Links to Whitsun Weddings, Here
Stanza 1: talks about him being an outsider, however 'strangeness made sense' shows that he somehow fits in because he understands that he's different. the different accents were strange yet new and liberating, and once he begins to understand the accents he feels 'in touch' with the place.
Stanza 2: 'Archaic smell of dockland' reminds him of Hull, seems similar, he fits in.
'to prove me separate, not unworkable.' - he's not Irish but he can still belong there, he feels more comfortable than at home because there is good reason for him not to fit in in Ireland, but in Hull there is no excuse for him not to belong.
Stanza 3: 'These are my customs and establishments' - he cannot deny his homeland but feels he needs to be sociable there and thats not what he wants.
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