THE FIRST SNOW of the winter hit Ireland today, and we’re feeling quite festive. But it’s a little different in Ireland.

1. Regular snow fall looks like this

While snow in Ireland looks like this…

2. Snow is cleared in two seconds abroad

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Ireland shuts down for a day

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3. Snow days look fun and great

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Our snow days involve showing up to school to be told to go home because the pipes are frozen

Then your mam makes you stay inside so you won’t get wet.

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4. Snow men usually look like this

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But in Ireland…

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5. TV reports look like this in snow across the world

We have this

6. Sledding looks like this, everywhere else

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Where we had to make our own ice path and slide down it with one of these babies

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