Good Noise

So Irish!

Love this story from the BBC Website today.

It reminds me of a meeting I was in, about 4 years ago, in a previous job. A question was asked, one I cannot remember anymore, but needless to say it was not thought through and would be what one would class as a "stupid question." My colleague responded to this by saying, "What are you? F**king Irish?" Didn't go down too well with Breda, Niamh, Oonagh and Padriag who were sitting round the table at the time.

Posted by Emily

The vocab of our nation

Sitting on a train home recently I overheard a couple of girls, probably in their 20's, chatting about the previous night's TV. Having been asked if she watches Hollyoaks, one of the girls replied 'Hollyoaks personifies the epitome of diabolical television'. I completely disagree – it is pure entertainment - but each to their own. What I was more miffed by was the fact that it made me feel as if I had the vocabulary of a 2 year old. Words I have rarely used in my adult life were used in one small sentence as easily as she would ask her partner 'what time will you be in for dinner'!

I need a new thesaurus!

Posted by Liz