When I went to Britain just over two weeks ago on a rugby tour, I was expecting a lot of fights and arguments with the British because the British are nearly hated by every single person my age and I thought there would be no chance at all that we would get on well. On the first night I realised that the family I was staying with were quite sound and were very welcoming to myself and Andrew Ryan. But it seemed like everyone had good reports from their billets. Overall the guys from Scotland were really sound. Next it was on to England where we all had to stay for one night, the guy I was staying with was again sound out and we talked for a long time, overall the British were really sound.
Dan
March 27th, 2006
The culture in France differs greatly from that in Ireland aws does the education system. In different regions of France differ from each other greatly. I found that in my exchanges school, English was a major subject for them and each day would include a two and a half hour session of English class. School is much stricter than that of Ireland and manners and respect are more closely watched than that in Ireland. Culture in Northen France differs greatly than that of southern france.You are not served cappucinos after 11 oclock in southern france because they say it makes you bloated and ruins your appetite. Meat is rarely served in Southern France and meals would consist of fish, bread and vegetables, while in Northen France and Normandy, meat is a major part of any meal. French architecture is unique and I have never seen any other likes of it in the world. Alot of the buildings in Normandy are wooden frames with plaster pasted in between.
France is a great experiance for anyone and students should cosider a french exchange because it is a great experiance
Jack Hanly
March 27th, 2006
I went on holidays to trinidad and tobago 2 years ago. I found the people very approchable and very easy to talk to and laid back. They didn’t have a clue who i was but they were interested in what my opinions were and what i had to say. I found that they didn’t care about much and didn’t worry about what clothes they had or how much money they had as long as they were happy and wiyh their friends. They didn’t mind what people thought of them and they were proud and relaxed about their culture and way of life. They had their own little shanty shops and were not so concerned about selling everything. Compared to home where you have to be high up in society and have a good job and money and nice clothes and seen with the right people. They don’t care about any of that and it is a much easier way of living and of life. Their clothes were not designer labels but old t-shirts and rasta hats and colours a lot of them with dreadlocks and beards and a lot of them had no shoes or socks at all but they were quite happy to walk and run anywhere with no complaints or queeries. I found that if you needed directions or help they were more than happy to help you out and they helped you with a big smile on their faces. At home in Ireland a lot of people will ignore you or be reluctant to listen to you. They treated me as one of them even though i was completely different and i really respected the tobagonians for that expierence.
Peter Barrett
March 27th, 2006
In the month of April 2004 I went to live in France. When I arrived It all looked great and fancy. I remember it was just my mum, my sister, My brother and me. my first night was great with the family but little did I know the next two and a half months ahead were going to be more less hell. Going to school for the first day was nerveracking but the students didnt make it any better. Ignorant parisians thinking theyre great. But when it came to sports they were uncontrolably bad. theese people who had probably never kicked a soccer ball in their life. The best exersise they get all week was for their fingers alone when they play their playstations. I thought to myself, How was I going to survive this for over two months. I would try and go to the local park and have a game of soccer with other children from other schools but I would usually end up just giving up because they werent willing to play with me and really should apply for a licence to play football because it was just comical watching them. School itself was just too boring and crap.
Max Doyle
March 27th, 2006
The culture of italy differs greatly to the culture in ireland.their language was different to ours .but they still had quite good english.a lot of the italian people loved sking because they are so close to the snow.they have the same human rights as us and the same laws.the enviroment around them is nice but cold.
thanks for your time
sam baxter
March 27th, 2006
I lived in Kenya for the first seven years of my life. kenya was very different because the tempreture was about 20 degrees hotter ther was about 8 months of summer 2 months of winter 1 month of autum 1 month of spring. when swimming you did not need a wetsuit. You might use a t-shirt to stop you from getting sun burnt.
there were many different languages but the most common would be English and kieswahiele most of the tribes spoke kieswahiele but most people in the citys spoke english. the laws in kenya were not as strict.
Rory Duff
March 27th, 2006
As I made my way from the rich pastures of the golden vale the land became more barren. Houses became more scarce as we drove west of dingle and they also became noticably smaller, older and more traditional. When we arrived in Ballyferriter everyone had fluent Irish so they would instinctly say everything in irish.Compared with the people from home that would have to think hard to say something in irish this was amazing. I Would advise anyone to go to the gaeltacht for a holiday or irish cource to experience the diversity.
Thank you for your time.
Andrew Comerford
March 27th, 2006