things you like about Ireland

devereaux17

i like the way i live beside a beach i go swiming every day even in winter cause i would hate to live in a landlocked country like luxembourg but i wish as an island it was further south, halfway between britain and france, so maby cork was in line with brittany

pikachucheeks

I like the unspoiled countryside.

It's nice being there and being able to chill out, without being disturbed by modern things like cars

Gone Drinking

I like being able to freely drive my KE reg car whilst wearing my GAA jersey through every town in Ireland.

Oh wait..

StopNotWorking

The roads and driving. I was in Strassbourg for a long weekend and I swear, never again am I setting foot near a road on the continent.

wilson10

Gone Drinking wrote: »

I like being able to freely drive my KE reg car whilst wearing my GAA jersey through every town in Northern Ireland.

Oh wait..

Different country

Gone Drinking

wilson10 wrote: »

Different country

:pac:

Rented Mule

Getting the hell out of Dublin and out into the country with people actually consider themselves Irish first and foremost.

ScumLord

I like the rain, god I hope it rains today.

KTRIC

I like the scumbags, the rain, the absorbent stealth taxes, the incompetent government, the high unemployment rate.

Ah, the green green grass of home

rossie1977

devereaux17 wrote: »

i like the way i live beside a beach i go swiming every day even in winter cause i would hate to live in a landlocked country like luxembourg but i wish as an island it was further south, halfway between britain and france, so maby cork was in line with brittany

luxembourg is a lovely country, picture postcard villages betweens the hills, just saying...

to answer your question

our history, our national sport(s), scenery on the west coast, our great pubs which every country in the world try to copy and fail our freedoms

Canis Lupus

I like.

I like....

**** there has to be something......


Nope. Nothing.

rossie1977

Canis Lupus wrote: »

I like.

I like....

**** there has to be something......


Nope. Nothing.

there is always north korea or somalia if this country isn't up to your standards :rolleyes:

Pace2008

Or Afghanistan. Apparently the Taliban are alright blokes, or so AH has informed me.

StopNotWorking wrote: »

The roads and driving. I was in Strassbourg for a long weekend and I swear, never again am I setting foot near a road on the continent.

Indeed. In most of the European countries I've visited the drivers aren't concerned with such trivial things as the rules of the road.

mobius42

KTRIC wrote: »

the absorbent stealth taxes

Heh, Bounty indeed!

WoollyRedHat

StopNotWorking wrote: »

The roads and driving. I was in Strassbourg for a long weekend and I swear, never again am I setting foot near a road on the continent.

The roads? You must be in the wrong thread.

StopNotWorking

No I'm not, some of these "beautiful" old(yet modern) cities have crap for roads. Take what you want for granted but when you are on a 130Kph motorway thats as twice as bumpy as the tarmac in howth then you'll understand.

Plus we have concrete on the edge of the roads where the gutters are, anywhere in strassbourg it was cobblestone. Honestly.. I hate old cities, the roads are never redone, just repainted by the looks of it..

Could just of been the place I was in but damn.. suicidal pedestrians/cyclists and morons in cars are the main memories of my only trip to france to date..

KTRIC

mobius42 wrote: »

Heh, Bounty indeed!

Damn spell checker :rolleyes:

Biffo is a bit of a sponge anyway

WoollyRedHat

Fair enough if you are comparing, but our roads in general are rubbish, as is the length of time it takes to make them somewhat decent and even then (m50)

Captain Darling

pikachucheeks wrote: »

I like the unspoiled countryside.

It's nice being there and being able to chill out, without being disturbed by modern things like cars

I hope thats sarcasm, the countryside has been ruined by one off housing, even down in the Burren, holiday homes are pimpling the country side, sticking out like sore thumbs.

Whoever is responsible for planning in this country has a lot to answer for....:mad:

/end rant

Canis Lupus

rossie1977 wrote: »

there is always north korea or somalia if this country isn't up to your standards :rolleyes:

I've already left and now happily living in London. Not quite as much fun as I'm sure Somalia or North Korea would be but better than Ireland that's for sure.

StopNotWorking

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Fair enough if you are comparing, but our roads in general are rubbish, as is the length of time it takes to make them somewhat decent and even then (m50)

I forget where I heard it but supoosedly Ireland is one of the best road builders in Europe. Something to do with the experience of buidling up so much of them in such a short space of time, something a lot of europe doesn't need to do. Probably a load of bull but something to think about none the less.

rossie1977

Canis Lupus wrote: »

I've already left and now happily living in London. Not quite as much fun as I'm sure Somalia or North Korea would be but better than Ireland that's for sure.

well then bye :pac: sure you can marvel at all those glorious commie blocks in east and south london now

StopNotWorking wrote:

No I'm not, some of these "beautiful" old(yet modern) cities have crap for roads. Take what you want for granted but when you are on a 130Kph motorway thats as twice as bumpy as the tarmac in howth then you'll understand

i hear ya, ever tried driving in central rome or antwerp, damn cobblestones

Canis Lupus

Canis Lupus wrote: »

I've already left and now happily living in London. Not quite as much fun as I'm sure Somalia or North Korea would be but better than Ireland that's for sure.

I lived in London for a year, great place but not a patch on living in Ireland.

Alicano

I like the climate.Dubai and the likes can stick their 47 degrees where the sun dont..oh.:p
The underdog mentality.
Our well educated population.scumbags aside.
The smoking ban.whole world knew us after that..and is following slowly.
Culture and History.We're a very interesting and old place.
Humour..when an Irish person is on fire with the gags and impressions..u cant match that anywhere else!
That we're an Island.savage being away from mainland Europe and having so much coast.
Come on Ireland!:)

4zn76tysfajdxp

I like me, I'm the best.

Euro_Kraut

Hurling.

ScumLord

StopNotWorking wrote: »

I forget where I heard it but supoosedly Ireland is one of the best road builders in Europe. Something to do with the experience of buidling up so much of them in such a short space of time, something a lot of europe doesn't need to do. Probably a load of bull but something to think about none the less.

That surely has to be arse. Most roads are falling apart on a regular basis, their constantly sinking and coming apart because they're not done right the first time around. The roads around here are an absolute joke, within 2 months of being resurfaced their a mess again.

The roads in the UK are infinitely better than here. Any country I've been to had better roads than here even, Czech and Slovakia.

Peyton Manning

I love the fact that in the space of an hour or two, I can travel from a city with all the shops, services and ammenities I need to the lovely green countryside, or even better, the beaches on the north shore of Donegal. My favourite place in the world.

mobius42

I cannot understand why councils are unable to repair roads properly in this country. They fill in potholes and then they reappear within weeks. Some road surfaces look like patchwork quilts.

Wazdakka

Not a hell of a lot.
I've been travelling around for the last year and just got back here about a month ago..

It made me realise that compared to most other countries, Ireland is actually a joke.
Nothing in this bloody country is working right at the moment.
And even when it was working right, I think it was more blind luck than the leadership in place at the time.
Nobody with any power in the irish government has the slightest idea of how to actually run a country.

Quite a few of the developing countries I was in were run beter than Ireland.

As soon as I pay off a few debts that I accumulated travelling I'm jumping ship of this country for good.
She's sinking guys leave while you can...
[/rant]

Oh,
the sailing is good here in the summer..

TanG411

There's nothing I like here, but that's probably why I live in the city. There's absolutely nothing here.

I was thinking of moving out of the city and into the countryside. Just to get away from it all. I'm 17 so by the time I move out, I hope there'll be housing for sale

getz

i think they are the only people that laugh at my jokes

whadabouchasir

I like how prejudiced Irish people can be and how they aotomatically assume the worst of people.Like yesteday when something about gay rights was on T.V my mother told me that she "didn't like the Gays."

General Zod

mobius42 wrote: »

Heh, Bounty indeed!

They're called Plenty these days, certainly not something you can apply to Ireland at the moment!

Roadend

ScumLord wrote: »

That surely has to be arse. Most roads are falling apart on a regular basis, their constantly sinking and coming apart because they're not done right the first time around. The roads around here are an absolute joke, within 2 months of being resurfaced their a mess again.

They must have got those lads who did my driveway to do them

devereaux17

Alicano wrote: »

I like the climate.Dubai and the likes can stick their 47 degrees where the sun dont..oh.:p
The underdog mentality.
Our well educated population.scumbags aside.
The smoking ban.whole world knew us after that..and is following slowly.
Culture and History.We're a very interesting and old place.
Humour..when an Irish person is on fire with the gags and impressions..u cant match that anywhere else!
That we're an Island.savage being away from mainland Europe and having so much coast.
Come on Ireland!:)

my least favourite thing, its too far north and westerly for this to be an advantage. if britain wasnt there it would be good but yeah, iceland and ireland didn't get that good of a deal back in the day.

Captain Slow IRL

The food, whenever I was abroad, the food was never up to the food here.

Irish countryside, beautiful scenery and I think I'm getting to like the smell of silage! The advantages to having an OH from a farm!

The women.:)

devereaux17

what do you mean 'the food', irish cuisine? lol dont make me laugh.

ottostreet

I don't know actually.

I like living here, but I don't know why.

I cant see anything good about the place, but at the same time, I love it.

I still want out for a while though.

Captain Slow IRL

devereaux17 wrote: »

what do you mean 'the food', irish cuisine? lol dont make me laugh.

I made you laugh? Where's my thanks?!

Yes, Irish food, tastes like home, don't know how to describe it!

G_R

i like irishness..... its the only way i can describe it. its a feeling u just dont get in other countries ha

jazoo

I love
Fianna Fail
Mary Harney
Brian Cowen
Bertie Ahern
Enda Kenny
The Rain
Leprechauns & pots of gold
The Best Bankers in the world
The best Builders in the world (they left during the 60s 70s 80s to build the world but came back to F### us up)
All of the empty apartment blocks
The dole queues
Drug lords who run riot on our streets
The Gardai
The revolving court system
Tax on............ well everything
People who rant and complain....oops

TanG411

jazoo wrote: »

I love
Fianna Fail
Mary Harney
Brian Cowen
Bertie Ahern
Enda Kenny
The Rain
Leprechauns & pots of gold
The Best Bankers in the world
The best Builders in the world (they left during the 60s 70s 80s to build the world but came back to F### us up)
All of the empty apartment blocks
The dole queues
Drug lords who run riot on our streets
The Gardai
The revolving court system
Tax on............ well everything
People who rant and complain....oops

Do I hint sarcasm? :rolleyes:

jazoo

Naaaa.....
other than that little list Ireland is a great place to live and raise a family

Orizio

Hurling. The history. The countryside. Some of the women. Some of the buildings. The (comparatively) good standard of life. Croke Park. Sunny Thurles on Cork/Tipp day.

Thats about it, but its a lot more then one would get in most countries.

jaffa20

I like the countryside and the coastline. I like the sense of humour.

That's about it really.

There's a lot more i don't like but that's for another thread.

Boskowski

I like living in Ireland.

Ok, the weather could be nicer, things could be cheaper, the roads could be better, our government could at least let on they know what they're doing...but...

...it's still a very nice place to live in.

I like the sea, I like my town, I like the people, I like the atmosphere. I didn't even mention my even nicer fiance yet and her great family.

Wherever you are you will always miss something. I don't think there is a place that has it all. Ireland has a lot going for it despite all the doom & gloom. Sometimes we just forget how good we have it here.

P.S. There must be something wrong with me today. This is actually a positive post.

EmoMatt15

I like the fact, as far from loads of peoples minds as it is, that Ireland isnt as prone to natural disasters as some other unfortunate countries
And I like the fact it can lash rain one minute and the sweat would be drippin off you the next
And I like our little phrases :P

devereaux17

things that make places interesting are the friendships and stuff like that, everywhere and anything can/would be boring if u deconstruct it enough. i dont find ireland boring AT ALL because i have fun friends who are good fun to be around, i hate the people who yearn to live in the usa because of what they see in films :mad:

i will be spending a year in lyon in the next few years if i end up doing my college course i want and while i enjoy seeing other places i definetly will want to be back in dublin, not because its better than lyon or anything but because thats where the people im friends with are.

jumpguy

devereaux17 wrote: »

what do you mean 'the food', irish cuisine? lol dont make me laugh.

Looks like he already did. :P

devereaux17

i always say lol even when im actually not loling.