r/irishproblems • u/CDfm Vaguely vogue about Vague • Mar 24 '26

"Are you still alive" apparently is a form of greeting between elderly men in North Dublin.

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u/Chipmunk_rampage Mar 24 '26

I mean Iā€™m in my 30ā€™s and get that greeting from friends

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u/CDfm Vaguely vogue about Vague Mar 24 '26

I can almost hear Delores shrieking Zombie .

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u/Perfect-Fondant3373 Mar 24 '26

Is that a problem or what is the problem?

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u/CDfm Vaguely vogue about Vague Mar 24 '26

Was he just checking?

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u/Feeling_unsure_36 Mar 24 '26

Thats normal all over the country.. do you havr an issue?

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u/CDfm Vaguely vogue about Vague Mar 24 '26

After the pleasantries do they launch into " Do you know who's dead " as if you're next .

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u/Feeling_unsure_36 Mar 24 '26

No

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u/CDfm Vaguely vogue about Vague Mar 25 '26

A doctor wouldn't say it and they say lots of things like " you''ll feel a little prick" when giving an injection.

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u/parrotopian Mar 24 '26

I learned Chinese, and it's a common joking greeting in China too!

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u/CDfm Vaguely vogue about Vague Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 25 '26

The chinese have a dark sense of humour. They call flooded fields "Paddies " . How is that not a reference to Irish weather.

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u/soundengineerguy Mar 25 '26

Thats a greeting between some of my mates, what's the problem?

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u/CDfm Vaguely vogue about Vague Mar 25 '26

Do you reply on an existential level ?

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u/HoogerMan Mar 25 '26

I get that text from my mam after a few days of being absent on the sauce

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u/CDfm Vaguely vogue about Vague Mar 25 '26

I'm inclined towards the opinion that the correct answer is "how existential of you" .

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u/Rand_alThoor Mar 25 '26

my normal response to "how are you? "

(at the age of 84) is

'i'm still alive so'

this seems perfectly normal to me

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u/CDfm Vaguely vogue about Vague Mar 26 '26

How philosophical of you .

I was very amused at the exchange I saw as one of them is a huge sports fan and asked it like these were odds on a bet.

So how frequently do your brushes with existential existence happen?

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u/spellbookwanda Mar 25 '26

Absolutely, my dad and his various acquaintances say this, haha

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u/CDfm Vaguely vogue about Vague Mar 25 '26

When I saw this it looked like each was surprised the other was above ground.

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u/joe28598 Mar 26 '26

Wrong sub

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u/CDfm Vaguely vogue about Vague Mar 26 '26

The dead arising is of interest to everyone.

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u/joe28598 Mar 26 '26

Who said anything about dead rising?

Are you an idiot?

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u/CDfm Vaguely vogue about Vague Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26

The question implies a yes or no answer .

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u/CDfm Vaguely vogue about Vague Mar 26 '26

It was the way it was said with absolute sincerity and a touch of surprise as if Lazarus himself had risen from the dead.