Differences between Irish and British people

Afroshack

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Our crisps and our milk taste nicer.

Nobody believes me when I tell them this

bonzodog2

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Nigh on impossible to get white pudding in England though, which is a major bummer.

I was surprised to find it in a convenience store in a smallish town in southern England, think it was something to do with Musgraves. They also had budget cider there from them.

stefan idiot jones

Britain is second only to America for making crap car crash television shows, sensationalising everything for the lowest common denominator viewer.

Ireland has Tubridy.





You decide!!!!!!!!!

bonzodog2

The Irish seem to be a lot more into the county identity thing than the English. The exception seems to be county cricket teams.

dd972

dd972 wrote: »

Oh, yes, everyone talks like Danny Dyer over there don't they, especially in Liverpool, Newcastle and Bristol. :rolleyes:

Yur avin a facking girawwwwwwfffe my san!

Afroshack

Afroshack wrote: »

Nobody believes me when I tell them this

both Mr Tayto and King kick Walkers ass any day of the week.

Alun

Alun wrote: »

It's true, I wash my car religiously every 29th February

like clockwork

pragmatic1

Irish people are more connected to each other, community and family. We have soul.

Paddy Cow

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Irish people are more connected to each other, community and family. We have soul.

It's something that we are losing though. I grew up at the end of the "drop by" era. If you felt like visiting people, you called over. Nowadays you have to ring in advance and schedule "coffee mornings". I miss the days when if you felt like a chat you called over to visit someone. If you do that now, you are a massive pain in the ass. I know that times have changed and people are busy but I miss being able to drop by on the spur of the moment.

Thankfully I am from the country and there are still families I know where you can stop by unannounced and if I rang beforehand to see if it was okay, they would wonder if living in the city had addled my brain :pac::D

MayoSalmon

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Irish people are more connected to each other, community and family. We have soul.

This is dying a death to be fair

Roguee

What we call a chipper they call a chippy
Mum as opposed to Mam here
I call my Mam Mum but i dont know why, i used to say mammy though

Dynamo Roller

mike65 wrote: »

The Irish are obsessive about the difference between the Irish and British, while the British are not.

I bet you're west british

Legs.Eleven

Their ears are lower down than ours.

Legs.Eleven

Dynamo Roller wrote: »

I bet you're west british

The British don't irrationally call people from their own country "West Irish".

WesternZulu

I don't know what it is but Irish women are just better.

British girls seem even more partial to the duck face, scouse brows, and stupid buns sitting on the top of their head!!
The whole look does nothing for me!!

Paddy Cow

Paddy Cow wrote: »

It's something that we are losing though. I grew up at the end of the "drop by" era. If you felt like visiting people, you called over. Nowadays you have to ring in advance and schedule "coffee mornings". I miss the days when if you felt like a chat you called over to visit someone. If you do that now, you are a massive pain in the ass. I know that times have changed and people are busy but I miss being able to drop by on the spur of the moment.

Thankfully I am from the country and there are still families I know where you can stop by unannounced and if I rang beforehand to see if it was okay, they would wonder if living in the city had addled my brain :pac::D

MayoSalmon wrote: »

This is dying a death to be fair

Yeah its dying out but the original poster might have been referring to the whole one big family concept in an overseas context.

I do agree though that the whole social scene has become very superficial here in Ireland. I remember as a kid the neighbours would be delighted if i stopped to talk to them on the way home from school. New young owners that are even local to the area have occupied those houses since and the social culture on our road has died. I live in a rural area i must add.

pragmatic1

MayoSalmon wrote: »

This is dying a death to be fair

Not where I am. I've actually seen it increase since the recession.

DebDynamite

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

It's been engrained in their culture since the years of rationing during the war, which meant long long ques to get better cuts of meat and fruti and veg on a first come first served.

What's so wrong with queing though? It makes the most sense - first come first served. What's the alternative? A free for all with no order whatsoever?

Fratton Fred

Dynamo Roller wrote: »

I bet you're west british

South East British is probably more accurate.

maxx_power

bonzodog2 wrote: »

The Irish seem to be a lot more into the county identity thing than the English. The exception seems to be county cricket teams.

Ireland is extremely parochial

WesternZulu

maxx_power wrote: »

Ireland is extremely parochial

No harm in it really.

I find as a nation because Ireland is smaller it's more outward looking, whereas Britain is more insular.

maxx_power

WesternZulu wrote: »

No harm in it really.

I find as a nation because Ireland is smaller it's more outward looking, whereas Britain is more insular.

yes and no , tribalism is more of a phenomenon in Ireland than in England , irish people know more about the uk than vice versa however

maxx_power

Rhotheta wrote: »

British people state the obvious more often.

calling a spade a spade makes you unpopular in Ireland

the irish are nicer but the british are more honest in most cases

ThirdMan

maxx_power wrote: »

Ireland is extremely parochial

It's not where I'm from.

Wacker The Attacker

Knob Longman wrote: »

English chicks are always up for it...

Irish chicks like to put their fannies out there on the street too.

Butterface

WesternZulu wrote: »

No harm in it really.

I find as a nation because Ireland is smaller it's more outward looking, whereas Britain is more insular.

I would agree with this too. Maybe because Ireland is so small and we all know somebody who has either emigrated or gone off travelling for a few years, it's less of a cultural anomaly for us to leave Ireland.

I attended a symposium on the ERASMUS mobility programme last year to discuss the low participation among UK students on the programme. It's available, or could very easily be made available, at every university in the country. Some of the universities don't offer it on certain programmes or courses, and some universities don't market it very well or have a poor record of organisation of the programme. However, the programme is very well funded, and it can often be cheaper to spend the year/semester abroad than in the UK.

The problem lies with the lack of interest among students to leave the UK for a prolonged period. There is a lack of interest in other cultures outside their own. Obviously, massive generalisation.. but the ERASMUS programme literally offers up a semester or year abroad with a very enticing financial incentive (for people of all backgrounds), and yet there is only ever a smattering of interest. My department had 25 places available in 5 different countries of Europe, and only 12 people took up places!!!

Paddy Cow

Roguee wrote: »

What we call a chipper they call a chippy
Mum as opposed to Mam here
I call my Mam Mum but i dont know why, i used to say mammy though

I grew up in rural Ireland and everyone I know calls their mother Mum. It's only as an adult that I even realised this was an issue and to be honest, not until I started using boards! There was a thread a few months ago about what you called your parents (I can't remember it properly so can't link). "Mum" to me is very normal but I know someone who says "Mom" and I find that strange.

I used to post a lot on DS and the whole Mum/Mom argument came up quite often. I always thought "Mom" was an Americanism but there are certain parts of England where Mom is more prevalent and accepted as the norm than Mum and Mam doesn't enter the equation!

Sir Osis of Liver.

maxx_power wrote: »

calling a spade a spade makes you unpopular in Ireland

Calling a spade a spade in the UK could get you a punch in the face.

maxx_power

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Calling a spade a spade in the UK could get you a punch in the face.

maybe in some parts , the scots would take your eye out with bluntness

cloudatlas

These threads always make me feel mildly embarrassed.

Like a dumped ex we always seem to want to know what the Brits are doing.

Whereas if you look at the British media they are far more obsessed with French lifestyle and culture and also American politics and culture they couldn't give a ****e about Ireland.

There are so many differences culturally, contemporary politics I mean where to start (e.g. middle east, global policy, gay marriage, Scottish independence referendum coming up), vernacular, social tics, class is more defined, England is much more of a nanny state than Ireland is. What it is to be British has transformed in the last few decades the biggest emigrant population in Britain is Asian i.e. Pakistani and Indian, it's so much more multicultural than Ireland their society has been infused with these differences.

Take the blinkers off O.P. Viva la difference!