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Why are Dublin people so insecure about where they live?
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teeandtoast wrote: »Another thing I noticed is that from my experiences I met very few honest Dublin people. Why don't they ever mean what they say and say what they mean. You rarely get what you see.
What are you on about
I have had some bad experiences with people from all over this country and beyond, I would not go on to generalise that they are all the same.That would be a real narrow minded and selfish opinion. 0 -
What are you on about I have had some bad experiences with people from all over this country and beyond, I would not go on to generalise that they are all the same.That would be a real narrow minded and selfish opinion.
I am not generalising but I am talking from my experiences since living in Dublin for 3 years and living in Galway for 2 years. Dublin and Galway people are Irish but very very different I observe from my experiences0 -
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Has anybody noticed that Dublin people often pronounce the name Kieran as the Irish Ciaran?
My boss is Kieran, and we deal with banks, insurance companies, state bodies based in Dublin on a daily basis, I reckon about 2/3s ask to speak with Ciaran.
Its a strange one.....
No. Not sure what that has to do with anything. Orange pilled.
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Haha..I think you're confusing "insecurity" for a nice genuine dose of superiority.
Kidding
Seriously though, I get what you mean. Lots of Dubliners do have a sort of dislike towards country people/culchies. Many would generally look down on country people, steroetype them as being backward, unfashionable, of inferior intelligence, etc. Of course it's mostly nonsense, but it exists non-the-less.
Though I find "country knackers" even more fockkking annoying than the Dublin knackers. Oh and strong country accents are very grating. I'm sure you find us annoying too though : P
If it makes you feel any better
, apparently this phenomenon is the same in all capital (or large) cites. 0 -
Haha..I think you're confusing "insecurity" for a nice genuine dose of superiority.
Kidding
Seriously though, I get what you mean. Lots of Dubliners do have a sort of dislike towards country people/culchies. Many would generally look down on country people, steroetype them as being backward, unfashionable, of inferior intelligence, etc. Of course it's mostly nonsense, but it exists non-the-less.
Though I find "country knackers" even more fockkking annoying than the Dublin knackers. Oh and strong country accents are very grating. I'm sure you find us annoying too though : P
If it makes you feel any better, apparently this phenomenon is the same in all capital (or large) cites.
Spot on, Rocket. Now lock this thread.
Orange pilled.
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I generally like the place, but have two small gripes.
First, there is nowhere to sit down if you have to wait for someone apart from the benches in St Stephen's Green, or else pay to get something in a pub/café/restaurant.
Second, I can't understand the stage system on the buses
(flat fare of €1.60 in Cork regardless of the length of the journey - obviously because Cork is smaller) and as everyone knows, Dublin Bus drivers are too fùcking cranky to explain it to me EVER so I either end up getting the Luas or walking everywhere if the Luas isn't going where I need to go. Like who came up with a system whereby you have to tell the driver how much you need to pay, rather than the other way around?!?!?
Other than that, it's fine. 0 -
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Second, I can't understand the stage system on the buses (flat fare of €1.60 in Cork regardless of the length of the journey - obviously because Cork is smaller) and as everyone knows, Dublin Bus drivers are too fùcking cranky to explain it to me EVER so I either end up getting the Luas or walking everywhere if the Luas isn't going where I need to go. Like who came up with a system whereby you have to tell the driver how much you need to pay, rather than the other way around?!?!?
All the information you need is available online and on some bus shelters. Fair enough you're from Cork but it really annoys me when a local has to ask the driver these things and holds everyone up.0 -
It's a bizarre thing and only something thats maybe become really apparent in the last 10 years with so much social media and forums like this.
But my impression is Dubliners seem to really have a chip on their shoulder when it comes to anyone from any of the other 31 counties.
- They seem to dislike the national games because they're played more successfully elsewhere.
- Seem to have a genuine dislike of customs, accents and locations everywhere else in the country. I remember one Dublin guy on that TV3 show take me out saying he was hoping for a Dublin girl as he "dislikes the culchie accent". I was unaware all 31 counties and 5 million people shared the same dialect.
- Seem to dislike Irish made programs that aren't made in Dublin or programs in the Irish language, generally it seems to be more acceptable to watch British programming there than say something rural based like Kilnaskully.
I find it quite sad that a lot of people there don't seem to be able to have pride in their city or county and have to snipe through arrogance and igorance at everyone else hiding their own insecurities about where they live, not even at particular areas. Dublin people tend to regard the country as two zones "Dublin" and "the country" which is quite funny, I don't know anywhere else or any other country which would have people so narrow minded as that.
The fact that dublin has the highest emmigration rate in the country is probably testament to how much love its people has for it.
There's a lot of awesome things about Dublin IMO, it isn't warranted.
A Dub said to me what is with you Cork folk and the chip's on your shoulders?I said it isn't chips we have on our shoulders at all it's the weight of 121 all irelands we have on our shoulders.:pac:Cork 1990 All Ireland Senior Hurling and Football Champions
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It's a bizarre thing and only something thats maybe become really apparent in the last 10 years with so much social media and forums like this.
But my impression is Dubliners seem to really have a chip on their shoulder when it comes to anyone from any of the other 31 counties.
- They seem to dislike the national games because they're played more successfully elsewhere.
- Seem to have a genuine dislike of customs, accents and locations everywhere else in the country. I remember one Dublin guy on that TV3 show take me out saying he was hoping for a Dublin girl as he "dislikes the culchie accent". I was unaware all 31 counties and 5 million people shared the same dialect.
- Seem to dislike Irish made programs that aren't made in Dublin or programs in the Irish language, generally it seems to be more acceptable to watch British programming there than say something rural based like Kilnaskully.
I find it quite sad that a lot of people there don't seem to be able to have pride in their city or county and have to snipe through arrogance and igorance at everyone else hiding their own insecurities about where they live, not even at particular areas. Dublin people tend to regard the country as two zones "Dublin" and "the country" which is quite funny, I don't know anywhere else or any other country which would have people so narrow minded as that.
The fact that dublin has the highest emmigration rate in the country is probably testament to how much love its people has for it.
There's a lot of awesome things about Dublin IMO, it isn't warranted.
I'm not from Dublin and i dislike GAA, 90% of Irish TV and the cork accent0 -
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