Smugness

jamesjoyce1710

has anyone ever notice/stepped back and took notice of how smug Irish people can be.
I suppose my 2 examples are in the boom people who "notionally" had money really threw it in your face, regailing you with stories of thier africian safaris, tubro BWms etc.. they looked down on anyone who didnt flash the cash. i've got 4 houses and you rent "poor you"

Now i see this has flipped to the other exterme, the smuggest people are the one who will tell you are a dick for even compelementing buying a car, going on a holiday laugh at people in trouble with debt etc,

or is it just me??

smash

I live by the rule that people are fcuking idiots until they prove themselves otherwise.

Latchy

Titanic-Iceberg springs to mind here ...

Its the two sides of the shadenfreude coin. Where once the haves enjoyed dominion over the have-nots, now the never-hads enjoy dominion over the lost-it-alls.

Ilik Urgee

Ha look at you OP, can't even afford a new one of these..

NothingMan

I didn't buy during the height of the bubble despite being in a postion to do so, then when it all went tits up I drove a lovely BMW I bought for feck all....

Celly Smunt

Sure you'd be mad not to get into property.

Seachmall

jamesjoyce1710 wrote: »

how smug Irish people can be.

Ugh.


Oh, and your post reeks of smugness. Must be that "Irish Smugness", very contagious this time of year.


Think I've caught it now, damn. If only I were British or American and immune to it.

humanji

OP, you're hanging out with the wrong people.

Chuck Stone

Tut tut ok ok ok.

Ray Palmer

Not seeing what the Irish link is here. People can be smug nothing unique to the entire Irish population.

SebBerkovich

The great thing about smugness is that it doesn't cost a thing - except my smugness, i splashed out and got the premium model.

Thatnastyboy

Yeah I agree, I'm smug, but its only because I'm better than you.



Now tell me,

What the fuck is a tubro BWm, ?

Sounds extravagant, I want one.

jamesjoyce1710

humanji wrote: »

OP, you're hanging out with the wrong people.

nah it's mainly duchebags on boards that led me to form the opinion,

Thatnastyboy

jamesjoyce1710 wrote: »

nah it's mainly duchebags on boards that led me to for the opinion,

Did you accidentally the whole thing? :eek:

Seachmall

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Tut tut ok ok ok.

Spank me, I'm a bold boy!

dd972

pmcmahon wrote: »

Sure you'd be mad not to get into property.

I remember if you bought the Indo on a Friday / Saturday circa 05/06, the property section was bigger and thicker than the paper.

spot_light

smash wrote: »

I live by the rule that people are fcuking idiots until they prove themselves otherwise.

and do many people meet the high standards which you set ?

Totes OP. And have you ever noticed how Irish people have opinions. God-damn Irish people, with their Irish begrudgery and their Irish smugness and their Irish sexist and their Irish houses?

Don't even get me started on how Irish people don't take care of their appearance and how Irish women are ungrateful and how Irish men are creeps.

FatherLen

jamesjoyce1710 wrote: »

nah it's mainly duchebags on boards that led me to form the opinion,

* starts a thread about smugness in the country. Gives perfect example.

Seedy Arling

Breaking news, people can be assholes!

In other stories, sh1t falls from arses and grass is green.

Con Logue

This one always remains fresh for me:

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/the-smart-ballsy-guys-are-buying-up-property-right-now-26307728.html

Con Logue

true-or-false wrote: »

Totes OP. And have you ever noticed how Irish people have opinions. God-damn Irish people, with their Irish begrudgery and their Irish smugness and their Irish sexist and their Irish houses?

Don't even get me started on how Irish people don't take care of their appearance and how Irish women are ungrateful and how Irish men are creeps.

I could go down the black polyester trousers route but I shan't

Plazaman

Just cause I'm right all the time doesn't mean I'm smug.

*polishes monocle

Sergeant

Most people who give out about smugness are the type of peons whose opinions don't count anyway.

anncoates

Smug does go well with cunt as a term of abuse.

There's a pleasing cadence to it, especially in a Dublin accent: maybe the dual U sound or something.

Tombo2001

jamesjoyce1710 wrote: »

has anyone ever notice/stepped back and took notice of how smug Irish people can be.
I suppose my 2 examples are in the boom people who "notionally" had money really threw it in your face, regailing you with stories of thier africian safaris, tubro BWms etc.. they looked down on anyone who didnt flash the cash. i've got 4 houses and you rent "poor you"

Now i see this has flipped to the other exterme, the smuggest people are the one who will tell you are a dick for even compelementing buying a car, going on a holiday laugh at people in trouble with debt etc,

or is it just me??

Completely agree with you.

During 2010/2011, the smuggest person in Ireland was the person who had sold their house at the top and was now renting....

"oh it was just pure luck" they'd tell you, knowing that actually they were really clever and that everyone now knew they had loads of money in the bank.......

Frank Black

It really bugs me the way Irish people are always generalising about Irish people.

I'd never do that.

jam_mac_jam

Why does everybody think that every annoying thing is based on being Irish? Do you not think other countries have smugness? Why would this be remotely an Irish thing? Its people, humans.

Quality

I love hearing when my friends book fancy holidays and buy nice cars, and get their botox done.

I am delighted that they are doing well for themselves. They work hard for their cash and deserve to be rewarded.

I think a lot of Irish people are begrudgers.

mattjack

Plazaman wrote: »

Just cause I'm right all the time doesn't mean I'm smug.

*polishes monocle

I employ a monocle polisher myself .
He sleeps in the helicopter hanger.