tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post7167361754939063942..comments2024-03-27T02:55:10.109-07:00Comments on Irish Papist: Sorry, We're IrishMaolsheachlannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-25693534375815398392017-06-01T10:29:40.541-07:002017-06-01T10:29:40.541-07:00It's a reflex! I think your approach would hav...It's a reflex! I think your approach would have been entirely appropriate.Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-31394509380438937512017-06-01T10:22:56.146-07:002017-06-01T10:22:56.146-07:00So is saying I'm sorry more of a way to acknow...So is saying I'm sorry more of a way to acknowledge a situation?<br /><br />In the first example, if I were the man, I'd usually say, "Oh no!" in a singsong way, immediately pick up the carton and hand it back. "Here ya go, sir." A quick flash of a grin would finish the encounter.GoldRush Applehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672912751538200761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-21035373827270229632017-06-01T03:05:10.015-07:002017-06-01T03:05:10.015-07:00You know that "a howaya" has become a sl...You know that "a howaya" has become a slang term for a Northside lady with a strong accenet?Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-88050511955954045792017-06-01T01:53:19.627-07:002017-06-01T01:53:19.627-07:00Perhaps SORRY has replaced HOWAYA as the thing you...Perhaps SORRY has replaced HOWAYA as the thing you say to everyone you pass in Dublin. My mother used to talk about having to say howayaa a score of times when walking down a Dublin street as one passed every person. It seemed an unwritten rule that you never answeredSéamusnoreply@blogger.com