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    Colm MacCárthaigh‏ @colmmacc 20 Apr 2018
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    In Ireland it's a totally normal, ok, and even consoling remark to ask "Was it a good funeral?". There's a lot in that phrase. Really doesn't work in the US though.

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      2. Gratuitous Arp‏ @gratuitous_arp 20 Apr 2018
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        What’s the right way to answer that?! Yes/No, or details about the wake? The direction the question goes is hard to grok for a non .ie

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      3. Colm MacCárthaigh‏ @colmmacc 20 Apr 2018
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        "It was very big" would be a classic response, or "Everyone was there, and they had great stories". To have a big warm funeral, and your stories retold over pints, is very much an Irish life goal.

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      1. Mary K‏ @maryenthuses 20 Apr 2018
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        Ireland has what I've heard described as "a very rich culture of death". It was said enviously.

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      1. Barter Loch Monster‏ @BarterLoch 20 Apr 2018
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        In America, humans who are worth anything don't (gasp) *age* or even (shudder) cease their ability to *consume.* But I'm 7,890 1/2 years old, so what do I know?

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      1. Constance Boyer‏ @constanceboyer 20 Apr 2018
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        I’d say you could ask that Q to anyone in the South and get an understanding reply.

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      1. Davey‏ @daveykeogh 20 Apr 2018
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        You let Dougal do a funeral!?!?

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        Oh, I dunno. I think if you asked my family members that about any of our last five funerals, the answer would be “Hell yes!”

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      1. Remco van Bree‏ @blikkie 22 Apr 2018
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        It's fairly common in Dutch too (although the literal translation would ask whether it was beautiful). Good ceremonies bring you close to the person who died one last time and bring you together as a family/community at the same time.

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      1. Usul@mamot.fr (I prefer Mastodon)‏ @lhirlimann 22 Apr 2018
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        What counts is the diner/lunch afterwards, which good applies to

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