| Gotta larf, incha ? 20:18 - Feb 4 with 516 views | colinallcars |
Tesco have put bilingual signs in their Cornwall shops but put up Welsh rather than Cornish.
Wonder what they'd put up in Shepherds Bush ? Rosie Lee for tea ? Any more ? |  | | |  |
| Gotta larf, incha ? on 20:47 - Feb 4 with 391 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Brilliant!!
They have history with this. They built a supermarket beside Shannon Airport in Co. Clare in the nineties. Knowing that Tesco are not liked in Ireland (we don't mind Marks & Sparks, but Tesco have always struggled), and trying to be Oirish (a huge mistake for companies coming to Ireland) they decided that they'd go full paddywhackery, have green signs, and print all the signs in Irish.
Not even bilingual.
Just in Irish.
IWhat they didn't realise was that Shannon is a New Town, and has a huge population who'd moved from the Six Counties, who back then had no formal access to the Irish.
They'd decided to go Oirish-Tesco, oirishtesco.ie with every single sign in Irish in the one town in Ireland that had hardly any Irish speakers.
I was working on a road job nearby, went in there on their first day, and laughed myself silly. All the other customers were too. You've no idea how funny it was, and the Nordies were in stitches. And took the píss relentlessly - "ere yooo, is this pasta gluten-free, or wha?"
The signs lasted a week. |  |
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| Gotta larf, incha ? on 20:57 - Feb 4 with 350 views | Noelmc |
| Gotta larf, incha ? on 20:47 - Feb 4 by BrianMcCarthy |
Brilliant!!
They have history with this. They built a supermarket beside Shannon Airport in Co. Clare in the nineties. Knowing that Tesco are not liked in Ireland (we don't mind Marks & Sparks, but Tesco have always struggled), and trying to be Oirish (a huge mistake for companies coming to Ireland) they decided that they'd go full paddywhackery, have green signs, and print all the signs in Irish.
Not even bilingual.
Just in Irish.
IWhat they didn't realise was that Shannon is a New Town, and has a huge population who'd moved from the Six Counties, who back then had no formal access to the Irish.
They'd decided to go Oirish-Tesco, oirishtesco.ie with every single sign in Irish in the one town in Ireland that had hardly any Irish speakers.
I was working on a road job nearby, went in there on their first day, and laughed myself silly. All the other customers were too. You've no idea how funny it was, and the Nordies were in stitches. And took the píss relentlessly - "ere yooo, is this pasta gluten-free, or wha?"
The signs lasted a week. |
Great story Brian.  |  | | |
| Gotta larf, incha ? on 22:03 - Feb 4 with 195 views | Boston |
| Gotta larf, incha ? on 20:47 - Feb 4 by BrianMcCarthy |
Brilliant!!
They have history with this. They built a supermarket beside Shannon Airport in Co. Clare in the nineties. Knowing that Tesco are not liked in Ireland (we don't mind Marks & Sparks, but Tesco have always struggled), and trying to be Oirish (a huge mistake for companies coming to Ireland) they decided that they'd go full paddywhackery, have green signs, and print all the signs in Irish.
Not even bilingual.
Just in Irish.
IWhat they didn't realise was that Shannon is a New Town, and has a huge population who'd moved from the Six Counties, who back then had no formal access to the Irish.
They'd decided to go Oirish-Tesco, oirishtesco.ie with every single sign in Irish in the one town in Ireland that had hardly any Irish speakers.
I was working on a road job nearby, went in there on their first day, and laughed myself silly. All the other customers were too. You've no idea how funny it was, and the Nordies were in stitches. And took the píss relentlessly - "ere yooo, is this pasta gluten-free, or wha?"
The signs lasted a week. |
Tesco is big in Waterford City. Three supermarkets I think. |  |
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| Gotta larf, incha ? on 22:24 - Feb 4 with 141 views | 222gers |
I'd go into a S Bush Tesco and say 'ullo darlin, I'll 'ave a packet o' free bilnd mice and some rockin' 'orse to go wiv it. |  | | |
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