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Tallaght not as bad as you think
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I've lived in Tallaght for the majority of my life. I was raised there and by the time I was a teenager stuff like the Square, Tallaght Hospital and decent Dublin Bus services were up and running along with other amenities and services. As such, I have no problem with it. I'm used to it and it's home.
But I'd be mad if I tried to claim that it is as good as any other part of Dublin, or claimed that the "character" of people make up the difference. No, Tallaght is not a slum in the sense of what you'll see when you do a bit of travelling outside Ireland. But it's all relative and, while you can live happily in any part of Tallaght really, you have more things to be aware of than you would in other places.
Anecdotal evidence: I was back living in my parents house a couple of years ago and a friend of mine (from Mount Merrion) dropped by to pick me up on the way to something or another. I needed to drop into my local shop across the road, so we drove over, parked the car and went in and out to get what we needed. Nothing out of the ordinary that I could see. About 20 minutes down the road on our way my mate turned to me and said "hmm, your local shop is pretty grim".
Now, you may say 'oh that says as much about him as it does Tallaght or you (us)' and you are of course correct. But that someone would even think that speaks of something.
As to the original post on this topic - I would be of the opinion that it's a bad thing to live in the very same place your whole life regardless of whether it is a nice area or not!
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super_furry wrote: »Tallaght is bleedin rapih and youse are all muppehs!
I wonder is that where the word "trun" came from as in throw.I remember some bird saying she was going to "trun" a rock at me
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Sink The Banana wrote: »I wonder is that where the word "trun" came from as in throw.I remember some bird saying she was going to "trun" a rock at me
Trun is past tense. As in: "Who trun da bleedin bottle?"0 -
Why is that cool? It's huge housing estates with minimal facilties that cause a lot of the social problems associated with parts of Tallaght!
I'm also from Tallaght and have experienced the 'look' you get from some people when they find out where you're from. Doesn't bother me TBH, some parts of Tallaght are pretty rough in fairness. Unfortunately it's these areas that get all the publicity so I don't blame people for having misconceptions about it
There ya go!LuckyLloyd wrote: »I've lived in Tallaght for the majority of my life. I was raised there and by the time I was a teenager stuff like the Square, Tallaght Hospital and decent Dublin Bus services were up and running along with other amenities and services. As such, I have no problem with it. I'm used to it and it's home.
But I'd be mad if I tried to claim that it is as good as any other part of Dublin, or claimed that the "character" of people make up the difference. No, Tallaght is not a slum in the sense of what you'll see when you do a bit of travelling outside Ireland. But it's all relative and, while you can live happily in any part of Tallaght really, you have more things to be aware of than you would in other places.
Anecdotal evidence: I was back living in my parents house a couple of years ago and a friend of mine (from Mount Merrion) dropped by to pick me up on the way to something or another. I needed to drop into my local shop across the road, so we drove over, parked the car and went in and out to get what we needed. Nothing out of the ordinary that I could see. About 20 minutes down the road on our way my mate turned to me and said "hmm, your local shop is pretty grim".
Now, you may say 'oh that says as much about him as it does Tallaght or you (us)' and you are of course correct. But that someone would even think that speaks of something.
As to the original post on this topic - I would be of the opinion that it's a bad thing to live in the very same place your whole life regardless of whether it is a nice area or not!
No it pretty much shows what a lame and pointless remark that was. I forgot how vibrant and cheerful every shop in Mount Merrion looks.
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psycho-hope wrote: »My bf moved from jobstown to finglas 13years ago gives me hours of entertainment winding him up:D having said that id feel safer walking from the bus stop to his house at night on my own then i would waiting for a bus at the dart station in bray in the dark when Shamrock Rovers fans are heading home after a match with Wanderers or the gangs of Dublin lads head home from their knacker drinking and arson sessions on Bray head of a Summer weekend.
FYP
I live around the corner from the station and I hear of more trouble at Shankill station than Bray tbh.
Bray may be an example of local government incompetance, of wasted potential and the whole place could do with some demolitions and a few coats of paint etc but I wouldn't live anywhere else. I think for the 4th largest town/city in Ireland with a population of over 33,000 we have less scumbag problems than would normally be expected for a town our size. Do you see a lot of the trackie wearing demographic about the place? Yes indeed, but ours seem to be better behaved than a lot of towns. 0 -
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of the fragile wrote: »I'll accept the first time I was doing my test, I was only driving for 2 months and I didn't even have my own car so I wasn't expecting to pass anyway.
The second time, I was a much better driver but the examiner was an absolute prick!! He was a grumpy old man who just wanted to fail me. I was pretty pissed off...
Third time in Rathgar I had a nice lady who passed me... So it was all good!!
If only my car's battery hadn't gone flat, I'ld like to go on a nice drive sometime... I like the weather like this. Not too cold, a bit of rain and such...
How did you know the grumpy old man was from tallaght,and as has been said already you pass or fail on your ability to drive , nothing else.
Glad your enjoying the weather,
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Dunno, he might not have been from there, most people I know who did their driving test in Tallaght failed and then they managed to pass somewhere else.How did you know the grumpy old man was from tallaght,and as has been said already you pass or fail on your ability to drive , nothing else.
Glad your enjoying the weather,0
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