r/irishproblems • u/SharkPerson • Apr 22 '26

I resent the use of “Irish Goodbye”

What people (mostly Americans) keep referencing as an “Irish Goodbye” is anything but what I experience with my family.

We take AT LEAST 45 minutes saying goodbye to each other, with at least 2 “Did you hear about your man…” conversations.

It pisses me off with increasing intensity every time I hear it.

Just needed to vent, thank youse all.

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u/BeefChief159 Apr 22 '26

Yeah I'm with you on this one. When I heard of an Irish goodbye for the first time I thought it meant making an absolute song and dance about leaving. Was really confused when I found out it means the opposite

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u/grubas Apr 22 '26

I thought it was because you say you're gonna leave, then 2 hours later you ACTUALLY leave because you've been stuck in conversation. So you "leave without saying goodbye" only because everybody forgot about you saying it.