Im Irish and we are the best drinkers in the world

gollyitsolly

Need I say more. Im sick of all the negativity to do with drinking in Ireland. FFS we are not all idiots! Some of us can still hold our drink and have a good time. We are not all like the p***heads in Finglas, or the puckheads in Temple Bar. I have found myself actually feeling GUILTY about drinking lately. Jeevus Cripes:eek:

MrJoeSoap

A fuc*ing men to that my friend! Scoop?

gollyitsolly

Bottoms up:)

The Real B-man

Yeah stereo type the finglas people i tell ya :rolleyes:

staker

woohoo, this 1's gonna fly. i'm sick of it too, this pc muck's annoying me, i love the booze, craic and cant understand this new ad campaign... if you cant hold it, give it up... dont be blaming everybody bar yourself! hic, what day's today?

gollyitsolly

Eh no, but there was more publicity about Finglas over Paddys weekend than anything.Wheres all the stuff about good parties and music and laughs.? Everyone seems to be jumping on the bandwagon of negativity.

Routledge

gollyitsolly wrote: »

Need I say more. Im sick of all the negativity to do with drinking in Ireland. FFS we are not all idiots! Some of us can still hold our drink and have a good time. We are not all like the p***heads in Finglas, or the puckheads in Temple Bar. I have found myself actually feeling GUILTY about drinking lately. Jeevus Cripes:eek:

Nobody likes a show off. Even if we are, it means jack

Ireland & Drinking is an overplayed cliché.

And its pretty obvious that we have an ever growing problem with the booze

MrJoeSoap

Routledge wrote: »

And its pretty obvious that we have an ever growing problem with the booze

The only problem is that the price keeps going up.

Sherifu

More drink!

galwayrush

Sherifu wrote: »

More drink!

Good idea.:cool:

Dennis the Stone

Drinking is the only thing left for me after the wife took the kids with her

entropi

gollyitsolly wrote: »

Need I say more. Im sick of all the negativity to do with drinking in Ireland. FFS we are not all idiots! Some of us can still hold our drink and have a good time.

If you take this link to the BGRH lads they will hold you in high praise forever with those statements

gollyitsolly

Routledge wrote: »

Nobody likes a show off. Even if we are, it means jack

Ireland & Drinking is an overplayed cliché.

And its pretty obvious that we have an ever growing problem with the booze

NONONO,the media sensationlise everything.Its todays news. We have a general problem with the youth in this country, and parental control.............

Routledge

gollyitsolly wrote: »

NONONO,the media sensationlise everything.Its todays news. We have a general problem with the youth in this country, and parental control.............

Im quite sure the media do. Its part of the job

The Vintners Association play it down. Its part of the job.

The nurses in A&E (sum of whom are seious boozers themselves) are probably best placed, along with the addiction centres, to give a truer indication. By these accounts its a mess.

Than we have the bravado element, like your post which trys to add to the hype

humberklog

gollyitsolly wrote: »

Need I say more. Im sick of all the negativity to do with drinking in Ireland. FFS we are not all idiots! Some of us can still hold our drink and have a good time. We are not all like the p***heads in Finglas, or the puckheads in Temple Bar. I have found myself actually feeling GUILTY about drinking lately. Jeevus Cripes:eek:

+1. Thank god!

Overheal

And you have a healthy suicide and domestic violence rate to back it up too

gollyitsolly

Routledge wrote: »

Im quite sure the media do. Its part of the job

The Vintners Association play it down. Its part of the job.

The nurses in A&E (sum of whom are seious boozers themselves) are probably best placed, along with the addiction centres, to give a truer indication. By these accounts its a mess.

Than we have the bravado element, like your post which trys to add to the hype

Ah yes, youre the nitpicker and the down with career women type! Get the f***outta here and gerra life.:)

gollyitsolly

Overheal wrote: »

And you have a healthy suicide and domestic violence rate to back it up too

Most of that is a man problem, not a drink problem.

nesf

Overheal wrote: »

And you have a healthy suicide and domestic violence rate to back it up too

At least we don't export democracy.

Zzippy

Overheal wrote: »

And you have a healthy suicide and domestic violence rate to back it up too

Yeah, like America's such a great role model on those counts... :rolleyes:

gollyitsolly

Zzippy wrote: »

Yeah, like America's such a great role model on those counts... :rolleyes:

Exactally, my round....:)

Routledge

gollyitsolly wrote: »

Ah yes, youre the nitpicker and the down with career women type! Get the f***outta here and gerra life.:)

Quite the Magnum PI arent we. How come they havent asked you where Ossama is?

And I can well imagine that going on a session with you wud be 'bleedin rapidhh', a riot if you will.

Overheal

Zzippy wrote: »

Yeah, like America's such a great role model on those counts... :rolleyes:

Yeah... well..... shut up

the one thing i dont like about it though is the only thing you seem to be able to do to kill time here is drink. Its depressing in itself. Theres a chronic lack of sober recreation in this country. I wont say the states is much better: just replace 'pub' with 'television'

nesf

Overheal wrote: »

the one thing i dont like about it though is the only thing you seem to be able to do to kill time here is drink. Its depressing in itself. Theres a chronic lack of sober recreation in this country. I wont say the states is much better: just replace 'pub' with 'television'

Cinema, restaurants, opera, theatre... It's not that they aren't there it's that the pub is "easier" for most people.

gollyitsolly

Routledge wrote: »

Quite the Magnum PI arent we. How come they havent asked you where Ossama is?

And I can well imagine that going on a session with you wud be 'bleedin rapidhh', a riot if you will.

Yawn. Dahling, going on a session with me is something you could never do. You are simply not in my zone!:) Go away you silly little man.

gollyitsolly

Overheal wrote: »

Yeah... well..... shut up

the one thing i dont like about it though is the only thing you seem to be able to do to kill time here is drink. Its depressing in itself. Theres a chronic lack of sober recreation in this country. I wont say the states is much better: just replace 'pub' with 'television'

How can you say that? Ive never being bored in my life! I dont have enough hours in the day to do all the things I want to do. My God, when you are bored with life , you may as well give up ...

Routledge

gollyitsolly wrote: »

Yawn. Dahling, going on a session with me is something you could never do. You are simply not in my zone!:) Go away you silly little man.

Of course I couldnt. The language barrier with you speaking working class and all, wud act as too much of...well a barrier. And than theres the smell.

Slán

gollyitsolly

Routledge wrote: »

Of course I couldnt. The language barrier with you speaking working class and all, wud act as too much of...well a barrier. And than theres the smell.

Slán

Pog mo hoin, dhaling:)

gollyitsolly

nesf wrote: »

Cinema, restaurants, opera, theatre... It's not that they aren't there it's that the pub is "easier" for most people.

Touche;)

Overheal

Might be because im bored and broke :rolleyes:

Sherifu

No money, no hoes.

YeatsCounty

Overheal wrote: »

And you have a healthy suicide and domestic violence rate to back it up too

+1.

It's not the only reason, by far. It surely doesn't help, though. This is a valid point, regardless of the fact that the poster isn't Irish. :rolleyes:

Rb

nesf wrote: »

Cinema, restaurants, opera, theatre... It's not that they aren't there it's that the pub is "easier" for most people.

Exactly.

I'm asking this for the third time in the past few days, but what does Ireland not have that other countries do have (bar hot weather/beaches) in terms of things for teenagers/those who don't drink/those who don't like pubs?

I've yet to get an answer on this question, and I for one can't see anything Ireland is lacking that other countries have.

Da Bomber

Gollyitsolly for president:pac:

JavaBear

gollyitsolly wrote: »

Need I say more. Im sick of all the negativity to do with drinking in Ireland. FFS we are not all idiots! Some of us can still hold our drink and have a good time. We are not all like the p***heads in Finglas, or the puckheads in Temple Bar. I have found myself actually feeling GUILTY about drinking lately. Jeevus Cripes:eek:

+1:D

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Brave New World, huh?

Sangre

rb_ie wrote: »

Exactly.

I'm asking this for the third time in the past few days, but what does Ireland not have that other countries do have (bar hot weather/beaches) in terms of things for teenagers/those who don't drink/those who don't like pubs?

I've yet to get an answer on this question, and I for one can't see anything Ireland is lacking that other countries have.

I think you're seriously underestimating the effect of bad weather, especially the amount of rain and dark hours. We've no serious winter or summer sports. If we'd really nice weather, or ski weather people would never stay indoors.

Of course, there are options but most people don't know of them so they aren't really options.

Ross_Mahon

I think drinking has a 'Cool' factor to it, thats why most young people do it. They want to be seen as 'mad' and brag about drinking in school.

For me its the more social aspect, but i also enjoy the taste of the drink. People seem to drink to heighten their social status or let their hair down after a long weeks work.

Why do you drink?

AckwelFoley

rb_ie wrote: »

Exactly.

I'm asking this for the third time in the past few days, but what does Ireland not have that other countries do have (bar hot weather/beaches) in terms of things for teenagers/those who don't drink/those who don't like pubs?

I've yet to get an answer on this question, and I for one can't see anything Ireland is lacking that other countries have.

what we have that other countries dont is a "drinking culture"

Ive been to and lived in over a dozen countries, the concept and peoples tolerance and perception to enjoyment of drink is different here.

Ross_Mahon

Irish seem to make any excuse to go for a few drinks, Every Holiday season, Birthday, Celebration, Weekend! lol Thats a lot

Chunky Monkey

snyper wrote: »

what we have that other countries dont is a "drinking culture"

Ive been to and lived in over a dozen countries, the concept and peoples tolerance and perception to enjoyment of drink is different here.

So true and it gets really boring after a while when you realise that the only thing your friends talk about is their last session and how hammered they got.

Don't get me wrong, I love alcohol. I just find the culture very, very boring.

Jay D

gollyitsolly wrote: »

Need I say more. Im sick of all the negativity to do with drinking in Ireland. FFS we are not all idiots! Some of us can still hold our drink and have a good time. We are not all like the p***heads in Finglas, or the puckheads in Temple Bar. I have found myself actually feeling GUILTY about drinking lately. Jeevus Cripes:eek:

yeah them Finglas and Blanch skangers not able for it at all

JavaBear

Chunky Monkey wrote: »

So true and it gets really boring after a while when you realise that the only thing your friends talk about is their last session and how hammered they got.

Don't get me wrong, I love alcohol. I just find the culture very, very boring.

your friends DOES NOT EQUAL the culture

Black Swan

Was in St Petersburg a bit back, and no disrespect for my fellow countrymen, but if quantity was the measure of a drinker, and not sloppiness, those Ruskies I partied with could drink most I've known under the table in Dub or wherever, and hardly show it (although we did do a bit of dancing on table tops after awhile).

rubadub

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

those Ruskies I partied with could drink most I've known under the table in Dub or wherever, and hardly show it

I pity people with high tolerances for recreational drugs, costs them a fortune.

I can drink 4 cans and be drunk, and love that fact. If I was in a drinking contest or something I could drink 4 times that and be grand, I would just have to eat. Anybody I ever met who can "handle" lots of drink just eats a lot, it has a massive effect.

Dragan

Oh for **** sake.

Is there anything that won't be whined about?

"They took our drink!"

JavaBear

The above complaint doesn't even make sense.

aidan_walsh

NONONO,the media sensationlise everything.

Thankfully the best cure for media sensationalisation is a healthy sense of denial.

cornbb

"The best drinkers in the world" is about as great an honour as "the loudest farter in the classroom". Sure, I love booze and I love going out, and people come to Ireland from all over the world to visit our pubs with good reason. But a massive amount of people in this country don't know when its time to call it quits. Hence the overcrowded A&E departments, the stabbings, the drink driving, the domestic abuse, the streets getting covered in debris, and the girls who drank so much that they can't remember whether they've been raped or just had bad consensual sex.

Don't get me wrong, our drinking culture is a lot of fun to an extent, but I can't fathom how people are actually *proud* of it, given the lengths that its been taken to. It would all be fine if everyone knew their limits, but sadly they don't, the muppets.

Slunk

Jay D wrote: »

yeah them Finglas and Blanch skangers not able for it at all

You couldnt decide which youliked more so you moved to Ashtown. In between both. The next ballymun with all them apartments

ScumLord

rb_ie wrote: »

I've yet to get an answer on this question, and I for one can't see anything Ireland is lacking that other countries have.

It might be there somewhere but how accessible is it? If you live in the country you have pubs or GAA pitches. That's about it other than running around fields having farmers taking pot shots at you.

It wouldn't be so bad if we had decent roads that didn't make going anywhere a complete nightmare. So most times your stuck with pubs.