I've never been to Northern Ireland.

FearDark

What's it like?

dinorebel

schizophrenic

Tail Docker

It's grand. Head up around the twelfth of July in your Celtic jersey to get the full flavour.

For Forks Sake

FearDark wrote: »

What's it like?

Do you have a fleg? This could be the time to visit.

HazDanz

Fcuking murals everywhere. Stand long enough one will be on your chest.

magentis

Stay away its full of Nordies.

Duckworth_Luas

A vexillologist's wet dream!

henryporter

Lovely red blue and white flegs everywhere at the moment

Sh1tbag OToole

Kind of eerie and dull compared to the counties around it. The place seems to have a permanent depressing feel to it, I could never warm to it.

It's also British so all the bad things that go along with that - Tetley's tea, crap beer, people who are dull as funk, "high streets"

Except Ballintoy. I liked that place

The One Doctor

It's fine. Belfast city is good. Never been anywhere else in NI.

fleet_admiral

Enniskillen is great craic

Agricola

It's like going to a foreign country.

major bill

They love a Situation!!!!

DEFTLEFTHAND

Quite scenic in places, especially coastal areas and inland counties like Fermanagh.

Senna

Were you ever in Moscow?



It's nothing like that.

wazky

They love when tourists park cars badly in odd areas and leave a clock ticking in the boot.

Duff

Permanently grey with shíte roads.

prodsc

bring the right money and you will be grand!

shruikan2553

Senna wrote: »

Were you ever in Moscow?



It's nothing like that.

I wouldnt say it's nothing like Moscow. Russia has people who really hate other groups for no reason too.

Ziegfeldgirl27

you are all being so cruel (and ignorant)

yes this time of year its full of "flegs" so i guess can be off putting but aside from that, it's not what you all think and not that different to across the border. Except the Tayto and Dairy Milks aren't as good up here.

dundalkfc10

The women are far better looking than the women down here

Joe Duffy..

****e beer- Tennants and Harp.
Every town looks the same.
Everyone has terrible tattoos.
Terrible accents.
Everyone has a massive chip on their shoulder.

Cienciano

Definitely worth a visit, some nice towns and villages. As you'd expect, it's like a cross between England and Ireland. North Antrim coast drive is deadly.
Larne is one of the most beautiful towns on the island *

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

Kind of eerie and dull compared to the counties around it. The place seems to have a permanent depressing feel to it, I could never warm to it.

It's also British so all the bad things that go along with that - Tetley's tea, crap beer, people who are dull as funk, "high streets"

Except Ballintoy. I liked that place

More dull than Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan?






* it's not, it's a dump

NotASheeple

FearDark wrote: »

What's it like?

Since you'd still be in Ireland, it would be no different than going to Cork or Limerick. Different accents, still Irish though.

CarrickMcJoe

Its clean, good roads, well signposted. Nice scenery on coast roads. Beaches are not covered in empty beer bottles and dirty nappies.
Everything is cheaper and shop assistants are friendly, they will converse with you rather than grunt or check their phone.
Just stay away from Portadown this time of year.

Sh1tbag OToole

Cienciano wrote: »

Definitely worth a visit, some nice towns and villages. As you'd expect, it's like a cross between England and Ireland. North Antrim coast drive is deadly.
Larne is one of the most beautiful towns on the island *



More dull than Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan?






* it's not, it's a dump

I don't know why people hate Leitrim so much, must be from watching the Den when they were younger.

Cavan isn't half bad from what people tell me, but if the rest of Monaghan is as depressing as Monaghan town bus station then it's a serious contender for being as dull as any Norn Irish county

Grayditch

I really don't like it. It feels like the room you pass though where someone died. But somehow you're to blame. And all nordies are the dead person's family. And all you're doing is buying a sandwich at a petrol station. But they don't want your money. Even though it's their money. Or England's, whatever. It's a bit like a bad dream. The wind always sounds like banshees. The cars are all really loud.

I don't want to go there anymore.

Tail Docker

Any time we work up there, it's like that moment when the lad walks into the Saloon and the music stops and everyone turns to look...we now draw straws...

Madam

CarrickMcJoe wrote: »

Its clean, good roads, well signposted. Nice scenery on coast roads. Beaches are not covered in empty beer bottles and dirty nappies.
Everything is cheaper and shop assistants are friendly, they will converse with you rather than grunt or check their phone.
Just stay away from Portadown this time of year.

You live in Hollywood?:cool:

Cienciano

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

I don't know why people hate Leitrim so much, must be from watching the Den when they were younger.

Cavan isn't half bad from what people tell me, but if the rest of Monaghan is as depressing as Monaghan town bus station then it's a serious contender for being as dull as any Norn Irish county

What's so exciting in Leitrim?

keith16

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

A vexillologist's wet dream!

They are actually called vexiflegelests in the North.

Strangely, I had never been in the North until a couple of months ago. Even then it was completely against my wishes. My flight from Heathrow was cancelled and I was offered one to Belfast.

I reluctantly accepted.

awec

Joe Duffy.. wrote: »

****e beer- Tennants and Harp.
Every town looks the same.
Everyone has terrible tattoos.
Terrible accents.
Everyone has a massive chip on their shoulder.

Harp is a fine beverage. :cool:

FearDark

Joe Duffy.. wrote: »

****e beer- Tennants and Harp.
Every town looks the same.
Everyone has terrible tattoos.
Terrible accents.
Everyone has a massive chip on their shoulder.

So it's sort of like England?

I'm contemplating a trip to Belfast before the end of the summer... is it worth it?

Tail Docker

FearDark wrote: »

So it's sort of like England?

I'm contemplating a trip to Belfast before the end of the summer... is it worth it?

It's nice around christmass, the market etc etc. Plus the cold keeps the numpties indoors a bit more.

Joe prim

I've been to Northern ireland, but I've never been to me!

The Backwards Man

The North is home to some of the nicest people and scenery in Europe, never mind Ireland. But people only see what they want to see, and hear what they want to hear.

anncoates

Most southern Irish people are either ignorant about the North or afraid of it but I've had some great times up there down the years

Grayditch

The Backwards Man wrote: »

The North is home to some of the nicest people and scenery in Europe, never mind Ireland. But people only see what they want to see, and hear what they want to hear.

But they're ALL you can hear.

Lenin Skynard

I've never been to South-Eastern Ireland.

Are those Blaa thingies any good? Is Carlow mad craic like? What about those Wexford women?

The Backwards Man

Grayditch wrote: »

But they're ALL you can hear.

Then you must have very selective hearing, or you don't move around very much.

corner of hells

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

I don't know why people hate Leitrim so much, must be from watching the Den when they were younger.

Cavan isn't half bad from what people tell me, but if the rest of Monaghan is as depressing as Monaghan town bus station then it's a serious contender for being as dull as any Norn Irish county

Havnt seen the Monahan Bus station but the Drogheda one is as miserable Cavan synagogue , I'm pretty certain theres a bus that goes to North Korea from there.

porsche959

FearDark wrote: »

What's it like?

Basically the same except with more flags. Or FLEGS as they pronounce the word.

Grayditch

"Fleg" isn't even how a Northern Irish person would pronounce "flag". Phonetically, like. Surely it would be "Flaaahg".

Ditch

FearDark wrote: »

I'm contemplating a trip to Belfast before the end of the summer... is it worth it?

Better off in Letrim

I had to go up there a month ago. Buy something. Bloke wanted paying in £'s. I went onto a small supermarket, to get their money out of the machine ~ and yes; The music Did stop and everyone turned and stared at me.

Two £20.00 notes it was. I thought it was toy money and he'd never accept it!

Anyway, yeah, I hate it! Second time I've ever been over the border. Never relax till I'm safely back south.

anncoates

Grayditch wrote: »

"Fleg" isn't even how a Northern Irish person would pronounce "flag". Phonetically, like. Surely it would be "Flaaahg".

Fleg is actually how it does sound in a really Belfast accent.

Zaph

awec wrote: »

Harp is a fine beverage. :cool:

I'd hesitate to even call it a beverage, never mind a fine one.

Holsten

Generally very nice.

Love Belfast, fantastic city.

Parts can be very gloomy though.

Madam

anncoates wrote: »

Most southern Irish people are either ignorant about the North or afraid of it but I've had some great times up there down the years

Would that include us not from 'southern' Ireland?

efb

I went to Norn Iron three times

Once for Belfast Pride - Crazy taxi driver telling me he loved the gays cos it meant more pussy for him...
Once for Kylie concert... in and out as quick as I could
Once driving to Larne to go to Scotland rugby match

Jesus they love flegs, and we went on a tour and we saw murals and peace walls....

I have no desire to return.

The Backwards Man

anncoates wrote: »

Fleg is actually how it does sound in a really Belfast accent.

Head out Holywood/Bangor way they pronounce it 'standard' or 'pennon' :pac:

FairytaleGirl

I think some people need clarification ... Belfast does not take up the whole of the north ...