'Only in Ireland'

KingOfFairview

What things can you legitimately say "only in Ireland" about?

I'll get the ball rolling. There's a red-haired child near my home who wears a "Glasgow Celtic's" tshirt and drinks red lemonade.

Shakespeare's Sister

I expect much posts about stuff that happens everywhere, not just Ireland.

cruais

The country shutting down when a single snow flake falls on the m50 and the runway of dublin airport

Celly Smunt

No snakes thanks to St.Patrick.Fair play to him,decent fella.

KingOfFairview

cruais wrote: »

The country shutting down when a single snow flake falls on the m50 and the runway of dublin airport

Ah jaysus yeah, more like this plz

Shakespeare's Sister

cruais wrote: »

The country shutting down when a single snow flake falls on the m50 and the runway of dublin airport

Pure lies.
People really need to stop calling the freezes of 2009/10 stuff like "a single snowflake". It was heavy snow for Ireland, which we're not used to, and we don't have equipment/infrastructure for heavy snow (as it occurs so rarely, so would be pointless) so the country did not close down for little reason.

Omackeral

You can be staunchly anti-English while wearing a Man United/Liverpool/Chelsea/Arsenal jersey and nobody will bat an eyelid.

wazky

KingOfFairview wrote: »

"Glasgow Celtic's" tshirt

Is that a combination between the Boston Celtic's and Glasgow Celtic?

SilverScreen

cruais wrote: »

The country shutting down when a single snow flake falls on the m50 and the runway of dublin airport

No just Dublin. The rest of the country just carries on until there's a blizzard.

wazky

Where extreme and imminent danger is treated with a "sure look" attitude.

"Your tractor only has three wheels, no steering wheel and the engine looks to be on fire"

"Sure look, it does the job."

LETHAL LADY

People saying his/her arse is eating his/her pants.

KingOfFairview

Omackeral wrote: »

You can be staunchly anti-English while wearing a Man United/Liverpool/Chelsea/Arsenal jersey and nobody will bat an eyelid.

This. Literally an eyelid goes unbatted across the country at the hypocrisy.

Only in Ireland.

KingOfFairview

wazky wrote: »

Is that a combination between the Boston Celtic's and Glasgow Celtic?

No the team with the green and white stripey t-shirts

Billy86

cruais wrote: »

The country shutting down when a single snow flake falls on the m50 and the runway of dublin airport

It snowed in Canberra when I was in Australia a while back. By "snowed" I mean the type of stuff even we wouldn't take seriously. And they panicked!

Mint Aero

A final in the national sport is a draw so goes to a replay for the sole purpose of making even more money.
A national sport where the players are paid FA.
Where politicians can do as they please and the citizens do nothing.
Where double taxes exist for the sheer lolz of it.

Shakespeare's Sister

KingOfFairview wrote: »

This. Literally an eyelid goes unbatted across the country at the hypocrisy.

Only in Ireland.

Hypocrisy is only in Ireland? News to me.

Weird self flagellating though... "Only in Ireland".

Pudsy33

Only in Ireland does "I will yeah" mean I won't.

Lenin Skynard

People start skulling their drinks when the fire alarm goes off in the pub.

KingOfFairview

Mint Aero wrote: »

A final in the national sport is a draw so goes to a replay for the sole purpose of making even more money.
A national sport where the players are paid FA.
Where politicians can do as they please and the citizens do nothing.
Where double taxes exist for the sheer lolz of it.

Where politicians can do as they please and the citizens do nothing. This is especially unique to Ireland. I don't even...

Mrs Garth Brooks

Cancels concerts in the middle of summer because people live 10km away from a big football pitch.

SpaceTime

cruais wrote: »

The country shutting down when a single snow flake falls on the m50 and the runway of dublin airport

Well, try justifying spending 10s of millions maintaining snow clearing equipment in a country that gets a snow storm once in 20+ years.

Most countries / regions with our climate struggle with snow when it very occasionally happens.

KingOfFairview

Shakespeare's Sister wrote: »

Hypocrisy is only in Ireland? News to me.

Weird self flagellating though... "Only in Ireland".

About supporting England sports teams and hating the English people, they meant

gugleguy

Encountering unexpected roadworks at a critical junction on your way to work.

Shakespeare's Sister

KingOfFairview wrote: »

Where politicians can do as they please and the citizens do nothing. This is especially unique to Ireland.

No it isn't.

People not doing anything about the government but whingeing about other people not doing anything about the government - only in Ireland.

Billy86

wazky wrote: »

Is that a combination between the Boston Celtic's and Glasgow Celtic?

I thought they had a joint owner like Red Bull with the Salzburg and New York football teams?

KingOfFairview

Mrs Garth Brooks wrote: »

Cancels concerts in the middle of summer because people live 10km away from a big football pitch.

There's an old folk saying "an Irish solution to an Irish problem". Applies here

Shakespeare's Sister

Mrs Garth Brooks wrote: »

Cancels concerts in the middle of summer because people live 10km away from a big football pitch.

The houses near Croke Park are 10km away from it? :eek:
The definition of 10 kilometres must have changed overnight, I'd better get briefed on this change.

is mise spartacus

When you see a bus full of potatoes driving around Limerick

professore

SilverScreen wrote: »

No just Dublin. The rest of the country just carries on until there's a blizzard.

In cork they run at the first sign of snow too - everyone goes home! I remember in the Midlands being collected by one of those big yellow school buses driving snow off the road ahead of it and sliding to a stop in front of my house.

KingOfFairview

Shakespeare's Sister wrote: »

No it isn't.

People not doing anything about the government but whingeing about other people not doing anything about the government - only in Ireland.

For real.

diograis

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

People start skulling their drinks when the fire alarm goes off in the pub.

This would be a magnificent sight.

Shakespeare's Sister

professore wrote: »

In cork they run at the first sign of snow too - everyone goes home!

Kids play outside, people go sleighing and stuff.

KingOfFairview

Old men ****ting in drains outside pubs

gugleguy

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

People start skulling their drinks when the fire alarm goes off in the pub.

I also skull my beer and gulp my wine and bolt my food - well I ped for it didn't i
When
An unannounced post funeral/stag/hen crowd alight on a pub - there are no reserved signs on the tables - happens a lot in Dublin.

Mrs Garth Brooks

Shakespeare's Sister wrote: »

The houses near Croke Park are 10km away from it? :eek:
The definition of 10 kilometres must have changed overnight, I'd better get briefed on this change.

Yeah the the chairman of the residents group was living in Castleknock, 10km away from Croke park. Talking about how much the concerts affected him!

KingOfFairview

Fella vomiting blood-splattered Guinness while the whole pub applauses

La_Gordy

KingOfFairview wrote: »

Old men ****ting in drains outside pubs

Where is this standard in Ireland?!

Shakespeare's Sister

Mrs Garth Brooks wrote: »

Yeah the the chairman of the residents group was living in Castleknock, 10km away from Croke park. Talking about how much the concerts affected him!

It was only him complaining and not various others who live in close proximity to it? Come on now.

SpaceTime

Not many other countries that has topped and ranks very highly in the human development index that spend so much time self-flagellating online.

Get out from behind your keyboard and do something to change the stuff that annoys you about the country or at the very least quiz your elected representatives about why they're not doing something about it and make your vote contingent on their actions.

KingOfFairview

La_Gordy wrote: »

Where is this standard in Ireland?!

Seen it dozens of times down in Tipperary

diograis

SpaceTime wrote: »

Not many other countries that has topped and ranks very highly in the human development index that spend so much time self-flagellating online.

Get out from behind your keyboard and do something to change the stuff that annoys you about the country or at the very least quiz your elected representatives about why they're not doing something about it and make your vote contingent on their actions.

moaning's a national past time, cheer up

Iranoutofideas

Sulky races on motorways. Going in the wrong direction. And the person in charge of the Sulky is a kid.

And yet it continues across the country because 'it's their tradition boss'

Bolloxology

SpaceTime

diograis wrote: »

moaning's a national past time, cheer up

I know.

Sure we have a public service broadcaster with the national whine line for moaning on on a daily basis.

KingOfFairview

The whole pub applauding when an underage child passes out from alcohol abuse and farts in its sleep

Skylinehead

Shakespeare's Sister wrote: »

It was only him complaining and not various others who live in close proximity to it? Come on now.

I'd look at their username before thinking you could have a reasonable argument on this subject :pac:

Duff

The "Ah, it'll be grand" mentality and tractors on the motorway.

Teyla Emmagan

The 'stop/go' system. TELL ME this doesn't happen anywhere else. Because to me this seems so Irish (i.e. cheap, and a bit ****e and involving more manual intervention and man power then necessary).

"There has been an accident on the R23 outside of Sallins. A stop/go system is in place".

i.e. there is a lad standing in the middle of the road twirling a sign around. In what other country would that be called 'a system'?

KingOfFairview

Grown men challenging each other to 'big bum' contests in the street and the local magistrate agrees to judge. Seen it with me own eyes

wazky

KingOfFairview wrote: »

Grown men challenging each other to 'big bum' contests in the street and the local magistrate agrees to judge. Seen it with me own eyes

Ok hombre, settle down now and go for a nap, the adrenaline of starting a thread must be gone to your head.

SpaceTime

KingOfFairview wrote: »

Grown men challenging each other to 'big bum' contests in the street and the local magistrate agrees to judge. Seen it with me own eyes

Emm.. We don't have such a thing as "local magistrates".

Mint Aero

KingOfFairview wrote: »

Where politicians can do as they please and the citizens do nothing. This is especially unique to Ireland. I don't even...

STFU & GTFO :pac: