My study trip to Dublin

My study trip to Dublin

My study trip to Dublin was crazy. It only lasted for 5 days, but Dublin (and Ireland in general) gave me so many impressions. First thing I noticed was the Irish people. We had only been in Dublin for 20 minutes or so, when a complete stranger (a woman) came up to us and cursed at us while spitting at some of us. She was so awful to us, and to be honest I must say that the Irish people didn’t seem so violent at first, so it came as a surprise to me because she knew we were tourists.

And that wasn’t all of it - I saw so many homeless people who either was really drunk or who took/sniffed different kind of drugs such as lighter gas and weed.

But then I also have to mention the Irish people that surprised me in a good way. Almost everywhere I went, Irish people said “sorry” and “excuse me” more often than we did (and do) - even when they nearly just grazed us, a sorry came your way. It also made me think that the Danish society opposite the Irish society is really selfish and egocentric. In Denmark it’s always everyone else’s fault and not your own. Most of the Irish people also showed their interest when we had to interview them for our school project, which again made me very surprised. It’s not often people have the time to help each other out in Denmark, and this just showed me that the Irish people is very open-minded and helpful - which we of course can learn from.

As you can see, I met a ton of different people, which also gave me the impression that the nation wasn’t at its best but was a nation with flaws just like Denmark and every other country.

With all these things considered, I must say the trip to Dublin was spectacular. People around us showed their sympathy and talked slowly, when we found it difficult to understand, which was really nice of them. But I must say I am impressed.