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Some French woman has a problem with The Irish

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    #152
    Orizio
    Registered Users Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭Orizio


    zuroph wrote: »
    and this makes them "one of the most despised peoples in the world"? dont believe american propaghanda.

    Yes shes' paranoid, but how did u reply, by attacking her country instead of her points.

    the word ur looking for is xenophobe, not racist.

    I wasn't attacking her country, and I have already attacked her post repeatedly. And clearly the post is racist, as it targets the Irish race exclusively, if she was an actual xenophobe I don't think she would defend the Germans/Spanish and blither on about the French' supposed love for other nationalities (besides seemingly, the African ones).


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    #153
    ejmaztec
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    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    I'm not desperate to be liked. Been to other countries were the whole everyone loves the Irish thing going on and that we're the "big drinkers". Not my doing.

    She's just an idiot. Only a fool goes to so much trouble to think that a nation would care about her comments. My shocked that a newspaper published that rant. If it had been an Irish woman addressing non-nationals i doubt it would have been published (and rightly so), so why was this toss published?

    Probably because the tossers specialising in such toss decided that it would be a good idea. :eek:


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    #154
    I am pie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,652 ✭✭✭I am pie


    " ...And clearly the post is racist, as it targets the Irish race exclusively"

    No offence, but there is no such thing as an Irish race. Nor a Swiss race, nor a Scottish race, nor French race. Too local. You're being overy sensitive. Genetically we're all very similar.

    Xenophobic is the correct term i'd say. Although it's xenophobia specifically directed at Ireland.

    Anyway. She's a silly aul women who got all upset by some trash written by a clown in Irelands worst tabloid. Bless. People are carrying on like it came directly from the French Ambassador - FFS !


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    #155
    Poccington
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    Bloody surrender monkeys.


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    #156
    Turd Ferguson
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    Its an oldie, but a goodie


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    #157
    anti-venom
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    :D
    Turd Ferguson wrote: »
    Its an oldie, but a goodie


    :D:D


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    #158
    Fratton Fred
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    Turd Ferguson wrote: »
    Its an oldie, but a goodie

    that's only 1 less than the Irish;)


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    #159
    ringleader
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭ringleader


    I wish I worked a 35 hour week like the French.

    I could spend my time writing rabid and rambling letters to the national newspapers of other countries.

    To top it off I would then spend a relaxing Friday afternoon outside the primary school waiting for the kids in Hijab head dress to come out so I could beat them up.

    Ah, c'est la vie!


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    #160
    Morlar
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    A lot of Irish people are deluded & living in the past when it comes to our world image. She is a rambing PMS-nightmare-case but she did make some valid points imo.


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    #161
    Nolanger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,556 ✭✭✭Nolanger


    Q - What is the first thing the French Army teaches at basic training?
    A :-How to surrender in at least 5 languages.

    Q - What is the difference between a French soldier and mustard?
    A - One is yellow and runs. The other is good on a hotdog.


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    #162
    CPT. SURF
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    I liked the idea for that piece and I thought it could have been great. It had a lot of potential and she has some funny stuff in there but her tone was overtly negative and her article suffered because of it. Good idea but no cigar


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    #163
    PrivateEye
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    The way we see ourselves on the world stage is a bit laughable I admit, but at the same time the letter is well out of order. It's so out of order I'm sure it couldn't have been written by a 'real' person. It has to be a wind up, read it again.

    There were plenty of lovely letters from French people in the Irish Times after Lisbon got dumped, and (as a No voter) I reckon one or two of them were probably written with Irish pens (or sent from Irish computers, you get the point!) too.

    The Irish are desperate to be liked. We love that on feeling on holidays, "ah all the locals hate the Brits but aren't we great craic!" We don't see ourselves just as another few Euros in a pair of shorts, but a travelling army of Ole Oles that everyone loves to see (and eh...hear) coming towards their little resort.

    She's been married to an Irish man for 32 years, if god forbid she is a real lady....'pity the poor paddy'

    Not like people are mad on the French :rolleyes:
    All the jokes about the French Army in this thread are funny, but France has a nasty imperialist history too......... Their food is horrible, their president is Thatcher with testies and their riots in 1968 compared to ours were woeful 'Topman student with a few fancy idea' affairs. Dire stuff :pac:


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    #164
    Eoin
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    PrivateEye wrote: »
    She's been married to an Irish man for 32 years, if god forbid she is a real lady....'pity the poor paddy'

    Pity him even more if she's not a real lady.


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    #165
    LolaDub
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    Be Jebus, that be some crazy madness yer wan is spouting. I can't believe the time she would have put into writing that mountain of hate. I agree with earlier posters, if you replaced all the irish/paddys references with black references there'd be a whole heap of backlash and outrage.

    It strikes me that we have a reputation as being loved due in part to our neutrality and that so many countries have a part irish culture. The irish were spread pretty far and wide and there are very few places i've been to where i haven't met someone who has told me they're irish due to their grandmothers cat or something etc. People like to think they're irish-doesn't that show we aren't all that hated?

    Btw frenchie-YORE MA! :rolleyes:


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    #166
    PrivateEye
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    Pity him even more if she's not a real lady

    :rolleyes: I lol'd.

    should have thrown in the world apparently I admit :pac:


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    #167
    Nolanger
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    Je suis Francais, ne tirez pas, j'abandonne!


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    #168
    Eoin
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    LolaDub wrote: »
    Be Jebus, that be some crazy madness yer wan is spouting. I can't believe the time she would have put into writing that mountain of hate. I agree with earlier posters, if you replaced all the irish/paddys references with black references there'd be a whole heap of backlash and outrage.

    In fairness, it was in response to a pretty offensive article in the first place - and if you replaced some of that text as well, it wouldn't appear any better.

    If you were in the UK and read that kind of crap about Irish people, then most people here would probably applaud an Irish ex-pat who wrote in to rebut it.
    PrivateEye wrote: »
    should have thrown in the world apparently I admit :pac:

    I just kept thinking of the Little Britain sketch when I read your post!


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    #169
    Orizio
    Registered Users Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭Orizio


    I am pie wrote: »
    " ...And clearly the post is racist, as it targets the Irish race exclusively"

    No offence, but there is no such thing as an Irish race. Nor a Swiss race, nor a Scottish race, nor French race. Too local. You're being overy sensitive. Genetically we're all very similar.

    Xenophobic is the correct term i'd say. Although it's xenophobia specifically directed at Ireland.

    Anyway. She's a silly aul women who got all upset by some trash written by a clown in Irelands worst tabloid. Bless. People are carrying on like it came directly from the French Ambassador - FFS !

    I'm sorry but blatantly it isn't xenophobia. Xenophobes are against foreigners in general, which makes no sense if you actually read through her letter, not just one particular people. The constant mocking, nicknames('paddy') and generalising makes it racism, simply as. Replace the word 'Irish' with 'Nigerian' or 'Gypsy' and then tell me isn't racist.


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    #170
    ejmaztec
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    I am pie wrote: »
    " ...And clearly the post is racist, as it targets the Irish race exclusively"

    No offence, but there is no such thing as an Irish race. Nor a Swiss race, nor a Scottish race, nor French race. Too local. You're being overy sensitive. Genetically we're all very similar.

    Xenophobic is the correct term i'd say. Although it's xenophobia specifically directed at Ireland.

    Anyway. She's a silly aul women who got all upset by some trash written by a clown in Irelands worst tabloid. Bless. People are carrying on like it came directly from the French Ambassador - FFS !

    As was pointed out to me by another Boardsie, not so long ago, the UN charter states that it is racism (which I still find illogical, but there you are).


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    #171
    pirelli
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    #172
    IzzyWizzy
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    in paris and wien for example

    Do you mean Vienna? Do you also have regular trips to Munchen and Koln? Do you like shopping in Milano and Roma? :rolleyes:


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    #173
    ejmaztec
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    IzzyWizzy wrote: »
    Do you mean Vienna? Do you also have regular trips to Munchen and Koln? Do you like shopping in Milano and Roma? :rolleyes:

    You forgot Hamsterdamn. :P


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    #174
    Insect Overlord
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    ejmaztec wrote: »
    You forgot Hamsterdamn. :P

    It's pronounced Hanster-jam :D


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    #175
    forbairt
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    IzzyWizzy wrote: »
    Do you mean Vienna? Do you also have regular trips to Munchen and Koln? Do you like shopping in Milano and Roma? :rolleyes:

    Dear god I'm sorry for offending and writing Wien that'll teach me to have Austrian friends .. or should I maybe say .. I'm friends with "those" people ?

    Yes I meant to say Vienna

    I've only ever been to München the once and that was just passing through ... I've not been to Koln or Milano though who knows the way you've spelt them seems lovely I might just have to go.


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    #176
    davyjose
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    forbairt wrote: »
    Without any reason just blurting it out like that seems rather rude.

    Sorry Brittany


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    #177
    Jumpy
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    PrivateEye wrote: »
    Their food is horrible

    Jesus christ. An irishman stating the the food in France is horrible?

    Filthy pot calling the shiny chrome kettle black maybe?


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    #178
    pablomakaveli
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    The french may be rude and arrogant, and their president a pompous geebag but at least their first lady is well worth a lash.

    As for the french army think about this. one of the best sections of the french army is the foreign legion. in effect some of frances best soldiers are foreigners.:D


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    #179
    Latchy
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    The french army hasnt being the same since waterloo ...... ;)


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    #180
    passive
    Registered Users Posts: 2,403 ✭✭✭passive


    err... yeah... The Irish army would totally kick France's ass... surrender... cheese... rabble rabble..


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    #181
    Fratton Fred
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    latchyco wrote: »
    The french army hasnt being the same since waterloo ...... ;)

    In fact, you could say that they are a bunch of Dancing Queens looking for Xanadoo.

    Still, I hear there may be a super trooper or two over there.

    Mama Mia, here i go again....


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