Dublin has gone like Turkey

Coat22

Out at lunch for a trip to the shops and one peculiar thing I noticed which never struck me before….

…the amount of people standing outside restaurants showing off their menus and trying to entice people inside. Probably the most annoying part of any sun holiday we have gotten a glimpse of the sun and now think we’re all living in Turkey.
:cool:

The One Doctor

Believe me, it doesn't only happen in Turkey. Personally I won't go into an Irish restaurant that has pictures of the food, it's bound to be bad. In the resort I frequent in Gran Canaria I don't care as they all do it.

jimgoose

I like that, but then I'm a fat barsteward.

uch

I Like Turkey on me sambo's too

Nib

The One Doctor wrote: »

Believe me, it doesn't only happen in Turkey.

Correct.

Happens in Dublin as well.

SEPT 23 1989

who rattled your cage?

kop-end

Nib wrote: »

Correct.

Happens in Dublin as well.

So let me get this straight, this happens in both Turkey and Dublin......:eek:

Mr. CooL ICE

Were the people inside gobbling their food?

Banjo String

Gobble Gobble.

TwoShedsJackson

This is a recent thing in Temple Bar. Solution: avoid tourist-trap areas.

Until we have the Legendary Turkish Ice cream men in Dublin... then its nothing like Turkey

Mr. Incognito

Sometimes when I clean out my fridge I find greenish ice.

I like leap days.

force eleven

I find it cold in Turkey...

kult

It happens all over the world, recession made people actually work

Zillah

Your first mistake was going into Templebar.

Merkin

jimgoose wrote: »

I like that, but then I'm a fat barsteward.

Food porn, nothing like it. Perusing menus is GREAT fun.

jimgoose

Merkin wrote: »

Food porn, nothing like it. Perusing menus is GREAT fun.

Yes, it brings out the latent Henry VIII in me.

Coat22

Zillah wrote: »

Your first mistake was going into Templebar.

This was just off Grafton St - nothing wrong with it - just funny

7ofBrian

How else are you supposed to find good Klav Kalash and crab juice?

Merkin

jimgoose wrote: »

Yes, it brings out the latent Henry VIII in me.

Me too, and I'm a woman

Nodin

Coat22 wrote: »

Out at lunch for a trip to the shops and one peculiar thing I noticed which never struck me before….

…the amount of people standing outside restaurants showing off their menus and trying to entice people inside. Probably the most annoying part of any sun holiday we have gotten a glimpse of the sun and now think we’re all living in Turkey.
:cool:

No, this being Ireland, its Santa Ponsa they think they're in.

suicide_circus

on my travels, any time i have allowed someone hawking for business to convince me to eat/stay/drink in their establishment, it turned out to be a bad idea. places with good food/atmosphere/facilities do not send some poor unfortunate out on the street to hoodwink passersby.

The Moldy Gowl

Coat22 wrote: »

Out at lunch for a trip to the shops and one peculiar thing I noticed which never struck me before….

…the amount of people standing outside restaurants showing off their menus and trying to entice people inside. Probably the most annoying part of any sun holiday we have gotten a glimpse of the sun and now think we’re all living in Turkey.
:cool:

Why are you shouting?

grundie

When they ask me to look at their menu I'm tempted to just glance it over and say "That is a nice menu, well done!" and walk on.

That being said I have started to notice people using the "waist push" here. That's where someone tries to gently push you in to their restaurant by putting their arm around your waist.

Still not as bad as Jerusalem though. Someone tried the waist push on me and my wife. I jumped back causing them to fall and land on their arse and I was told "YOU ARE A VERY BAD PERSON!!!"

Grayson

Zillah wrote: »

Your first mistake was going into Templebar.

and the second was the font.

Coat22

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

Why are you shouting?

Am I???

Plazaman

Yes poor show on those businesses trying to drum up trade. How dare they try to make a few euro? Let them fold I say. A nice boarded up shop front is just as attractive as a busty waitress* shoving a menu in your face.

* Disclaimer : The busty waitress may only exist in my mind

WilyCoyote

If I ever see that Dustin ........ I'll wring his fucking neck. Giving Ireland a bad name. As for his accent ........... yuck!

cloud493

Another thread slagging Dublin how original :rolleyes:

Badly Drunk Boy

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

Why are you shouting?

He's not shouting since it isn't capitalised. But that size font can only be used by Brian Blessed.

WilyCoyote

cloud493 wrote: »

Another thread slagging Dublin how original :rolleyes:

You've got it wrong. It's slagging Turkey - comparing it to Dublin :P