Listen, we know the accents take some getting used to.

But when you’re a lifelong Cork resident, you forget about all the other little everyday curiosities and quirks that make us… unique.

We asked our readers, the expats, the blow-ins, the intrepid souls who’ve transplanted themselves to the heart of the Rebel County, to candidly share the things they found a little, shall we say, unexpected upon their arrival.

Prepare to be amused, enlightened, and perhaps even a little bewildered, as we delve into the delightfully odd world of Cork through the eyes of its newest residents…

“Honestly, I’m here 25 years and I still can’t get used to the ashes on everyone’s head on ash Wednesdays.”

RP

“When I get told to ‘go away’ al the time. Oh and then being told immediately afterwards ‘come here to me!”

AJD

“That someone being haunted is a positive.”

MM

“No laws governing night time quiet hours. There are night roadworks! First city I’ve seen like this in Europe.”

Y

“That expats like myself start adding ‘so’ to every sentence.”

JLM

“There’s a Cork version of Elton John, which you’ll see when you stroll along the South Quays.”

DD

“No pharmacy after 10pm. I have stayed in five different countries and they all have 24-hour pharmacies.”

DC

“It’s all completely beige looking!”

CMS

“Clubs closing at 2.30am.”

JL

“The word ‘like’ in every sentence, like!”

AM

“Inner-city Dub girl living in inner city Cork and i couldn’t get over the community vibes here.”

ND

“The Echo man… but he’s wonderful!”

RJS

“Tanora.”

CO

“The carrot fake tan and the Vulcan eyebrows.”

SH

“Kinsale Road Roundabout.”

ED

“Every driver lets you out! Incredibly sound people/”

PC

“One things happens somewhere ands the traffic is backed up for three hours in the whole city.”

AN

“How proud Corkonians are of being from Cork – not weird, lovely fact!.”

Y

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