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BIG BAD JOHN · 16-06-2012 4:09pm

santana75 wrote: »

We'd like to portray ourselves as liberal, friendly and welcoming nation, but in reality we're very conservative, and more than a little racist.

There were some illiberal, unfriendly, unwelcoming, slightly fascist and overtly racist comments on yesterday's article in the Indo reporting that 4,000 people from 110 countries had been granted Irish citizenship.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/4000-people-from-110-countries-delighted-to-receive-irish-citizenship-3139241.html

Nodin · 16-06-2012 4:27pm

BIG BAD JOHN wrote: »

There were some illiberal, unfriendly, unwelcoming, slightly fascist and overtly racist comments on yesterday's article in the Indo reporting that 4,000 people from 110 countries had been granted Irish citizenship.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/4000-people-from-110-countries-delighted-to-receive-irish-citizenship-3139241.html

I take solace only in the fact that the supposed far right in this country can't won't and never have, attempted to cash the cheques its mouth writes. No anti-immigrant party has ever even kept its deposit, as far as I know.

sancho panza · 16-06-2012 5:22pm

Irish people would be far happier living under british rule as they subconsiously despise their own irish identity

pragmatic1 · 16-06-2012 5:28pm

sancho panza wrote: »

Irish people would be far happier living under british rule as they subconsiously despise their own irish identity

Really. Tell that to the taigs up north. Lived up there myself for a while in a fairly loyalist area. Depressing isn't the word.

16-06-2012 5:36pm

Paid Online Surveys - such a scam

sancho panza · 17-06-2012 10:18am

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Really. Tell that to the taigs up north. Lived up there myself for a while in a fairly loyalist area. Depressing isn't the word.

I should have clarified that by saying the people who live in the 26 counties.

The King of Moo · 17-06-2012 11:49am

hillbunker484 wrote: »

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And your unpopular opinion is...?

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paddyandy · 17-06-2012 5:30pm

I have noticed here on boards.ie that the moderators don't take kindly to an opinion they don't agree with and will promptly delete it with no good reason .Too succinct or too clear and there is no further possible response .

Rasheed · 17-06-2012 5:35pm

I think the HSE isn't that bad. That's from working in it the last 3 years and being a patient. If you need it, it there and it works IMO.

thejuggler · 17-06-2012 5:41pm

I believe welfare/state support should not be available to individuals not born in Ireland or their offspring. Furthermore asylum claims should be rejected where the applicant is 'fleeing' from a country with no direct transport links to Ireland.

Rasheed · 17-06-2012 5:45pm

thejuggler wrote: »

I believe welfare/state support should not be available to individuals not born in Ireland or their offspring. Furthermore asylum claims should be rejected where the applicant is 'fleeing' from a country with no direct transport links to Ireland.

I completely agree with you. Also it annoyed me when the Brazillian girl on the RTE news was giving out about having to pay college fees €7000, when her Irish friends don't. WTF. Makes my blood boil.

MJ23 · 17-06-2012 5:47pm

The Northern Ireland accent is the most annoying accent in the world. I switch station on radio or tv the second any of those politicians from up there come on. The same for those British golfers who think that they're Irish.
"deedle deedle sit-chee-ashen deedle deedle norm narn"

Nodin · 17-06-2012 5:53pm

thejuggler wrote: »

I believe welfare/state support should not be available to individuals not born in Ireland or their offspring. .

Once they become citizens, they're entitled to it. If you want to start first and second class categories of citizenship, I'd suggest you're going to be a long time waiting.

Rothko · 17-06-2012 6:11pm

MJ23 wrote: »

The Northern Ireland accent is the most annoying accent in the world. I switch station on radio or tv the second any of those politicians from up there come on. The same for those British golfers who think that they're Irish.
"deedle deedle sit-chee-ashen deedle deedle norm narn"

The scouse and geordie accents are far worse

thejuggler · 17-06-2012 6:17pm

Welfare/asylum seeking tourism is a fact. The word gets around where the best treatment and benefits are available and this attracts more claiments. I don't blame them really. Benefits are simply too generous in Ireland compared to everywhere else.

BIG BAD JOHN · 17-06-2012 6:20pm

The most recent opinions expressed ("rights" of those not born here and Northern Ireland accents) are perhaps deplorable but they're hardly unpopular!
Anyway, not all Nordie accents are hard to listen to. Many people have told me how much they like the way I speak. (Mind you, I did take elocution lessons as a teenager.)

FishBowel · 17-06-2012 6:23pm

We'll never have a united Ireland.

Nodin · 17-06-2012 6:34pm

thejuggler wrote: »

Welfare/asylum seeking tourism is a fact. The word gets around where the best treatment and benefits are available and this attracts more claiments. I don't blame them really. Benefits are simply too generous in Ireland compared to everywhere else.

You can't just arrive and claim, as has been pointed out here on numerous occassions.

IrishAm · 17-06-2012 6:50pm

McDowell was a great justice minister.

Nodin · 17-06-2012 6:54pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

There was a time when you could

...............

There was a time there was no such thing as a passport, yet funny enough nobody seems to forget you need one now.

Green Diesel · 17-06-2012 6:57pm

Mrs Browns Boys is a funny show.

pragmatic1 · 17-06-2012 8:11pm

MJ23 wrote: »

The Northern Ireland accent is the most annoying accent in the world. I switch station on radio or tv the second any of those politicians from up there come on. The same for those British golfers who think that they're Irish.
"deedle deedle sit-chee-ashen deedle deedle norm narn"

I used to think differently but after spending a few months listening to them I can't help but agree. Horrible accent.

Means Of Escape · 17-06-2012 10:04pm

pragmatic1 wrote: »

I used to think differently but after spending a few months listening to them I can't help but agree. Horrible accent.

Its the overuse of the word wee.it's wee this and a little wee that as if it's a term of endearment.
To top that they have another most grating turn of phrase "ach aye"
nadine coyle,Daniel o donnell,patrick kielty.
I rest my case

Fromthetrees · 17-06-2012 10:12pm

me bolly wrote: »

Its the overuse of the word wee.it's wee this and a little wee that as if it's a term of endearment.
To top that they have another most grating turn of phrase "ach aye"
nadine coyle,Daniel o donnell,patrick kielty.
I rest my case

Ach aye, sure tis only a wee stain. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wezism/219243152/

**Timbuk2** · 17-06-2012 10:17pm

Coca Cola tastes nicer when it is flat than when it is fizzy.

How I Met Your Mother is an awful awful programme - I'll never understand why it has such a large fanbase :eek:

BIG BAD JOHN · 17-06-2012 10:46pm

People who keep giving out about the Northern accent are a big (NB not wee) pain.

Sea Filly · 17-06-2012 10:53pm

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

How I Met Your Mother is an awful awful programme - I'll never understand why it has such a large fanbase :eek:

+1. It's annoying, unfunny, cloying shíte.

Delancey · 17-06-2012 10:59pm

Suas11 wrote: »

The scouse and geordie accents are far worse

I was talking to a Management Consultant once who specialized in the area of Call Centres ( or Contact Centres as they prefer to be known ). He was telling me that Liverpool is chosen by very few companies as a location for their Call Centres due to '' negative customer perceptions '' associated with the scouse accent.
I asked him to expand on this and he replied thus : '' Well , look at it this way , would you give your Credit Card number to a scouser ? ''

Piste · 17-06-2012 11:12pm

Tea is a horrible drink. Except for iced tea with lots of sugar and lemon on a very hot day.

The strongest South Dublin accent will always sound better than the strongest North/Inner City Dublin accent.

Football is not an entertaining sport, its players are paid far too much and it's ridiculous how emotionally invested in matches people get especially when THE TEAM THEY SUPPORT ISN'T EVEN FROM THEIR OWN ****ING COUNTRY!

It's possible to be pro-life, economically conservative (ie, not a socialist) and still be a feminist.

Austerity measures are needed for the quickest possible repayment of debts and I don't care who suffers as long as nobody is left starving/homeless. I don't want to be paying for someone else's recession when I start work.

Cultural biases exist even when legislation makes things apparently equal (eg. sexism and discrimination against gay people) and just because these are insidious and pernicious doesn't mean the people who point them out are "just a load of whingers".

Some posters on boards are ****ing idiots who make me despair for humanity, but then I realise the majority seem to be sound folk who realise the complexities and nuances of various situations and don't see the world in black and white.

My God that felt good.

Duggys Housemate · 17-06-2012 11:12pm

The Geordie accent is nice.

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