Olé, Olé, Olé Chants...

Sizzler

Just listening to an outdoor gig I went to there in the summer and stopped to think why the fcuk do we Irish people sing fcuking Olé, Olé at every half baked opportunity in a crowd gathering of more than a few thousand people

Yes, it was the national anthem at Italia '90 and was cool...then, but why the fcuk are we still singing it, arrrggghhh !

I'd imagine most bands / teams that play here are totally confused

Answers on a postcard

fade2black

I think it's pathetic to be honest. It's a spanish mantra (if I could call it that) and I think it's time we moved on. I cringe everytime I hear it at EVERY event that involves an Irish person.

monkeyfudge

It would be great if they'd stop applauding when an airplane lands sucessfully as well.

Mossy Monk

always wondered why people applaud for the landing of an airplane

wish someone applauded me when i finished work

monkeyfudge

Mossy Monk wrote:

wish someone applauded me when i finished work

I'm about to leave the office for the day now, feel free to give me a bit of a clap for not crashing the building where I work into the ocean.

seamus

monkeyfudge wrote:

It would be great if they'd stop applauding when an airplane lands sucessfully as well.

Haven't heard that in a long time now, tbh

maxi-twist

Dont think ive ever not been on a plane when people havent clapped.What grinds my gears is when people clap after the cinema.Grrrrr.

But yeah the ole ole ole really get on my nerves too!

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

i have never heard anyone clap, but I've only flown 14-15 times in my life. I dunno, wouldn't bother me all that much... I'm usually grateful to the pilot for landing the plane safely and without incident.

It's all the muppets sitting on the plane with me who take a half hour to disembark that annoy me.

actually, when did deplaning become the term to be used? never heard it before in my life, and then it was used on every one of my flights this autumn.

Peteee

maxi-twist wrote:

Dont think ive ever not been on a plane when people havent clapped.What grinds my gears is when people clap after the cinema.Grrrrr.

But yeah the ole ole ole really get on my nerves too!

I love when people clap in the cinema. Only happened twice though.

And apparently airline staff/crew really like it when people clap! (Though I'm sure Aer Lingus/Ryanair are sick of it )

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Peteee wrote:

I love when people clap in the cinema. Only happened twice though.

Some bloke

stood up for the Kazah national anthem

at the end of the Borat Film. Someone else threw a crucnhed up popcorn bucket at them.
(Not a serious spoiler, I know - nothing to do with the plot - but playign it safe)

is_that_so

Germans clap all the time.

monkeyfudge

I don't like clapping in the cinema either... the only person who you could possibly be congratulating is the projectionist... and he's probably a computer these days anyway.

Although if the director or cast are present it makes sense to applaud. Actually I was recently at a screening in the IFI and the director was present so I figured I'd be able to legitimately clap at the end of the film... but the film was sh*te so I sat there with my arms folded as the credits rolled.

Stephen

Mordeth wrote:

actually, when did deplaning become the term to be used? never heard it before in my life, and then it was used on every one of my flights this autumn.

Fling to/from the USA or Canada by any chance? I've only ever heard Americans use this term.

Our man in Havana

Mossy Monk wrote:

always wondered why people applaud for the landing of an airplane

It was usually an Aeroflot thing as it was a major acheivement to get there in one piece.

MrJoeSoap

Stephen wrote:

Fling to/from the USA or Canada by any chance? I've only ever heard Americans use this term.

Yeah I've flown a bit and only heard it on a Canadian airline.

Binomate

The Irish soccer fans sing a spanish song to british players on an Irish team.

monkeyfudge

Yep... 'deplaning' is a stupid term... it should really be 'unplaning'

Our man in Havana

What next? debussing? decaring?

Dave!

monkeyfudge wrote:

It would be great if they'd stop applauding when an airplane lands sucessfully as well.

I always try to get that going hehe

Wacker

Bond-007 wrote:

What next? debussing? decaring?

Decarring made me laugh until I had to wipe away tears. Just in cae you care.

Fighting Irish

I think its great cos it brings back the memories of italia 90

oleras

imagine being called Ole.........put up with that !!..........Love it though....Fathers name, my name and my sons name.....and hopefully his sons name also !!!!!

Reganio 2

monkeyfudge wrote:

It would be great if they'd stop applauding when an airplane lands sucessfully as well.

I remember on a school trip to England the lads at the back started shouting and applauding "Funcking best flight of my life." Fake tears and every thing very funny but I remember on a normal flight and they started applauding I just looked at my mate with shock like this :eek: "what are they doing".

phantom_lord

The other night I was getting the bus into town, and a drunken bunch of culchie bints from college were on the bus (probably for the first time), and sang ole ole for most of the jouney. Yep, they were just that excited to be in the big smoke.

acri

phantom_lord wrote:

Tthe big smoke.

please please, it's pronounced "shmolk".

Just My View

monkeyfudge wrote:

It would be great if they'd stop applauding when an airplane lands sucessfully as well.

I've no problem with that as long as everyone boos loudly if they crash.

Black Swan

Sizzler wrote:

why the fcuk do we Irish people sing fcuking Olé, Olé at every half baked opportunity in a crowd gathering of more than a few thousand people

There's a lot of bull?

Tar.Aldarion

The same reason they shout Whiskey in the Jar, they are idiots. It's so annoying.

Dave!

Just My View wrote:

I've no problem with that as long as everyone boos loudly if they crash.

aye, gotta have consistency

Bluetonic

I advise all those who have gripes with people doing things to not go out in public any more.

FFS get over it.

connundrum

If we were to dump the 'Ole Ole Ole' tomorrow... what would the new chant be?

Suggestions on a postcard.

eg. Gwan te fcuk, Gwan te fcuk, Gwan te fcuk!!

I think we should keep it, it makes us seem interesting and more 'European'

As for clapping.. I remember loads of people clapping after Jackass in screen one in the Savoy. There wasn't enough M&Ms available to fire at these people's heads

You can be sure I feckin clapped after landing in Lanzarotte!! I could see the sea bed as we were coming in to touch down, thought we were gonners for sure. Fair play to the aul captain for doing the job! Death would have been crap