Why are all irish taxi drivers racist ?

Lucozade man

I have met very nice taxi drivers over the years but even the nicest gentleman taxi driver said to me those blacks all look the same coming over here fruading our dole.

partyndbs

yeah thats kinda true, ive been in cabs with some real nice guys and then one of the guys will mention 'the blacks' and the taxi driver will like go into a big rant

giant_midget

Lucozade man wrote: »

I have met very nice taxi drivers over the years but even the nicest gentleman taxi driver said to me those blacks all look the same coming over here fruading our dole.

i dont think they are all racist...they are all arseholes

FatherLen

i sense this thread will be closed soon..........

Venom

We expect a higher quality forum troll on boards.ie OP. Try harder.

Nodin

1. No they aren't
2. Damn you to hell.

this is arse

that's not racist. that's observational. they do all look the same. i used to work in one of those refugee centers and one day heard one of the on the phone to someone back home telling 'um this was "the land of milk and honey"

Kiera

Uh oh....

Pure Sound

Thats not true, its wrong to generalise, I have come across plenty of non rascist taxi drivers who wish to embrace our non-national friends

Gunsfortoys

Wait hang on hang on !

...*grabs popcorn and sits down*


Ok go ahead!

landsleaving

Lucozade man wrote: »

I have met very nice taxi drivers over the years but even the nicest gentleman taxi driver said to me those blacks all look the same coming over here fruading our dole.

How was he a gentleman then?

Your attempt to make up a story which leads to anger and resentment has failed. Try harder or give up.

prinz

Yeah I had this one fella kept calling me a whitey and a cracker.

grrrrrrrrrr

Lucozade man wrote: »

I have met very nice taxi drivers over the years but even the nicest gentleman taxi driver said to me those blacks all look the same coming over here fruading our dole.

Stay off the Lucozade id say, this is your third thread in as many days

Trog

Because they make sweeping generalisations?

Sugarfree

this is arse wrote: »

that's not racist. that's observational. they do all look the same. i used to work in one of those refugee centers and one day heard one of the on the phone to someone back home telling 'um this was "the land of milk and honey"

I was at a bus stop and this African lady was getting onto the bus in front of me. She had a pram with her but it wouldnt fit so she left it behind her. I asked her why are you leaving the pram there for. She said it didnt matter and she would get another free one off social. I was shocked.

Where To

On a similar note, why are all stereotyes stereotyped?:rolleyes:

FatherLen

Sugarfree wrote: »

I was at a bus stop and this African lady was getting onto the bus in front of me. She had a pram with her but it wouldnt fit so she left it behind her. I asked her why are you leaving the pram there for. She said it didnt matter and she would get another free one off social. I was shocked.

i dunno about this one. seems like a fib to me...

Pauleta

Its because they are comin in here and turkin ur jerbs

Celly Smunt

i'm not racist but...

Sugarfree

FatherLen wrote: »

i dunno about this one. seems like a fib to me...

Its 100% true. She goes all over the country leaving prams behind. There isnt a town she hasnt hit yet!

marty1985

Sugarfree wrote: »

I was at a bus stop and this African lady was getting onto the bus in front of me. She had a pram with her but it wouldnt fit so she left it behind her. I asked her why are you leaving the pram there for. She said it didnt matter and she would get another free one off social. I was shocked.

And then it turned out the guy who paid her bus fare was in fact THEE Mr. Springsteen!

I've heard this one a hundred times.

WindSock

Because their jobs are under threat by immigrants the most, there is naturally going to be some bitterness from some of them.

pawrick

yeah have to agree, my mate Olatunde Adedayo is the most black taxi driver I've met...wait what?

Sugarfree

marty1985 wrote: »

And then it turned out the guy who paid her bus fare was in fact THEE Mr. Springsteen!

It was Elvis Costelloe actually

DoesNotCompute

Sugarfree wrote: »

I was at a bus stop and this African lady was getting onto the bus in front of me. She had a pram with her but it wouldnt fit so she left it behind her. I asked her why are you leaving the pram there for. She said it didnt matter and she would get another free one off social. I was shocked.

urban myth

FreudianSlippers

Because most of them as with a high percentage of people in Ireland are uneducated simpletons.

pawrick

bet they all vote SF too!



(thought they needed a mention seeing as Ned O'Keeffe has usurped them today on boards)

Nodin

Sugarfree wrote: »

I was at a bus stop and this African lady was getting onto the bus in front of me. She had a pram with her but it wouldnt fit so she left it behind her. I asked her why are you leaving the pram there for. She said it didnt matter and she would get another free one off social. I was shocked.

I believe you.

Really.

mikemac

Sugarfree knows it's an urban myth

I first heard that one about the prams in 2002 in Galway.
And over the years heard the same story all over the country

I heard they get thousands to buy cars as they claim they deal with racist behavior on public transport.
So they need cars to avoid this.

FreudianSlippers

I have about 20 free prams off the social and I don't even have a kid.

Gunsfortoys

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

Because most of them as with a high percentage of people in Ireland are uneducated simpletons.

Generalising generalisers now are we?:pac:

Coriolanus

What about the black ones? Or the brownie-beige ones?

ejmaztec

grrrrrrrrrr wrote: »

Stay off the Lucozade id say, this is your third tread in as many days

You'd think he be tyred by now.

FreudianSlippers

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Generalising generalisers now are we?:pac:

All taxi drivers sell booze out of their boots actually.

Duiske

Sugarfree wrote: »

Its 100% true. She goes all over the country leaving prams behind. There isnt a town she hasnt hit yet!

She told you this as well, eh ? Keep this story going and you'll be able to sit upright and type with your nose !!

seanmc1980

a freind of mine's hairdresser's cousin told him the refugees get a free car when they arrive off the boat, bleeding disgrace they are robbing all our jobs too!!!!!!!

taxi driver are unskilled workers who's jobs are under threat from foreign workers how will work longer hours for less. hence the reaentment!

Sunnyisland

where do i go from here wrote: »

On a similar note, why are all stereotyes stereotyped?:rolleyes:

I used to be a sterotype now i am a ipodtype

Lumen

People are racist. Taxi drivers are people.

The human mind has evolved to recognise patterns and cling to them for safety, and consequently we find stereotypes comforting.

Unfortunately the assertively non-generalising protohumans all died out during their relentless quest to find the nutritious poison berry and the cuddly sabretooth tiger.

Orando Broom

I am racist but I find that many Africans are super nice and helpful and they do their best to make a good life for themselves and their families whilst contributing to the social capital of this island.

DrumSteve

OP was this taxi driver himself Black... Cos that would be funny.

FreudianSlippers

Lumen wrote: »

People are racist. Taxi drivers are people.

The human mind has evolved to recognise patterns and cling to them for safety, and consequently we find stereotypes comforting.

Unfortunately the assertively non-generalising protohumans all died out during their relentless quest to find the nutritious poison berry and the cuddly sabretooth tiger.

I'm calling shenanigans, taxi drivers are clearly not people.

_feedback_

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GoldRush4821

I don't know if you know this but they get free socks.
That is all.

FreudianSlippers

GoldRush4821 wrote: »

I don't know if you know this but they get free socks.
That is all.

Taxi drivers get free socks?

GoldRush4821

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

Taxi drivers get free socks?

No. Nigerians do. If you haven't seen it i'm not going to explain.

FreudianSlippers

GoldRush4821 wrote: »

No. Nigerians do. If you haven't seen it i'm not going to explain.

I'm going to be on the lookout.

I bet taxi drivers get free underwear.

UglyBolloxFace

Why do all Irish people generalise?

(Har har..I see what i did there)

FreudianSlippers

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

Why do all Irish people generalise?

(Har har..I see what i did there)

No

johnmcdnl

well don't a good few of them scam out dole system and such - so why wouldn't they give out

just because they give out about people who come into our country and scam our system doesn't make them racist... why don't they scam their own system..

StephenHendry

i think some taxi drivers are racists, this purely down to lack of education and intelligence and the fact few of them have travelled to other countries in the eu or worldwide. unfortunately these people give the rest a bad name,

i mean taxi driver who are racist or give racist views to the punter(s) are not held accountable or won't be if they are complained about , so therefore they are express those views

FreudianSlippers

johnmcdnl wrote: »

well don't a good few of them scam out dole system and such - so why wouldn't they give out

just because they give out about people who come into our country and scam our system doesn't make them racist... why don't they scam their own system..

Are you a taxi driver?