the country

dennisthemennis

i want to know something and maby people here can help me. i want to know down the country do people have a more relaxed or simple way of life than in dublin? what i mean is, you know the way dublin is quite formal for example in service sector jobs no matter what job it is, most places require a pretty strict dresscode. its the same in usa, the cities are much more strict in this regard but as you go out into the country everything becomes much more simple and there doesnt seem to be the same effort to impress. so i want to know is it the same here.

nobodythere

Are you one of those Dubliners who think that the rest of ireland is in the shticks?

Gummy Panda

Watch Ballykissangel and you'll get an idea of living in the country :pac:

togster

the country is more relaxes on some levels on others it's a pain in the arse. Nowhere is perfect

GhostInTheRuins

Of course it is!

ejmaztec

I think that we use better string to hold up our corduroy trousers than they do in the big city.

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dennisthemennis wrote: »

i want to know down the country do people have a more relaxed or simple way of life than in dublin?

No, the people are just simple.

ejmaztec

Des wrote: »

No, the people are just simple.

I don't understand what you mean.

Dudess

Ah, he's hardly being serious. He'll say he is, but he's not. Only trying to wind you up...

OP, where specifically is "down the country"?

Also, I don't really think work dress code is dictated by how urban/non-urban an area is, moreso the actual company...

Kold

ejmaztec wrote: »

I don't understand what you mean.

Translation: BAITBAITBAIT

nobodythere

Dudess wrote: »

Also, I don't really think dress code is dictated by how urban/non-urban an area is...

December 8th (Farmer's day), Galway city centre. Then come back and apologise

rossie1977

yeah after wall street, dubin is the next biggest world business market

Zaph

Dudess wrote: »

where specifically is "down the country"?

Laytown, Gormanstown, Ashbourne, Clonee, Leixlip, Celbridge, Blessington, Enniskerry, Bray. They'd all be down the country.

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Zaph wrote: »

Bray.

:D

lol

mickdw

Des wrote: »

:D

lol

The fact that you picked out bray for your lol almost means you are agreeing with the other location being borderline down the country.

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mickdw wrote: »

The fact that you picked out bray for your lol almost means you are agreeing with the other location being borderline down the country.

The fact that I picked out Bray for a lol has, in fact, nothing to do with this thread.

Zaph

mickdw wrote: »

The fact that you picked out bray for your lol almost means you are agreeing with the other location being borderline down the country.

No, the fact that he picked out Bray for his lol means that he knows his girlfriend is going to bate the shíte out of me next time she sees me.

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Zaph wrote: »

No, the fact that he picked out Bray for his lol means that he knows his girlfriend is going to bate the shíte out of me next time she sees me.

I really must PM her a link.

Kernel

Dudess wrote: »

Also, I don't really think work dress code is dictated by how urban/non-urban an area is, moreso the actual company...

Lol.. come on dudess, everyone knows the only 'companies' down the country are Supermacs and Spar. Then again, I guess they do have a dresscode.

Gummy Panda

Kernel wrote: »

Lol.. come on dudess, everyone knows the only 'companies' down the country are Supermacs and Spar. Then again, I guess they do have a dresscode.

Don't forget Abrakabara

She Devil

Hmm i happen to know a few people, namingly me, who dresses very well better than some dubs, and i am a person from "the country"!!!
The only thing we can't compete with is the absolute ignorance!!

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She Devil wrote: »

Hmm i happen to know a few people, namingly me, who dresses very well better than some dubs, and i am a person from "the country"!!!

Proof?

ejmaztec

Dudess wrote: »

Ah, he's hardly being serious. He'll say he is, but he's not. Only trying to wind you up...

OP, where specifically is "down the country"?

Also, I don't really think work dress code is dictated by how urban/non-urban an area is, moreso the actual company...

Kold wrote: »

Translation: BAITBAITBAIT

I was trying the "Dumb Insolence" approach. That normally works when the city-slickers come down here and ask for directions to the nearest Aston Martin dealership.

Zzippy

ejmaztec wrote: »

I think that we use better string to hold up our corduroy trousers than they do in the big city.

+1. The blue baler twine is great stuff for holdin' up the Farah slacks alright

Zaph

Zzippy wrote: »

+1. The blue baler twine is great stuff for holdin' up the Farah slacks alright

To be fair, we just can't get that stuff in Dublin, otherwise we'd use it too.

The_B_Man

She Devil wrote: »

Hmm i happen to know a few people, namingly me, who dresses very well better than some dubs, and i am a person from "the country"!!!
The only thing we can't compete with is the absolute ignorance!!

lol chip on the shoulder there.

I dont think the OP was questioning peoples fashion sense. The thread is about the differing degree of formality between business in city areas, as opposed to more rural areas.


but yeah, its good to know you dress nice....