Nations Which are Considered Amazing, But Are Basically Crap Places.

LivelineDipso

Switzerland
Australia

Larbre34

Thailand, China, Mexico, Israel.

tin79

Que virtually every country in the world being mentioned by somebody!

Mr Benevolent

Uh, Ireland?

LivelineDipso

Isreal isn't crap. It's better than Ireland.

At least their Goverment cares about Israelis and defends them. Our lot hands us to the EU/IMF as taxation livestock and tells us to be thankful.

Fizman

LivelineDipso wrote: »

Switzerland
Australia

I agree completely with the first two points you mention on both countries, but I simply cannot agree with your last three issues.

However, I must commend you on a very well written explanation of your choices.

grizzly

Is Israel considered amazing?

aaabbbb

LivelineDipso wrote: »

Switzerland
Australia

Switzerland is such a beautiful place though ! Granted it is extraordinarily expensive, like a big mac meal was €10 when I was there! :eek:

LivelineDipso

No worries, I used body odour and semaphore to underpin my arguments.

hooradiation

tin79 wrote: »

Que virtually every country in the world being mentioned by somebody!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDtdQ8bTvRc

Lollipops23

I haven't been overly enamored with the places I've seen in America- NY was grand, had a lot of fun there.

Chicago and Florida were crapola though.

ejmaztec

grizzly wrote: »

Is Israel considered amazing?

Amazingly hated.

The King of Moo

Israel and Australia are probably the two most criticised countries, apart from Ireland, on After Hours.

It's also a gross generalisation to say that any country is "a crap place."
Everywhere has it's good points.

Except for Calmorene: what a backward dump!

LivelineDipso

Most of the USA is hell. A few cities on the east and west coasts are alright.

Death and Taxes

LivelineDipso wrote: »

Switzerland
Australia

Reasons why they are crap OP?

The King of Moo

Earth is over-rated. Everyone's always going on about all the animals and seas and mountains and all that stuff, but what have they ever done for us!?

Rubbish!!

Ihatecuddles-old

Lollipops23 wrote: »

I haven't been overly enamored with the places I've seen in America- NY was grand, had a lot of fun there.

Chicago and Florida were crapola though.

Florida is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. I've gone every summer for 11 years, never gets any less striking.

Larbre34

LivelineDipso wrote: »

Isreal isn't crap. It's better than Ireland.

At least their Goverment cares about Israelis and defends them. Our lot hands us to the EU/IMF as taxation livestock and tells us to be thankful.

I wasnt really thinking of the system of Government or the endless political and sectarian issues, I meant the so called promised land itself is a geographical and topographical sh1thole, a big bowl of dust and rock that could double as the moon.

As you brought it up though, the fact that you mention the Government cares about Israeli's and defends them, you omitted the caveat 'to the exclusion of all other dependents within its Borders.' Kinda sums up the situation.

LivelineDipso

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

Florida is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. I've gone every summer for 11 years, never gets any less striking.

this is a joke right?

Larbre34

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

Florida is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. I've gone every summer for 11 years, never gets any less striking.

Flat, swampy, oppressive, plastic. If it wasnt for Disney and Cape Canaveral theyd probably test nukes on it.

Lollipops23

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

Florida is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. I've gone every summer for 11 years, never gets any less striking.

Agree to disagree.

The place itself seemed ok-it was the locals and general falseness of the hospitality sector that bugged me. The whole "have a nice day" ad nauseaum was what really peed me off.

Ihatecuddles-old

I'm a nature buff so I love the swampy aspect air boat rides, nature walks, beautiful oceans, ranches. I'm in heaven in Florida!

iDave

Egypt, awful hellhole

whomitconcerns

The King of Moo wrote: »

Earth is over-rated. ....., but what have they ever done for us!?

Rubbish!!

Well they did give us the aqueduct....

Ihatecuddles-old

Lollipops23 wrote: »

Agree to disagree.

The place itself seemed ok-it was the locals and general falseness of the hospitality sector that bugged me. The whole "have a nice day" ad nauseaum was what really peed me off.

Yeah shop assistants are so fake. That gets a bit grating alright

ruthloss

Fuertevenfeckingtura.:mad:



Pound Shops and Volcanic ash.

gobnaitolunacy

iDave wrote: »

Egypt, awful hellhole

It is what it is, got right hassle dressed in standard tourist rigout T shirt and shorts, wore jeans and sleeved shirt and I went under the annoying tout radar.

White pasty legs and shorts stand out like a beacon.

Flesh Gorden

LivelineDipso wrote: »

Switzerland
Australia

Switzerland has many great things about it; for example the flag is big plus.

Duggys Housemate

I don't know. The middle of the US is ****e, so the whole country is over-rated to a certain extent. I disagree about Chicago. It's nice.

Kajickistan is under- rates.

podgemonster

Denmark
Stable economy, high renewable energy sources, good value on the danish krone, healthy, great healthcare, good looking people yet....

They seem to be devoid of humour or a sense of fun. In my day to day interactions with them a smile was rarely returned. Walking down the bustling streets the only laughter I heard was that from children. Grafton street would have been deafening yet people seemed so removed from one another.

I could never live there.

Annasopra

ruthloss wrote: »

Fuertevenfeckingtura.:mad:



Pound Shops and Volcanic ash.

Whendid Fuerteventura become a Nation?

hooradiation

Flesh Gorden wrote: »

Switzerland has many great things about it; for example the flag is big plus.

What you did there.

I see it.

Lollipops23

iDave wrote: »

Egypt, awful hellhole

Agree to a point-I'm glad I saw it, but wouldn't go back. Was very glad I went the comfy middle class way (the only way mine and my mate's mam would let us go at all). I still managed to get severe food poisoning, despite doing everything right.

The aggression at tourists for their money was another thing that bothered me- I tried not to haggle over 1/2 euro, as it means more to them than me, but they still kept hassling me time and time again. They were also very intimidating towards myself and my mate- as two young wans it was pretty scary.

Like I said, glad I saw it, wouldn't go back.

Rasheed

The only place I was really looking forward to going, and was subsequently disappointed was Brussels. I found the city very expensive,the people rude and the night life was shyte.

Can't say I hated the whole of Belgium because I didn't visit it all.

iDave

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

It is what it is, got right hassle dressed in standard tourist rigout T shirt and shorts, wore jeans and sleeved shirt and I went under the annoying tout radar.

White pasty legs and shorts stand out like a beacon.

Same here. A loud Feck off worked for me though.

It happened to rain when i was in Cairo too, yes I went to the bloody desert and it fcuking rained

Lollipops23

Duggys Housemate wrote: »

I disagree about Chicago. It's nice.

It's nice-but completely buzz-free. Even when we hit the pubs with some local friends, it was all so forced. There just didn't seem to be the effortless craic that you find on nights in the European cities I've visited.

ruthloss

mango salsa wrote: »

Whendid Fuerteventura become a Nation?

I was being specific.

Wattle

Cork. I know it's the 'real capital' but is it a country yet?

qwert2

It's all in the mind. Seriously. The grass appears greener on the other side

The Aussie

The King of Moo wrote: »

Earth is over-rated.

Imagine if another life form rocked up and saw people poor and starving on one continent and on another they were fat and rich*, they would surely describe this whole rock as a backwater

*providing this thread is about a countries inhabitants and not geographical lay out, fairly poor first post.

Duckworth_Luas

Countries like Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia & the U.S.S.R. should be wiped off the map for ever!

dd972

Rasheed wrote: »

The only place I was really looking forward to going, and was subsequently disappointed was Brussels. I found the city very expensive,the people rude and the night life was shyte.

Can't say I hated the whole of Belgium because I didn't visit it all.

Brussels is a city that you have to persevere with, 2 or 3 visits uncovers superb nightlife

Oranage2

India without a doubt has been the biggest ****hole I've ever seen. Even places like goa, beautiful compared to the rest of India, internationally bray is more appealing!

gobnaitolunacy

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Countries like Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia & the U.S.S.R. should be wiped off the map for ever!

Siam, Prussia and French Indo China suck.

The_Kew_Tour

America. 33% fantastic... 66% bunch of backward so and so

Squ

aaabbbb wrote: »

Switzerland is such a beautiful place though ! Granted it is extraordinarily expensive, like a big mac meal was €10 when I was there! :eek:

How much is a big mac meal here?

smurgen

podgemonster wrote: »

Denmark
Stable economy, high renewable energy sources, good value on the danish krone, healthy, great healthcare, good looking people yet....

They seem to be devoid of humour or a sense of fun. In my day to day interactions with them a smile was rarely returned. Walking down the bustling streets the only laughter I heard was that from children. Grafton street would have been deafening yet people seemed so removed from one another.

I could never live there.

this is how I feel about Switzerland,I was home for the Xmas and one crappy lane in Cork seemed to be filled with more character than the whole of Geneva.

Jelly 292

Oranage2 wrote: »

India without a doubt has been the biggest ****hole I've ever seen. Even places like goa, beautiful compared to the rest of India, internationally bray is more appealing!

What a load of BS, and you think Goa is beautiful compared to the rest of India??
It was one of the biggest kips I visited on that whole continent.

India is a love / hate place. For every wonder you see there is a small tragedy lying beside the road.
Regardless of this, it is by FAR the most incredible place I've ever been to, physically, mentally, socially and culturally.

Duggys Housemate

Jelly 292 wrote: »

What a load of BS, and you think Goa is beautiful compared to the rest of India??
It was one of the biggest kips I visited on that whole continent.

India is a love / hate place. For every wonder you see there is a small tragedy lying beside the road.
Regardless of this, it is by FAR the most incredible place I've ever been to, physically, mentally, socially and culturally.

Goa is one of the richest parts of India, that much I know. Are you sure you are not equating poverty with culture.

Pottler

Narnia. Lion was off sick, there was no snow and a burger was €50. Worst of all were the queues getting there and back.They seriously need to invest in a better border crossing. Feckin litter and signs everywhere as well. Hated it.

speedboatchase

Finland. Bunch of jerks, think they're too good for Scandinavia.