Differences between Irish and British people

Karl Stein

pragmatic1 wrote: »

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

They were saying that on the wireless today. An Irish person abroad will accommodate a fellow Irish person by allowing him/her to sleep on a couch for a couple of weeks while they get their **** together.

cloudatlas wrote: »

These threads always make me feel mildly embarrassed.

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

That's another difference between the British and Irish. Generalizing about the imagined Irish hive mind is not unusual here. I don't think the British generalize about their imagined hive mind'nearly as much - perhaps because it's a more diverse place culturally.

Speak for yourself.

WoollyRedHat

DebDynamite wrote: »

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?

I don't believe I implied there was anything wrong with it.

Pinch Flat

maxx_power wrote: »

yes and no , tribalism is more of a phenomenon in Ireland than in England

I'd disagree. You can go to a gaa game here where the opposing teams will not be segregated and will mingle freely on the pubs and outside the ground with little hassle. Different experience altogether with a football game in England. Much more tribal.

WilyCoyote

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Irish men have bigger willies.

Thanks for sorting out the conundrum of your name

maxx_power

Charles Rocher wrote: »

They were saying that on the wireless today. An Irish person abroad will accommodate a fellow Irish person by allowing him/her to sleep on a couch for a couple of weeks while they get their **** together.



That's another difference between the British and Irish. Generalizing about the imagined Irish hive mind is not unusual here. I don't think the British generalize about their imagined hive mind'nearly as much - perhaps because it's a more diverse place culturally.

Speak for yourself.

irish people like to view themselves as rebellious but in reality those who go against the grain are shunned much more in this country than in the uk where single mindedness and speaking out has long been admired , running with the herd is viewed as respectable in Ireland

Karl Stein

maxx_power wrote: »

in the uk ... single mindedness and speaking out has long been admired

Utter bullshit. Try criticising the British Armed forces, British involvement in WWI/WWII or the Royal family and you can forget about a career in the mainstream media in the UK.

You can make a rewarding career here out of criticising the Irish fight against British/Unionist terrorism - ask Ruth Dudley Edwards, Kevin Myers and Connor Cruise O'Brien.

whisky_galore

Charles Rocher wrote: »

Utter bullshit. Try criticising the British Armed forces, British involvement in WWI/WWII or the Royal family and you can forget about a career in the mainstream media in the UK.

You can make a rewarding career here out of criticising the Irish fight against British/Unionist terrorism - ask Ruth Dudley Edwards, Kevin Myers and Connor Cruise O'Brien.

Not even that, try not wearing a poppy in Nov on uk tv shows and watch the death threats roll in....

stefan idiot jones

The Brits drink whisky.

The Irish drink every fcukin' thing.

Edit: I meant whiskey.

DEFTLEFTHAND

The British imo gave more to the world than they took, a tiny island in the north Atlantic built an empire, introduced civilisation to wild lands, built rail networks and infrastructure, established modern global commerce, the common law legal system, their language, their sports and leisure pursuits.

You could make an argument that some of the ex colonies in Africa for instance have gone backwards since their involvement.

Karl Stein

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The British ... introduced civilisation...

Journalist: What do you think of Western civilization?
Gandhi: I think it would be a good idea.

pragmatic1

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The British imo gave more to the world than they took, a tiny island in the north Atlantic built an empire, introduced civilisation to wild lands, built rail networks and infrastructure, established modern global commerce, the common law legal system, their language, their sports and leisure pursuits.

You could make an argument that some of the ex colonies in Africa for instance have gone backwards since their involvement.

FOH.

Beefy78

Afroshack wrote: »

Nobody believes me when I tell them this

Because you're massively wrong.

Twinings & Walker 4 Life.

Beefy78

Pinch Flat wrote: »

I'd disagree. You can go to a gaa game here where the opposing teams will not be segregated and will mingle freely on the pubs and outside the ground with little hassle. Different experience altogether with a football game in England. Much more tribal.

And a football match in Ireland, tbf. LOI is at least as tribal as the English leagues are.

Nodin

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The British imo gave more to the world than they took, a tiny island in the north Atlantic built an empire, introduced civilisation to wild lands, built rail networks and infrastructure, established modern global commerce, the common law legal system, their language, their sports and leisure pursuits.

You could make an argument that some of the ex colonies in Africa for instance have gone backwards since their involvement.

Bollocks, pure and simple.

You think all that was introduced for the natives?

bumper234

Pinch Flat wrote: »

I'd disagree. You can go to a gaa game here where the opposing teams will not be segregated and will mingle freely on the pubs and outside the ground with little hassle. Different experience altogether with a football game in England. Much more tribal.

The same could be said for rugby games in the UK. Loi soccer has it's idiots too it just doesn't get reported as much.

ruthloss

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Scottish people are very mean. Welsh people like a bit of singing. English people enjoy a cup of tea in the afternoon.

English people will drink a cup of tea on it's own., no bikkie or anything!!!!:eek:

Banjoxed

Charles Rocher wrote: »

They were saying that on the wireless today. An Irish person abroad will accommodate a fellow Irish person by allowing him/her to sleep on a couch for a couple of weeks while they get their **** together.



That's another difference between the British and Irish. Generalizing about the imagined Irish hive mind is not unusual here. I don't think the British generalize about their imagined hive mind'nearly as much - perhaps because it's a more diverse place culturally.

Speak for yourself.

If you break out of the hive mind here there are plenty of dopey bees that will attempt to sting you back in, if you took a blind bit of notice of them.

Penny Dreadful

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The British imo gave more to the world than they took, a tiny island in the north Atlantic built an empire, introduced civilisation to wild lands, built rail networks and infrastructure, established modern global commerce, the common law legal system, their language, their sports and leisure pursuits.

You could make an argument that some of the ex colonies in Africa for instance have gone backwards since their involvement.

Yes where would we have been without slavery. So civilised.

MJ23

Most English pubs have carpet on the floor and a puggy in the corner.
Some English people have very little knowledge of some very basic Geography. Like that tool on The Late Late Show last night that thought Denmark is the capital of Ireland.
They all love Greggs over there, and love to eat their muck filled pastie as they're walking.
Irish people think that the rest of the world all love them.

Banjoxed

MJ23 wrote: »

Most English pubs have carpet on the floor and a puggy in the corner.
Some English people have very little knowledge of some very basic Geography. Like that tool on The Late Late Show last night that thought Denmark is the capital of Ireland.
They all love Greggs over there, and love to eat their muck filled pastie as they're walking.
Irish people think that the rest of the world all love them.

Most Irish people love Manchester United and Glasgow Celtic. They love Heino and nearly everyone takes Lyons Tea on holiday and only ever socialising in Irish pubs when on their Costa holiday.

See what I did there?

cloudatlas

Charles Rocher wrote: »

That's another difference between the British and Irish. Generalizing about the imagined Irish hive mind is not unusual here. I don't think the British generalize about their imagined hive mind'nearly as much - perhaps because it's a more diverse place culturally.

Speak for yourself.

Why do you think the British government is talking about curbing immigration. Because popular thinking is that they are a threat to society so the demagogues try to appease the masses. Bread and circuses my friend. There is most definitely a hive mind in English society. Will be interesting if Scotland break away.

I am speaking for myself but I also notice trends in the media. Irish media- the top stories in the newspapers usually deal with U.K. affairs. That's normal they are the biggest island in our archipelago but their media is more interested in the thinking in France or America as seen by trends in their media.

deseil

British thicks are way thicker than our thicks.
The food is rotten.
They can't speak their own language properly.
Every road has a foster parent with a few foster kids living with them.

mathepac

cloudatlas wrote: »

...
I am speaking for myself but I also notice trends in the media. Irish media- the top stories in the newspapers usually deal with U.K. affairs. ....

Not everyone finks dailymail.co.uk is part of the Irish meeja, innit, eh?:)

cloudatlas

mathepac wrote: »

Not everyone finks dailymail.co.uk is part of the Irish meeja, innit, eh?:)

It's strange how many people on this thread are using the stereotypical phoenetic phrases of the 'cockney accent' in their replies. Probably don't realise that they aren't slagging English people but specifically people who would be considered English working class and that they are being utter snobs themselves.

Fratton Fred

cloudatlas wrote: »

It's strange how many people on this thread are using the stereotypical phoenetic phrases of the 'cockney accent' in their replies. Probably don't realise that they aren't slagging English people but specifically people who would be considered English working class and that they are being utter snobs themselves.

Actually, it's like some posting to be sure to be sure, begorra.

stefan idiot jones

cloudatlas wrote: »

It's strange how many people on this thread are using the stereotypical phoenetic phrases of the 'cockney accent' in their replies. Probably don't realise that they aren't slagging English people but specifically people who would be considered English working class and that they are being utter snobs themselves.

Eee, by gum. Yeed be right lad. Now hang coat on back o' door and put on a brew. Now where's my Woodbines, I say where's my Woodbines lad?

catbear

I think the main difference is that Ireland retained a sense of tribal community that disappeared in Britain/NI during the Industrial revolution. Otherwise we've more in common than we think.

The_Kew_Tour

English people won't stand for crooks in Government. Something we really could learn.

They also have more manners.

They are much more punctual. They arrive for work earlier and they start work on the bell not 5 minutes after it.

Women are sounder and yes bit easier ;-)

We are much friendly in ways though. We also bit more in tune with outside world. Lot of English I know have no clue about things in news where places are etc.

You can't throw everybody into same bracket just few things I noticed when living there etc

Oranage2

English people put gravy on their chips.

hatrickpatrick

British women have far sexier accents.