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[kokopellinelli]

I was just remembering when I worked at the hotel a couple summers ago. It was a crappy job. I worked from 3 pm to 11 pm and I hated it, because I get sleepy whenever it's dark. Luckily, it's true what they say about Alaska being the Land of the Midnight Sun, so it didn't get dark really early most days.

Anyway, I've already written a couple things about the hotel in my journal (if you're interested, check out my Memories, Work Stories) but this one is just something I remembered that I found kind of amusing.

The lobby was attached to a bar, with many many drunk people all the time coming through.

One night, a couple guys came in to get a room. Upon talking to them a little, they both had charming accents. I'm not good with accents, but I knew they were from England, Ireland, Scotland, or Wales. Somewhere in the UK. (Is Ireland considered part of the UK? Just curious).

So they were talking, asked me about a fun place to go in my town. I asked, "Fun? Here? ...Did you want, like, a bar?"

"Yeah, something like that." One of them gestured at our bar.

"I don't recommend this one. It's...not a nice place."

Anyway, I pointed them in the direction of one of the nicer bars in town, then kinda groaned inwardly as one of the regulars from my bar staggered through on his way back from the bathroom.

He heard my guests talking and detoured over to us, smelling like he'd fallen into a bottle of JD.

"HEY!" he slurred. "I know where yer from!"

The foreign guys raised their eyebrows.

"You-all are from that UKRAINE, huh!"

My guests looked really startled.

I said, "Um, I think you mean the UK."

"THA'S WHAT I SAID!" and he retreated to the bar.

Turns out one of them was Irish and the other was English. The English one was kinda hot, too. Too bad I got off work before they got back from the bar.

Comments

[jokergirl.livejournal.com]

I don't think the Irish would like you saying Ireland is part of the UK *giggles*

British islands, maybe. But from my experience, an irishman might still disagree with the "british" ;)

[kokopellinelli]

According to Asa, the Northern part of Ireland is considered the UK.

[jokergirl.livejournal.com]

Yes, the northern part belongs to the UK, the other 3/4 of the island are an independent country and very much Not British (at least in their attitude) ;)

^^;

[apollotiger.livejournal.com]

Northern Ireland also has the NRA...

[apollotiger.livejournal.com]

Erf. Dammit. IRA.

[demon-mistress.livejournal.com]

thanks for clearing that up. when i first read it, i thought "the national rifle association" has chapters in northern ireland? huh?"

i feel way less confused now. slightly sillier, but less confused.

[skyesidhe.livejournal.com]

I think I've posted this somewhere else under this question..but as far as my Brit and Irish friends tell me this is the breakdown: England, Wales and sometimes Scotland(depends on the scot you ask *grins*) are Britain, England, Wases, Scotland and Northern Ireland are the UK and the British Isles. The Republic of Ireland (commonly what we call Ireland) is definately -not- part of any of those..and went through a very taxing geurilla war to get that way. And the IRA is all over the world actually...but most active in Britain and N. Ireland..as is the Red Hand..the Unionist equivilant terrorist group (fyi, Unionists are those who want to stay British owned, Republicans are those who want to be own country or part of republic.)...sorry for the history lesson..that's just the one country I can actually rattle info like that off! *grins*

[kokopellinelli]

I'm so jealous of your knowledge of Ireland, especially your knowledge of the language. I would love to learn some form of Gaelic, but don't think I have the patience.

[skyesidhe.livejournal.com]

Yeah..that's a tough one..I took it for two years and still talk like a four year old! *grins*