Views of Ireland by Nationality

K-9

The legend that is Stephen Fry tweeted this today, thought it was funny with a little truth to it:

483 - The Great European Shouting Match | Strange Maps | Big Think

Ireland is Whiskey on the German map,
Rugby on the Italian one,
The Pub on the Bulgarian one,
In denial on the gay map PMSL,
Catholics on the French one,
Rascals on the British one,
St. Patrick on the American Map and
on the European map the EU is the Union of subsidised farmers, true for us anyway.

Poor Finland, land of the mobiles!

Thought it was worth sharing!

ascanbe

Reminded me of this:

http://bigthink.com/ideas/21155

Just realised when i searched for it that it's from the same guy/website.

gurramok

Racist thread? :P

K-9

gurramok wrote: »

Racist thread? :P

Equal opportunities on that regard.

southsiderosie

Haha, I'd seen the gay map but the others are brilliant too!

Although I think the gay map is still my favorite...I love that there is a "?" for NI...

gurramok

K-9 wrote: »

Equal opportunities on that regard.

I think its racist against Scots in that they are the No. 1 whiskey Distillers and consumers rather than us:pac:

starlit

It is a drunken thread no? Had a shot of whiskey and a shot of mojo + two drinkies and currently drinking a little bit of red wine...ha

I'm so going to have a bad hangover tomorrow morn! :eek:

metrovelvet

kiddie fiddling on the moral map.

gurramok

Jesus, did you see what the Italians think of the Romanians?

Thieves it says on the map. ROFL!!

And the Americans think of Turkey as an 'ThanksGiving Meal'!!

ascanbe

snuggles285 wrote: »

It is a drunken thread no? Had a shot of whiskey and a shot of mojo + two drinkies and currently drinking a little bit of red wine...ha

I'm so going to have a bad hangover tomorrow morn! :eek:

As with many of your posts, snuggles, i find this one both baffling and entertaining.

Sprouts

gurramok wrote: »

I think its racist against Scots in that they are the No. 1 whiskey Distillers and consumers rather than us:pac:

The Scots have Whisky, we have Whiskey called different because distilled different.

squod

Stick it up your arse Stephen Fry, ye spanner

starlit

Is this a poetry, football or some sporting thread I do not know of? I'm drunken confused!:o

K-9

snuggles285 wrote: »

It is a drunken thread no? Had a shot of whiskey and a shot of mojo + two drinkies and currently drinking a little bit of red wine...ha

I'm so going to have a bad hangover tomorrow morn! :eek:

No actually, makes a change for a Saturday night.

Wonder what an Irish view would be?

Nulty

gurramok wrote: »

I think its racist against Scots in that they are the No. 1 whiskey Distillers and consumers rather than us:pac:

It's quality not quantity that counts!

starlit

Ah its a nationality thread not a goolge maps thread no?

southsiderosie

K-9 wrote: »

No actually, makes a change for a Saturday night.

Wonder what an Irish view would be?

Hmm...

Spain - Sunburn & senoritas

Netherlands - Hookers and hash

German - OVERLORDS

Eastern Europe - hot chicks

Greeks - There but for the grace of God

Iceland - Should have been us

Wertz

K-9 wrote: »

Wonder what an Irish view would be?

I feel a photoshop comp coming on...

LOL at the American map

K-9

southsiderosie wrote: »

Hmm...

Spain - Sunburn & senoritas

Netherlands - Hookers and hash

German - OVERLORDS

Eastern Europe - hot chicks

Greeks - There but for the grace of God

Iceland - Should have been us

And the big one?

Brits - delusions of grandeur!

The Agogo

someone should draw one up for ireland's views



^^what they said

K-9

snuggles285 wrote: »

Ah its a nationality thread not a goolge maps thread no?

Yeah, good piss take though.

Finland would still be mobiles though!

Sweden - hot women

Norway - we wish

Denmark - Vikings

Mrmoe

Australia - shrimp on the barbie & Crocodile Dundee
New Zealand - Sheep and LOTR
Thailand - Ladyboys

southsiderosie

K-9 wrote: »

Yeah, good piss take though.

Finland would still be mobiles though!

Sweden - hot women

Norway - we wish

Denmark - Vikings

I always associate Finns with death metal.

And I always associate the Swedes with the Vikings, and the Danes with hot dudes/chicks.

All I think of with Norway is cold, funny sweaters, and Roald Dahl.

What would Italy be?

Wertz

Mrmoe wrote: »

Australia - shrimp on the barbie & Crocodile Dundee
New Zealand - Sheep and LOTR
Thailand - Ladyboys

I know the EU is expanding but come on now...

ascanbe

southsiderosie wrote: »

I always associate Finns with death metal.

And I always associate the Swedes with the Vikings, and the Danes with hot dudes/chicks.

All I think of with Norway is cold, funny sweaters, and Roald Dahl.

What would Italy be?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81vQje8bWmo

K-9

southsiderosie wrote: »

I always associate Finns with death metal.

And I always associate the Swedes with the Vikings, and the Danes with hot dudes/chicks.

All I think of with Norway is cold, funny sweaters, and Roald Dahl.

What would Italy be?

Berlusconi - sexist pigs?

Mrmoe

Wertz wrote: »

I know the EU is expanding but come on now...

You obviously didn't see that clause in Lisbon 2:pac:

starlit

Will give an educated guess....

Ireland - Whishkey in a barrel
England - thugs no?
Wales - rugby fanatics
Scotland - courtious
Spain/Portugal and brazil/ South America - good looking people
France - stuck up, not friendly
Sweden/Norway/Denmark/Belgium/Austria/Switzerland - better standard of living, nice people
Germany - not friendly
Netherlands/Holland - pompus, open and up for anything
Italy - fashion mad
Iceland - very much like us especially the coruption of the government and banks being bankcrupt fisaco dilemma scenario type thing
Rest of Europe just as corupt and bankrupt as us including Greece!
New Zealand - culture and environment like us people similar but mannerisms different
Australia - matey
USA - oh we love Iralend, very patriotic, full of themselves, know it alls, splashy the cashy, greedy, all about looks, 24/7 types
South Africa - No concept of Irish folk yet poshy noshy with their yaws
Canada - frenchys, a tad bit strict government but no money problems or no economic problems and no recession!
China - got the monies we don't have, strict culture and government
Parts of Asia/Antartica/The Artic/The Far East, doesn't give a fúck about Ireland! Asia and the Far East very strict governmental laws and policies - sucks!

GizAGoOfYerGee

I love the Bulgarian one for Ireland. It´s just "Pub".

Jamiekelly

Russia: Kiss me or I crush you
France: Cheese eating surrender monkeys
Italy: Pornstar central

K-9

Somebody did do an Irish one, not bad actually:

How Ireland views Europe - GeoGraphic.ie Posterous

Jesus Wept

England: 800 YEARS.

Surely?

Edit:

K-9 wrote: »

Somebody did do an Irish one, not bad actually:

How Ireland views Europe - GeoGraphic.ie Posterous

snap.

Actually, it should be England: Brummytom

Seaneh

sure, why not like?
http://oi54.tinypic.com/x420t1.jpg

Mr. CooL ICE

K-9 wrote: »

Somebody did do an Irish one, not bad actually:

How Ireland views Europe - GeoGraphic.ie Posterous

Hahahaha! - "Eurovision vote for each other zone"

southsiderosie

K-9 wrote: »

And the big one?

Brits - delusions of grandeur!

Wouldn't you have to split them up? So something like:

England - EIGHT HUNDRED YEARS!!!!!!

Wales - Rugby

Scotland - Hm, not sure here.

Northern Ireland - deeldle deedle deedle deedle deedle deedle de situation.

EDIT: ah, shiz, somehow I missed THe Rigger's comment...well, I co-sign anyway...
Edit #2: How did I miss the entire above page? Need coffee...

K-9

Seaneh wrote: »

sure, why not like?
http://oi54.tinypic.com/x420t1.jpg

Cheese eating surrender monkeys! LOL and the kebabs for Turkey!

K-9

One of the comments on that page says that the European map is probably the Russian view. Makes sense.

starlit

Forgot to add russia!

Russia - From Russia with love!

Agricola

Screw you Stephen Fry, with your intelligence and witticisms!

K-9

snuggles285 wrote: »

Forgot to add russia!

Russia - From Russia with love!

Nothing beats Ursula Andress coming out of the ocean in Dr. No. Often copied, never bettered.

Stinicker

Europe according to the Irish by yours truly!

ManAboutCouch

K-9 wrote: »

Somebody did do an Irish one, not bad actually:

How Ireland views Europe - GeoGraphic.ie Posterous

Thanks! If I had known how widely linked that map was going to be I'd have done a better job on it..