r/europe • u/[deleted] • Aug 21 '17

What do you know about... Ireland?

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u/relevantusername- Ireland Aug 22 '17

Before the crash we had so many poles that we were in the process of making Polish our third official language. We were planning to add the language to national road signs and place names and everything. But then the crash happened and a lot of Poles left, so we didn't.

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u/slopeclimber Aug 23 '17

We were planning to add the language to national road signs and place names and everything

You're joking right?

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u/relevantusername- Ireland Aug 23 '17

No, we learned it in school. It's true.

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u/slopeclimber Aug 24 '17

You learned Polish in school?

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u/relevantusername- Ireland Aug 24 '17

Oh no, sorry we just learned the fact about the road signs. Our geography teacher mentioned it in 5th year (age 17).

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u/slopeclimber Aug 24 '17

That would be strange because we don't have our own names for Irish places - we use the English ones.

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u/relevantusername- Ireland Aug 24 '17

On roadsigns? No, both languages are on there.