Ireland and what it means to be Irish

KingOfFairview

So, what's is it that makes this crazy little island special? What's can we say "no. One else can do b that"? About the Irish personality? Are we unique our just another nationality

Ruu

We are unique, yeah...

Nodin

Ruu wrote: »

We are unique, yeah...

No, we're special.

Skeleton XIII

Arseland.

Knob Longman

A bit slow to be honest..

Dan_Solo

What makes us special is how much we're convinced we're special.
Bit like Liverpool fans.

jamo2oo9

"I will in me hole hey"

KingOfFairview

If irishness was a product, would you recommend it to a fiend? What's our usp?

Nib

We give too much of a fuck what others think of us.

Nodin

KingOfFairview wrote: »

If irishness was a product, would you recommend it to a fiend? What's our usp?

Hairy arses.

Ruu

Ruu wrote: »

We are unique, yeah...

I'm not.

darkpagandeath

If I remember my history from school, The Celts came over and committed genocide and replaced the original people here with red haired Celtic folk. Even though red hair is more of a Viking thing.

KingOfFairview

Nib wrote: »

We give too much of a fuck what others think of us.

This I agree with. Especially the Americans. We are as "children" begging for approval at their skirts

MadsL

darkpagandeath wrote: »

If I remember my history from school, The Celts came over and committed genocide and replaced the original people here with red haired Celtic folk. Even though red hair is more of a Viking thing.

Yeah. "History" from school.

That's exactly what happened.

Karl Stein

Éirinn go Brách.

My Country, my home.

Unrepentant Irish Nationalist.

Donkey Oaty

I understand from recent news reports that Ireland is unique in having a special place in Garth Brooks' heart, though this has yet to be confirmed by independent cardiologists.

biko

It's a grand place like

Knob Longman

KingOfFairview wrote: »

This I agree with. Especially the Americans. We are as "children" begging for approval at their skirts

US multinational companies, EU structural funding, British customs and traditions covered with a spattering of doing things backwards..

Wacker The Attacker

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

"I will in me hole hey"

Where's the champion butter hi?

Wacker The Attacker

Dan_Solo wrote: »

What makes us special is how much we're convinced we're special.
Bit like Liverpool fans.

Don't mention Ireland in the same sentence as Liverpool fans again. EVER

Mickey H

It means I'm not English.

Lucifer MorningStar

We are an ugly nation but we're great craic

cloud493

The ability to constantly see the glass as half empty, even when its almost certainly at least half full, if not entirely full to the brim.

Henry Sidney

Mickey H wrote: »

It means I'm not English.

Something we English are eternally thankful for. A nation where 10% of the population buy tickets to see Garth Brooks? Stay classy, Ireland...

mad muffin

Skeleton XIII wrote: »

Arseland.

Arseland?! ARSELAND?! Oh man, I'm still wiping the tears from my eyes

Sunnyisland

I think were awesome :-)

whupdedo

We're unique, just like everyone else....

--LOS--

ah we love to start threads so we do

Duckworth_Luas

darkpagandeath wrote: »

If I remember my history from school, The Celts came over and committed genocide and replaced the original people here with red haired Celtic folk. Even though red hair is more of a Viking thing.

If that's what you learned in history I'd love to see how you were thought to divide by 0 in maths

darkpagandeath

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

If that's what you learned in history I'd love to see how you were thought to divide by 0 in maths

Think peoples sarcasm detectors are off :pac:

mickydoomsux

Being Irish at the moment seems to mean being a whingey baby who is "entitled" to a load of things but doesn't want to have to pay tax for these things. Also, acting like some minor financial hardship has put the entire population on the breadline whilst there are actually people starving to death around the world and we haven't cut our basic social welfare rates despite being in recession for 7 years.

We as a nation need a kick up the hole.

Oh and we put far too much stock in the constitution because of "DE RISING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". It's a flawed document that was suitable for the time but should either be scrapped entirely at this stage and/or edited heavily.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

It does seem we're the biggest bunch of navel gazing, approval seeking insecure people ever. Being Irish seems to mean having at least a mild obsession with a) what it means to be Irish and b) what other people think of Ireland.

whupdedo

mickydoomsux wrote: »

whilst there are actually people starving to death around the world .

Ya because that's our fault, just like people getting killed in gaza

KingOfFairview

Boone Broad Phlegm wrote: »

It does seem we're the biggest bunch of navel gazing, approval seeking insecure people ever. Being Irish seems to mean having at least a mild obsession with a) what it means to be Irish and b) what other people think of Ireland.

Nail's head = hit by this post

steamengine

In Ireland we talk about everything 'til the cows come home, we dream about the most amazing things which never come to fruition. We prefer arguing ad infinitum rather than a logical solution which might render the argument redundant in the first place. Reality is not for us.

If being Irish was good enough for Spike Milligan it's good enough for me - not that I've any choice.

Mickey H

Jack: Ireland. Who's Ireland?
Ted: No Father. Our Lord.

wendell borton

Means I'm immune to pyschoanalysis.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

wendell borton wrote: »

Means I'm immune to pyschoanalysis.

Everyone is, it's a load of shít

Nodin

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Being Irish at the moment seems to mean being a whingey baby who is "entitled" to a load of things but doesn't want to have to pay tax for these things. Also, acting like some minor financial hardship has put the entire population on the breadline whilst there are actually people starving to death around the world and we haven't cut our basic social welfare rates despite being in recession for 7 years.
.............

You're sure now?

Deano7

Proud of my country despite its faults, where else in the world would ya get the head of politics getting involved in a declined country and western concert planning application.

"It's a laugh or cry situation hi"

groucho marx

Usp _tayto cheese n onion

2011

The best Republic of Telly ever:
You know you're Irish when....

:D:D:D:D

Skeleton XIII

mad muffin wrote: »

Arseland?! ARSELAND?! Oh man, I'm still wiping the tears from my eyes

Thank you, thank you. I'm here all week.

ToddyDoody

Being Irish means The union jack has a special meaning