Brace yourselves lads! The Irish weather summer has finally arrived, with temperatures set to soar towards 30C this weekend.
Many of us are gearing up to soak in as much vitamin D as possible- because, let's face it, it might be our last chance this summer.
This is Ireland, and we have no idea how to handle the hot weather. Check out some of the most gas things us Irish people do when we see even a glimpse of sun.
1. Drag out a paddle pool
For some reason, everyone has a paddling pool and as soon as the temperature hits over 20C, that bad boy is being dragged out.
If you don't have a paddling pool, don't worry someone will make one and everyone will try and pile into it! Why do we all own paddling pools? And why do we, as adults, try to fit into them?
2. Refuse to wear sun cream!
Can we all agree that sun cream is super important to protect our delicate Irish skin from the wicked sun.
Well, some mad people decide that sun cream isn't the most important thing to carry with you in the heat! And then you get, 'Sure I'll be a lovely colour when the sunburn heals!'
3. Try to cook ourselves
Okay, so you've ignored our advice about wearing sun cream and instead you lie out in the sun and put baby oil on your skin to get a tan! You're literally cooking yourself! Put some cream on!
4. Jump off piers
Why do we all love to jump off piers into the sea as soon as the hot weather hits?
Irish people are mad for it! If there's a pier nearby, we guarantee people will be spending their time in the sun jumping off it!
5. Take a dip in the sea
If the temperature is anything beginning with twen- it calls for togs to be out!
Brave souls will try their best to show that they are absolutely freezing as they take a dip in the Irish waters, telling everyone 'the waters grand' as their teeth chatter.
Running back to the towels, trying to fight off the chill, we always ask ourselves- why do we do this?
6. Eat as many ice creams as possible
We are planning to consume as many 99s as physically possible over the course of the hot weather.
And with queues out the doors of shops, it's safe to say we're not the only ones!
7. Day drinking
How could you say no to a bag of cans with the lads or some Frozé with the gals?
There really isn't anything better than a cool glass of something tasty in the sun and if it happens to be a little boozy, the sunshine gleans away any judgment.
8. Every man in the country loses their top
Every single male in the country will leave their tops at home as they go shirtless in the warm weather.
You will see so many rocking the farmers' tan look as they try to fill in the gaps and get some colour on their milk-white torsos. Hopefully it evens out for them...
9. Take advantage of the drying weather
Instead of actually enjoying the weather, we Irish must punish ourselves by cleaning every inch of our homes.
Nae nae, we cannot sit out to enjoy the sun, we have to hang out 20 loads of washing! Cursing the gods for this beautiful weather under our breath as we scrub our windows.
And of course we have to let everyone know 'it's great drying weather!'
10. Complain about the weather
We love the hot weather for a solid five minutes and then all we do is complain about how hot we are
We're not happy when it's too cold and he same goes for when it's too hot. Typical Irish!
