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Two Canadian tourists shoot fantastic video of their Irish holiday

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    #32
    stoneill
    Registered Users Posts: 3,610 ✭✭✭stoneill


    Where's the aquarium?


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    #33
    A Primal Nut
    Registered Users Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭A Primal Nut


    Stinicker wrote: »
    neither of this are true; Ireland right now is a corrupt cesspit with no opportunitys and it has the most miserable unbearable weather going.

    How exactly do you define "opportunity"? If you are talking about jobs, people come from all over Europe to work for Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

    If you are talking about starting up a business it's as good as anywhere else in Europe.

    If you talking about the Arts or Sports, we do very well considering our population.

    So what opportunites do you feel a missing compared to other countries?


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    #34
    CastingCouch
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    krudler wrote: »
    You know for all the bitching and whinging Irish people do about our weather, our economy, our government etc. Sometimes you need someone not from here to remind you that we live on a fcuking beautiful little part of the world.

    Youtube can make a shi-tty football player look good ;)


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    #35
    Karl Stein
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,689 ✭✭✭Karl Stein


    stoneill wrote: »
    Where's the aquarium?

    Dingle in Kerry I think.
    Cody Pomeray wrote: »
    Bunratty looks like awful sh!te altogether

    ♫ And when Oirish oieyes arrr smilin', dee diddly dee-dee-dii. ♫

    :o


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    #36
    Frank Lee Midere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,780 ✭✭✭Frank Lee Midere


    Cody Pomeray wrote: »
    Great, lovely video!

    But that Bunratty looks like awful sh!te altogether

    That's the bit I thought "would never do". The rest I have done or hope to.

    I liked the video, so much better than a chronological account. I also like that the girl seemed non-plussed by the bits I would have disliked. Singing in Irish pubs can be great but -Jesus - we sing such maudlin crap.

    Otherwise they had fun. It seems exhausting though.


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    #37
    Fratoue
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    Nice video but they probably spent about €8,000 in those two weeks in this robbing bastard of a country.

    Car rentals, food, drink, rip off hotels, entrances to things (even charge to visit the Blarney Castle).

    Vid makes Ireland look great but good look remortgaging the house for a trip like that as to do something similar in Germany even Italy be a lot less.


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    #38
    kraggy
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    Cody Pomeray wrote: »
    Great, lovely video!

    But that Bunratty looks like awful sh!te altogether

    Was that not Blarney Castle?


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    #39
    Yellow121
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    Ireland is a beautiful country. So many amazing places to see, sights that would make your heart smile. Millions of friendly faces all across our Island, generous soles. Numerous landmarks and illustrations that describe our extremely interesting and colourful history. Our own indigenous sports, hurling and football are great to watch. Our own gorgeous language. Some sublime musicians, everyone from the superstars to traditional bands all round the country. Pubs where you can laugh and sing and converse with all sorts of people and characters.

    There's no other place in the World like Ireland. It's the greatest country on Earth!


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    #40
    Chucken
    Registered Users Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    Fratoue wrote: »

    Nice video but they probably spent about €8,000 in those two weeks in this robbing bastard of a country.

    Car rentals, food, drink, rip off hotels, entrances to things (even charge to visit the Blarney Castle).

    Vid makes Ireland look great but good look remortgaging the house for a trip like that as to do something similar in Germany even Italy be a lot less.

    Most people have 1 "trip of a lifetime"..this was probably theirs.
    How much would you spend on yours...if you planned one??


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    #41
    Red Nissan
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    The video is pretty awesome, Vimeo is streets ahead of trashTube, recommended if one wants to see their productions in original quality.


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    #42
    Chucken
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    Cody Pomeray wrote: »
    Great, lovely video!

    But that Bunratty looks like awful sh!te altogether

    Its far from it.

    For about 50euro you get a 4 course meal with drink (mead) and great entertainment. Yes, its stage Irish, but thats what tourists want and expect in such a setting.

    It so far from being sh!te that the banquets have been going since 1963 with 2 sittings every night.


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    #43
    daithi1970
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    Stinicker wrote: »
    Yes it is nice for a holiday but if they tried living here I'm sure they'd have plenty other less positive viewpoints on this country. Everybody thinksIreland is the best country in the world and that everybody loves Irish people; neither of this are true; Ireland right now is a corrupt cesspit with no opportunitys and it has the most miserable unbearable weather going.

    People rejoicing as if it was the second coming last month because they got 2 weeks of nice warm weather, for most other countries this is normal as is the fact that your children will have a future in the country they were born in; Ireland has nothing to offer except corruption and rip-off prices. Those two Canadians were not doubt fleeced on everything and look at the absolute piece of junk manure car they were given by the rental firm a Nissan Micra and it probably cost them €2k minimum to rent that thing.

    There is absolutely nothing positive I can say about the country with the exception of GAA which is the only thing enjoyable here.

    Try living in Haiti, or Afghanistan...or most other countries outside the developed world, for that matter...


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    #44
    Karl Stein
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,689 ✭✭✭Karl Stein


    I was just thinking of the tens of millions wasted spent entertaining Liz Windsor and Barry O' Bama and this couple make this cracking vid for lols which will probably pull in thousands more tourists having watched it.

    Are you listening Fáilte Ireland?


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    #45
    caustic 1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,314 ✭✭✭caustic 1


    Wow, Beautiful video.

    Seems to be a lot of knocking of Failte Ireland here, I think they also do a good job showing Ireland in a good light. This video is 20 mins long, Failte Ireland have to do what they did in a very short space and they do it.


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    #46
    aoraki
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭aoraki


    daithi1970 wrote: »
    Try living in Haiti, or Afghanistan...or most other countries outside the developed world, for that matter...

    Those countries don't have the GAA (opium for tribal mucksavage gob****es), the Catholic Church (as the dominant religious organisation) or Fianna Fail (opium for tribal mucksavage gob****es), so on those counts they are already waaaay ahead of the game...


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    #47
    magick
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    aoraki wrote: »
    Those countries don't have the GAA (opium for tribal mucksavage gob****es), the Catholic Church (as the dominant religious organisation) or Fianna Fail (opium for tribal mucksavage gob****es), so on those counts they are already waaaay ahead of the game...

    Sounds like you have your tickets booked then.


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    #48
    Miss Lockhart
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    daithi1970 wrote: »
    Try living in Haiti, or Afghanistan...or most other countries outside the developed world, for that matter...

    Oh don't worry, Stinicker was moralising at us about how good we have it and how we need to take a step back and appreciate Ireland not 3 weeks ago.

    He seems to just like to post a bitter contrary rant when the mood takes him.


    Great video. Looks like a great holiday. Hope they had a ball.


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    #49
    Jimoslimos
    Registered Users Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Jimoslimos


    aoraki wrote: »
    Those countries don't have the GAA (opium for tribal mucksavage gob****es),
    Why, oh why does every thread like this turn into a pointless tirade against the GAA? Success breeding jealousy perhaps? In fact I reckon, regardless of what people think of the sporting merits of Gaelic games, that we should use them more in tourism promotion. People like seeing local indigenous and quirky sports when they go on holidays - Thai boxing, Aussie Rules, Sumo Wrestling, Highland Games, etc. If we have a unique selling point we should utilise it.
    aoraki wrote: »
    the Catholic Church (as the dominant religious organisation) or Fianna Fail (opium for tribal mucksavage gob****es), so on those counts they are already waaaay ahead of the game...
    Islam and the Taliban - great bunch of lads


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    #50
    aoraki
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭aoraki


    Jimoslimos wrote: »
    Why, oh why does every thread like this turn into a pointless tirade against the GAA? Success breeding jealousy perhaps? In fact I reckon, regardless of what people think of the sporting merits of Gaelic games, that we should use them more in tourism promotion. People like seeing local indigenous and quirky sports when they go on holidays - Thai boxing, Aussie Rules, Sumo Wrestling, Highland Games, etc. If we have a unique selling point we should utilise it.

    I guess the truth hurts, eh? :P

    I will freely admit that hurling is a great sport - fast, skillful and exciting. Gaelic football on the other hand is a makey-up monstrosity of a game.

    The tirades against the GAA in general probably stem from the frankly ridiculous attitudes and carry on from some ardent GAA supporters, of which there are quite a lot of in this country.


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    #51
    MrJoeSoap
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    Anyone else piss themselves laughing at the sheep running into the post at 4:36?


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    #52
    crockholm
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    Fair play to the couple for that excellent montage. Didn't see any plate of bacon and cabbage in the clip though :/


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    #53
    dirtyden
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    aoraki wrote: »
    I guess the truth hurts, eh? :P

    I will freely admit that hurling is a great sport - fast, skillful and exciting. Gaelic football on the other hand is a makey-up monstrosity of a game.

    The tirades against the GAA in general probably stem from the frankly ridiculous attitudes and carry on from some ardent GAA supporters, of which there are quite a lot of in this country.

    Can you please explain what you mean here. What is this ridiculous attitude you speak of?


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    #54
    Panthro
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    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    Anyone else piss themselves laughing at the sheep running into the post at 4:36?

    I wondered what tourists think of packed pubs all going silent while someone sings a song, I'd imagine it's pretty a unique experience for the unsuspecting first timers!:)


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    #55
    Mr Benevolent
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    Stinicker wrote: »
    There is absolutely nothing positive I can say about the country with the exception of GAA which is the only thing enjoyable here.

    Then get out and never come back.


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    #56
    Duckworth_Luas
    Registered Users Posts: 5,733 ✭✭✭Duckworth_Luas


    This thread reminds me of why I don't read YouTube comments after watching a video.


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    #57
    JONJO THE MISER
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    Stinicker wrote: »
    Yes it is nice for a holiday but if they tried living here I'm sure they'd have plenty other less positive viewpoints on this country. Everybody thinksIreland is the best country in the world and that everybody loves Irish people; neither of this are true; Ireland right now is a corrupt cesspit with no opportunitys and it has the most miserable unbearable weather going.

    People rejoicing as if it was the second coming last month because they got 2 weeks of nice warm weather, for most other countries this is normal as is the fact that your children will have a future in the country they were born in; Ireland has nothing to offer except corruption and rip-off prices. Those two Canadians were not doubt fleeced on everything and look at the absolute piece of junk manure car they were given by the rental firm a Nissan Micra and it probably cost them €2k minimum to rent that thing.

    There is absolutely nothing positive I can say about the country with the exception of GAA which is the only thing enjoyable here.

    I bet everyone loves you down the local.


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    #58
    nocoverart
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    I felt a little homesick watching that, and I never lived abroad.

    The couple that shot this video deserve credit for the music choices. Usually the tunes on these kind of things are cringe-worthy.


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    wyndham
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    Stinicker wrote: »
    Yes it is nice for a holiday but if they tried living here I'm sure they'd have plenty other less positive viewpoints on this country. Everybody thinksIreland is the best country in the world and that everybody loves Irish people; neither of this are true; Ireland right now is a corrupt cesspit with no opportunitys and it has the most miserable unbearable weather going.

    People rejoicing as if it was the second coming last month because they got 2 weeks of nice warm weather, for most other countries this is normal as is the fact that your children will have a future in the country they were born in; Ireland has nothing to offer except corruption and rip-off prices. Those two Canadians were not doubt fleeced on everything and look at the absolute piece of junk manure car they were given by the rental firm a Nissan Micra and it probably cost them €2k minimum to rent that thing.

    There is absolutely nothing positive I can say about the country with the exception of GAA which is the only thing enjoyable here.

    It costs about €25 per day to rent a basic 1l car in Ireland, one of the cheapest places in the world to do so.


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    #60
    Earthwalker
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    Chris Moyles isn't Canadian.


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    #61
    Duckworth_Luas
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    8:19 Shnackbox


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