"I hope you had the time of your life."

Things I Have Learned in Ireland/Things I Found Different About Ireland:
-I have motion sickness.
-It does rain a lot, but the days that there is sun make it worth it.
-The cost of living is ridiculously high.
-If something is dear, that means it's expensive.
-For a country made of alcoholic jokes, alcohol is super expensive!
-Round-abouts trump stop lights.
-Stick-shift trumps automatic in cars.
-You'd be stupid to not go to college considering the government pays for most of it.
-Social care is not social work in a lot of ways but is in some ways as well.
-The British are (apparently)assholes.
-Mold happens. A lot. It's always disgusting.
-Different areas of the country have different accents. The Cork are supposedly the hardest to understand according to the Irish, but I think the people in Galway were the hardest.
-I have a really, really cool accent.
-Rubber=eraser. Topper=pencil sharpener. Crisps=chips. Chips=fries. Biscuits=cookies. Toasties=grilled sandwiches. Bin=garbage. Jam=jelly. Jelly=Jell-o. Tele=TV. Full stop=period (in a sentence). Copy=notebook. Jumper=hoodie/sweatshirt. Runners=sneakers. Jelly babies=gummy bears. Bold/brazen=bratty. Roaring=sobbing/crying. Crackin up=being extremely angry/pissed.
-When writing the date, it's DD/MM/YY (not month first), and the time is written in military style (ex. 21:14PM).
-Nokia is said knock-ee-uh, not no-kee-uh. Adidas is said ah-dee-daas (like in Haagen Dazs), not uh-dee-dis.
-You buy credit for your phone, not minutes.
-Their version of a $1 store is a €2 store.
-To meet someone is slang for making out with someone.
-There is a difference between a bar and a club. Some of both have dress codes.
-A blaa is a type of roll, not what you say when you're feeling strange/not good (blah).
-Hurling and football(soccer) are the best sports. Period.
-Snow is a novelty, not something that happens every year and you get tired of.
-I am lucky to live where I do and come from where I do.
-Some people who have lived here their entire lives haven't seen as much of Ireland as I have.
-Hitch hiking isn't as dangerous and stupid as in USA, and the Irish are willing to help a person out.
-Anything can be put on toast to eat (beans, eggs, etc.).
-The price you see on an item is the price, including tax. There is no surprise at the register on how much you'll have to pay.
-You do not leave tips at restaurants/bars because those working there are actually getting paid at least full minimum wage, if not more. They do not need to depend on tips to make money.
-If you ask an Irish person a question, they will tell you the answer followed by their opinion and advice which usually turns out to be very helpful.
-Hostels are cool, cheap, fun, and always an experience.
-There is an easiness about the feel of this country, a general safety and love that permiates all bad things.