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I wore the Union Jack today

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  • 11-12-2011 3:36am
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    Dannyg90
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭


    Today i wore a union jack tshirt in the city centre of Dublin and was shocked at the amount of abuse i got from people. From living in London nobody wearing a national tshirt ever got abuse apart from scumbags(which are in every country unfortunately). from asking friends i have who are Irish they seem to think its a joke because i'm English , if this happened to an an Irish person in England it'd be a big deal, an unreal amount of Irish people support English teams and wear their shirts with pride yet those are the same people who were givning me abuse about my union jack shirt


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    ThePower11
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    Try wearing a Rangers jersey around Dublin and then see what happens!


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    hondasam
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    Did you wear it for a bet ?


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    artanevilla
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    I'd abuse anyone who has so little respect for their national flag they'd wear it as a t-shirt.


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    Hank_Jones
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    I got called a paddy walking around London wearing a GAA jersey, so I don't think it is limited to Ireland.


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    drdeadlift
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    ThePower11 wrote: »
    Try wearing a Rangers jersey around Dublin and then see what happens!

    What would happen


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    im invisible
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    Which town?


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    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    You wore a Union flag on your shirt. A Union Jack hangs off a ship.


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    drdeadlift
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    im invisible wrote: »
    Which town?

    Dublin of course


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    chucken1
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    Dannyg90 wrote: »
    Today i wore a union jack tshirt in the city centre of Dublin and was shocked at the amount of abuse i got from people. From living in London nobody wearing a national tshirt ever got abuse apart from scumbags(which are in every country unfortunately). from asking friends i have who are Irish they seem to think its a joke because i'm English , if this happened to an an Irish person in England it'd be a big deal, an unreal amount of Irish people support English teams and wear their shirts with pride yet those are the same people who were givning me abuse about my union jack shirt

    What kind of abuse???

    I dont believe for one minute,you were walking innocently on..lets say O Connell
    St and you got harrassed??


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    Dannyg90
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭Dannyg90


    just because i wore it as i a tshirt does it mean i deserve the abuse then? and im not talkin about abuse like being called a paddy(which is bad too) i mean really offensive abuse which is uncalled for just for wearing my national colours. never experienced this in my life and every Irish person i ask seems to think im askin for it because of the past, just wanting to know are all Irish people in the same mind set


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    StupidLikeAFox
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    Dannyg90 wrote: »
    an unreal amount of Irish people support English teams and wear their shirts with pride yet those are the same people who were givning me abuse about my union jack shirt

    Rightly or wrongly, to certain people a soccer jersey and a union jack tshirt represent two completely different things.

    The irish flag is supposed to represent the peace between the protestant and catholic communities but you wouldn't go into the heart of a unionist stronghold in the north draped in the tricolor and expect to be welcomed with open arms


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    User Friendly
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    Dannyg90 wrote: »
    Today i wore a union jack tshirt in the city centre of Dublin and was shocked at the amount of abuse i got from people. From living in London nobody wearing a national tshirt ever got abuse apart from scumbags(which are in every country unfortunately). from asking friends i have who are Irish they seem to think its a joke because i'm English , if this happened to an an Irish person in England it'd be a big deal, an unreal amount of Irish people support English teams and wear their shirts with pride yet those are the same people who were givning me abuse about my union jack shirt

    you dont even know your country's flag geezer do you? its the st Georges flag in case anyone asks;)


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    PseudoFamous
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    What did you expect? Its seen as more a taunt than national pride to do something like that. You would have gotten a similar reaction if you wore a swastika or a red hand, its a flammatory thing to do.


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    Dannyg90
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭Dannyg90


    chucken1 wrote: »
    What kind of abuse???

    I dont believe for one minute,you were walking innocently on..lets say O Connell
    St and you got harrassed??

    yes i said Dublin city centre, was called an English ****, **** off back to england etc, and it was on o'connel street and henry street i most of the stick


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    UglyBolloxFace
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    chucken1 wrote: »
    What kind of abuse???

    I dont believe for one minute,you were walking innocently on..lets say O Connell
    St and you got harrassed??

    I agree with this. I find it very, very hard to believe that anyone abused you for wearing that t-shirt.

    But giving you the benefit of the doubt, what abuse did you receive?


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    muletide
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    Do you have a lack of common sense - Yes it is an unfortunate overhang of our history but alot of people ( while quite nonplussed to all things Britain hence the premier league jerseys) dislike overt displays of our previous overlords.

    Please note that I am not condoning their reactions, and i am delighted with the way we have dragged ourselves out of the dark ages, but merely pointing out that you are obviously an attention seeking cu.t who wanted to make yourself feel worthwhile and your little stunt has achieved this - in your head.

    Anyway happy christmas or whatever you are having.

    mod: poster banned.


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    RichieC
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    never happened anyway. the OP's fishing.


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    Dannyg90
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    PseudoFamous wrote: »
    What did you expect? Its seen as more a taunt than national pride to do something like that. You would have gotten a similar reaction if you wore a swastika or a red hand, its a flammatory thing to do.

    i expected to be allowed to wear what i wanted in a free country without hassle! are you telling me that if i wore an england jersey in Germany i would get abuse? because when i was there i never had one word said against me


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    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    Dannyg90 wrote: »
    just because i wore it as i a tshirt does it mean i deserve the abuse then? and im not talkin about abuse like being called a paddy(which is bad too) i mean really offensive abuse which is uncalled for just for wearing my national colours. never experienced this in my life and every Irish person i ask seems to think im askin for it because of the past, just wanting to know are all Irish people in the same mind set

    No we are not Danny, You will always meet ignorant muppets obsessed with the past in this country, Ignore them they are not the majority anymore.


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    chucken1
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    Dannyg90 wrote: »
    just because i wore it as i a tshirt does it mean i deserve the abuse then? and im not talkin about abuse like being called a paddy(which is bad too) i mean really offensive abuse which is uncalled for just for wearing my national colours. never experienced this in my life and every Irish person i ask seems to think im askin for it because of the past, just wanting to know are all Irish people in the same mind set

    Odd??? You can find capital I for Irish....not for i

    I call shenaigans.


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    Duggy747
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    You wear a Union flag t-shirt in the capital of Ireland and you're shocked you got abuse over it from some people? I get abuse from random folk for no reason, too :pac:

    I wear my national flag up the north in a strong unionist area and I'd get a swift kick up the arse.


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    drdeadlift
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    Dannyg90 wrote: »
    just because i wore it as i a tshirt does it mean i deserve the abuse then? and im not talkin about abuse like being called a paddy(which is bad too) i mean really offensive abuse which is uncalled for just for wearing my national colours. never experienced this in my life and every Irish person i ask seems to think im askin for it because of the past, just wanting to know are all Irish people in the same mind set

    The gas thing is we spend all our gardai budget on protecting the queen on her visit now we need to shut down 14 cop shops...They said it was going to bring tourism!!


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    Dj Stiggie
    Registered Users Posts: 619 ✭✭✭Dj Stiggie


    In fairness, regardless of whether you were wearing this or a similar shirt with a different flag (Google didn't return any tri-colour equivalent) anywhere, I'd think you were a dickhead.

    Wouldn't give you abuse for it though. But I would definitely think you were a dickhead.


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    Dannyg90
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭Dannyg90


    RichieC wrote: »
    never happened anyway. the OP's fishing.
    it did happen i have lived in Ireland for 10 years, every twat wears an English jersey for football yet as i see people seem to think its ok to say **** to me wearing a union jack. im not attention seeking, it was a present i wore it without thinking and was shocked at the reaction


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    deisedave
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    You shouldn't get abuse but you will by nobs so if you want to wear it then more power but there is always going to be nobs giving you abuse for it. It would happen if an Irish person did the same in England.


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    cocoshovel
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    Well a lot of Irish people are ignorant racist prícks. You should genuinly do this more to piss them off.


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    seanybiker
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    Just tell them to fook off the next time.

    My mates english and wore the english jersey, qpr jersey etc and he only got the odd stupid comment.

    I do have to remind him not to sing "we are the rangers boys" sometimes though. Sometimes people don't realise he's on about qpr. Funny though.


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    chucken1
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    Dannyg90 wrote: »
    it did happen i have lived in Ireland for 10 years, every twat wears an English jersey for football yet as i see people seem to think its ok to say **** to me wearing a union jack. im not attention seeking, it was a present i wore it without thinking and was shocked at the reaction

    You seem very angry :(

    Can you tell us what the abuse was????


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    southsiderosie
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    Dannyg90 wrote: »
    just because i wore it as i a tshirt does it mean i deserve the abuse then? and im not talkin about abuse like being called a paddy(which is bad too) i mean really offensive abuse which is uncalled for just for wearing my national colours. never experienced this in my life and every Irish person i ask seems to think im askin for it because of the past, just wanting to know are all Irish people in the same mind set

    So being called a Paddy isn't 'really offensive abuse'? Interesting.
    Dannyg90 wrote: »
    i expected to be allowed to wear what i wanted in a free country without hassle! are you telling me that if i wore an england jersey in Germany i would get abuse? because when i was there i never had one word said against me

    Ah yes, "it's a free country": everyone's favorite excuse for attention-seeking obnoxious behavior.

    So if you wore a Real Madrid jersey to a Barca game, you're telling me you would be shocked to get abuse because it's a 'free country'?


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    tommyboy2222
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    Dannyg90 wrote: »
    yes i said Dublin city centre, was called an English ****, **** off back to england etc, and it was on o'connel street and henry street i most of the stick

    Wouldn't have happened on the south side :pac:


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