garda called a 'monkey' by abusive german at rail station

sandmanporto

saw it in the evening herald today pg.26. the guy was having an argument with rail staff and he said to officers that ireland was a banana republic and should be cut off from europe.
It is kind of offensive to an irish person but it goes to show how we're viewed. He was obviously an arrogant d*ckhead in the first place looking for trouble.

Sykk

Thanks for sharing.

Up next: The weather with Fintan O' Toole.

kfallon

http://www.virginmedia.com/images/itv-monkey---itv-digital.jpg

chin_grin

Slow news day?

biko

It's true though.

Now I'm trying to picture how it would sound when a German says that "Ze Irish arr monkees and ze coontree iz a bannana republik"

stovelid

Why did he go ape? Was the Garda gibbon him lip or something?

Irish Guitarist

That's the worst thing a German has ever done.

TheZohanS

biko wrote: »

It's true though.

It sure is.

Banana republic is a pejorative term that refers to a politically unstable country dependent upon limited primary productions (e.g. bananas), and ruled by a small, self-elected, wealthy, corrupt politico-economic plutocracy or oligarchy.[1] The term banana republic originally denoted the fictional “Republic of Anchuria”, a “servile dictatorship” that abetted (or supported for kickbacks) the exploitation of large-scale plantation agriculture, especially banana cultivation.[1] As a political science term banana republic is a descriptor first used by the American writer O. Henry in Cabbages and Kings (1904), a book of thematically related short stories derived from his 1896–97 residence in Honduras, where he was hiding from U.S. law for bank embezzlement.[2]
A banana republic is a commercial enterprise for profit by collusion between the State and favoured monopolies, whereby the profits derived from private exploitation of public lands is private property, and the debts incurred are public responsibility. Such an imbalanced economy reduces the national currency to devalued paper-money, hence, the country is ineligible for international development credit and remains limited by the uneven economic development of town and country. Kleptocracy, government by thieves, features influential government employees exploiting their posts for personal gain (embezzlement, fraud, bribery, etc.), with the resultant deficit repaid by the native working people who “earn money”, rather than “make money”. Because of foreign (corporate) manipulation, the government is unaccountable to its nation, the country’s private sector–public sector corruption operates the banana republic, thus, the national legislature usually are for sale, and function mostly as ceremonial government.[3]

prinz

Well the country is a banana-republic so he got that much right.

As for calling a garda a monkey, if it is true, then he was a mouthy prat and wouldn't be nearly as brave doing the same around German police. Although I have seen worse right here on boards, so no need for a lot of posters to get indignant now.

Celly Smunt

the german is right you know

sensibleken

well if the herald thought it was news imporant enough to be on page 26 then of course it deserves a thread

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

That's the worst thing a German has ever done.

haha!

German in national insult shock!

hondasam

He could have called him a pig, that wouldn't go down to well.

YFlyer

Maybe he thought that the garda was a bouncer.

Ruu_Old

Bet he didn't even apologise!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7W7q7pWygU

JONJO THE MISER

They should of said to the German, we are not Jews at all you wont put us in a oven, thats what i said to a thick German bitch in a supermarket a few years ago when we had a argument.

Fratton Fred

How could anyone get into an argument with IE staff, they are always so nice, friendly, cooperative, well mannered etc etc.

YFlyer

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

They should of said to the German, we are not Jews at all you wont put us in a oven, thats what i said to a thick German bitch in a supermarket a few years ago when we had a argument.

Don't mention the war.

Greentopia

YFlyer wrote: »

Maybe he thought that the garda was a bouncer.

Easy mistake to make

Logical Fallacy

sandmanporto wrote: »

saw it in the evening herald today pg.26. the guy was having an argument with rail staff and he said to officers that ireland was a banana republic and should be cut off from europe.
It is kind of offensive to an irish person but it goes to show how we're viewed. He was obviously an arrogant d*ckhead in the first place looking for trouble.

lol, the Germans.

What the **** are they gonna do about it?

Invade? I'd like to see that!

prinz

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

They should of said to the German, we are not Jews at all you wont put us in a oven, thats what i said to a thick German bitch in a supermarket a few years ago when we had a argument.

How sad is that.

Max Power1

Ah them germans are normally gas crack, a great shower altogether.

mikemac

Same happened in 2007 from ze German Ambassador

THE German Embassy in Ireland has moved to defuse a diplomatic row after the German Ambassador described Ireland as 'coarse' and criticised our public service system.

Christian Pauls was given a firm diplomatic reprimand

In his 15-minute speech the ambassador said:

Ireland was a "coarse place".
Junior ministers here earned more than the German Chancellor.
Some 20pc of the population were public servants.
Our "chaotic" hospital waiting lists would not be tolerated anywhere else.
Wage demands were too high.
Our immigration policy was wrong and we had learned nothing from Germany or the Nordic countries.
He also cited the doctors' rejection of €200,000 a year posts on the basis that this sum was "Mickey Mouse" money and referred to the former dominant position of the Catholic Church within the country.

His listeners, mainly members of the German Federation of Buying and Marketing groups, representing medium-sized businesses, loved his delivery.

How dare him :mad:
Oh wait a minute, he was right

steddyeddy

Hes right about the banana republic but they were wrong about being the master race.

steddyeddy

mikemac wrote: »

Same happened in 2007 from ze German Ambassador



How dare him :mad:
Oh wait a minute, he was right

Yea he is right on the money there. Basically its a matter of what we tolerate and have tolerated. The germans also veiw the gaurds as the least transparent service in the eu.

filthymcnasty

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

They should of said to the German, we are not Jews at all you wont put us in a oven, thats what i said to a thick German bitch in a supermarket a few years ago when we had a argument.

that told her!

did she jump the queue or something

Feeona

What do Germans know? They thought a bean sprout was a cucumber and Germany was Spain.

sensibleken

Feeona wrote: »

What do Germans know? They thought a bean sprout was a cucumber and Germany was Spain.

thats true. maybe he was confusing banana with watercress and was complementing the sandwiches

Cat Melodeon

Sure we're all Inselaffen (island monkeys) to the Germans. How dare they call us names, damned Nazi Kraut Hun Gerry Fritz sausage-and-cabbage-eating feckers.

thebigbiffo

perosonally i think this particular kraut deserves his own statue.

ejmaztec

sandmanporto wrote: »

saw it in the evening herald today pg.26. the guy was having an argument with rail staff and he said to officers that ireland was a banana republic and should be cut off from europe.
It is kind of offensive to an irish person but it goes to show how we're viewed. He was obviously an arrogant d*ckhead in the first place looking for trouble.

The Guard or the German?




:pac:

Dartz

We need a final solution to the German question.

Dudess

Who cares what is thought of Ireland? And yeah, much of it is true - I'm just not sure about the "banana republic" label. It's something I'd associate more with extremely poor South American dictatorships.

Criticism of a country is perfectly reasonable - it's when that criticism is extended to anonymous individuals from that country that the line is crossed. Neither German guy mentioned here did that.

ejmaztec

Dudess wrote: »

Who cares what is thought of Ireland? And yeah, much of it is true - I'm just not sure about the "banana republic" label. It's something I'd associate more with extremely poor South American dictatorships.

Criticism of a country is perfectly reasonable - it's when that criticism is extended to anonymous individuals from that country that the line is crossed. Neither German guy mentioned here did that.

We can't afford bananas:(

Dangerous Man

You know things are bad when someone throws what would otherwise be considered horrible, nasty abuse at your country and you can't do anything but agree.

pragmatic1

Dudess wrote: »

Who cares what is thought of Ireland? And yeah, much of it is true - I'm just not sure about the "banana republic" label. It's something I'd associate more with extremely poor South American dictatorships.

Criticism of a country is perfectly reasonable - it's when that criticism is extended to anonymous individuals from that country that the line is crossed. Neither German guy mentioned here did that.

Not when you're staying or visiting someone elses country. Its a bit like going to someones house and calling it a ****hole. Its unmannerly.

charlemont

The Garda should have taken the piss out him, but I think the German has a point, Ireland is a banana republic.

Amhran Nua

Tell him to get back to us when he's allowed to sing his own national anthem.

Niles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRTngtsOY8Q

Fratton Fred

ejmaztec wrote: »

We can't afford bananas:(

Maybe we could be a cheese republic?

staker

He had a previous conviction for harassment and had been given a 9 month sentence according to the article.
I know what would've happened had this occured in Germany.
He should've been deported a long time ago.

Mike 1972

sandmanporto wrote: »

saw it in the evening herald today pg.26. the guy was having an argument with rail staff and he said to officers that ireland was a banana republic and should be cut off from europe.

The angy German kid on holiday ?

sandmanporto

The way I look at it he wanted an argument! He argued about our nation as a whole to some everyday people doing their job. What good is that? He probably has a psychiatric issue
If he thinks that way about here he should leave as we dont need a jerk like that causing trouble and wasting garda time!

Nolanger

sandmanporto wrote: »

saw it in the evening herald today pg.26. the guy was having an argument with rail staff and he said to officers that ireland was a banana republic

Bob Geldof?

mconigol

At least we're not germany

bonerm

Sounds like a real sour kraut.

Eramen

They paid our bills to get the US/European banks off our collective backs.. Letting one of 'em call a Gard a 'monkey' is getting off pretty light if I may say so..

Well, now to pay them back! (That was the real insult ) *even though we can't*

kincsem

I'm going to boycott (we invented that word ) BMW, Mercedes, Porche, Audi because I can't afford them.

Son Of A Vidic

Eramen wrote: »

They paid our bills to get the US/European banks off our collective backs.. Letting one of 'em call a Gard a 'monkey' is getting off pretty light if I may say so..

Paid our bills? Christ! Surely people have grasped the simple concept by now? Reckless Irish banks, were recklessly loaned money by the German and French banks. Now we have to bail them out and cover their losses. It was not 'our' bill in the first place. It's amazing how some think, that the ordinary Irish taxpayer is somehow responsible for the financial incompetence and latent greed of European and Irish banks.

Eramen

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Paid our bills? Christ! Surely people have grasped the simple concept by now? Reckless Irish banks, were recklessly loaned money by the German and French banks. Now we have to bail them out and cover their losses. It was not 'our' bill in the first place. It's amazing how some think, that the ordinary Irish taxpayer is somehow responsible for the financial incompetence and latent greed of European and Irish banks.

That's all true CM, I was just having some fun with this story

And no, as a seasoned political/cultural activist (no, not a silly once-off protester) I think Irish people haven't really grasped the concept or reality at all, but in saying that they do know we have been manhandled and coerced into accepting the unacceptable, namely paying debts that aren't really ours.

How much longer will an insurmountable greed champion over Irish apathy and laziness? That's the real question. Action, beyond inane rambling and petty political infighting, seems to be something foreign entirely to us.

Not to go of topic..

JuliusCaesar

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

we are not Jews at all you wont put us in a oven, thats what i said to a thick German bitch in a supermarket a few years ago when we had a argument.

manages to insult both Germans and Jews in one go!

Versus

Eramen wrote: »

Irish people ... do know we have been manhandled and coerced into accepting the unacceptable, namely paying debts that aren't really ours.

How much longer will an insurmountable greed champion over Irish apathy and laziness? That's the real question. Action, beyond inane rambling and petty political infighting, seems to be something foreign entirely to us.

scopper

Cat Melodeon wrote: »

Sure we're all Inselaffen (island monkeys) to the Germans. How dare they call us names, damned Nazi Kraut Hun Gerry Fritz sausage-and-cabbage-eating feckers.

Inselaffen is directed at the English in Germany. They tend to think of the Ireland as slightly charming messers and don't apply island monkey much to non-English people (in my experience).