Lesbians and Derry Girls! I've found my people. Great reaction, hope you continue :)

Please do watch the rest. It's not only very funny but very moving at times too. Just a bunch of girls (and one honorary girl) trying to live a normal life surrounded by all the chaos, fear and distrust suffered during the Troubles. Being a teenager is hard enough without having to worry about getting blown up. For the record 'Northern Ireland' (where this is set) is part of the UK - what people usually mean when they say 'Ireland' isn't. Two different countries. The Troubles came about when people living on the island of Ireland fought over whether Northern Ireland should be part of the UK or not. Some 2500 people died.

I'm from NI - my bus journey was 20 minutes. Obviously, it depends on where you live, but you don't just go to the nearest school. You do a test in your last year of primary school that determines whether or not you go to a grammar school. Schooling is still quite separate here, so Catholics mostly go to Catholic schools, Protestants go to state schools, and then there are integrated where Catholics and Protestants both go. People who aren't Catholic (Muslim, Jewish, non-denom) can go to any of them but they'll usually try for the best school which is a grammar. The best schools tend to be Catholic grammar's, so most Catholics will try to go to one, even if it's an hour away on the bus. It's one of the reasons integrated education is still not very advanced - Catholic parents want to send their kids to the best schools, so they'll send them to a Catholic grammar if it's an option.

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4 күн бұрын

That’s super interesting!! Thank you so much for the info!

Great show. Sister Michael is a personal fav. I'm from Finland and used to walk or bike about 2.5km (1.5 miles give or take) to school in primary (years 1-6) and bike or take the bus (public, we don't have school busses) in secondary (years 7-9) that was about 5km (bit over 3 miles) away. It's pretty normal for kids to go school by themselves. Our parents used to ski to school every day, uphill both directions, temperatures low enough to stop time itself.

I thought this was a fabulous reaction and one of my favourite shows! They aren't doing any more seasons but the 3rd season did feel rounded off well and the seasons don't really become inconsistent or have a huge dip in quality. I think the way you guys described the characters at the end was very accurate, as well as what you said about the characters being exaggerated. The actors did quite a good job in that way and they all do a pretty good job at acting even when they're not saying their lines. I quite like seeing what Orla's doing while the others are talking because it's usually something funny.

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9 күн бұрын

Ooh I’ll have to pay even more attention to Orla haha thank you for watching and commenting!

Great reaction. A quick guide to Derry and the north of Ireland you might find useful for future episodes. 6 of the 32 counties of Ireland remain under British control, this includes Derry. These 6 counties were ruled over by the protestant/unionist population who believe themselves to be British and want to remain under the UK. This meant the catholic population who generally identify as Irish and wanted Irish reunification were treated as second class citizens, in terms of jobs, housing, general discrimination. Derry is particularly significant because it had a catholic majority but is an important place for the protestant orange order (a protestant group which hates Catholics that much it's believed to have inspired the KKK).... because of it's importance, elections in Derry were gerrymandered so that the protestant/unionist areas returned more elected representatives then the catholic areas to ensure they had control. Following the civil rights movement in America, the people of Derry formed their own to demand equality, however, 13 of them were shot dead by the British army who came to the north a few years before because of the rioting carried out by the protestant/unionist marches. The British army and government blamed the protesters, lied, that the victims were firing on them and this began the troubles, 30 years of war between the Irish Catholic community against the protestant/unionist one and the British army. This is set in the mid 90's so by this time the war was coming to an end, lot of the bombs were hoaxes round this time and people were used to bomb scares etc. that's partly why they're so casual about it. School buses all depends on where you live and go to school. Anything from 10-45 minutes though. These girls live in Derry city within the county Derry, there's areas of South Derry which are more rural and could definitely take lor longer.

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Күн бұрын

We appreciate this! That’s so good to keep in mind!

i really liked your reaction!! i hope you guys enjoy the show

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Күн бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Yes please continue!

oh my goodness i couldn't believe when i saw the thumbnail!! such a nice surprise, it's definitely one of my favourite shows ever:D so so funny but also heartwarming

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9 күн бұрын

No apologies necessary! That’s super interesting! In the US, there’s a range of experiences with bus rides but 30 minutes is pretty typical! Thank you for commenting 💛

Michelle and Erin are FROM Derry... that is what the accent is... Orla and Clare are from the south of Ireland so it sounds harsher because they over do it because the southern accent is softer Like Scotland vs South of England That and the accent comes from the planters (Scottish)

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8 күн бұрын

Oooh very cool!! Thank you for that context!

I want to watch you two because I wonder if you are also going to expect Jenny to be a lifelong closeted lesbian. She always tries to defend the (perceived) underdog but is terrified to defy expectations.

This is my number 1 show! This show have made me laugh out loud multiple times. My favourite is Clare 💛

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6 күн бұрын

We LOVE Clare so much lol it helps that we are obsessed with Nicola too ☺️

Enjoyed your reaction to the show, glad you didn't try the accent , like some other reactors , can be off putting , which character most like you ?

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2 күн бұрын

Angela: “I love Clare the most and Lindsey says I’m most like Erin” lol cause I’m anxious but a little more put together Lindsey: “Favorite character is Clare and Angela says I’m most like Clare” 😭 Lindsey is just as much of an anxious mess