Fed up of people saying "Only in Ireland"....

TheIrishGrover

...... Other countries can be just as idiotic:

Paris mayoral feud blocks street

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8232041.stm

Paris mayoral feud blocks street
There has been traffic chaos in two Paris suburbs after their feuding mayors declared the same busy road one-way, but in opposite directions.

Patrick Balkany, the conservative mayor of Levallois-Perret, initially made the D909 one-way to reduce the amount of commuter traffic through his district.

But Gilles Catoire, the Socialist mayor of neighbouring Clichy-la-Garenne, said this increased congestion in his area.

He made his section of the road one-way in the opposite direction.

With the contradictory road-signs in place, the unsurprising result was gridlock, prompting the deployment of municipal and national police to direct traffic away from the area.

"What Clichy has done is not a long-term solution, but it is a response to a unilateral decision by the town of Levallois," Clichy's deputy mayor, Alain Fournier, was quoted as saying by AFP news agency.

But Mr Balkany insisted: "The mayor of Clichy has taken a position that is unreasonable and is hurting his own constituents."

Thousands of motorists pass between the two suburbs each day on their way into and out of the French capital.

And I also hate the way people say that Ireland is a nation of begrudgers. again, no more than other nations. You talk to an American about a lottery winner and see what they think......


Post yer own "NOT only in Ireland" story.

Huggles

Only in Ireland do you get people Ranting and Raving outside the R&R forum.

Paddo81

Im not one for sayin "only in Ireland" usually "mostly in Ireland" Stupid sh!t happens everywhere, but im pretty sure we have alot more of it per capita!

brummytom

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Local-womanizer

People say it most likely as they are not interested in other countries,only what happens in thier own.I'd say its more of a figure of speech at this stage.

I agree with you though,all countries are full of idiots and tw@ts.

TheIrishGrover

Huggles wrote: »

Only in Ireland do you get people Ranting and Raving outside the R&R forum.

Nono, It wasn't meant to be a rant. Just saying that stupid sh1t goes on everywhere as a link to the article is all.

Latchy

Well there is no doubting the Irish love to moan ..big time but some will do it more then others ,but only in Ireland will you get it like 24/7 .

This website has hundreds of them .

( not to be confused with peeps who have real genuine worrys/problems to moan about ie, ...half the country )

AckwelFoley

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

And I also hate the way people say that Ireland is a nation of begrudgers. again, no more than other nations. You talk to an American about a lottery winner and see what they think......


Post yer own "NOT only in Ireland" story.

I agree with what you say regarding the constant bashing of ireland.

However the quoted pce i dont agree with.

If you come from nothing in america and do well for yourself americanswill say "good for you"

In ireland the same person is met with jibes of "greedy bastard"





In america if you were born in the gutter and still aint got sh1t the call you "Overheal"

whereas in Ireland they will call you .."Overheal" ...oh wait

rossie1977

this is my favourite

A Kentucky man who claims his penis was removed without his consent during what was supposed to be a circumcision has sued the doctor who performed the surgery.

Phillip Seaton, 61, and his wife are seeking unspecified compensation from Dr. John M. Patterson and the medical practice that performed the circumcision for "loss of service, love and affection." The Seatons also are seeking unspecified punitive damages from Patterson and the medical practice, Commonwealth Urology.

A woman who answered the phone at Commonwealth Urology would not take a message for the doctor Thursday. But the Seaton's attorney said the doctor's post-surgical notes show the doctor thought he detected cancer and removed the penis. Attorney Kevin George said a later test did detect cancer.

"It was not an emergency," George told The Associated Press on Thursday. "It didn't have to happen that way."

Seaton was having the procedure on Oct. 19, 2007, to better treat inflammation.

The lawsuit filed earlier this month in state court claims Patterson removed Seaton's penis without consulting either Phillip or Deborah Seaton, or giving them an opportunity to seek a second opinion.

The couple also sued the anesthesiologist, Dr. Oliver James of Shelbyville, claiming he used a general anesthesia even though Seaton asked that it not be administered.

A message left at Commonwealth Urology's corporate office in Lexington was not immediately returned Thursday. A message left for James also was not immediately returned.

The Seatons' suit is similar to one in which an Indianapolis man was awarded more than $2.3 million in damages after he claimed his penis and left testicle were removed without his consent during surgery for an infection in 1997.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,427788,00.html

ashyle

what's the problem, can we not laugh at our own expense? overheardindublin is a prime example of Irish peiple being able to poke fun at ourselves.. Don't be so moany... only in Ireland...

TheIrishGrover

rossie1977 wrote: »

this is my favourite



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,427788,00.html

THANK YOU! THIS is all I was on about: We always think that when stupid stuff happens here that it would ONLY happen here...... Not so. That's all I was getting at. Jeesh

brummytom

rossie1977 wrote: »

Phillip Seaton, 61, and his wife are seeking unspecified compensation from Dr. John M. Patterson and the medical practice that performed the circumcision for "loss of service, love and affection."

Lovely

Banter Joe

rossie1977 wrote: »

Phillip Seaton, 61, and his wife are seeking unspecified compensation from Dr. John M. Patterson and the medical practice that performed the circumcision for "loss of service, love and affection."

You can't put a price on love a penis.

Salvelinus

What about Irelands rendezvous with NAMA

TheIrishGrover

Salvelinus wrote: »

What about Irelands rendezvous with NAMA

Get out.......


:pac:

Neamhshuntasach

Well that "only in insert country here" thing happens all over the world. I've had a bus being late by 3 hours in El Salvador and only to have some American or French dude say, 'Only in El Salvador'. But i doubt they really mean that it's specifically only to that country. It's just that it's relvevant. I never take it literally anyways. 'Es Cuba' (It's Cuba) is a popular one over there. And they love their fúcking country. Pride coming outta the arsé.

Overheal

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

...... Other countries can be just as idiotic:

Paris mayoral feud blocks street

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8232041.stm


And I also hate the way people say that Ireland is a nation of begrudgers. again, no more than other nations. You talk to an American about a lottery winner and see what they think......


Post yer own "NOT only in Ireland" story.

If I search through your posts and find "Only in America..." you're in for it :cool:

mrs moneypenny

I'm Irish through and through and love the 'only in Ireland' stories. In particular this oldie ................ very funny, and only in Ireland. :D

Anyone fancy posting a linky for only in Spain?:)

Dudess

Self deprecation is one thing, and there are a lot of uniquely Irish phenomena (and not in a good way) and I'd imagine there are quite a few begrudgers here also (Ireland is hardly alone on that score though) but the self-loathing - there's really no need for.

Kipperhell

Dudess wrote: »

Self deprecation is one thing, and there are a lot of uniquely Irish phenomena (and not in a good way) and I'd imagine there are quite a few begrudgers here also (Ireland is hardly alone on that score though) but the self-loathing - there's really no need for.

That is just another way of saying "Only in Ireland" . The point is there are people saying the same thing about their country. It isn't anyway unique to have begrudgers. I would love to hear the amazing unique phenomena of Ireland so please feel free.

On a side note I was in the US and some bathroom furniture was being unloaded. A bidet was unloaded and one guy said to the other what is that so they guy explained what it was for the response was "Only in America". The other guy explained they are quite popular outside of America and could be French. The response back was "Only in America" again. I couldn't stop laughing.

Long Onion

A Kentucky man who claims his penis was removed without his consent during what was supposed to be a circumcision has sued the doctor who performed the surgery.

Bloody surgeons, always taking the mickey

BaZmO*

It's not a uniquely Irish expression.

Was watching an interview with Stephen Fry a while back (might've been on Jonathan Ross) and he was talking about the show that he done on America. He was was asked about the main difference between the UK and the US.

He said that if there was a report that a shed load of money was spent on something spectaculas and splendiferous in both countries the attitude in each country would be totally different.

UK: Only in England! (As is :rolleyes:)

US: Only in the US! (As in "Ain't this country amazing!")

We'd definitely have the same attitude as the UK