Some of my favorite things...

Hello everyone-

I hope that this find you all doing well and enjoying Easter and Spring. I thought I would share with you some of the things that I find really either 1. funny or 2. incredible about the culture here. People in Belfast have a real language of their own. Some of it is British, some Irish and some of it is just uniquely Belfast. 

Phrases I love:

1. A wee bit

2. "Auch no"

3. Knackered (really tired)

4. Scundered (fed up with things)

5. "This is mingin' " (meaning it tastes bad)

6. You kids are just wee mustard's (bad behavior)

7. Wee chancer. (someone who takes risks) 

8. "Keep er' lit" (David's favorite saying he wants me to adopt)

9. "Alright?" (a common question asked when you first see someone, asking how you are?)

10. "Keeping well" (another way of saying I am feeling good today)

11. "You are very welcome" (not used in response as much as telling you that you are wanted or needed in a place). 

12. Aye (used instead of "yes") 

13. " You're alright love" (just the word "love" is so wonderful)

14. "Cheers" 

15. "Thankin' you" (meaning thank you) 

16. My mates (your friends)

17. Cheerio (goodbye)

18. "All the best" (used as a send off when leaving a place)

19. "So it is" (used at the ends of sentences...."I went to work today, so I did")

20. "Hiya" (same as saying hi to someone) 

21. "Skiven" (slacking off)

Hope that this give you a little insight into the cultural differences. Everyone said, you are lucky you get to go to an english speaking country but sometimes as you can see it sounds like a different language they are speaking. Belfastian I would call it!

Love and peace to all-

Melissa 

PCUSA Update

Hello everyone! 

I have written my second update to the PCUSA website if you would like to read it. Here is the link:

http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/yav.htm

Hope this finds you all doing well and enjoying the Spring. Your continued support and love is the grace that keeps me going here in Belfast. 

My love-

Melissa