Re "Do you still live at home"

carolmon

WTF does this mean?

Do you still live at home?????

I found it hilarious when I was applying for a mortgage the amount of times I was asked this question.

As opposed to what?
The dustbin.........the street...............cardboard city??

Of course I live "at home" whether that home is bought, rented, shared it's still my home for my tenure there.

Why oh why does Ireland identify "home" as mammy and daddy territory?

Says a lot about us really.

stepbar

carolmon wrote: »

WTF does this mean?

Do you still live at home?????

I found it hilarious when I was applying for a mortgage the amount of times I was asked this question.

As opposed to what?
The dustbin.........the street...............cardboard city??

Of course I live "at home" whether that home is bought, rented, shared it's still my home for my tenure there.

Why oh why does Ireland identify "home" as mammy and daddy territory?

Says a lot about us really.

WTF yourself I don't see the problem with identifying "home" as the place you grew up in TBH. It's not really that hilarious.....

AckwelFoley

oookaaay.

drinking are we?

JC 2K3

Yeah, damn wholesome, stable, family-orientated culture!

Keano

Drink and boards don't mix.

carolmon

snyper wrote: »

oookaaay.

drinking are we?

WTF would anybody be doing on AH at this time

Karoma

I blame Seinfeld.



Oh, and the Roma.



OP: It's the PC version of "Are you still sponging off mammy and daddy (i.e. "home"), ya wee little bastardin' sponge?"

Genghiz Cohen

Karoma wrote: »

Oh, and the Roma.

Oh yeah, Oh man I hate the Roma!!!
Srsly I are beein srsly!

Karoma

Racialist!

Steve

What Karoma said in #7


...except the roma bit, why is that being dragged around like a dead cat.

carolmon

really laugh away, i've lived in other countries and apart from Ireland I've only ever been asked a straightforward question like my address, never "do you live at home"

Just reading the other thread reminded me of this.:)

JC 2K3

carolmon wrote: »

really laugh away, i've lived in other countries and apart from Ireland I've only ever been asked a straightforward question like my address, never "do you live at home"

Just reading the other thread reminded me of this.:)

In Ireland, "home", in that context, means "with your parents". What's not straightforward about that?

Genghiz Cohen

stevec wrote: »

...except the roma bit, why is that being dragged around like a dead cat.

Pfft what happened to you? You used to be cool......

Karoma

stevec wrote: »

...except the roma bit, why is that being dragged around like a dead cat.

The same reason that parents use slang terms that they hate their kid(s) using.



carolman: it's Ireland; we like indirect questions.

Overheal

It is really a stupid question to put on a mortage application when you think about it. Why not just ask if you're a first time buyer?

Karoma

Overheal wrote: »

It is really a stupid question to put on a mortage application when you think about it. Why not just ask if you're a first time buyer?

This is a nicer, softer, indirect lead up to asking "how much do you spend on rent?"

Steve

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

Pfft what happened to you? You used to be cool......

Karoma wrote: »

The same reason that parents use slang terms that they hate their kid(s) using.

Sorry, I didn't read the roma thread because the title shouted race bashing.

I've obviously missed something as there seem to be references to it creeping in everywhere.

Back on topic - nothing to see here.

Doctor DooM

Keano A Legend wrote: »

Drink and boards don't mix.

Dont let Terry catch you saying that.

Genghiz Cohen

SDooM wrote: »

Dont let Terry catch you saying that.

Especially if he's drunk....

Latchy

Do i live at home ?

Hell no, i dont even live in my own country anymore

carolmon

JC 2K3 wrote: »

In Ireland, "home", in that context, means "with your parents". What's not straightforward about that?

so where's your parents' home?

And at what point do we make this transition?

Sherifu

I didn't mind that question but I found the prostate exam to be odd.

Terry

And another thing.
Over the past week, I've been travelling up and down the N2.

Now, I don't get out too much and others may have noticed this before, but why do crow walk across the road?
They have wings and can fly, but choose to walk.

I don't under stand it.

I keep seeing dead crows on the road and I know they would have survived had they flown across the road instead of walking.

Crows are idiots.

_feedback_

Terry wrote: »

why do crow walk across the road?

To get to the other side.



*bad um tish !

carolmon

Ireland - land of the eternal offspring!

I was 35 and a mother to a 7 year old when I got my mortgage, both my parents are dead and yet I was still asked "do you live at home"

Obviously my "home" with my son wasn't what they meant.:)