Thursday night.

drdeadlift

With all the talk of the IMF temporarily taking over the country you would think people would be penny-less and going hungry.
Got off work at seven o'clock Thursday night gone,was going to get some food with the Sheila,nearly every single restaurant we went to had a Que for tables from Georges street,south William street and temple bar.It just didn't look like a country in distress.
Am i wrong in thinking dinning out would be something people would avoid if they were low on cash or as it being in Dublin are we not seeing the full wack of the recession as maybe small rural parts.

karlog

When your unemployed Thursday nights are meaningless.

Donkey Oaty

The sudden influx of camera crews from around the world might have had something to do with it.

Poor Uncle Tom

There are times when Dublin isn't reflective of the counrty, this is one of them.

karlog

karlog wrote: »

When your unemployed Thursday nights are meaningless.

How can my thursday nights be unemployed?

Anyway OP Dublin is doing ok, not the centre of the recession.

Son Of A Vidic

Queuing in Dublin - that's a shock, when you consider it hasn't enough of anything.

Pookah

bluewolf wrote: »

How can my thursday nights be unemployed?

Anyway OP Dublin is doing ok, not the centre of the recession.

Muphry's Law strikes again.

Jay D

drdeadlift wrote: »

Am i wrong in thinking dinning out would be something people would avoid if they were low on cash

No you are not.

Next question.

scientific1982

Small villages up and down the country are suffering a lot. Pubs and shops are closing all over the place. Grim times.

Twee.

A lot of people are unemployed but a lot of people still have jobs where they can have a little bit of discretionary spending, restaurants are now more value for money with set menus and early birds, some people might have saved up for a few weeks for a special treat night out. Recession doesn't mean the world stops turning.

drdeadlift

Twee. wrote: »

A lot of people are unemployed but a lot of people still have jobs where they can have a little bit of discretionary spending, restaurants are now more value for money with set menus and early birds, some people might have saved up for a few weeks for a special treat night out. Recession doesn't mean the world stops turning.

Very true,there was just a very vibrant feel around town.Didn't feel or look like what the press talk of every day.

I did see the early bird menus,but they stopped at eight or so.

Dudess

There's still money... but it's gonna run out.

scientific1982 wrote: »

Small villages up and down the country are suffering a lot. Pubs and shops are closing all over the place. Grim times.

Yeah, e.g. half of Blarney is shut down, place is dead. Scary - it was always so vibrant, and it has the tourist thing going on...

chin_grin

drdeadlift wrote: »

With all the talk of the IMF temporarily taking over the country you would think people would be penny-less and going hungry.
Got off work at seven o'clock Thursday night gone,was going to get some food with the Sheila,nearly every single restaurant we went to had a Que for tables from Georges street,south William street and temple bar.It just didn't look like a country in distress.
Am i wrong in thinking dinning out would be something people would avoid if they were low on cash or as it being in Dublin are we not seeing the full wack of the recession as maybe small rural parts.

From this point on I read your post in an Australian accent. Therefore, I cannot take you seriously.

jimmycrackcorm

"The money hasn't gone away you know"

drdeadlift

Dudess wrote: »

There's still money... but it's gonna run out.


Yeah, e.g. half of Blarney is shut down, place is dead. Scary - it was always so vibrant, and it has the tourist thing going on...

bloody hell sheila when do you reckon the money is going to run out?

afatbollix

Last I checked there is still more people working than not working...

In fact I earn more now that I did before this all started. It doesent mean the people earning money cant spend it!!

Fighting Irish

Not everyone is broke, some people have safe jobs and/or saved for a rainy day

bc dub

yeah I haven't been outside the pale too often recently bit I can't help but feel Dublin is no way to measure the overall state of the island.