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My current work looks like I will spending a few days in NI doing the rounds of some of our locations etc.
Should I be worried?
Depends where you are going, where you are staying, how you are getting around, and how you are dressed/tattooed.
Walking round Andytown waving a Union flag, wearing a bowler hat, singing the sash: Not a good idea
Having a pint in The Crown while not wearing any national/political/religious clothing and not sounding like Jacob Rees Mogg: You'll be fine.
Going to the Bogside and referring to the city as "Londonderry" in an English accent: Not too smart
Going to the Waterside and referring to the city as "Derry": Not too smart
Asking people about their politics/religion: No
If you are asked where you are from, say England. Don't say the mainland, or the UK.
Try to relax, be cordial and enjoy yourself. Making fun of yourself is a good skill to have there. Don't be uptight, confrontational or arrogant.
Order an Ulster Fry for breakfast, not "The full English".
Oh, and Tayto Cheese & Onion crisps (in yellow bags). Beats Walkers any day.
Gerry Adams calls on those responsible for bombing his home to 'have the guts and gumption to sit down and tell me what it's about' after six nights of violence blamed on the 'New IRA'
Former Sinn Fein leader has called on those responsible to 'sit down and explain to me what this is about'
He also said those 'poisoning the atmosphere' in Belfast do the same
Attack occurred at homes of Adams and ex northern chairman Bobby Storey
The incident was branded 'reprehensible' and 'cowardly' by the republican party
I suspect there will be a few people without knee caps soon.
Sad his family were endangered. Poetic Justice for a man who is frequently believed to have ordered many other people's deaths.
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