1. People walking really slowly up and down Grafton street
“Don’t mind me treading on your heels. I have nowhere to be.”
Grafton Street tends to be where the worst offenders are found, but it can strike every major thoroughfare this city has to offer.
2. And the massive circle around buskers with just a tiny avenue to walk past
Buskers are great, yes, but we need to tighten the circle for the sake of our collective sanity.
3. Chuggers being painfully polite to you on every corner
They’re too charming. Don’t look directly at them.
4. Mentioning Bono consistently when talking about the city
Yep, U2.
5. Temple Bar being seen as the go-to night out area by tourists
Nooo.
6. Dublin buses magically disappearing from the automated timetable
And like that… the bus has gone into the ether, never to be seen again.
7. Having to tell a friend who doesn’t live in Dublin how much rent you have to pay each month
“How much are you paying these days?”
“Eh, well…”
8. The fact that coddle doesn’t have worldwide recognition at this stage
Why? How?
9. Finding that there are no Dublin bikes left
Plans ruined.
10. The sight of a flock of exchange students making their way slowly through the narrow streets
Is there a more feared sight for Dubliners?
11. And finally… the roars of the Viking Splash Tour as they pass you with their pointy hats
Waaahhheyyy.
It was fun the first few times, but not the 826th.
