I hate Ireland!!!

half_life_man

I wish I could move to another country, i am only 15 and I was born and raised in Ireland. Does anyone else hate this country? I don't have a lot of friends here and I hate my school. I wish I could move to America or Australia, I HATE MY LIFE HERE!!!!!

Gone West

they suck.
Ive been all over Europe, mexico, south america, USA, canada.
Ireland is the nicest country I've ever been to.

D

Do you feel that you would have more friends in other countries?
How would moving improve your life?
Is there any particlular reason that you have no friends here or that you hate your school?

Hagar

Ireland is a great place. Mind you I'm looking at it from France.;)
I'm sorry I didn't leave Ireland sooner.

MrPinK

You just gotta suck it up until you finish school. Then you can go whever ever you want. Although if you want to move to the US you're gonna have to find an American girl to marry first.

half_life_man

I dunno i just want a new start, i'm not too bad at makin friends its just the area i live in doesnt have people my age and my friends from skool live really far away from me and i'm rarely outside of my house. I look at my best friend's life and he has everything well better, he's smarter, funnier, more popular and he gets all the girls. I just wanna life like his just not here cauz i hate living here

pretty*monster

Why not here? What's wrong with Ireland exactly?

It sounds to me like you just want to run away from your problems, but no matter where you go you're always still therethere.

Laguna

FuzzyLogic wrote:

they suck.
Ive been all over Europe, mexico, south america, USA, canada.
Ireland is the nicest country I've ever been to.

Would you happen to be slightly biased because you're be Irish?.

I don't like this country either, I'm off as soon as I get the money together, I hate the 'Ah sure' attitude that permeates every facet of life here.

PlayaFlow

you just live in a crap area .
i love dublin , especiaslly where i live . I am currently studying in germnay and i find it boring and its so carp , no friends no nothing - kinda same situation you are in over there. But when im back in dublin i havent got enought time to see all my mates and do whatever we do , its mad ! i love dublin and irelnad .
you dont know enough people id say is ur main prob.

give it time though . when u turn 16 look for a job where many young people work ( like a cinema or something) and youll make loads of mates and begin having the best times of ur life . trust me - ur situation can only improve!

aidan_walsh

half_life_man wrote:

I wish I could move to another country, i am only 15 and I was born and raised in Ireland. Does anyone else hate this country? I don't have a lot of friends here and I hate my school. I wish I could move to America or Australia, I HATE MY LIFE HERE!!!!!

Why are you focusing on your nationality as the root of your problems? How exactly would living anywhere else help?

I think you need to calm down and start to take a deeper look at what you're doing, how you react and respond around people, and perhaps your attitude in general.

Ag marbh

I often say I would love to move away too. You got to remember everyone takes there own country for granted and you really fail to see the really good things about the place you live in. Ask yourself why do tourists love Ireland? It's a totally different situation when you're actually living in a country that might make you think "god I had it alot better back in green Ireland". This is not to say some people that move away never regret it and live a better quality of life but it's something you need to look at before saying you hate Ireland.

garthv

half_life_man wrote:

I wish I could move to another country, i am only 15 and I was born and raised in Ireland. Does anyone else hate this country? I don't have a lot of friends here and I hate my school. I wish I could move to America or Australia, I HATE MY LIFE HERE!!!!!

Kill yourself?
But seriously...Ireland isnt to blame....its you,its people like you that make this country what it is, so stfu and stop complaining,get the hell out of my country if you dont like it

Laguna

GaRtH_V wrote:

get the hell out of my country if you dont like it

So it's just your country and not his as well?, as I'm assuming you were both born here, wrong, America with its money invested in this country own it, not the Irish people.

Ag marbh

Laguna wrote:

So it's just your country and not his as well?, as I'm assuming you were both born here, wrong, America with its money invested in this country own it, not the Irish people.

Ignore that idiotic comment.

Hagar

They'll have to fight the Latvians for it.

Ag marbh

Hagar wrote:

They'll have to fight the Latvians for it.

And Aslan out of Narnia. I hear he has shares in Ulster.

c - 13

Its not this country that has the problem, take a look at what you wrote here -

half_life_man wrote:

I look at my best friend's life and he has everything well better, he's smarter, funnier, more popular and he gets all the girls. I just wanna life like his just not here cauz i hate living here

Do you think that moving to another country would change any of this ?
It seems to me you have confidence issues.

Ag marbh

c - 13 wrote:

Its not this country that has the problem, take a look at what you wrote here -



Do you think that moving to another country would change any of this ?
It seems to me you have confidence issues.

I agree with this. When things are going bad for all of us don't we all dream of starting over in some sort of paradise away from Ireland? - I know I do.

PlayaFlow

Hagar wrote:

They'll have to fight the Latvians for it.

damn Latvians think they own everything!! ...the Romanians where here first !! get in line!! ...LOL

Laguna

Ag marbh wrote:

Ignore that idiotic comment.

Quantify how the comment was idiotic or can you?

Ag marbh

Laguna wrote:

Quantify how the comment was idiotic or can you?

Ask the question in poltics and i'll answer you

Krook

PlayaFlow wrote:

you just live in a crap area .
i love dublin , especiaslly where i live . I am currently studying in germnay and i find it boring and its so carp , no friends no nothing - kinda same situation you are in over there. But when im back in dublin i havent got enought time to see all my mates and do whatever we do , its mad ! i love dublin and irelnad .
you dont know enough people id say is ur main prob.

give it time though . when u turn 16 look for a job where many young people work ( like a cinema or something) and youll make loads of mates and begin having the best times of ur life . trust me - ur situation can only improve!

I agree with this guy! Take his advice. What a genius!
You for Taoiseach!

Laguna

Ag marbh wrote:

Ask the question in poltics and i'll answer you

Are you sure you'd be able to handle the politics forum, you know with all those scary 'opinions' in there?. You obviously take a very simplistic view of this country if you don't think there's a large amount of foreign investment and control in Ireland.

PlayaFlow

Laguna wrote:

Quantify how the comment was idiotic or can you?

Ah shut up. we get the point , u dont like Irelnad , BIG WOOP!
.....oh but youre so well spoken , so u must be right

Ag marbh

PlayaFlow wrote:

Ah shut up. we get the point , u dont like Irelnad , BIG WOOP!
.....oh but youre so well spoken , so u must be right

Laguna

PlayaFlow wrote:

Ah shut up. we get the point , u dont like Irelnad , BIG WOOP!
.....oh but youre so well spoken , so u must be right

?

Is that a put down?, am I not allowed to have an opinion in a country that claims democratic status?, well spoken?, I wouldn't regard myself as that, I'd class myself open minded; something unwelcome here apparently.

Ag marbh

Laguna wrote:

?

Is that a put down?, am I not allowed to have an opinion in a country that claims democratic status?, well spoken?, I wouldn't regard myself as that, I'd class myself open minded; something unwelcome here apparently.

Noone deleted your opinion therefore you had an opinion so stop asking silly questions and get back to scary politics.

panda100

half_life_man wrote:

I dunno i just want a new start, i'm not too bad at makin friends its just the area i live in doesnt have people my age and my friends from skool live really far away from me and i'm rarely outside of my house. I look at my best friend's life and he has everything well better, he's smarter, funnier, more popular and he gets all the girls. I just wanna life like his just not here cauz i hate living here

Believe me the grass is always greener on the other side!I bet your best mate looks at you and thinks your the funnier,smarter one.I'm sure your mate gets down too and his lfe isnt always rosy.I had a friend in college last year who i thought had everything-gorgeous,funny,super smart!I was so mega jealous of her and this used to get me down.Then one night she got really pissed and started telling everyone how much she envied me as i had so much going for me!!I was shocked,i thought her life was perfect!

Laguna

Well, I've had enough already of replying to you and ag marbh. You know you're talking to children on Boards when you quote each other and go as if supporting each other makes your posts take on more validity. Good luck!

PlayaFlow

Laguna wrote:

Well, I've had enough already of replying to you and ag marbh. You know you're talking to children on Boards when you quote each other and go as if supporting each other makes your posts take on more validity. Good luck!

dont forget the door

PlayaFlow

Krook wrote:

I agree with this guy! Take his advice. What a genius!
You for Taoiseach!

why thank you , i do try ! ......(sometimes)

Somnus

Like most people said, you can have problems wherever you live. I myself love Ireland and wouldnt really want to live anywhere else.

LegacyUser

I left Ireland. Have worked in many different countries over the last 20 years - England, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium. If I can help it, I will never, ever work / live in Ireland again. A stupid, small-minded country ; griping for as much money as possible. And, wait until all those American multi-nationals pull out ... I wonder what the relationship is going to be like between the nayive Oirish and the Foreigners ('the Polish plumbers', so to speak) when that happens ; who gets the jobs then ??? REMEMBER the 80s !!!!! - and, 'Add the half-pence to the pence and prayer to shivering prayer'. WE WERE NOT WANTED BACK THEN !!!!! Only the cute-hoors got the jobs. And today 'the powers that be' are building an even more selfish economy - NOT A SOCIETY, NOT A COMMUNITY ... Look at the levels of crime ... Bah ! Enough said !

Dagon

All I can say to you is... hang in there, college life will change your whole perception of Ireland

I had a hellish time when I was 15, in fact I was contemplating that my whole life would be like this, and that things weren't going to get better.

Now I look back, and I realise it was a learning experience. My life was a living hell back then in many ways. At the time I didn't see it as a learning experience. When I look back, I also see that I really didn't fit in with my class at all. It was a small town, and there weren't many people who I clicked with at all. I suffered through it.. and then went to..

..College! Now this really opened my eyes, and I ended up seeing how unimportant all that snobbish bull**** behaviour that goes on in school is. So hang in there, there is no quick solution. But college may help you to realise what a great country this is, and it may open your eyes to all the positive aspects (school seemed to open my eyes up to all the really negative and totally **** aspects of Ireland too, it's like a magnifying glass on all the bad depressing things).

dundalk cailin

PlayaFlow wrote:

I am currently studying in germna

me too, but France, Erasmus?

OP i used to feel my life was so boring, and life was passing me by, and my friends had it a lot better UNTIL i came over here. ive seen how lucky i am at home, the friends i have that i thought wouldnt even miss me, my family etc.

as someone else think it was panda100 said, i was so jealous of my best friend for a while back, then one night she got pissed and told me how she envied me, and was so proud of me havin the courage to study abroad (its tough i can assure u, but i can already see teh benefits) and how i was so independent that could do things on my own no problem..

also startin college made me a lot more happier and confident as a person (nothin to do with the fact i went to all girls school, and there were lotsa males at coll )

i think ireland has its problems, as does every country, but im proud to say im irish (to every french person that calls me english ) it does sound to me like self esteem problems, i went through the same as you at a similar age. but i focused on my good points, i began working as a waitress at 16, which helped my confidence, i made better friends (im not saying that your friends arent right for u, but me, the girls i hung round with were bitches tbh), people meeting me now that i went to school with cant believe how much ive changed as a person.

So chin up, look at the positives and i wish you luck and happiness,

DC

jonny68

half_life_man wrote:

I wish I could move to another country, i am only 15 and I was born and raised in Ireland. Does anyone else hate this country? I don't have a lot of friends here and I hate my school. I wish I could move to America or Australia, I HATE MY LIFE HERE!!!!!

grow up :rolleyes:

Gone West

Seriously. hang in there dude.

SpAcEd OuT

half_life_man wrote:

Does anyone else hate this country? I don't have a lot of friends here

Take a look at yourself mate, maybe the reason you dont have many friends is not because Ireland is **** but because of the way you act around other people, I grew up in Ireland all my life, went to school and had a great time, made loads of mates that I still keep in touch with today I quess you have to stop blaming the country and start trying to improve on your outlook on life and social skills.

Stompbox

FuzzyLogic wrote:

they suck.
Ive been all over Europe, mexico, south america, USA, canada.
Ireland is the nicest country I've ever been to.

I agree.I absolutely love Ireland.

dundalk cailin

me too!!!

SexeeAussie

FuzzyLogic wrote:

they suck.
Ive been all over Europe, mexico, south america, USA, canada.
Ireland is the nicest country I've ever been to.

And you have been to Australia then ????

Anyway, I don't think the point is whether other countries 'suck' I think that the OP is having problems with his own confidence and esteem issues.

OP, moving to another country will probably NOT help your problems at all, but never give up hope of travelling the wide world! I think being 15 is a difficult age....and time in your life, things will improve!

Sangre

Your problems are nothing to do with Ireland. They're to do with your confidence, self-esteem and social abilities.
The sooner you accept these won't go away by moving the sooner you can start addressing the problems.

Omnipresence

Have t6 agree with original poster... im much older but hate this bloody country....

Biggest issue for me is the fact that I don't drink ... I would love to live somewhere like Australia for example where there is much more of an outlet with the weather etc... to do more alternative sports

I hate GAA Soccer Rugby etc... but am very into Mountainbiking, sking/sailing/wakeboarding but only get to do that down home in kerry for a couple of weeks in summer for the rest of the year im stuck in Dublin where the cost of doing some of that stuff is just prohibitive... Sailing is a millionares passtime in this city

Infrastructure etc... what a disaster.. I have no problem paying tax, id even pay more... but I would like something in return... today we get nothing...

Look at the state of broad band in this country...

Could go on and on about it

But this is where my friends and family are and I guess thats more important... but still ... things could be sooooo much better here and its defo not a place if your a non-drinker... there is no other support for people who like to do other stuff..

-A

Sangre

Hahaaa.. the Australians are even bigger drunks than us.
Try California!

SexeeAussie

What, and Californians don't drink???

solas

You got to remember everyone takes there own country for granted and you really fail to see the really good things about the place you live in.

true, a lot of people take a gap year or spend some time abroad and come back with a whole lot more appreciation for home. It worked for me and I have no desire to live anywhere else, although I do get itchy feet from time to time, I wouldn't wander any further than Donegal. (can't though cause family firmly rooted now)

A friend of mine was in a similar situation a few years back and I talked him into living away for a while so he headed off to sydney for the olympics. Certainly did a lot for his confidence and his attitude in many areas, was a new man 12 months later.

Sangre

SexeeAussie wrote:

What, and Californians don't drink???

Not compared to Ireland or Australia.

Omnipresence

Yeah i lived in the states for a while ... lived out in the west... really liked the healthy living aspect... pity theres so many americans there though

;-)

Sangre

The only real thing I'd miss from Ireland is the people.

jester77

There are a lot of things I don't like about Ireland, I left & couldn't be happier. You are only 16 however, and probably living at home being supported by your parents. Wait until your 17 and move to college and get some independence and meet new people. If you still don't like Ireland there will be plenty of opportunity to move abroad through either college or when you graduate. Keep your chin up, it's just a year or 2 till then... things will look alot different!

BeardyGit

You know what....I just can't agree with the sentiment that Ireland is a dump. We've a lot of problems admittedly. But I just can't understand how anyone can turn around and say they can't wait to leave.....

This little country of ours has been through an awful lot in the past 80 years, never mind what's come before that. We're still growing and have lots of lessons to learn over the next 50 years, just the same as many other nations have done in the past.

Any of you who are old enough to remember growing up as a kid here in the late 70's or early 80's should know better. Your parents, uncles, aunts and grandparents had to work their arses off to get anywhere during that time. What did we get in return? Economic prosperity on the back of foreign investment and their penny pinching. Yeah, Haughey was a crook. Yeah, every goverment we've had has had to pay the political price for some bloody dissatisfaction from the electorate at one time or another. But that doesn't for one minute give any of you the right to piss and moan about how crap this country is. If you're younger than that I'd suggest you educate yourselves by speaking to your elders to hear what it was like trying to find work, to raise a family, to keep yourself warm in this smoggy, filthy city of Dublin in the 80's. At a time when your father would sit and weep coming up to christmas because the government of the time had taken 62p in every punt as tax, when he was trying to save to bring his son for a heart operation that couldn't even be done here, when the house his sick child lived in had no central heating and he cycled his bicycle 12 miles to work in the winter at night. Have some respect. You should be ashamed to moan about what this country is like.

You've no idea. I'll bet you're the very same people who sit in the pub, whining about how you get nothing for your taxes and how your local councillor took bribes or wouldn't fix the footpaths in your area. I'll bet you're the very same people who couldn't be arsed getting out of your bed to go to the polling station to have your voice heard. You're all apathetic losers, content to whine your way to the airport for a one way trip out of here. I'll bet you're the very same people who as soon as you touch down abroad will don the green jersey and tell everyone how much better the pint is at home.

I love this country. I love it for the opportunities it's given me. I love it for the people. I even love it at times for its flaws. You know why? Because it pisses off weak and selfish people like you who will run instead of staying here and fighting for what's rightfully yours. The sooner you're all gone, the sooner the rest of us can get down to business with the Polish, Latvian, German, Chinese and god knows how many other people who want to work hard for real results, who want to succeed and most importantly of all, the type of people I'd be proud to stand beside as we look at the good we've been able to achieve together through hassling our politicians, through running for local government, through picketing and protest if need be. I don't care for anyone who ****s on their own doorstep and then blames their neighbour. It's offensive to those of us who have a sense of duty, to ourselves and our children - Those of us who know where we've come from. Those of us who know just what we can achieve if we stay for the fight. We'd be nowhere if the Irish spirity hadn't helped us hold our heads up and fight our way out of our corner. Out with the rest of ye. Good riddance. You're no good to us anyway if that's the way you feel.

If you want to leave Ireland for other reasons - Well and good. But I'll not sit here and listen to idle moaning bastards who hate Ireland just because of the wrongs they believe they face. Be a good ambassador like hundreds of thousands before - But don't knock where you've come from. If you're prepared to do that, you show no respect and deserve none in return.

Gil