How Ireland surprised this Englishman-“From Village Greens to Boreens: England vs Ireland Explained”

Hello and welcome to a new video from Mr and Mrs Old Hiking Geezer. I have a feeling that this video may be controversial as it is heavily based on my own experiences and observations. It is produced to assist the visitor to Ireland, especially the visitor from England but, hopefully, anyone may get something from it. Why from an English point of view? We have lived in Ireland since 2022 but I originate from the east of England so my formative years were spent there. Before anyone points it out, I am fully aware that Scottish and Welsh villages are different but I cannot cover all bases in this one video. So, do I think that Irish villages and towns are better than their English equivalent? No, of course not. They are simply different. Do I think that the Irish way of life is better? Again, no. The Irish way suits us better but I understand that this isn’t the same for everyone. What I am saying is that you should come and experience Ireland away from the main tourist areas, absorb the culture and find out what makes us, the Irish locals (and I now include us as Irish locals), tick. I think you will love it. Please leave a like, comment and, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe and turn on notification as all these things boost the channel’s algorithm. Could you also, please hit the Hype button. This is, at the time of publishing this video, a new feature introduced by YouTube to give small channels like ours extra exposure. This will boost the channel. If you feel able to and want to support the channel, please donate through ‘Buy Me a Coffee’. There is a QR code in vision and this is the link: https://buymeacoffee.com/oldhikinggeezer If you would like to join our Facebook fans group click on this link: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19cC... So, thanks for watching and we hope you will continue to visit the channel. ONWARDS AND UPWARDS #ireland #irishvillages #visitireland