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Things I like about the recession

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    #62
    marcsignal
    Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    bobbbb wrote: »
    The pleasure people seem to get from the misfortune of others. I never would have believed it.

    sorry bobbbb, nothing personal you understand, but i haven't a single cell in my body that has any sympathy for greedy social climbers. More often than not, they trampled all over everyone around them to aquire their short lived trappings, and now, if they haven't the arse in their pants, that's just tough.

    The recession has just put manners on some people ;)


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    #63
    bobbbb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 507 ✭✭✭bobbbb


    marcsignal wrote: »
    sorry bobbbb, nothing personal you understand, but i haven't a single cell in my body that has any sympathy for greedy social climbers. More often than not, they trampled all over everyone around them to aquire their short lived trappings, and now, if they haven't the arse in their pants, that's just tough.

    The recession has just put manners on some people ;)

    And you're just loving it.
    Though it has to be said - i havent seen any of these social climbers lose their pants myself.
    Im beginning to wonder is this recession a figment of people imagination. I remember meeting my mates in the dole office during the late 80's and early 90's. Virtually nobody had a job. That was a recession


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    #64
    MikeStrutington
    Closed Accounts Posts: 87 ✭✭MikeStrutington


    That our children will never have as high a standard of living as that enjoyed in this country for the first 7 years of this decade.




    Aw wait, things i like about the recession!?


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    #65
    Lollipops23
    Registered Users Posts: 5,420 ✭✭✭Lollipops23


    Getting to go on protest marches:D


    agreed on the spoilt brats not driving to school thing; when i was in school one kid had a car(clapped out banger, we still thought he was god though!) and one kid had a scooter. was sitting at the bus stop last year at 8.50am and i counted 7 cars being driven by schoolkids.....and they were fancy:(


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    #66
    97i9y3941
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,616 ✭✭✭97i9y3941


    think its true aswell,those that had nothing during the boom or had no difference in lifestyle woundnt be bother much about getting €200 off the dole compare those builders/carpenters/plasters who made €1000 a week during the boom


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    #67
    nobodythere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,349 ✭✭✭nobodythere


    It's an excuse to go on the dole


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    #68
    K-9
    Registered Users Posts: 43,311 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    Less Range Rovers and X5's on the road, class!

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



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    #69
    johnmacward
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭johnmacward


    #68. Bringing microwave popcorn into the cinema, not me, some cheap skate I know.


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    #70
    banshee_bones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,160 ✭✭✭✭banshee_bones


    getting to spend more time with family and friends since everyones hours have been cut or them being unemployed.


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    #71
    limericklady87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 102 ✭✭limericklady87


    Like the fact that there are less housewives dropping the kids to school in 08/09 4x4's and a juicy couture tracksuits. Im a student so never really had much money anyway but i notice that my parents cant give me much anymore...guess il really feel it when im signing on in september after graduating with a law degree... bummer :rolleyes:


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    #72
    Wazdakka
    Registered Users Posts: 4,467 ✭✭✭Wazdakka


    I dont know what a tracker morgage is....



    And it doesnt matter.


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    #73
    Labreya
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭Labreya


    The fact that people take pitty on me for not having a job, and trying to console me, disregarding COMPLETELY all the slacking I did when "things were fine and jobs were plentifull".

    Oh, the delicious slacking.......


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    #74
    Senna
    Registered Users Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    Watching all these people that bought 3/5/10+ house in 2004-2006, paying whatever amount the sellers wanted, thinking they could sell them in a few years and make millions. They pushed FTB's further out of cities or into shoeboxes. That was greed and stupidity and i have no problem laughing at their misfortune.


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    #75
    khmk
    Registered Users Posts: 240 ✭✭khmk


    Paramount Channel daytime tv.

    its ace.

    not like the old days of neighbours, quincy and ready steady cook :mad:


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    #76
    White_Feather
    Closed Accounts Posts: 244 ✭✭White_Feather


    Marks and Sparks 12.50e meal deal! main course, side, desert and bottle of vino! yummie!


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    #77
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    MikeStrutington wrote: »
    That our children will never have as high a standard of living as that enjoyed in this country for the first 7 years of this decade.




    Aw wait, things i like about the recession!?
    No no you got it right.
    Our elders got to whinge about worse times, we get to gloat about better times during the fabled celtic tiger and make the little feckers jealous :D

    No I dont have kids and yes I am a bastard:pac:


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    #78
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users Posts: 14,336 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    #631

    That warm feeling I get when I discover all my neighbours are also joining me in getting a pay cut. A case of keeping down with the jones Cormses.


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    #79
    Labreya
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭Labreya


    Ultimate Chin wrote: »
    No no you got it right.
    Our elders got to whinge about worse times, we get to gloat about better times during the fabled celtic tiger and make the little feckers jealous :D

    No I dont have kids and yes I am a bastard:pac:

    LOL!

    "I remember when we bought things for the giddy thrill of it. Not like you kids now with your saving and whatnot!!"


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    #80
    BlitzKrieg
    Registered Users Posts: 14,685 ✭✭✭✭BlitzKrieg


    X) Get marches on the government every other weekend, its like a st paddy's parade everytime!


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    #81
    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    being in Australia


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    #82
    James T Kirk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,255 ✭✭✭James T Kirk


    # Less bull****, and things being generally less hectic. And nearly all the hilarious Schadenfreude (karma) posts in this thread re the greedy bastards -- who pissed on other people during the Celtic 'Illusion' -- getting it in the ass, prison style.
    hussey wrote: »
    being in Australia

    It's a worldwide thing, dude.


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    #83
    professore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭professore


    James T Kirk wrote: »
    # Less bull****, and things being generally less hectic. And nearly all the hilarious Schadenfreude (karma)-posts in this thread re the greedy bastards -- who pissed on other people during the Celtic 'Illusion' -- getting it in the ass, prison style.

    It's a worldwide thing, dude.

    At least he has nice weather and needs less clothes.


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    #84
    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    James T Kirk wrote: »
    It's a worldwide thing, dude.

    Yeah but we can go to the beach on our days off ... and Australia isn't in recession


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    #85
    Mc Love
    Registered Users Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    hussey wrote: »
    ... and Australia isn't in recession

    :rolleyes:


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    #86
    KTRIC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    Being in Germany :D

    Ze Germans are too busy being pretentious to notice the recession. They're taking the same attitude they took about the Jews in war times, push it under the carpet and pretend it didn't happen.


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    #87
    useful_contacts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭useful_contacts


    6 rolls for a euro in my local bakery

    seriously lads where can ya go wrong


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    #88
    jenizzle
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 6,817 ✭✭✭jenizzle


    I like that I no longer get the :rolleyes: looks from people when I tell them I don't want to own a house.


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    #89
    Rented Mule
    Registered Users Posts: 5,153 ✭✭✭Rented Mule


    Mary Harney is still as sexy as ever.


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    #90
    questioner
    Registered Users Posts: 408 ✭✭questioner


    no more ridculous hairstyles on lads, short back and sides all round thank you very much


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    #91
    Gadfly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 150 ✭✭Gadfly


    Parents spending more time with their family. More dads bringing their kids to school.


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