Ever get fed up of negative people?

Clytus

Was listening to some people over the weekend giving out about this and that...

It just started to get in on me a little...and i realised that so many people take what they have for granted.

OK...so theres a recession and money will be tight for alot of people...BUT I guarntee that its no where near as hard as what their parents used to have to deal with.

My father was telling me not so long ago that their family were considered pretty well off because they got meat with the dinner most nights....and my dad is only 55.

My grandfather used to have so many firends as a kid and everyone wanted to play and hang out wuth him and his brothers....ya know why...because if you were playing with the ********s at tea time you got brought in and fed with them...a total novelty sisnce kids in the 40s didnt get a "tea".My grandfather was considered rich because not only did he have shoes....but he had laces to go with them.

When you think...and i mean really think about what people in THIS country had to live like...20...30...40 years ago and what we complain about today,while taking into account our quality of life...we have NO right to complain.

So people....look at what you have...not what joe and mary next door has...and think how bloody lucky we are!!!

towel401

I'm normally very negative about everything

but i'm totally digging this recession. it could solve all our problems if we let it go on for a couple of years

Prof.Badass

People judge their success relative to that of others. It's human psychology.

tbh it's a good thing, why not get all you can?

I'm no economist, but it seems to me that people's expectations of what they should be able to get for how much is a real driving force in the actual prices of things.

If we stop expecting so much, we'll stop getting so much.

shenanigans1982

Clytus wrote: »

Was listening to some people over the weekend giving out about this and that...

It just started to get in on me a little...and i realised that so many people take what they have for granted.

OK...so theres a recession and money will be tight for alot of people...BUT I guarntee that its no where near as hard as what their parents used to have to deal with.

My father was telling me not so long ago that their family were considered pretty well off because they got meat with the dinner most nights....and my dad is only 55.

My grandfather used to have so many firends as a kid and everyone wanted to play and hang out wuth him and his brothers....ya know why...because if you were playing with the ********s at tea time you got brought in and fed with them...a total novelty sisnce kids in the 40s didnt get a "tea".My grandfather was considered rich because not only did he have shoes....but he had laces to go with them.

When you think...and i mean really think about what people in THIS country had to live like...20...30...40 years ago and what we complain about today,while taking into account our quality of life...we have NO right to complain.

So people....look at what you have...not what joe and mary next door has...and think how bloody lucky we are!!!

Complaining about complainers...oh the irony.

Just because we don't have certain things as tough as older generations doesn't mean that we are any less right to complain about our situation. The world is changing and to us our complaints are as valid as their complaints were to them.

Tannylan

Clytus wrote: »

Was listening to some people over the weekend giving out about this and that...

It just started to get in on me a little...and i realised that so many people take what they have for granted.

OK...so theres a recession and money will be tight for alot of people...BUT I guarntee that its no where near as hard as what their parents used to have to deal with.

My father was telling me not so long ago that their family were considered pretty well off because they got meat with the dinner most nights....and my dad is only 55.

My grandfather used to have so many firends as a kid and everyone wanted to play and hang out wuth him and his brothers....ya know why...because if you were playing with the ********s at tea time you got brought in and fed with them...a total novelty sisnce kids in the 40s didnt get a "tea".My grandfather was considered rich because not only did he have shoes....but he had laces to go with them.

When you think...and i mean really think about what people in THIS country had to live like...20...30...40 years ago and what we complain about today,while taking into account our quality of life...we have NO right to complain.

So people....look at what you have...not what joe and mary next door has...and think how bloody lucky we are!!!

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Sharpshooter

Negative............

Avns1s

Couldn't agree more OP.

But it's all relative and if you haven't lived through hardship, it's difficult to understand it or appreciate what you have. The reality is that most of the people reading your post and presumably, those who were being negative at the weekend, are of a generation who have never known anything but relative affluence and having everything that money could buy.

kippy

Well said Clytus.
Kippy

towel401

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

Complaining about complainers...oh the irony.

Just because we don't have certain things as tough as older generations doesn't mean that we are any less right to complain about our situation. The world is changing and to us our complaints are as valid as their complaints were to them.

spoilt brat.

arse..biscuits

Clytus wrote: »

Was listening to some people over the weekend giving out about this and that...

It just started to get in on me a little...and i realised that so many people take what they have for granted.

OK...so theres a recession and money will be tight for alot of people...BUT I guarntee that its no where near as hard as what their parents used to have to deal with.

My father was telling me not so long ago that their family were considered pretty well off because they got meat with the dinner most nights....and my dad is only 55.

My grandfather used to have so many firends as a kid and everyone wanted to play and hang out wuth him and his brothers....ya know why...because if you were playing with the ********s at tea time you got brought in and fed with them...a total novelty sisnce kids in the 40s didnt get a "tea".My grandfather was considered rich because not only did he have shoes....but he had laces to go with them.

When you think...and i mean really think about what people in THIS country had to live like...20...30...40 years ago and what we complain about today,while taking into account our quality of life...we have NO right to complain.

So people....look at what you have...not what joe and mary next door has...and think how bloody lucky we are!!!

I totally agree with you. Some of the stories from when my folks were young in Kimmage are crazy. Although I kind of envy the way of life they had, when family and community were stronger.

shenanigans1982

towel401 wrote: »

spoilt brat.

I prefer the term "wannabe taxi driver"....bud.

Clytus

I think i remember reading in Focus magazine that despite all the dangers we face in 2008...we are actually living in the greatest times of human history...and thats relativley speaking.....thats good!

Biggins

I agree we have many things better than those that have gone before but...
the right to speak up and complain still serves a purpose.
1) it maintains everyones right to speak up and state their views on something (even if they are wrong).
2) it keeps those that are higher up, on their toes.
3) it lets others know that we, the public sometimes will stand up and be counted.

I don't agree with a lot of complaints but I would defend their right to speak up, again even if they are wrong in the subject they refer to.

earlyevening

Actually stupid optimists annoy me. They plough ahead assuming everything will be great even though all the assumptions they made at the start were groundless. and they end up totally in the sh*t.
You'll only be disappointed assuming everything will be wonderful because it won't. Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

"If at first you don't succeed, give up."
"You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'"
"Trying is the first step toward failure"
Homer has a lot to say about negativity.

Aidric

Sometimes you just need a good aul moan. As a nation we're experts at it.

AckwelFoley

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

Complaining about complainers...oh the irony.

Just because we don't have certain things as tough as older generations doesn't mean that we are any less right to complain about our situation. The world is changing and to us our complaints are as valid as their complaints were to them.

Sorry, you fail at understanding Irony.


Hes merely highlighting the negative attitude people have in Irish society.

Latchy

Something i have always wondered for a long time ,like are we irish people in general programmed to be Negitive ? .I understand our weather and hundreds of years of oppression (the brits) and repression ( the church ) may have a lot to do with it to, and dont mention the football team

Having said that i understand some have more to moan and complain than others and never known it to be any other way .

Perhaps it's just part of being human .I wonder ?

Sharpshooter

snyper wrote: »

Sorry, you fail at understanding Irony.


Hes merely highlighting the negative attitude people have in Irish society.

lt's pretty much black and white ..............