It’s not that much of a challenge to blend in with the locals in Ireland. With the people’s friendly demeanor and accommodating personality, you may start acting like a local by being open to light conversations and cordial chitchats. However, since you are in Ireland, you cannot miss trying the very authentic Guinness, the country’s staple alcoholic drink. The locals would usually call it ‘pint of gat’ and when that is said, you should know that you are up for drinking.

If you prefer non-alcoholic drink, then you might as well familiarize yourself with ‘céili’ or a cup of tea. Locals enjoy accommodating visitors in their homes for amiable conversations over tea. You may also encounter being told to ‘wet the tea.’ The phrase actually means that you will have to make a pot of tea by preparing boiling water and tea bags. This is especially useful when you are having Irish friends come over your place.

Almost anywhere in Ireland, there’s a portion of its coastline nearby. Why don’t you invite a local to walk with you and take a peek of the sea? Almost every local would take time to visit the coast, and since you’re going to have to blend in, try to drop by often.

To perfectly sound like an Irish, you may also try and familiarize yourself in using local phrases like ‘tóg go bog é’ which means that you are to chill out on a holiday and just relax. Know that it’s not an offense when someone says ‘acting like a maggot’ which just means someone is ‘fooling around.’ Finally when someone asks how are you, or like mentioned above ‘what’s the craic?’ You may politely respond an Irish phrase that says ‘divil a bit,’ which means there’s not much happening.