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  • 15-07-2014 10:28pm
    #1
    take everything
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    Anyone watching this.
    Quite a good documentary about O' Connell street (in Dublin- for the pedantic).


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    Yes it's decent enough, think it's just a one off.


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    kneemos
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    Interesting and well done,all human life.


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    Say Your Number
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    Thought it was interesting enough, there was a real look of yearning in the paper seller's face after he said he'd liked to have been a musician.


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    Degag
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    The Ice Cream guy sounded like a bit of a git IMO. Good programme though.


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    Harry Angstrom
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    Degag wrote: »
    The Ice Cream guy sounded like a bit of a git IMO. Good programme though.

    I was laughing when he started talking about "concepts". It was an ice cream parlour, not an art gallery :D


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    #7
    take everything
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    Loved the Asian woman opening her restaurant. Typically hardworking and pleasant.
    She was thinking of opening at 7 but was persuaded to open later.


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    DizzyDamsel
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    The birds-eye-views of the street made it look really pretty.


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    smellmepower
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    Enjoyable enough,pity RTE wouldn't make a 4 or 5 episode series like this.Would've been an idea to let the viewers know how Betty and the ice cream lad are getting on these days too.

    The wistful paper seller,the Simon Community workers and that Polish street cleaner all came across really well I thought.


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    onethreefive
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    I sincerely wish the woman opening the restaurant the best of luck :) she seemed very hard working and determined.


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    The Wild Bunch
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    Ice Cream guy was a dick
    Polish street cleaner came across as a thoroughly decent bloke
    Asian lady was really pleasant


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    The Wild Bunch
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    smellmepower wrote: »
    Enjoyable enough,pity RTE wouldn't make a 4 or 5 episode series like this.Would've been an idea to let the viewers know how Betty and the ice cream lad are getting on these days too.

    The wistful paper seller,the Simon Community workers and that Polish street cleaner all came across really well I thought.


    Great word, that


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    miamee
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    I really enjoyed this as well, I'd love to have seen a three part series or something talking to some of the characters on the street, some more of the street traders, etc. That flower seller sounded like he might have been interesting and the newspaper guy certainly had a few stories in him I'd say :D

    All well done though.


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    Babooshka
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    Degag wrote: »
    The Ice Cream guy sounded like a bit of a git IMO. Good programme though.
    The Wild Bunch wrote: »
    Ice Cream guy was a dick
    Polish street cleaner came across as a thoroughly decent bloke
    Asian lady was really pleasant

    Why was he a dick / git? Because you didn't like his accent / or his looks, or what? He was as hard working and as stressed out as the Asian woman and his work ethic was the same. I just don't get that attitude, or all the thank you's either.

    I don't know the man in any way shape or form...just wondering why people make their minds up so quickly about disliking one person and yet like the other, when both are working their behinds off to get a business off of the ground. I suspect it's because one has a posh(ish) accent and is Irish and the other one isn't and therefore there's a lot of conclusions jumped to about both.


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    smellmepower
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    Babooshka wrote: »
    Why was he a dick / git? Because you didn't like his accent / or his looks, or what? He was as hard working and as stressed out as the Asian woman and his work ethic was the same. I just don't get that attitude, or all the thank you's either.

    I don't know the man in any way shape or form...just wondering why people make their minds up so quickly about disliking one person and yet like the other, when both are working their behinds off to get a business off of the ground. I suspect it's because one has a posh(ish) accent and is Irish and the other one isn't and therefore there's a lot of conclusions jumped to about both.

    Came across as a bit pretentious,and the attempted motivational speech to his staff was David Brent-esque.Nothing to do with being posh or whatever,for me at least.

    The Chinese lady was far more entertaining and sympathetic.


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    beauf
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    I guess people found it hard to identify with him. Seemed like the typical business head to me. To me it seemed the wrong location for that kinda ice cream parlour.

    I was wondering what their rent would be there.

    Made me realise I've only been on OConnell street about half a dozen times in the last 10yrs.


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    Babooshka
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    smellmepower wrote: »
    Came across as a bit pretentious,and the attempted motivational speech to his staff was David Brent-esque.Nothing to do with being posh or whatever,for me at least.

    The Chinese lady was far more entertaining and sympathetic.


    Entertaining is fair enough. In fairness, if I had to choose which one I would get stuck in a lift with I would pick the Chinese lady as she seemed less "wooden" which I think was all he was guilty of...being a bit wooden and yes that business like thing, but he was trying his best, I didn't think it warranted being called git / dick by people, thought it was a bit too strong. (I know those comments were not yours!)


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    The Wild Bunch
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    Drove by the ice cream parlour this morning - looks like it's getting a facelift

    Still though - Il Gentile Italiano- or whatever it's called - how are passers by supposed to surmise it's an ice cream shop?


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    miamee
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    The Wild Bunch wrote: »
    Drove by the ice cream parlour this morning - looks like it's getting a facelift

    Still though - Il Gentile Italiano- or whatever it's called - how are passers by supposed to surmise it's an ice cream shop?

    Yeah he seemed very into the 'style' of the place but then found that no one knew they were an ice cream place on opening day - the place should have been mobbed on St. Patrick's Day! Anyway, he is still there so hopefully it does good business. It's nice to see something other than a burger/pizza place there and I have read a good review of it somewhere else on Boards (I think).


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    smellmepower
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    Was crap weather on Paddy's Day plus majority of folk are on the piss.Thought it was a bizarre time to open.

    Walked by it on Tuesday afternoon anyway, and it was packed inside and were lots of tourists sitting outside too so he must be doing okay.


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    zetalambda
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    A great advertisement for Stokes clocks in Cork. :pac:


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    Slippin Jimmy
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    Watched this the other night. Fair play to the two business owners. I warmed more to the Chinese lady than the ice cream fella. Polish guy came across as a genuine chap and happy to be hear. It really is shocking that all the junkies plague on of our main streets. If I went to a city and so drug needles on the ground, open drug dealing and the likes hanging around I wouldn't go back a second time.


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    The Wild Bunch
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    It's a complete kip of a street. Needs serious investment. I HATE walking up and down it every day


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    terenc
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    Should rename it Methodone Street, junkies, beggers and scumbags pestering people, must be one of worst main streets in Europe.


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    The Wild Bunch
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    terenc wrote: »
    Should rename it Methodone Street, junkies, beggers and scumbags pestering people, must be one of worst main streets in Europe.

    Have to agree with this

    Absolute kip


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