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    Things only people from Belfast will understand

    Meanwhile in IrelandBy Meanwhile in IrelandNovember 13, 2014No Comments4 Mins Read
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    A compilation of things people from Belfast have sent into the site. Here are the best:

    1. You’re never cold but sometimes Baltic.

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    2. You have owned a pair of Nike Air Max at some stage.

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    3. Hearing there is a bomb scare near by and not be the slightest bit worried…just frustrated that traffic is diverted

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    4. Knowing a ‘barrick buster’ or ‘barrick’ means a 2 litre bottle of cider…and it was your most consumed drink at one stage when you were younger

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    5. Drinking so hard before you go out that sometimes you don’t get in

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    6. Being late for work because a few buses in a row didn’t come…then 3 came at once

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    7. Being used to people spending their hard earned money on cherry pickers…to put flags up on lamp posts

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    8. Crisp Sandwich being a common thing

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    9. Goths are more dedicated than Flag Protesters to City Hall every Saturday! Never missed a Saturday in years!

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    10. Smicks love Buckfast

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    11. Pastie Suppers is Belfast’s signiture dish

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    12. Anyone who isn’t from Belfast is automatically deemed a Culchie

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    13. Knowing that the whole world is missing out on Sukie!

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    14. McDonalds in town after a night out is always rocking!

    15. We feel like we know Benny, especially after a few..

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    16. Weatherspoons for cheap booze…nothing else.

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    17. Cringing when a club in town closes and you hear the chant “East, East, East Belfast!”

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    18. Always have a memorable conversation with a Belfast Taxi man!

    19. You ended up in Emerald Chinese on the Dublin Road after a night out…on numerous occasions!

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    20. Everyone knows someone who can get you a dodgy cable box with all the channels

    21. You’ve fallen out wi’ yer mate ‘cus he went til a Grammar school n’ now he’s a snob, so he is.

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    22. You know what the words ‘space-cadet’ and ‘rocket’ really mean.

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    23. You know at least one person called Mackers/Smickers/Jaunty…and he probably has a car like this:

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    24. Ballycastle was once your most frequented holiday destination.

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    25. Your Granny had a framed picture of the Pope or the Queen in the living room but not both.

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    26. You can tell what religion somebody is by the side of the road they walk on/what side of the bridge they live.

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    27. You are 27, married with 2 kids, a dog and have a mortgage. However, if your parents are away for a couple of days you still think: ‘Sweet, free house!’

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    28. You remember armed soldiers on the streets

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    29. You and your mates used to drink in a park when you were teenagers

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    30. You have used the phrase “will you see me/my mate”

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    31. When your Da needs some time alone after being stressed he says “I’m away to get my head showered”

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    32. You have been “de-begged” at least once in your life

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    33. You have met people who believe “anyone who doesn’t have a 1 back and sides is a hippy”

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    34. You have had a telling off from your Da which began with the phrase ´Listen Sonny Jim…´

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     35. When some millie’s annoyed she says, “Oh mummy!! What are you like!!?”

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    36. In school you were asked to “meet” a girl/boy round the back of the mobiles.

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    37. When you’ve ordered drink after hours from ‘dial a drink’

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    38. You’ve said ” I’m gonna get my Da/Big Brother for ye!”

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    39. If you want to buy something semi-legal like a dope pipe or martial arts weapons (ninja star, nunchucks that sort of thing) you go to Smithfield market/In Shops

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    40. Someone has been “after you” for something you did

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