot someone from Northern Ireland a mile off when theyre on holiday
abroad these are 7 reasons why 1. Arguing about where to eat You have an abundance
of steak houses and tapas restaurants and a long beautiful beach to walk by while picking
one. They all look pretty nice. A half hour of looking turns into an hour, then the hour
turns into hunger and then into fighting about where to go. McDonalds it is then! 2.
Sandals and socks You wouldnt do it at home so why, why, why do you feel the need to
become a tennis player / Jesus Christ mash up on your holidays. 3. Fake football tops The
colours are usually bang on, but the big give away is the fonts used for the players names
(like something out of WordArt in Office 2003) , And then when you try to barter the seller
gives such an impassioned plea that for a second you doubt yourself and believe it might
actually be the real thing. 4. Cant you speak English?! Theres a point on most holidays
where the language barrier proves too much, but its always funny the way we are almost
disgusted they dont know English. Also when they dont understand us why do we think by
shouting they will understand us better?! And then comes the universal hand signals for
things like the bill (scribbling on your hand with an imaginary pen) or the bus station (two
hands frantically steering a oversized wheel). 5. Too hot After complaining for most of the
year about the crap weather in Northern Ireland we head abroad only to discover that the
weather is too hot. 6. Too much wine Its really admirable and cool that for example the
Spanish have this culture of going around a few bars sipping wine and eating tapas and
going home when theyve had enough. That aint the Northern Irish way, when we drink we
wont stop until were unconscious. 7. Home from home Many families seek refuge in
English and Irish bars while on holiday. I never saw the point of going somewhere to eat
and drink the same things you get back home. When going to a different country, I try to
immerse myself in its culture. That said, were all guilty of a visit to the Red Lion or Irish
Rover to catch up on the sport back home and whilst eating a fry minus potato and soda
bread and downing pints of the worst Guinness youll ever taste.

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on-holiday/

Instead of a sombre procession with weeping relatives following a hearse, Peter's

white, bejewelled coffin was escorted down the street by a brilliantly-coloured
samba band. The service was conducted around the coffin, which was placed,
literally centre-stage, at the Lyric Theatre in the south of the city. Pictures of the
actor, in his prime were projected onto a screen, while the soundtrack from the
movie Cabaret belted out from speakers.

Afterwards Peter's casket was waved off amid a fanfare of confetti and applauding
onlookers - the dress code was strictly glitz, glam and glitter. It was a fitting last act
for a man held in high esteem by all those who knew him.

His unconventional funeral had clearly been planned in advance, following his
cancer diagnosis earlier this year.

And it's becoming increasingly popular for funerals to be themed these days, with
many people wanting to celebrate their life rather than mourn a death.

When ovarian cancer campaigner Una Crudden passed away from the disease last
year those at her funeral dressed in the colour teal to help raise increase awareness
of the disease. And it was a similar story when Pretty In Pink charity founder
Noleen Adair died from breast cancer, with mourners choosing to wear pink.

We talk to well-known personalities about their own special wishes for their final
send-off.
Eamonn: I would like lots of big sunglasses to give it a showbiz air

Eamonn Holmes (55) is a Sky News and breakfast presenter. He lives in Surrey
with his wife Ruth Langsford, with whom he co-hosts ITV's This Morning every
Friday, and he has four children: Declan (26), Rebecca (24), Niall (23) and Jack
(14). He says:

I would like to be buried from St Patrick's Church on Donegall Street in Belfast. I

would like a High Mass with lots of incense and the song I would like sung would
be Bridge Over Troubled Water - but I want the Elvis version, performed by the
impersonator Jim Brown.

Elvis was a gospel singer before he was anything else so his version was the best.

My coffin would be lifted first of all by my brothers - Liam, Brian, Colm and Connor
- and then by my sons Declan, Niall and Jack. The fourth person for that lift would
be John Linehan, aka May McFettridge. The dress code would be respectful - black
suits, white shirts and black ties.

I want lots of big sunglasses to give it a showbiz air. I want lots of weeping too.

Afterwards, I would like a good do, somewhere like Fortwilliam Golf Club - and, of
course, I would expect the whole affair to be front page of the Belfast Telegraph.
Sarah: 'I'd love a party on the beach close to summer solstice'

Sarah Travers (41) is a TV presenter. She lives in Portstewart with her husband,
Stephen Price, and their children, Jack (18) and Evie (12). She says:
I would love my funeral to be more of a celebration of my life with everyone in
bright colours. I would be traditional in the first instance and have a very regular
church funeral service. I would like a nice eulogy - it would be lovely for someone to
stand up and say something nice about me. I would also like Pie Jesu sung as a duet
with soprano and alto - I used to sing that at school with my friend when we were
both in the choir, and I always thought it was beautiful.

Then, a couple of months after the funeral, when all the fuss had died down, I
would like a barbecue or beach party. I love Portstewart, and I think it would be
great to have a little impromptu party close to the summer solstice. People would
watch the sunset, have a dip in the sea and a few beers.

Somebody would play chilled tunes and everyone could sit around and reminisce
about me.

After the party, I would then like one of those benches that you see erected in
memory of people. I would like one overlooking Portstewart Strand, with the
words, "Sarah used to walk this beach, please enjoy". I think with the culture here,
where people are buried very quickly after death, I would like to let things calm
down before having the party.

That way it can be chilled and relaxed, not full-on raucous - a chance for everyone
to reflect on happy times. The beach has been part of my life since I was born, and
I've had all sorts of happy times there, so it would be a fitting place for a send-off.
Gerry: 'A big bash to celebrate, with some traditional Irish music'

Gerry Armstrong (61) is a sports commentator and former Northern Ireland

football player. He lives in Majorca with his wife Debbie and has two children,
Caitlin (14) and Marianna (7). He says:

For my funeral I think there certainly should be a party of some sort. It's traditional
in Ireland for there to be some sort of wake where people sit around and remember
the good times they all had together.

I would just like a big bash to celebrate. I would like traditional Irish music,
although I love all types of music so any kind would be welcome. A proper session.

That's what we used to do when I played for Northern Ireland, we would have a
proper session at the Culloden Hotel - Jimmy Nicholl and I were actually talking
about them recently. Peggy in the Culloden would close the bar at 11.30pm and
then open it again at midnight. It would just be us and the residents.

We would have some musician friends with us and they would, of course, bring
their instruments and start playing. I think the camaraderie that we had as a team
really helped, but I had such fond memories of the singing and the music and the
craic that we had afterwards. I want that kind of party.
Pamela: 'All of the mourners would be made to sing Bon Jovi'
Pamela Ballantine (56) is a television and radio presenter and lives in Belfast. She
says:

I've thought about my funeral - I know exactly what song I'd have played as I am
brought into the church. It's Living On A Prayer by Bon Jovi and the congregation
would have to sing it, even that really hard high bit in the chorus.

I'd want there to be lots of weeping, but it shouldn't be too sombre an occasion.
People should wear lots of different colours.

I think the dos after funerals can be a bit flat so I would like someone to organise
something like a cheesy disco to keep things lively. I'd want people to tell all the
salacious and bad stories about me, as I will be gone, so I won't mind.

Finally, I would like to be cremated and have my ashes scattered over the north
coast from a helicopter.
Janet: 'The service itself should make everyone laugh at the end'

Singer/songwriter Janet Devlin (20) first came to the public's attention when she
finished in fifth place on The X Factor in 2011.

Originally from Gortin in Co Tyrone, she now lives in London. She says:

At my funeral I would hope most of my friends would play some kind of music. I
think I would prefer that it was more of a musical event than anything else, really.
One song I would love to be played would be Alison Krauss' Down To The River To
Pray, from the O, Brother Where Art Thou movie soundtrack.

I wouldn't be cremated, I would just make sure that there was a celebration of my
life rather than a focus on my death.

I think the service itself would be one that would make everyone laugh at the end,
not cry, but I cannot think what exactly I would go for.

I would want there to be a relaxed dress code. I certainly wouldn't want anything
strict, so everyone could wear what they want.

I'm a fan of wearing all black anyway, so that would be normal for me. I would be
happier if people wore white.
Dan: 'I want to bow out in the same way as Scotty did from Star Trek'

Dan Gordon (49) is an actor and playwright and lives in Belfast with his wife Kathy
and their three daughters, Sarah (24), Hannah (21), Martha (15). He says:

I would like to live to the age of 222 so it will be a long time until it's my funeral.
I want to go the same way as James Doohan, the actor who played Scotty in the
original Star Trek series, bowed out. His ashes were sent up with a space shuttle
and shot into space.

I wouldn't have a church service because I'm not really into that sort of thing.
Instead, I would have a Van Morrison concert - he would sing everything from
Tupelo Honey to Bright Side Of The Road. When that ended, I would like a
rewritten version of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start The Fire performed. I rewrote it
once before for a Christmas satire in the Lyric Theatre, but I would write it again
with all the things I've done in my life. While that played I'd want a screen showing
pictures of me doing all the things I've done.

As that ends I'd like fireworks to go off down the screen - the whole thing would
probably have to be over water like the Lagan on Belfast Lough.

The final thing would be for a big rocket to shoot off which would have me inside it,
heading into space.

Belfast Telegraph

1. Say bye one hundred times before hanging up the phone.

2. Call your parents mummy and daddy even when youre a fully grown adult.

3. Get a wee bit excited about a bombscare because it means you might get to go home
from work early.

4. Bring Lucozade and grapes to people when visiting them in hospital, as if this sugary
drink has medicinal qualities.

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5. Introduce Coronation Street in your best Julian voice.

6. Start every conversation with here

7. And end every sentence with soitis.

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8. Try to guess where Franks weather watching camera is every single night. (And feel
secretly triumphant when you get it right.)

9. We fully believe we have the psychic ability to predict a persons religious background by
the way they pronounce the letter H.

10. And by what they call this place.

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11. And by what football team they support.

12. And by how far apart their eyebrows are.

13. By what side of the road they walk on.

14. Say fuck off when what you really mean is are you serious?

15. Ask for a chip when you mean portion of chips. Not one single chip.
Two paracetamol an' a battle a this. You'll

16. Drink a glass of milk with dinner.

17. Pronounce Primark as Pree-mark.

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18. Have a ginger mate called fanta pants.

19. Use the term poke man to describe a person who sells ice cream from a van.

20. Have lemonade delivered directly to your door by the Maine man.

21. Slag off Northern Ireland til the cows come home, but get violently possessive if
someone from outside the country does it.

22. Eat crisp sammiches.

23. AND eat four different types of bread in one Ulster Fry because we CLEARLY dont get
enough carbs.

24. Use the term carry out to refer to the feed of drink you buy from the off license before
you go to the pub and drink more.

25. Do stuff like this just for the craic.

Two paracetamol an' a battle a this. You'll

26. Talk about the weather non stop.

27. And complain regardless of whether its sunny, raining, snowing.

28. Keep towels and bed sheets in the hot press.

28. Buy the local papers religiously to see who died. Or, at least your granny does anyway.

29. Possess the inherent inability to take a compliment.

Two paracetamol an' a battle a this. You'll (1)

30. Use the phrase going up the town to say that youre off to do some shopping.

31. Use the term the big light.

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32. Have a deep rooted fear of wooden spoons.

33. And this red light.

Two paracetamol an' a battle a this. You'll (2)

34. Drive somewhere on a Sunday just to get an ice cream.

35. Eat dulse. Seaweed. Actual seaweed.

36. Refer to everything as wee.

Two paracetamol an' a battle a this. You'll (3)

37. Mix chocolate and crisps together. Preferably with Tayto cheese and onion.

38. Say sorry and apologise profusely when someone bumps into YOU in the street.

39. Have a weird obsession with international country and western singers.

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40. Smile, make eye contact and say hello to people in the street.

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