Liveline Thread (02/05/2012 to 25/07/2012)

surferdudz

great spot for the world cup tho'

IvyTheTerrible

Well your whole family aren't living cos you've got family to look after your daughter while she benefits from our education system.

jcf

yeah I'm sitting in the hummer with the AC maxed out, later ill go to the penthouse and take a swim in the pool ....

then collect my massive paycheck (tax free)

Jaysoose

"This is reality"....im sorry but its as far from reality as ive heard in some time..all choices you and the hubby made yerselves..

syklops

le la rat wrote: »

Is this an all time low for liveline?

Were you not here yesterday?

clappyhappy

Only Joe duffy can go from a horrific fire that caused many deaths to expats missing the Irish way of life, well done joe

telekon

This woman back from NZ sounds too nice Joe....put the other one back on.

le la rat

Wish I didn't spend all my communion fivers on that house in Bulgaria now.

IvyTheTerrible

syklops wrote: »

Speaking as an expat, its very easy to get into this "Boohoo. Im an economic refugee etc etc". You can say you moved for a job, but the truth is, it is a lifestyle choice. I could have sat on the dole in Ireland for the past 3 years. My flat screen TV was paid off, my computer was paid off. I could have sat back playing World of Warcraft for 3 years but I wanted a better life so I moved.

AH jesus 10 minutes of bitching now.

I know what you mean. I am so grateful that I was ABLE to move abroad, I had no debts and no house so I could go basically anywhere. Of course I miss home, but that's what Aer Lingus, Ryanair and Skype are there for! Moany holes like that really get on my wick. Make the best of the situation you're in, it could be much much worse.

8mv

Compared to the tradegy the call was supposed to be about, she should be thankful.

Jaysoose

"When your in the bed you never know how big its gonna be"


Snigger..

IvyTheTerrible

Joe doesn't like the sound of this one's "glass half full" attitude!

telekon

8mv wrote: »

Compared to the tradegy the call was supposed to be about, she should be thankful.

Oh yeah, the fire...

She sounded like a nice, empathetic lady at the beginning and then turned into a moany, whingy Liveline caller after 5 minutes talking to Joe.

Fancy that.

surferdudz

yaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

sudzs

Ah shur we're great alltogether!! :rolleyes:

surferdudz

the weather is grand actually...........arrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhh

murrayp4

Eliz-a-BETH

europa11

Sorry he left Moana from Doha off now...oh she's back!

"If I coud go home in the morning..." feck off Moana there isn't a place on this planet you'd be happy with.

Lapin

syklops wrote: »

Speaking as an expat, its very easy to get into this "Boohoo. Im an economic refugee etc etc". You can say you moved for a job, but the truth is, it is a lifestyle choice. I could have sat on the dole in Ireland for the past 3 years. My flat screen TV was paid off, my computer was paid off. I could have sat back playing World of Warcraft for 3 years but I wanted a better life so I moved.

Ah jesus 10 minutes of bitching now.

And why does the daughter have to come back to Ireland(apart from the obvious reasons)?

I could have done that too Skylops but I decided to return to education and get a job instead. I hate the impression that its constant gloom in Ireland with nobody working.
Its not great but its not that bad either.

Speaking as someone who has lived and worked abroad for 15 years, I have never described myself as an economic refugee. I detest the term.

signostic

yesterday`s lavhnlahn sunk to the depths...today`s is heading on the same descent...

pc7

Reading this thread without listening to the show is fecking deadly, its much more fun!:D

surferdudz

ah elizabeth, please cheer Ann up a wee bit...( hard task i know,,,)

sudzs

we'll come home Joe when we've earened enough cash, tax free, to buy a rock bottom priced mansion in Ireland! :rolleyes:

kermit_the_dog

syklops wrote: »

Speaking as an expat, its very easy to get into this "Boohoo. Im an economic refugee etc etc". You can say you moved for a job, but the truth is, it is a lifestyle choice. I could have sat on the dole in Ireland for the past 3 years. My flat screen TV was paid off, my computer was paid off. I could have sat back playing World of Warcraft for 3 years but I wanted a better life so I moved.

Ah jesus 10 minutes of bitching now.

And why does the daughter have to come back to Ireland(apart from the obvious reasons)?

yes but this lady is in qatar , not sydney or san francisco , lifestyle is non existant in a 40 degree plus country which outlaws guinness and hotpants

IvyTheTerrible

"There is no future"

Seriously, ok there is a recession but they are cyclical. It is not as apocalyptic as you are letting on.

sudzs

plug! plug! plug!

surferdudz

signostic wrote: »

yesterday`s lavhnlahn sunk to the depths...today`s is heading on the same descent...

bring on funny friday...........we need a lift :rolleyes:

IvyTheTerrible

This Anne is great, more realistic altogether.

kermit_the_dog

would be nice to hear from someone who didnt move to a duff country

europa11

surferdudz wrote: »

ah elizabeth, please cheer Ann up a wee bit...( hard task i know,,,)

Before the Qatari Secret Police come around anyway