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What's the best trait the Irish have?

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  • 22-10-2010 12:02pm
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    grizzly
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    I was talking to a fella who said it was the ability to believe two conflicting thoughts at the same time – allowing them to be very diplomatic.
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    phill106
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    The ability to not be psychanalised.


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    thebigbiffo
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    phill106 wrote: »
    The ability to not be psychanalised.

    not quite freud, but close enough...and i think he may have a point by the way


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    abouttobebanned
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    It's our ability to blame who the media tell us to blame. Our ability to always need a scapegoat. Someone must pay!!!

    Our ability mouth off about everything that's wrong but unable to grow a pair of balls and actually do something. This could be something small like not complaining about poor service or something big like not overthrowing our government!


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    bleg
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    phill106 wrote: »
    The ability to not be psychanalised.



    Because we're emotionally retarded?


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    stovelid
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    The propensity to ceaselessly self-analyze ourselves and our place in the world and the mistaken corollary assumption that the rest of the world is actually interested in it.


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    Snakeblood
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    abouttobebanned wrote: »
    It's our ability to blame who the media tell us to blame. Our ability to always need a scapegoat. Someone must pay!!!

    Our ability mouth off about everything that's wrong but unable to grow a pair of balls and actually do something. This could be something small like not complaining about poor service or something big like not overthrowing our government!

    That's some good mouthing off, friend.


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    maxwell smart
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    The fact that we are not arsed about doing anything except waste time complaining about that thing.


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    rednik
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    We are definitely the best begrudgers to be found anywhere.


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    Shenshen
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    The ability to chat with a lamp post if there's nobody else around to listen ;)


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    Shenshen
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    stovelid wrote: »
    The propensity to ceaselessly self-analyze ourselves and our place in the world and the mistaken corollary assumption that the rest of the world is actually interested in it.

    Nah, the Germans are way better at that, sorry.


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    phill106
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    Shenshen wrote: »
    The ability to chat with a lamp post if there's nobody else around to listen ;)

    Talk the hind legs off a donkey!


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    Mr Benevolent
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    Endless talking and arsing around. That's what has gotten us into so many shitstorms.


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    liah
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    Sense of humour and the ability to continuously complain about their government but never, EVER take any real action against it.

    I like the duality.


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    kumate_champ07
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    'the chancer'


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    Kiera
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    Our humour.


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    Pookah
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    grizzly wrote: »
    I was talking to a fella who said it was the ability to believe two conflicting thoughts at the same time – allowing them to be very diplomatic.

    A nice article on this very subject (if a little messy in the middle) about Irish neurolinguistics, and how Celtic minds helped form Quantum Theory.


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    stovelid
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    Shenshen wrote: »
    Nah, the Germans are way better at that, sorry.

    The Germans matter though.


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    kfallon
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    Everything, we're a great nation, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else and I'm sick of people running down everything about our country. The only negative is the weather but if it's cold put on more clothes and if it's warm take them off again.....it's not rocket science :rolleyes:


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    bladespin
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    Our ability to take it on the chin and keep going, been doing that since the dark ages. Oh and the fact we can have a pint and chat/complain about how bad it was with eachother.


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    kfallon
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    To be able to go to the pub at midday and tell everyone you'll be home legless and nobody bats an eyelid!


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    Shenshen
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    kfallon wrote: »
    For a pregnant girl to be able to go to the pub at midday and tell everyone you'll be home legless and nobody bats an eyelid!

    Fixed your post ;)


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    thebigbiffo
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    we're great conversationalists in general, the importance of being able to talk to and relate to people quickly is underestimated


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    SugarHigh
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    Shenshen wrote: »
    The ability to chat with a lamp post if there's nobody else around to listen ;)
    Is that still there though?
    Have you seen two young men who don't know each other try to make conversation if one of them isn't into sports?

    It's pretty stilted and awkward and will probably still end up talking about sports.


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    Shenshen
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    SugarHigh wrote: »
    Is that still there though?
    Have you seen two young men who don't know each other try to make conversation if one of them isn't into sports?

    It's pretty stilted and awkward and will probably still end up talking about sports.

    Possible, but at least they'll keep talking.
    In most other countries, such a situation would only lead to awkward silence.


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    Naked Lepper
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    being fameous as the land of saints and scholars and being more articulate and able to spell properly is a good 1 as well


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    SugarHigh
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    thebigbiffo wrote: »
    we're great conversationalists in general, the importance of being able to talk to and relate to people quickly is underestimated

    Again I'mnot sure this is true. Irish people have the same conversations over and over again and they really can't make conversation with someone different.


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    OldGoat
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    The propensity to adhere to the stereotype, like ya know.

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    SugarHigh
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    Naked Lepper wrote: »
    being fameous as the land of saints and scholars and being more articulate and able to spell properly is a good 1 as well

    Most Europeans don't take the idea that Ireland was the land of saints of scholars seriously and non-Europeans have never heard of it.


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    MickShamrock
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    Being your best friend to your face and your worst enemy when you turn your back.


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    sensibleken
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    My balls.

    Please form a line to share in their glory


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