Irish women have NO MANNERS

Have to say I've known plenty of girls who had great manners, even knew one who would cover her mouth while eating as she felt it was rude not to (pushing it a bit far unless you chew with your mouth open perhaps, but you get my point).
I would say that on the whole manners (both male and female) have been dwindling over time in Ireland, there was a time where any time I held the door for someone I'd be thanked, these days folks will walk through and not just not thank you they will expect you to continue to hold it as they pass through when they saw you exit the door and so know you're not waiting to get through yourself.
Keeping the door open until they can hold it open is just more energy efficient, takes more energy to re-open it than to hold it, but I shouldn't be expected to stand there for the day as folks pass through it after me, most not even acknowledging my existance.
On buses the numbers thanking the driver as they disembark also seems to be on the decrease.

An American colleague told me that he felt we, as a nation, were the most rude people he'd encountered. As others in this thread have alluded to all I can put it down to is the Celtic Tiger leaving people with an unjustified sense of entitlement so they feel that they don't need manners to get by. Unfortunately this ignores that manners are more for social lubrication, to help us tolerate one another in groups. Undoubtedly there will be some impact from how parents raise children and also whether their peers show manners or not, but hopefully the economic downturn will perhaps teach some of these people the value of a simple "please" or "thank you".

I've noticed a growing trend of this whole 'ladette' culture in the last few years. Maybe it's just more noticeable since young women being rude is a fairly new thing while men have always been like that? :pac:
Although its worth pointing out that most of these rude women scenarios seem to involve copious amounts of alcohol.

funkycat83 wrote: »

I truly do feel for the Irish men out there I really do, no wonder one of my friends has given up completely on Irish females. and after tonight I dont blame him one bit. He is clearly better off.

There are men just the same out there.

You can't paint us all with the one brush, there are plenty that are still decent mannerly people. It's not hard to say thanks or your welcome etc, and if I hold the door open for someone and they dont say anything ill always make a point of sayin Your Welcome loud enough so they can hear.

Giving up completely on irish women is a bit much, Ive found foreigners just as rude. Its got nothing to do with origin, it's all about how you were brought up and raised. I'd have been shot if I didnt use my manners growing up and now 23 I still use them everyday and it peeves me off when people don't.

Scandanavian, ftw... cheaper and dirtier!

Just so the lovely Irish girls don't get offended on boards, ye're all great, but the horrible, unmannerly, ugly, fat, ignorant, obnoxious Irish girls are on the increase, as are Irish males.. Luckily for me, I was brought up well in a good home and taught manners from day one. I would find it hard not to say please or thanks to someone, and I expect the same back, the OP is right, it is declining. Think people in this thread took her up wrong as if she was attacking YOU personally.

Anyway, hope this gets me off the hook with all the lovely, lovely, ladies here

You asked people on a night out in a public place to be quiet?

Am surprised all you got was NO MANNERS.

Hyacinth Bucket ftw.