hahaha on the speak norn iron site they have a funny page about chatting with locals, heres the cut out and keep tips they provide
This part will help you have an actual conversation with a Northern Irish person.
Talking to a Northern Irish person can be quite a traumatic experience if you are not properly prepared. We hope to help you take the anxiety and danger out of talking to a resident of Northern Ireland. Starting the conversation can be a difficult and tricky task, so in this section we hope to show you safe and proven ways of striking up a rapport with your new Northern Irish friend.
First Meeting
1] Smile - this is important in the early stages as it will make them feel calm
2] Don't make sudden movements -like quickly reaching for your mobile phone from your inside jacket pocket
3] Start the conversation with, "Bout ye?" - this is a universal greeting in NI and a good icebreaker
4] Allow your companion to respond - if you don't let them, it could lead to flared tempers
There are many, many more. A great conversation topic with a NI person is Alchohol. This is one subject all Northern Irish people are familiar with. If you are in range of a Bar or Pub, it may further your experience to invite them for a drink. Be careful in your choice of words. Use something like:
"Oh, look, mucker, there is a bar over there. Would you like to go for a pint, mate?"
If you ask properly, they will reply "Yes".
It's a well known fact that alcohol plays a major part in their culture and everyday lives. To coin a phrase, "They drink like salmon".
Get on the right side of a Northern Irish person by this stage, and your well on your way to experience the conversation of a life time. One that you'll not forget in a hurry.
At this stage it's important to remind you of the dangers of some of the locals. Some folk look down right scary. You can tell that they would be a bad choice for conversation by these visual and audible signs:
1] Wide, moist eyes
2] Imposing mannerisms
3] Grunting
4] Food caught in beard
5] Strong, foul smelling stench
6] Twitching
7] Barely recognisable speech
Now you've enticed a subject into the bar, you really do need to set up a situation that is both fun and safe.
- Don't mention "The Troubles" and tensions may arise and may not be fitting conversation in a Belfast bar
- Don't ask personal questions, like where they live etc
- Do offer as much drink as you can comfortably afford
- Do tell jokes, as Northern Irish humour is quite rife in NI
- Talk about the weather - it's their best subject.
Your encounter should run smoothly, if it should go badly we recommend these excuses if you find yourself in bother.
1] "I'm sorry [insert name of NI person], but I have to go to the cash machine to get more money for drink."
Get up and leave. Your companion will believe you and let you leave. Do not return.
2] "It's been "magic" to have had a drink with you but I have to go now. My ferry is leaving in 45mins."
Again, they will believe you as many people use the ferry to Scotland as means of escape.
3] "Would you like another drink?"
If the the reply is "yes", hand them a five pound note, to go to the bar. They will accept with disbelief and head for the bar. Leave promptly. They won't be to angry with you as they just made a fiver, and got a few free drinks.
These tips should ensure an enjoyable encounter with a local. Follow these guidelines and your trip to NI will be a lot more memorable.
I always see people in uni reading that site, I think it's so popular because most of what it states is completely true.
That would get some attention.
I won't, what is an appletini 
I can't believe i'm a stone lighter than I was this time last year, that's quite a lot and I am a dress size smaller (almost two). I got some new trousers and the size below them was a bit neat but these ones are all pretty baggy. 
) but I am quite open to new things. Last year I had never eaten a kiwi or fresh pineapple 
but they all had fun 
i let my team down,...i guess they are happy that i will be gone the next 3 games 
