Irish Pubs in OZ - Dodging vomit and flying fists

Grandeeod

What do you all make of this. Stereotyping or has this Aussie got a point?

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-bars/as-two-irish-pubs-close-we-ask-whether-they8217ve-had-their-day/story-fn93ypt9-1226690295223

Amirani

Anyone who has travelled around Europe will realise the pure hypocrisy of this. I've been interrailing 3 times and it's very common to see Aussies making absolute fools of themselves, to at least the same degree as many Irish over there.

My name is URL

There was no violence or drunkenness in Australia before the Irish started going over there a few years ago. Fact

Sunnyisland

I blame Ned Kelly...

Duckworth_Luas

This journalist is clearly on the way to a much deserved Pulitzer Prize!

COYW

The level of idiocy and drunkenness is at Celtic tiger levels over there but to suggest that it is something alien to the Aussies is taking the urine. They can mix it with the best.

Pj!

That's a desperate article.

event

they dont actually slag irish people though, just irish bars.
Which lets face it, are usually plastic shíte abroad

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

traditional Irish delicacy - the kebab

What?

Lapin

In fairness you can't blame people for being upside down with drink when they get to Oz.

Stinicker

Ahhh, the Cock & Bull in Bondi, good memories!

Highflyer13

Not the first time Aussies have ran a story like this. Singling out one nationality is uncalled for imo.

Grandeeod

Highflyer13 wrote: »

Not the first time Aussies have ran a story like this. Singling out one nationality is uncalled for imo.

I think we might be annoying them though as we tend to live there and aren't on holiday.

Grayson

Highflyer13 wrote: »

Not the first time Aussies have ran a story like this. Singling out one nationality is uncalled for imo.

i watched that. the police and the mayor disagree that the pub they're ranting on about is a particular menace. It's really shoddy journalism.

Riddle101

Grandeeod wrote: »

What do you all make of this. Stereotyping or has this Aussie got a pint?

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-bars/as-two-irish-pubs-close-we-ask-whether-they8217ve-had-their-day/story-fn93ypt9-1226690295223

Fixed that for you. Can't believe you didn't use that as a pun in a thread about drinking on After Hours. :eek:

Corvo

Ship a few more over I say.

circadian

This is the country that spawned Rupert Murdoch.
I would scrutinise any sort of news report from there. I doubt it's a true reflection of the general populace.

Pang

He's just looking for a story and a few minutes of fame.

The worst pub experience I ever had was in an Australian pub in Vienna around Halloween a few years back. I still shiver when I think of it.

Sound of Silence

Is it now fashionable for journalists everywhere to write articles in the voice of old, prudish 70's sitcom characters?

That article was seriously tiring to read, what with all the forced hyperbole. You could imagine that the editor enforced some kind of joke quota on the hapless writers.

Stevie888

Highflyer13 wrote: »

Not the first time Aussies have ran a story like this. Singling out one nationality is uncalled for imo.

We are by far and away the worst behaved group on the work holiday visa though, some serious head wreckers over there pissing off the locals. Surprised it isn't a lot worse!

Nodin

Pang wrote: »

He's just looking for a story and a few minutes of fame.

The worst pub experience I ever had was in an Australian pub in Vienna around Halloween a few years back. I still shiver when I think of it.

...go on....

justforlaugh

i bet it mostly English people fighting each other in Irish pubs giving the Irish a bad name

Corvo

justforlaugh wrote: »

i bet it mostly English people fighting each other in Irish pubs giving the Irish a bad name

Yeah thats it.


<loses faith in humanity>

the_syco

My name is URL wrote: »

There was no violence or drunkenness in Australia before the Irish started going over there a few years ago. Fact

This is totally true. Unfortunately, along with the Irish, the british also sent many other nationalities there as well.

I am pie

whinging pom...oh, no..wait. Hang on.

Elbaston

thought it was dogging.
i am disappoint.

mikeym

From looking at the site it also says that Rolf Harris has been arrested for sexual offences.

He must have been exposing his didgeridoo in public.

Lumbo

mikeym wrote: »

From looking at the site it also says that Rolf Harris has been arrested for sexual offences.

He must have been exposing his didgeridoo in public.

To two little boys.

sadie06

People in glass houses.....

I had the misfortune to end up in The Church (an Aussie haunt) in London one Sunday a few years back. I have never in all my life seen carry on like I did there, and at the Aussie bar we went on to later.

I can't even describe the unfunniness of the 'fun' being had by hammered Aussie backpackers at 4 O'Clock on a Sunday afternoon. It was mental!

Grandeeod

The Woolshed in Dublin and Cork can be a bit of a disgrace too! Did a few Rugby games in these haunts and they pissed on the street outside in broad daylight!

endacl

This was the first article linked from your post OP. Some quality journalism all right:

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/home-garden/dog-eats-paralysed-man8217s-testicle-while-he-sleeps/story-fngwib2y-1226689510173

As an aside, those two lads photographed don't look to be the .... 'fightiest'!