It's not hard to find a welcome in Ireland, but if you want to fit in.

We have an ish culture, things will be done, nine-ish.

Music might start at 9-30-ish.

We're like white Jamaicans, very laid back.

So if you can handle that, you'll fit in very nicely.

Coming up, we'll find out just what it means to be authentically Irish.

You'll find a lot of character in the lyrics to their folk songs.

There's always a joke in Ireland.

You know, anything about Irish music is about death, misery, depression,

and unrequited love.

But if you want to chat with the band, next time you're enjoying a damn session at a pub?

You don't go over to them when they're finished

with a tune and say oh that's a great song do you know Danny boy? And a guide from

Belfast tells us what people keep asking her about her city's reputation for trouble.

You know is a bomb going to go off that sort of thing?

No, those days are behind us.

Dive into the world of traditional Irish music.

Get pointers on how you can be like the Irish and discover what Delfast wants to show you.

It's all just ahead on Travel with Rick Steve's.

They say that all the world loves to be Irish for St Patrick's Day.

But is your image of Ireland still driven by cliches, you know, Darby O'Gill and the little people?

Or have you had a chance to actually experience the soft little of Ireland in person.

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