The good things about Ireland.

Chuck Stone

There's been so much doom and gloom on AH lately that I thought we could be doing with an 'ol thread about the good things we have in our little country.

I think we've a great wee island here. I love the Irish sense of humour and how we're allowed to take the piss out of each other but if a foreigner does it we get the pich forks and torches out. Makes me Lol anyway.

Okay I'll start.

I love the beautiful coast we have. The Cliffs of Moher never fail to take my breath away.

Okay AH'ers what do y'all like about Ireland?

Daniel S

Fresh air?

Ballyhoura trails are brilliant too!

mikemac

If you drive or walk on country roads in rural areas everyone salutes

It's what seperates us from the townies :cool:

nomnomnom

Chuck Stone wrote: »

There's been so much doom and gloom on AH lately that I thought we could be doing with an 'ol thread about the good things we have in our little country.

I think we've a great wee island here. I love the Irish sense of humour and how we're allowed to take the piss out of each other but if a foreigner does it we get the pich forks and torches out. Makes me Lol anyway.

Okay I'll start.

I love the beautiful coast we have. The Cliffs of Moher never fail to take my breath away.

Okay AH'ers what do y'all like about Ireland?

The fact that I dont live there anymore.

Gummy Panda

Our beef!

Seriously, we have some decent meat compared to other countries.

*chews on steak*

tsoparno

the airports that get us outta here:D:D:D
seriously the scenic walks all over the country are on a par with anywhere.

looky loo

Yeah...a happy person on AH......:)

I love that I live 5 mins drive from a beach with outstanding beauty. I love old irish pubs that have music in them any nite of the week. I love my country and having lived in london for ten years it was bliss to get back here. Love it...wild horses wont move me now....

Norwayviking

The people, real genuine, in my experience anyway

Chuck Stone

nomnomnom wrote: »

The fact that I dont live there anymore.

I think that might be one of the good things then.

Down with this sort of thing.

LCruiser Kid

The Irish countryside and our sense of humour You would meet some characters around the place.

nomnomnom

Chuck Stone wrote: »

I think that might be one of the good things then.

Down with this sort of thing.

You should see where I live now.

Chuck Stone

nomnomnom wrote: »

You should see where I live now.

Well that's nice and all but this thread is about Ireland.

TheBody

You just can't beat floating on your boat. Fishing on a calm sunny evening on your favourite lake. The peace and quiet. Heaven!!

nomnomnom

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Well that's nice and all but this thread is about Ireland.

You dont know its nice because I havent told you where it is yet.

Redlion

Lack of any real natural disasters.

Mickeroo

Our generally non-crowded surf spots!

Mickeroo

nomnomnom wrote: »

You dont know its nice because I havent told you where it is yet.

Nobody's asked where it is either funnily enough.....

red menace

Friendly people
Good scenery
Sense of community
Tayto cheese and onion
creamery butter
Irish sense of humour and wit
Stable weather
irish beef
cups of tae

rockmongrel

The potatoes, seriously. Ever had potatoes while abroad? They're horrible. There's a reason we eat so many and other places eat comparatively few, ours are ****ing delish.

nomnomnom

Mickeroo wrote: »

Nobody's asked where it is either funnily enough.....

Good cause its a secret.

harmoniums

The eggs, dairy and tea.
And sausages.
Are imho, the best in the world!

harmoniums

The eggs, dairy and tea.
And sausages.
Are imho, the best in the world!

skeleton_boy

Guinness and the craic

The Scientician

The international airports

Mickeroo

harmoniums wrote: »

The eggs, dairy and tea.
And sausages.
Are imho, the best in the world!

+1

Totally missed the full Irish when I was travelling as did just about everyone I know who went abroad for a while!

MsJenjers

The scenery, the sense of humour, the good old céilí music of course!

mattjack

I love the way we put our cycle lanes in bus lanes...now thats a sense of humour.

Jarren

Off licence

Einhard

nomnomnom wrote: »

The fact that I dont live there anymore.

One of the better things about Ireland alright!:D

Redlion wrote: »

Lack of any real natural disasters.

Hmmm, I dunno about that- Bertie, Brian Cowen...

One of the best things about Ireland is our low crime rate. Not that you'd know we had such a thing reading the doom and gloom merchants in AH!

Superbus

Tea everywhere else is all grey, tasteless and terrifying.

billyhead

The GAA and especially the championship during the Summer:D

Kidchameleon

Irish women are the best in the world IMO.

emeraldstar

Superbus wrote: »

Tea everywhere else is all grey, tasteless and terrifying.

Yep, Barry's Gold Blend is one of the good things about Ireland. And soda bread with jam. Oh yum!

cocoshovel

Kidchameleon wrote: »

Irish women are the best in the world IMO.

LOL, Tea all over my computer screen! You're a funny guy.

Niche market

Our stable banking system of course!!

Oh wait... :rolleyes:

wolf moon

People.
Weather.
Guinness.
In Ireland I have done things I always wanted to do.
Mountains.
Sea.
Freedom.
Friends.


... and I'm not even Irish.

mattjack

wolf moon wrote: »

People.
Weather.
Guinness.
In Ireland I have done things I always wanted to do.
Mountains.
Sea.
Freedom.
Friends.


... and I'm not even Irish.

makes me feel almost kinda wealthy

pragmatic1

The people.
Still a strong sense of community.
Close to the sea.

Chuck Stone

Buttur & shpuds. Oh lordy I love me some buttur and shpuds me.




Yeah it's a shameless bump...

PinkFly

The fields are always so green wen comin home froms holidays esp!

Craebear

The smile on a pig's face.

BOHtox

The Girls
The stable economy
The secure currency
Low unemployment
The way noone's scum
The weather
oh I know, Planxty!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ0vRnwUfGQ

DEFTLEFTHAND

The Irish sense of humour, its definitely unique to us as a race. I lived in Germany for a summer and I remember my German friends and I could never quite relate to each other's humour. It made me feel quite homesick at the time.

TechnoKid

Speaking of Germany, I'm looking forward to living there temporarily :P.

DjFlin

The movie company that sued a tonne of people for torrenting The Hurt Locker overlooked us. I call that a plus.

Xios

*Social Healthcare
*Overly generous Welfare system
*Nobody is dying of hunger
*No regime is forcefully ruling the country
*Decent but dated education system
*Average public transport
*Outgoing and interesting society

Things could be worse.

Bad things?
*We're a shower of ungrateful c*nts

OPENROAD

Dublin
Grafton Street
Liveline
Butlers Cafe Extra Hot Low fat lattes

Sea Sharp

There's ATMs everywhere!
I was traveling around Europe a few years back and finding an ATM was often a pain in the neck.
Our taxation system is deadly. Everything is sorted for you, no headaches trying to sort out your taxes at the end of the year.
Irish cities are always good crack with musicians and buskers playing late at night. You rarely see that elsewhere.

Tubsandtiles

OPENROAD wrote: »

Dublin
Grafton Street
Liveline
Butlers Cafe Extra Hot Low fat lattes

I think you managed to name everything that isn't great about Ireland apart from the coffee

Greentopia

The weather-I love our temperate climate. Sure a bit more sun would be nice but then I'd have to slather on the factor 50 more than I already do on so meh, not worth it .

No deadly creatures that want to maim or kill you (not counting the local scobes)

Irish beef and dairy is the best in the world. I missed Irish butter more than anything when I lived abroad.
Our farmhouse cheeses are as good as you find anywhere and our fruit and veg are fantastic. Same with our sausages and black pud.

Best bloodstock industry in the world here.

Gorgeous lush green countryside.

The people.

born2bwild

Rory Gallagher's music.

League of Ireland football.

That's about it, really.

No, wait, there's no industrial pollution - I lived in a coal mining and coal-fired industrial region once...cough, cough, cough.