A Survivor's Guide to Living in Ireland

By Tom Richards

2017 PRINT EDITION NOW AVAILABLE A Survivor's Guide to Living in Ireland. Come for a week - stay for a lifetime That's the lure of Ireland. Essential reading for anyone considering a move or visit to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0955021200
• ISBN13: 9780955021206
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Gill and Macmillan
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An absolute "must-have" for everyone considering living abroad in Ireland.

Written by Tom Richards, an American who has lived in Ireland since 1982, A Survivor's Guide to Living in Ireland: A Funny, Insightful Book for Those Wanting to Survive Ireland Like the Irish Do lives up to its title with equal doses of practical advice, tips for coping with culture shock, and mirthful humor. A Survivor's Guide to Living in Ireland is not a tourist guide per se, and doesn't have the many maps, hotel and restaurant recommendations, etc. that guides meant for vacationers do. Instead, A Survivor's Guide to Living in Ireland is a text-heavy account of how to purchase a place to live in Ireland, how to seek a career or become an entrepreneur, how to live frugally, an introduction to Irish holidays, a short dictionary of Irish slang and phrases (English and Gaelic are both official languages of Ireland, and nearly everyone there speaks English, so the language barrier is less of a problem for an expatriate), and plenty of sensible advice such as "Despite Everything You'll be Criticized [by both Americans and Irish!] So Get Used to It". An absolute "must-have" for everyone considering living abroad in Ireland.