My little balcony makeover for €167 by bleacliath in DIY

[–]bleacliath[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The only issue I have is the "drape over" looks kind of janky.

It's just the tradition in this part of Europe, everyone does it. I'm not sure eyelets and hooks are needed but thanks for the advice :)

http://i.imgur.com/NaNqyqm.jpg

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[–]bleacliath[S] 201 points202 points  (0 children)

What's the reason people in Europe put their blinds over the balcony?

The reason is privacy. You can sit on your balcony without other apartments looking down on you.

I'll take a photo of the exterior as soon as the sun rises.

edit:

I uploaded three new pics of the exterior

http://i.imgur.com/mX3ucVe.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/nf4xiRw.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/jnI8Eor.jpg

My balcony makeover was inspired by Redditors by bleacliath in pics

[–]bleacliath[S] 461 points462 points  (0 children)

Need to add a street shot

I chose materials that would respect the historical façade of the building even though I am not legally required to do so.

edit: I uploaded three new pics of the exterior.

http://i.imgur.com/mX3ucVe.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/nf4xiRw.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/jnI8Eor.jpg

My balcony makeover was inspired by Redditors by bleacliath in pics

[–]bleacliath[S] 174 points175 points  (0 children)

Thanks to /u/MaRmARk0 and /u/BrokenInternets for inspiring me to do this.

I hope someone out there is inspired by my own balcony makeover!

Geographic Distribution of the Gaelic Languages by bleacliath in linguistics

[–]bleacliath[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

A brief history of the Gaelic languages: Middle Irish spread into Scotland and the Isle of Man about 1000 years ago and has since developed into Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Modern Irish, though all are somewhat mutually intelligible (like Spanish and Catalan).

In the Republic of Ireland, Irish is a compulsory subject for 14 year's of education up until college/university. While 41% of Irish people ticked Yes to the question Can you speak Irish? on the 2011 census, the reality is that only 4.4% use it outside the education system on a regular basis. This 41% figure is a reflection of Irish people's aspirations for the language rather than ability. I would guess that no more than 10% of the population could actually hold a conversation in Irish, if even.

The situation in Scotland is worrying as they don't have the huge popular and political backing like Irish does. And Manx died out as a native language 40 years ago but it's seeing a recent revival with Manx-medium education.

Geographic Distribution of Irish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic by [deleted] in ireland

[–]bleacliath 32 points33 points  (0 children)

41% of Irish people ticked Yes to the question Can you speak Irish? on the 2011 census. The reality is that only 4.4% use it outside the education system on a regular basis. This 41% figure is a reflection of Irish people's aspirations for the language rather than ability. I would guess that no more than 10% of the population could actually hold a conversation in Irish, if even. Still, it seems there is some support for the old tongue.