"Can you say that in English"Laurens niece.

tipptom

Ralph Laurens drunken neice asks Irish policewoman to speak in English to her as recounted to the judge in Clare court case held in a PUB!.


This should go down well in the Hamptons.

Knex*

OK, I give up. What am I missing here?

Hande hoche!

Is she attractive?

everdead.ie

tipptom wrote: »

Ralph Laurens drunken neice asks Irish policewoman to speak in English to her as recounted to the judge in Clare court case held in a PUB!.


This should go down well in the Hamptons.

Due to storm damage?

Alun

Can you say that in English?

Aglomerado

She seems like an awful wagon.

tipptom

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Is she attractive?

Meh.


Doesn't see to be when drunk anyway.

Hande hoche!

What's James Nesbitt done to justify advertising Thomas Cook?

Unshelved

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/can-you-say-that-in-english-please-ralph-laurens-niece-asked-arresting-guard-to-repeat-herself-29895597.html

mickydoomsux

"He consented to bail on a bond of €2,5000. "

Quality reporting.

For Forks Sake

Go home OP, you're clearly drunk.

Seedy Arling

Hande hoche! wrote: »

What's James Nesbitt done to justify advertising Thomas Cook?

He has promoted the cause for people with funny eye brows the world over.

For Forks Sake

Unshelved wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/can-you-say-that-in-english-please-ralph-laurens-niece-asked-arresting-guard-to-repeat-herself-29895597.html

Sharon Curely, defence solicitor for the jewellery designer indicated that her client would enter a plea to all charges.

A1 Sharon

porsche959

tipptom wrote: »

Ralph Laurens drunken neice asks Irish policewoman to speak in English to her as recounted to the judge in Clare court case held in a PUB!.


This should go down well in the Hamptons.

She was probably combining alcohol with medications.

The scions of these wealthy Manhattan families can end up pretty messed-up.

Google Luke Weil for example - though I understand he has cleaned up his act in recent years.

Seedy Arling

For Forks Sake wrote: »

A1 Sharon

I was going to show them... to the lads.

SEPT 23 1989

Did she make an offer on the field?

tipptom

Alun wrote: »

Can you say that in English?

Oh Roysh,i guess you are from Wicklow.

I Heart Internet

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Is she attractive?

In the right light - probably.

tipptom

porsche959 wrote: »

She was probably combining alcohol with medications.

The scions of these wealthy Manhattan families can end up pretty messed-up.

Google Luke Weil for example - though I understand he has cleaned up his act in recent years.

She has had her problems and has written a book about them,had some sympathy for her until the remark to the Garda.

I Heart Internet

tipptom wrote: »

She has had her problems and has written a book about them,had some sympathy for her until the remark to the Garda.

I wonder was she being bitchy though (as in - suggesting that the Garda had a poor speaking voice/grasp of english) or was she genuinely just out of her tree and didn't know where she was and/or who might be talking to her.

tipptom

I Heart Internet wrote: »

I wonder was she being bitchy though (as in - suggesting that the Garda had a poor speaking voice/grasp of english) or was she genuinely just out of her tree and didn't know where she was and/or who might be talking to her.

The Garda could only tell for sure I suppose in what way it was aimed,maybe she only understands American English.


Kind of ironic that her hearing is held in a pub after her alchohol issues.

joi99

tipptom wrote: »

Kind of ironic that her hearing is held in a pub after her alchohol issues.

Only in Ireland. :rolleyes:

seamus

To be fair, if the arresting Garda was from Donegal, she may very well have been incomprehensible to a lot of people. Lots of Irish people will struggle with a strong Donegal accent.

Alun

tipptom wrote: »

Oh Roysh,i guess you are from Wicklow.

No I'm not, and my name's not Roysh either.

humbert

seamus wrote: »

To be fair, if the arresting Garda was from Donegal, she may very well have been incomprehensible to a lot of people. Lots of Irish people will struggle with a strong Donegal accent.

+1. It was rude and stupid but I can certainly imagine her difficulty.

padd b1975

The late night US talk shows are going to have a field day with this.

saltyjack silverblade

I thought the Catherine Tate character Lauren had a niece. This thread now disappoints me.

vicwatson

tipptom wrote: »

Ralph Laurens drunken neice asks Irish policewoman Garda to speak in English to her as recounted to the judge in Clare court case held in a PUB!.


This should go down well in the Hamptons.

FYP !

Why was the court held in a Pub in Ballina, Co Tipp??? They'll have some laugh about that in the Hamptons

Highflyer13

I Heart Internet wrote: »

I wonder was she being bitchy though (as in - suggesting that the Garda had a poor speaking voice/grasp of english) or was she genuinely just out of her tree and didn't know where she was and/or who might be talking to her.

Some of the yanks find it very difficult to understand our accents. Ive played poker in Vegas and more than once I have been told 'English only at the table' by the dealers while clearly speaking English

Also holding the court in a pub doesn't do much for the Irish stereotypes abroad:pac:

Aglomerado

vicwatson wrote: »

FYP !

Why was the court held in a Pub in Ballina, Co Tipp??? They'll have some laugh about that in the Hamptons

It's been that way for 20 years since the courthouse closed in Killaloe AFAIK.

tipptom

vicwatson wrote: »

FYP !

Why was the court held in a Pub in Ballina, Co Tipp??? They'll have some laugh about that in the Hamptons

Nice one,i had changed it from Ban garda,didnt know the pub was in Tipp or how much pubs are used as courthouses now,suppose its a good thing I have not been to one in a long time.

brooke 2

tipptom wrote: »

Ralph Laurens drunken neice asks Irish policewoman to speak in English to her as recounted to the judge in Clare court case held in a PUB!.


This should go down well in the Hamptons.

Thought I was hearing things when that was reported on the news this morning!!

TheMza

You deffo would!

brooke 2

tipptom wrote: »

She has had her problems and has written a book about them,had some sympathy for her until the remark to the Garda.

Perhaps she genuinely could not understand the Garda.

razorblunt

Did Neil Prendeville cover this in his show this morning?
Should have used the Nurofen excuse.

brooke 2

seamus wrote: »

To be fair, if the arresting Garda was from Donegal, she may very well have been incomprehensible to a lot of people. Lots of Irish people will struggle with a strong Donegal accent.

Many strong regional accents can be difficult to understand. I
once had the bizarre experience of hearing two elderly Kerry guys speak what I knew had to be English but I could not understand one word of the conversation!!

[-0-]

On trial in a pub, because that's not embarrassing at all. Cringe. Why not use the town hall in Shannon?

biko

To be honest, it'll be a great story for her to tell the other rich people as they sip their Crystal in some VIP bar in Paris or New York.

MadsL

tipptom wrote: »

Ralph Laurens

Ralph Lif****z you mean...never held with that Lauren thing.

Galwayguy35

brooke 2 wrote: »

Perhaps she genuinely could not understand the Garda.

Maybe, but if you don't understand what someone has said first time round, would you say "can you say that in english"?

It's bad manners no matter how rich or important she thinks she is.

Larbre34

To be fair if the Garda was from the Healy-Rae enclave of Kerry, or the environs of Nenagh Co. Tipp, or many other places with strong local accents even I would have a difficulty understanding her speaking in English.

Mind you Ms Lauren should have asked her to 'please repeat that, Im having a difficulty understanding your accent' rather than being a drunken, stuck up, superior coconut as she allegedly was.

I think an award of the full consequent costs of the airline, airport, Gardaí, Courts, Embassy, and any costs incurred by any fellow passenger as a result of the delay should be fair punishment, maybe a few quid for the poor box as well. That'll probably relieve her of $20,000 or so and soften her cough.

The Backwards Man

seamus wrote: »

To be fair, if the arresting Garda was from Donegal, she may very well have been incomprehensible to a lot of people. Lots of Irish people will struggle with a strong Donegal accent.

Damned Apt. Way spake fine rightly, shure shay'd havinae a bother unnerstanning us.

I Heart Internet

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2535118/Designer-Ralph-Laurens-niece-arrested-air-rage-bust-New-York-bound-plane-forced-make-emergency-landing-Ireland.html

The Daily Mail have already (naturally) picked up on the courtpub thing.

Maybe they should have facilities for a court sitting at Shannon Airport to deal with such cases (and a Garda Station).

There's something about a proper court setting that, I think, would encourage people to take these matters seriously (not that I think anyone in this case isn't). Just that some messers might think it all the more hilarious if they were put before a court sitting in their local.

jester77

Bloody hell, how cringe is that. Drunk woman on a flight has her court case in some rural Irish pub.

I always groaned when I see the Americans taking the piss out of the drunk Irish on TV shows like the Simpsons, Family Guy, etc... it's no wonder

The Backwards Man

jester77 wrote: »

Bloody hell, how cringe is that. Drunk woman on a flight has her court case in some rural Irish pub.

I always groaned when I see the Americans taking the piss out of the drunk Irish on TV shows like the Simpsons, Family Guy, etc... it's no wonder

It's not like the judge is standing in behind the bar, in fairness.

Larbre34

jester77 wrote: »

Bloody hell, how cringe is that. Drunk woman on a flight has her court case in some rural Irish pub.

I always groaned when I see the Americans taking the piss out of the drunk Irish on TV shows like the Simpsons, Family Guy, etc... it's no wonder

Happens all the time, rurul dwellers are lucky they arent receiving medical procedures in the butchers. When it comes to services quite a big area of the country is just about being held together with spit and tape.

tipptom

[-0-] wrote: »

On trial in a pub, because that's not embarrassing at all. Cringe. Why not use the town hall in Shannon?

I find that amazing to,i would expect 50% of the cases that are up are drink related but apparently a lot of hotels and pubs are used since a lot of courthouses have been closed down.


Something for herself and Tommy Hilfinger to have a laugh about while yachting,might even get a spike in a wealthier form of tourist.

caustic 1

Aggghhh, sometimes just want to hang my head in shame at this country.

WoollyRedHat

This will surely be on Reeling in the Years 2014.

Hande hoche!

It seems inevitable that the slimy Jon Stewart will feature this in a segment.

BBJBIG

U hav drink haken ...

Mbrace yer innr Chulchie

Looooose d hattitute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPISMWa0SMU