Some French woman has a problem with The Irish

Neamhshuntasach

Solair wrote: »

Just don't get angry with everyone in France based on the opinions of one grump!

I'm not. Which is why i said idiot. and not idiots.

caseyann

Dr Kamikazi wrote: »

She is right about one thing.
Some Irish women think in order to be an efficient manager you have to be a rude, aggressive, ignorant, ruthless bully who will stop at nothing, up to and including lying and falsifying records to keep the people who work for her down.
Had this experience in at least 4 jobs.
If I had any job and was told my boss is an Irish woman, I'd rather quit and be on the dole.
But other than the insane women the Irish aren't so bad...

I fixed that for you

P.s they arent women they are she/he's

CCCP^

God I hate those French surrendering slapheads.

jaffa20

I hate déjà vu

A_SN

CCCP^ wrote: »

God I hate those French surrendering slapheads.

I heard that.

Roisinbunny

zuroph wrote: »

I love when old threads like this get bumped, helps you spot the idiots from the people who bother to read the rest of the thread first.

:D:D

Piste

Orizio wrote: »

It is rather amusing to read a French person defend the Germans. Do they not teach French History pre-1946 in France?

The French aren't so ignorant as to think that German history begins and ends with World Wars 1 and 2.

Roisinbunny

A_SN wrote: »

All you need as a Frenchman when adventuring in the outside world is a good sense of self-derision, cling on to your accent and everything is all-right!

Yes the accent is most definitely your deal sealer! I really don't 'get' the accent thing. ..My husband-to-be is a Frenchman; His accent most definitely wasn't a factor 1st night I met him! but I see (not just Irish) women go weak for it?? Some women, when they know I'm with a french man even ask me " does he speak French to you at home" all excitedly, like it's some form of foreplay!!! I blame Hollywood. And Gerard Depardieu.

Anyway, enjoyed your post - Even if it was a year in the making:D:D

A_SN

Piste wrote: »

The French aren't so ignorant as to think that German history begins and ends with World Wars 1 and 2.

That's right, there was the war of 1870 first

weldoninhio

I've been to brittany; it's fùcking shìte.

Can't believe no-one else thought of this.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc

A_SN

Roisinbunny wrote: »

Yes the accent is most definitely your deal sealer! I really don't 'get' the accent thing. ..My husband-to-be is a Frenchman; His accent most definitely wasn't a factor 1st night I met him! but I see (not just Irish) women go weak for it?? Some women, when they know I'm with a french man even ask me " does he speak French to you at home" all excitedly, like it's some form of foreplay!!! I blame Hollywood. And Gerard Depardieu.

Anyway, enjoyed your post - Even if it was a year in the making:D:D

Hehe, yeah, I never got it either, even less so when American women go wild for just about ANY kind of British accent. Whatever sounds exotic in a non-Mexican way I guess..

Gives me a good reason to stop trying to sound like Stephen Fry (all the English TH's and R's make me sort of stutter, and trying to say the H's at beginning of words make me say H's where none belong), although I won't go as far as douching it up like a lot of my fellow countrymen abroad do by using French pick up lines, exagerating their accent, injecting French words in what they say just for the **** of it and other cheesy crap like that.

laugh

A_SN wrote: »

Hehe, yeah, I never got it either, even less so when American women go wild for just about ANY kind of British accent. Whatever sounds exotic in a non-Mexican way I guess..

Gives me a good reason to stop trying to sound like Stephen Fry (all the English TH's and R's make me sort of stutter, and trying to say the H's at beginning of words make me say H's where none belong), although I won't go as far as douching it up like a lot of my fellow countrymen abroad do by using French pick up lines, exagerating their accent, injecting French words in what they say just for the **** of it and other cheesy crap like that.

Do you not find foreign women like your normal accent? I do.

IzzyWizzy

A_SN wrote: »

Some of us had even pre-forgiven them. Lots of them eventually ended up with clean shaven heads though .


Now try to reconcile that statement with "us Irish people are the nicest" . Perhaps nice only as long as you don't tell us what you think :rolleyes:

Who said Irish people were nice? I don't like Ireland much at all. I just like it more than France.

A_SN

laugh wrote: »

Do you not find foreign women like your normal accent? I do.

Yeah, that's what I'm saying, but I don't like it. I don't like accents in general, mostly not foreign sounding accents. I'd rather have an accent and pronunciation that match my written English, smooth, impeccable and not alien-like. I have yet to find a way of speaking English that I'm happy with.

IzzyWizzy wrote: »

Who said Irish people were nice? I don't like Ireland much at all. I just like it more than France.

Lots of people in this thread have said that. And I'm sorry to hear that.

Dudess

Wtf? The length of this thread... because of what one French woman thinks of the Irish?

And of course the inevitable "**** her for generalising - well the French are xyz so nyeh nyeh..."

Give me strength.

IzzyWizzy

A_SN wrote: »

Yeah, that's what I'm saying, but I don't like it. I don't like accents in general, mostly not foreign sounding accents. I'd rather have an accent and pronunciation that match my written English, smooth, impeccable and not alien-like. I have yet to find a way of speaking English that I'm happy with.

What do you mean you don't like accents? Everyone has an accent.

Lots of people in this thread have said that. And I'm sorry to hear that.

Well, I'm not everyone on this thread. And making a comment about one nationality does not mean you can't take criticism against your own country (and I wasn't born in Ireland either, BTW). And don't bother being sorry - I live in a country I like a lot and have a lot of friends from different places. I still think the majority of French people I've met have been rude, weird and delusional, at best. Nearly every bad memory or experience I've ever had has involved French people. Honestly. :eek:

A_SN

IzzyWizzy wrote: »

What do you mean you don't like accents? Everyone has an accent.

Maybe that's how you see things in the lands of nobody-can-agree-to-speak-with-the-same-damn-accent, but to us the glorious and brave people of France, not having an accent means something very real. Because there's only one "correct" and standard French accent, not having an accent is having that accent. So transposed to the British Isles, that would be speaking like the Queen.

IzzyWizzy wrote: »

I still think the majority of French people I've met have been rude, weird and delusional, at best. Nearly every bad memory or experience I've ever had has involved French people. Honestly. :eek:

Haha awww. Well hey, now you've talked with me, and wasn't it a most pleasing experience?

Also, how have we wronged you? Tell us your story. I find it hard to believe that we're such gits that every of your encounters with us would be so disagreeable!

IzzyWizzy

A_SN wrote: »

Maybe that's how you see things in the lands of nobody-can-agree-to-speak-with-the-same-damn-accent, but to us the glorious and brave people of France, not having an accent means something very real. Because there's only one "correct" and standard French accent, not having an accent is having that accent. So transposed to the British Isles, that would be speaking like the Queen.

But that accent is still an accent. The Queen has an annoying posh accent.

Haha awww. Well hey, now you've talked with me, and wasn't it a most pleasing experience?

Also, how have we wronged you? Tell us your story. I find it hard to believe that we're such gits that every of your encounters with us would be so disagreeable!

I couldn't even begin to describe them all. Flatmates from hell, psychotic stalker, boss who tried to hold me captive, weirdo ex, different flatmates from hell and much more. The few French friends I have think it's hilarious. I must have some sort of Gallic curse :eek:

A_SN

IzzyWizzy wrote: »

I couldn't even begin to describe them all. Flatmates from hell, psychotic stalker, boss who tried to hold me captive, weirdo ex, different flatmates from hell and much more. The few French friends I have think it's hilarious. I must have some sort of Gallic curse :eek:

Hehehehehe! Yep, doesn't sound right, usually it's unionised workers who hold their boss captive.

So wait, do you mean that in other countries, flatmates are tolerable, no one stalks you and exs aren't psychotic?

speaktofrank

I live in France so this womans rant is hilarious, The Irish are well liked over here. You only have to look at the amount of Irish pubs around the place to know that.


(oh yeah and the wimmin love me too, but that's a different story)

opinion guy

God damn thats some racist stuff. I mean alot of its kinda partially accurate but its jsut dripping in hate. Surprised she didn't work in a few potato and guinness references too.

Irish husband? Family getogethers must be a little awkward ...:D

Pride Fighter

This letter is a fake.

It is Kevin Myers pretending to be a French women to vent his utterly rubbish opinions.

pickarooney

speaktofrank wrote: »

I live in France so this womans rant is hilarious, The Irish are well liked over here. You only have to look at the amount of Irish pubs around the place to know that.


(oh yeah and the wimmin love me too, but that's a different story)

Only outnumbered by the number of McDonald's, illustrating their deep love of the Ricain.

geeky

Pride Fighter wrote: »

This letter is a fake.

It is Kevin Myers pretending to be a French women to vent his utterly rubbish opinions.

+1. Except it's not Kevin Myers (was published in the Sindo.)

More likely Jody Corcoran wanted more space to go off on a hate-filled rant.

Roisinbunny

IzzyWizzy wrote: »

I couldn't even begin to describe them all. Flatmates from hell, psychotic stalker, boss who tried to hold me captive, weirdo ex, different flatmates from hell and much more.

Hmmm, you've just listed off the story of my life -except in my case they were mostly IRISH that I had trouble with plus I've lived in over 7 rented houses over 10 years with French, Australian, Polish, Belgian etc etc so have a good idea of what it's like living/working/socialising with various cultures..

I find it interesting that you've known so many French people in your life that you have been able to form such a strong opinion of them as a whole.. And you're not French?? I had only met maybe 1 French person in Ireland before I met my OH.

Are you Belgian by any chance?

Roisinbunny

A_SN wrote: »

although I won't go as far as douching it up like a lot of my fellow countrymen abroad do by using French pick up lines, exagerating their accent, injecting French words in what they say just for the **** of it and other cheesy crap like that.

Thankfully my male French friends don't play up on the accent. They have actually picked up an Irish 'accent' to the point that back home their family recognise the change. For some reason, I find in Cork the accent is easily picked up, but then I have too and I'm not originally from Cork :-)

It's funny the amount of Frenchmen that I know with a Cork accent - quite funny especially when they say "like" at the end of every sentence and use the same lilt as a Corkman:D..

getz

Orizio wrote: »

It is rather amusing to read a French person defend the Germans. Do they not teach French History pre-1946 in France?

that is what makes me think ,this is just a wind up

grenache

She is right about one thing. We can very insular at times, and are not really interested in learning about other cultures. For example, when we go abroad on holidays, where is the first port of call for many Irish people. The local museum, the nice sea food restaurant? No, the nearest Irish bar!! Rather pathetic if you ask me.

Roisinbunny

grenache wrote: »

She is right about one thing. We can very insular at times, and are not really interested in learning about other cultures. For example, when we go abroad on holidays, where is the first port of call for many Irish people. The local museum, the nice sea food restaurant? No, the nearest Irish bar!! Rather pathetic if you ask me.

So true. And we're not as welcoming as we'd like to believe.

makker

Its a rant from some loser who got burnt by an irish guy. he couldn't stand the smell of cheese and garlic so he to her to pack her bags deservedely.

Or perhaps she liked the irish but had the misfortune of hanging with brendan gerry ryan o'connor for a few hours and changed her mind, after all he looks like shrek but his head is bigger and his comedy ****ter.

Irish perople have prevailed the test of time and can be found in all pockets across the globe, we're a loved race! And we are a knowledgeably race, I've done table quizzes all over the globe and the we're the smartest of the lot when it comes to general knowledge.