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Cringeworthy irish traditions that won't just die

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    #332
    Dr Crayfish
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    delaad wrote: »
    That's amazing! Was in Spar in Baggot St one night heading for the till and he walks, lunges, past the front door. I freeze when I cop his profile. its so sharp I'm shocked. He is utterly, remarkably thin.

    Stop bodyshaming


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    #333
    philstar
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    pgj2015 wrote: »
    RTE TV3 showing a brendan grace stand up show filmed in the 90's every bank holiday weekend, such a lack of effort.

    corrected that for you


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    #334
    Gate12
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    Miss Demeanour wrote: »
    Clapping when the plane lands.
    I used to like clapping when the plane landed. Happy to be alive.
    And at the end of a film in the cinema. One person clapped at the end of Doctor Strange when I saw it yesterday and nobody else joined in cos it was such a crap film. It was nice to hear it though. Actually, it was the best part of the night.


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    #335
    darkdubh
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    Older people who only watch RTE 1 and kick up a fuss if it's switched over to something else, even RTE 2 is too much of a digression from their routine.


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    #336
    whisky_galore
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    Lighting hapes of tyres for GAA homecomings at the side of the road, complete with Guards standing by who otherwise would book people for illegal burning.


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    #337
    happyday
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    darkdubh wrote: »
    Older people who only watch RTE 1 and kick up a fuss if it's switched over to something else, even RTE 2 is too much of a digression from their routine.

    Or only listen to Radio1 even though they constantly tell you they don't like Ray D'Arcy etc.


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    #338
    5rtytry56
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    A team member of a work project you are on submitting their piece of work which has been done with bare minimum quality with a big self satisfied grin on their face. Still common enough in Ireland at both work and third level.


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    #339
    murpho999
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    pgj2015 wrote: »
    RTE, showing a brendan grace stand up show filmed in the 90's every bank holiday weekend, such a lack of effort.

    That was TV3 actually not RTE.


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    #340
    George White
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    People saying "Wot's de storeh?" instead of hello.


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    #341
    ohnonotgmail
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    George White wrote: »
    People saying "Wot's de storeh?" instead of hello.

    you omitted the obligatory "bud" from the end of that.


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    jacksie66
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    #343
    George White
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    ohnonotgmail wrote: »
    you omitted the obligatory "bud" from the end of that.

    God, I hate people calling me "bud" or buddy, esp. in that Dublin accent. I find it passive-aggressive.
    I always say, "I'm not your buddy. I don't know you."
    "You do now."
    Tsk.


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    #344
    The flying mouse
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    jacksie66 wrote: »
    Jaysus there's some angry bitter people in here..

    Its a tradition :D


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    #345
    5rtytry56
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    Young Scientist Competition is won by a team / student who studied the growth of some bacteria and the good or back impact it has on other flora and fauna.

    The same bacteria is never heard of ever again once the hubub about the competition winner dies down.


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    #346
    gormdubhgorm
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    George White wrote: »
    People saying "Wot's de storeh?" instead of hello.

    I know what you meaa-ahn :D


    Although there is/was an ad on radio where Bernard Brogan and a Rugby Player are telling us to "wear our colours" for some cause.

    All I remember is the rugby guy's confident elongated sudden"Hoooigh" which started off the ad (it was his version of Hi)
    Made me laugh every time.


    Personally I enjoy the diversity of greetings/accents etc.
    For such a small country we have a great tapestry to chose from.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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    #347
    BabyE
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    gormdubhgorm wrote: »
    I know what you meaa-ahn :D


    Although there is/was an ad on radio where Bernard Brogan and a Rugby Player are telling us to "wear our colours" for some cause.

    All I remember is the rugby guy's confident elongated sudden"Hoooigh" which started off the ad (it was his version of Hi)
    Made me laugh every time.


    Personally I enjoy the diversity of greetings/accents etc.
    For such a small country we have a great tapestry to chose from.

    The weird thing about our diverse accents is that a lot of the country are probably only 4th generation English speakers. It wouldn't be cool or original if we spoke Irish since all countries in the old world have a lot of regional variation but English isn't our native tongue and hence you would think wouldn't have had time to develop such differences.
    Its not uncommon on mainland Europe to hear of stories of people living 30 miles apart being unable to understand one another due to dialect differences(not language) Only one time was I unable to understand another Irish person, it was over the phone and they were from Cork, the accent was so so strong, I could make out about 70 per cent I reckon.

    I'm not sure how it is in our language but I know there are divisions between the various regions and I presume these have been homogenised and don't bear testament to the diversity of the language when Irish was truly a gaelic society.


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    #348
    FishOnABike
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    somesoldiers wrote: »
    Winning Streak is the longest running game show
    Or it just feels that it is.


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    #349
    Advbrd
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    RobbingBandit wrote: »
    What's wrong with thanking the bus driver when you're getting off the bus?
    Nothing. It used to be called good manners.


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    #350
    JimmyTClarke
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    Sue Pa Key Pa wrote: »
    Serious question. What do you mean by it when you say it?

    Isn't it to stop your soul escaping from your body?


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    JimmyTClarke
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    Four Phucs Ache wrote: »
    Flat 7 up can nearly bring back the dead !

    But you need to heat it up first.


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    #352
    darkpagandeath
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    I'm not Irish do I get a vote ?


    The Craic. Every country has that. It's fun call it what you will but it's no better. Yes I could be bitter not being Irish :P


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    #353
    whisky_galore
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    darkpagandeath wrote: »
    I'm not Irish do I get a vote ?


    The Craic. Every country has that. It's fun call it what you will but it's no better. Yes I could be bitter not being Irish :P

    Even that word is borrowed from English.


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    #354
    lawlolawl
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    darkpagandeath wrote: »
    I'm not Irish do I get a vote ?


    The Craic. Every country has that. It's fun call it what you will but it's no better. Yes I could be bitter not being Irish :P

    The fundamental difference between The Craic and regular having fun is that you are allowed to be an absolute dickhead when having The Craic and make life really unpleasant for others and no one can call you on it for fear of being labelled A Dry****e.


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    #355
    fryup
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    joebloggs32 wrote: »
    I used to work in a pub, and sometimes we would have this one particular dj who thought he was cool by lashing out Irelands Call instead at the end of the night.
    The funny thing about it though was that he would earlier have played a load of rebel songs before that to finish the night. One night, I couldn't resist bursting his bubble by educating him on the origins of Irelands Call. It was the last time he used it!

    he was probably disappointed it had an all-ireland inclusive theme to it


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    #356
    Electric Sheep
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    whisky_galore wrote: »
    Even that word is borrowed from English.

    But with the phony Irish spelling added to make it "Irish" and unique.


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    Poor Uncle Tom
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    Electric Sheep wrote: »
    But with the phony Irish spelling added to make it "Irish" and unique.

    You spelled Oirish wrong.....


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    #358
    Capt'n Midnight
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    lawlolawl wrote: »
    The fundamental difference between The Craic and regular having fun is that you are allowed to be an absolute dickhead when having The Craic and make life really unpleasant for others and no one can call you on it for fear of being labelled A Dry****e.
    Yeah but it's all OK as long as you aren't the drunkest person in the room :rolleyes:


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    Gate12 wrote: »
    I used to like clapping when the plane landed. Happy to be alive.
    Air travel nowadays is so safe that statistically speaking, it's actually more appropriate to thank the bus driver.


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    #360
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Sam Kade wrote: »
    The D4 accent, it needs to die a quick death.
    The fake D4 accent needs to die.


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    h7nlrp2v0g5u48
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    Fair City what a greatest load of siht. The whole theme around Fair City is awful. The actors look lkie couldn't act to warm themselves and should stick to stage acting. RTE I think spent more money on makeup and clothes than they did on the actually set. It looks like if someone leans up against a wall the whole set would fall on them. Every time someone talks you can hear an echo. Yet with all it's faults it has become a great irish tradition for many people to tune in. I Can't understand the obession with it. Rant over.


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