dubs who have never been out of Dublin.

hiram

Met a dub today in Westport who claims to have left Dublin on the train for a visit for the first time..great..but.. unusual? I know most people outside the pale have visited Dublin at some stage, but I found this most unusual. Guy was in his 30's. Anyone out there who have never left their home town or city?

Mint Sauce

hiram wrote: »

Met a dub today in Westport who claims to have left Dublin on the train for a visit for the first time..great..but.. unusual? I know most people outside the pale have visited Dublin at some stage, but I found this most unusual. Guy was in his 30's. Anyone out there who have never left their home town or city?

Suppose people in Dublin have everything they need there. Why leave unless they are going on holiday.

AH Answer.

Thinly veiled Culchie v Dublin thread.

SEPT 23 1989

He wanted to see how the other half lived

tallaghtmick

They dont let me out of jail long enough for trips to the country

Boombastic

I was talking to a girl a while ago who went up to donegal for the weekend (first time out of dub) but had to go home after the first night as she missed her mother :pac:

I couldn't hide the look I gave her, no matter how much I tried

admiralofthefleet

ive been in every county exept mayo and the neighbour in terenure is a witch from mayo. maybe my guardian angel is stopping me from going there

yupya1

sssh don't let them know they can leave

Boombastic

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

ive been in every county exept mayo and the neighbour in terenure is a witch from mayo. maybe my guardian angel is stopping me from going there

I've been as far as Fairyhouse, but I've never been to Meath:)

Heroditas

One of the guys in work told me about his girlfriend's granny - in her 80s and lives in Cabra.
Only been on the Southside a few times in her life and never even set foot on Grafton Street.
"Sure why would I want to go there? They're different there....."
Has only been on holidays once - Knock!
Will occasionally go to Lucan to the family at Christmas but thinks it's out in the Sticks!

Cedrus

For years we've kept them in their ghetto with fake stories of bogs, mucksavages and tractors, and you have to blab that it might be worth coming to the country. We'll never get rid of them now!

ChunkyLover_53

We have to keep some folk behind at all times in case you culchies make changes

We all went to Rome for Italia 90 and you took over Flannerys

USA 94 we lost Rody Bolands

The Battle for Coppers continues

admiralofthefleet

Boombastic wrote: »

I've been as far as Fairyhouse, but I've never been to Meath:)

coo ee

Ders more to Oireland Dan Dublin?

Pensivepuca

Plenty of people I know have not been out of NI, except holidays abroad. I have been in Antrim, Down, Armagh, Tyrone, Fermangah, Donegal, Sligo, Mayo, Dublin, Letrim and a few others but never had a reason to head further south. My cousins have never been out of Dublin either. They have all they want in there.

AnonoBoy

Sure I've been asked for directions in the middle of Dublin about how to get to O'Connell Bridge - from people with big thick Dublin accents on them. Some of them don't even venture outside of their own area let alone their own city.

Shivers26

Some people are just like that. I'm surprised at younger people mentioned in this thread though. It wouldn't surprise me too much that people from the older generations don't leave Dublin. Back in the day there wouldn't have been money for stuff like that.

The husband (from Tallaght) told me that when he was a kid his parents took him and his numerous siblings for a 2 night holiday to Jury's Ballsbridge! Only holiday they ever had as kids until his oldest brother got married in Cork so they all went to Cork for a few days (husband was around 13/14) but that was it til he could afford to pay for his own holidays.

iDave

A friend of mine from Malahide had to go to Waterford for a work event. Before she went she asked a mutual friend from Waterford 'do they accept €50 notes there?'.

MJ23

My brother knew a lad years ago who was from Dublin, and was always laughing and jeering non Dublin people about being Culchies and muck savages and having no running water in their houses. So anyway, some relation or mutual friend was getting married in Wexford. Yer man got an invite anyway, he was going on about having to get wellies, and learn how to drive a tractor. He had never been outside of Dublin before, he was late 20s or so. My brother was up in Dublin one night before the wedding and was out for a few pints with yer man and some other people. Yer man was still doing the Culchies and muck savages thing anyway. My brother says to him, straight faced and deadly serious, "don't forget your passport now for when you're coming down to Wexford". Yer man shut up fairly quick, and said that he'd have to get his renewed as it was out of date. He then proceeded to ask people how long it took to get the passport back as it was only a few weeks til the wedding.
The idiot

FatherLen

i am from Dublin and i have traveled most of the country and i loved every county so far but in nearly every town i have been to i have been chastised for being a dubliner. i have been beaten to a point where i needed to go to hospital because of it. i have been called names and treated like an outsider. all because i am from dublin.
i don't blame people for not leaving dublin because sadly it is the rest of the country Vs dublin.

biko

Dubs never leave Dublin?
I'm all for it


On topic, I met a woman from Mayo once that had never been anywhere, except once to Dub in her youth. Mad stuff.

Rasheed

iDave wrote: »

A friend of mine from Malahide had to to Waterford for a work event. Before she went she asked a mutual friend from Waterford 'do they accept €50 notes there?'.

Had something like that myself in college but it was a girl from Cork. She asked did we use Euro or Sterling in my county. I'm from Roscommon. Priceless!

Foggy.nelson

ChunkyLover_53 wrote: »

We have to keep some folk behind at all times in case you culchies make changes

We all went to Rome for Italia 90 and you took over Flannerys

USA 94 we lost Rody Bolands

The Battle for Coppers continues

Rosy bolands is rightfully ours anyway!

HeyThereDeliah

FatherLen wrote: »

i am from Dublin and i have traveled most of the country and i loved every county so far but in nearly every town i have been to i have been chastised for being a dubliner. i have been beaten to a point where i needed to go to hospital because of it. i have been called names and treated like an outsider. all because i am from dublin.
i don't blame people for not leaving dublin because sadly it is the rest of the country Vs dublin.

You sure it's because you are from Dublin? Could it be you who's wrong?

summerskin

There's an old couple where i live that are proud that they have "never left the parish" other than for their honeymoon of 3 days in Killarney in 1958.

They've never even been to Ennis, which is ten miles away.

Know a young bloke there, about 26, who is thinking of going to Australia despite having never ever left Clare.

Duckworth_Luas

For some reason loads of Dubs are now visiting Castlerea, Co Roscommon.

FatherLen

HeyThereDeliah wrote: »

You sure it's because you are from Dublin? Could it be you who's wrong?

you're right. it could be me. but i go out in dublin on a very regular basis and have never gotten into a fight or even a heated argument. i have lived in both kildare and waterford just incase you think i am one of these dubs that hate the country. i love the country. only the other week me and a few of my colleagues were called a 'bunch of dublin scumbags' because we closed the bar by a visiting galwegian.

edit: i also understand that non dubliners will get abuse coming to dublin by the not-so-nice scumbags living in this county.

Boombastic

Foggy.nelson wrote: »

Rosy bolands is rightfully ours anyway!

Yep all the way from Nenagh!

andrew241983

Cedrus wrote: »

For years we've kept them in their ghetto with fake stories of bogs, mucksavages and tractors, and you have to blab that it might be worth coming to the country. We'll never get rid of them now!

What do you mean fake stories??????;).... i always love going to the country and seeing how they wear the clothes that where in fashion in Dublin 4 years ago:D:D:D:D:D:D

cournioni

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

For some reason loads of Dubs are now visiting Castlerea, Co Roscommon.

Only now?

http://www.irishprisons.ie/index.php/joomlaorg/castlerea-prison

andrew241983

andrew241983 wrote: »

Cedrus wrote: »

For years we've kept them in their ghetto with fake stories of bogs, mucksavages and tractors, and you have to blab that it might be worth coming to the country. We'll never get rid of them now!

What do you mean fake stories??????;).... i always love going to the country and seeing how they wear the clothes that where in fashion in Dublin 4 years ago:D:D:D:D:D:D

You know what clothes people were wearing 4 years ago?

I couldn't tell you what people I work with were wearing yesterday.

HeyThereDeliah

FatherLen wrote: »

you're right. it could be me. but i go out in dublin on a very regular basis and have never gotten into a fight or even a heated argument. i have lived in both kildare and waterford just incase you think i am one of these dubs that hate the country. i love the country. only the other week me and a few of my colleagues were called a 'bunch of dublin scumbags' because we closed the bar by a visiting galwegian.

edit: i also understand that non dubliners will get abuse coming to dublin by the not-so-nice scumbags living in this county.

I was in Dublin the last five days and have nothing bad to say about it. I have never seen anyone get hassle just because they are from Dublin tbh.

Boombastic

andrew241983 wrote: »

What do you mean fake stories??????;).... i always love going to the country and seeing how they wear the clothes that where in fashion in Dublin 4 years ago:D:D:D:D:D:D

Pyjamas?



Now I'm off to listen to some 80's pop music we got here last week:D

Gurgle

andrew241983 wrote: »

What do you mean fake stories??????;).... i always love going to the country and seeing how they wear the clothes that where in fashion in Dublin 4 years ago:D:D:D:D:D:D

True, there's been a seismic shift in Dublin fashion.
How can the poor country girls possibly know whether to put on pajamas, tracksuit or leggings and muffin top when they're running out for fags first thing in the afternoon?

Duckworth_Luas

andrew241983 wrote: »

What do you mean fake stories??????;).... i always love going to the country and seeing how they wear the clothes that where in fashion in Dublin 4 years ago:D:D:D:D:D:D

So country folk have this "fashion" to look forward to in 2016?

suzie987

Bam Bam Mickey wrote: »

Ders more to Oireland Dan Dublin?

I assume you mean DUBLAND . . .

admiralofthefleet

FatherLen wrote: »

i am from Dublin and i have traveled most of the country and i loved every county so far but in nearly every town i have been to i have been chastised for being a dubliner. i have been beaten to a point where i needed to go to hospital because of it. i have been called names and treated like an outsider. all because i am from dublin.
i don't blame people for not leaving dublin because sadly it is the rest of the country Vs dublin.

in any county ive been i have gotten a bit of slagging for being from dublin but that's all it was, its light hearted and i went along with it. even down in kerry a few weeks ago i got on very well with the regulars in a pub in ardfert. they treated me and my wife like locals even though we got a gentle slagging about being dubs
we laughed, they laughed and everyone got on grand.

i would imagine you are either going to the wrong places when in the country or you bring trouble on yourself

Boombastic

FatherLen - where you wearing a tracksuit/pyjamas and sovereign rings? :pac:

FatherLen

Boombastic wrote: »

FatherLen - where you wearing a tracksuit/pyjamas and sovereign rings? :pac:

ha no i would understand/deserve the abuse if i was but as usual i was wearing jeans, t-shirt and probably cons/dc's/boots

admiralofthefleet

Boombastic wrote: »

FatherLen - where you wearing a tracksuit/pyjamas and sovereign rings? :pac:

and a sports cap at a 45 degree angle

Boombastic

FatherLen wrote: »

ha no i would understand/deserve the abuse if i was but as usual i was wearing jeans, t-shirt and probably cons/dc's/boots

The might have thought you were from the future;):D

Boombastic

Boombastic wrote: »

FatherLen - where you wearing a tracksuit/pyjamas and sovereign rings? :pac:

No but i wouldn't say the Cassock warmed him to the youth either.:pac:

admiralofthefleet

FatherLen wrote: »

ha no i would understand/deserve the abuse if i was but as usual i was wearing jeans, t-shirt and probably cons/dc's/boots

i think you've been telling a few tall tales

ive never heard of anyone being beaten up just for being from Dublin

FatherLen

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i think you've been telling a few tall tales

ive never heard of anyone being beaten up just for being from Dublin

i wish i was but unfortunately i'm not.

this being the internet, whether you believe me or not is up to you.

HeyThereDeliah

FatherLen wrote: »

i wish i was but unfortunately i'm not.

this being the internet, whether you believe me or not is up to you.

The fact you have hassle in every town kinda makes it seem like you bring it on yourself, maybe you are trying to be funny with the country jokes and its not working.
Do you try tell jokes?

bluecode

Being a Dub exiled in Galway. I don't get much hassle because Galway is a cool town open to all sorts. But it is fact that Dubliners do get grief for being from Dublin. I've seen it myself and it's not because the Dubliners were out for trouble. There is a strong anti Dublin element amongst many people. It's very common for people to tell you straight to your face how much they hate Dublin. Which I consider very rude because I for one wouldn't go somewhere and tell people their boring, scruffy boring little town is a s***hole.

As for not leaving Dublin, yes well many people don't bother. But that's true of many counties in Ireland. I don't know why anyone hasn't mentioned Cork. Most of them only venture as a far as Kerry. It's actually more common than many people realise. Many people would never even venture to Dublin if it wasn't for the likes of the Airport, concerts, Croke Park etc.

We all love to think how cosmopolitan and well travelled we are these days. Not everyone is like that.

cloud493

Why would you leave Dublin so

greenpilot

FatherLen wrote: »

i am from Dublin and i have traveled most of the country and i loved every county so far but in nearly every town i have been to i have been chastised for being a dubliner. i have been beaten to a point where i needed to go to hospital because of it. i have been called names and treated like an outsider. all because i am from dublin.
i don't blame people for not leaving dublin because sadly it is the rest of the country Vs dublin.

And there you have nailed it.....

spoofilyj

bluecode wrote: »

Being a Dub exiled in Galway. I don't get much hassle because Galway is a cool town open to all sorts. But it is fact that Dubliners do get grief for being from Dublin. I've seen it myself and it's not because the Dubliners were out for trouble. There is a strong anti Dublin element amongst many people. It's very common for people to tell you straight to your face how much they hate Dublin. Which I consider very rude because I for one wouldn't go somewhere and tell people their boring, scruffy boring little town is a s***hole.

As for not leaving Dublin, yes well many people don't bother. But that's true of many counties in Ireland. I don't know why anyone hasn't mentioned Cork. Most of them only venture as a far as Kerry. It's actually more common than many people realise. Many people would never even venture to Dublin if it wasn't for the likes of the Airport, concerts, Croke Park etc.

We all love to think how cosmopolitan and well travelled we are these days. Not everyone is like that.

Ah don't start the Cork basking sheite again.

I'm from Cork but live and work in Dublin, I love living in dublin its great and gives me more employment opportunities then in Cork. I also love going home to cork for visits.
There were 115 people in my final year class in College in UCC and of that only about 10 people are in cork, the rest are in Dublin, London or emigrated to Canada/Austrailia.

I think if you like travel then do if you like staying in your local then do that. each to their own.

I my time out of college, I've been lucky enough to live and work in Abu-Dhabi, Luxembourg, Zurich, Edinburgh and now back in Dublin.
I love travel, but there are friends of mine who still live in Cork and don't like to travel they are still cool people.:rolleyes:

Berty

There are people like this all over the country who have never left their own county. We took our nephew to Euro Disney once and even Shannon aiport, 20kms from his house, was the furthest he had ever been. :rolleyes:

I leave the county every single day as a Rep and I meet people who might not leave the county for one year to the next and the actually ask me "pick me up xx in galway" or whatever. :rolleyes:

Undercover Elephant

I once had a meeting with some lads from Limerick. The secretary who was arranging it had never been out of Dublin, and as it turned out had a pretty shaky grasp of geography beyond the Pale. Her idea of "half way between the two" was Waterford.

J Cheever Loophole

hiram wrote: »

Met a dub today in Westport who claims to have left Dublin on the train for a visit for the first time..great..but.. unusual? I know most people outside the pale have visited Dublin at some stage, but I found this most unusual. Guy was in his 30's.

Did he say that he played football for Dublin?














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