Why I’m obsessed with Northern Irish slang | David Levin

Imagine arriving in a place thinking everyone speaks the same language as you, only to discover you've walked into a version of that language on steroids. A high octane remix with added poetry, philosophy, and weaponized sarcasm. Welcome to Northern Ireland.I am what is known locally as a blowin, which to those of you not from this part of the world may sound like a hay fever symptom, but it is in fact a new arrival. My family of blowins and I blew into this beautiful part of the world a couple of years ago ...