Jaywalking is an art form here. In the US, you might see one to two people jaywalk at an intersection. Here in Ireland, if there's 20 people at the crosswalk, 17 will jaywalk (in an entire group, no less!) and the remaining 3 are probably tourists.
We were walking around a fountain in the park. Our entire group veered right. Everyone else (namely, the Irish) went to their left side. Social psychology and pre-conditioning, anybody?
Somewhat related to the previous point, I'm so used to looking right then left when crossing a street. So, you can imagine what I'm thinking: "Oh, there's no cars comi...OH GOD CARS." We've had some near student roadkill incidents but we're getting used to it.
You don't necessarily tip here. We had a 20 minute discussion about tipping while eating lunch (not to mention we only sat down for 40 minutes).
Lastly, everything is so goddamn expensive here compared to the States. ARGGGG
EDIT--I got a flashcard reader. Pictures soon!
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