Is 'Culchie' an offensive term?

BeardyFunzo

Three or so years ago a colleague of mine attempted to reprimand me for using the term 'Culchie'.

He found my 'turn of phrase, and the manner in which you said it on this occasion, both hurtful and insulting to me'.
A further email explained that there 'is a very fine line between 'honest banter',and 'opinion', and what others may perceive to insulting or hurtful.'

I'm still highly amused by this but then I thought to myself what if the term is offensive? So i thought I'd ask the good people of AH what they thought...

So is 'Culchie' an offensive term that I should try my best to avoid uttering?

Vic Vinegar

Do you mean Culchie?

clappyhappy

Three or so years later and you are still thinking about it.

Let it go...........

(PS I don't find it insulting)

The One Doctor

Speaking as someone who drives an automatic car, calling manual drivers 'cluchies' is a great insult.

jimgoose

Not to me. I'm a Culchie. A Woollyback. A Mucksavage. A Mullah. A tae-drinkin', pigs-arse atin', black porter swillin', tractor-shtartin'-wit'-a-belt-of-a-lump-hammer clodhopping moutainly gobshíte of the highest order. And proud of it. :cool:

R P McMurphy

BeardyFunzo wrote: »

Three or so years ago a colleague of mine attempted to reprimand me for using the term 'Culchie'.

He found my 'turn of phrase, and the manner in which you said it on this occasion, both hurtful and insulting to me'.
A further email explained that there 'is a very fine line between 'honest banter',and 'opinion', and what others may perceive to insulting or hurtful.'

I'm still highly amused by this but then I thought to myself what if the term is offensive? So i thought I'd ask the good people of AH what they thought...

So is 'Cluchie' an offensive term that I should try my best to avoid uttering?

Maybe he was upset that you were pronouncing it clu..chie

Peregrine

The One Doctor wrote: »

Speaking as someone who drive an automatic car, calling manual drivers 'cluchies' is a great insult.

It's an honour, really

BeardyFunzo

clappyhappy wrote: »

Three or so years later and you are still thinking about it.

Let it go...........

(PS I don't find it insulting)

Like I said I'm more amused but ever since we have to watch what we say around this person because if he lost the rag over this there's really no lower limit as to what would upset him...

893bet

Yes but once you pass your driving test its less so.

osarusan

BeardyFunzo wrote: »

Like I said I'm more amused but ever since we have to watch what we say around this person because if he lost the rag over this there's really no lower limit as to what would upset him...

So you basically don't think it's an offensive term?

Seve OB

don't mind the bleedin bogger

hallo dare

jimgoose wrote: »

Not to me. I'm a Culchie. A Woollyback. A Mucksavage. A Mullah. A tae-drinkin', pigs-arse atin', black porter swillin', tractor-shtartin'-wit'-a-belt-of-a-lump-hammer clodhopping moutainly gobshíte of the highest order. And proud of it. :cool:

Don't forget Bogger!!!!

The Purveyor of Truth

Culchie is like the N word. You can only use it if it has historically being used to demean you, as a means of reclaiming it and thereby taking away it's power to be disparaging.

Basically what I'm saying is, Nial Horan is the Irish Tupac.

BeardyFunzo

osarusan wrote: »

So you basically don't think it's an offensive term?

I don't, but then again I would consider 'Dub' to be equally offensive (not at all, in other words).

AndOne

Depends if the Culchie is fat or ugly etc.

You fat ugly Culchie is fairly offensive to them all as they're all fat and ugly

BeardyFunzo

The Purveyor of Truth wrote: »

Culchie is like the N word. You can only use it if it has historically being used to demean you, as a means of reclaiming it and thereby taking away it's power to be disparaging.

Basically what I'm saying is, Nial Horan is the Irish Tupac.

I see how you got your boards handle. Truth indeed.

Seve OB

BeardyFunzo wrote: »

I don't, but then again I would consider 'Dub' to be equally offensive (not at all, in other words).

I'd hardly call Dub offensive.. that is just short for Dubliner.

Now if you had of said "Jackeen"!... well holy god......

gesler

Sounds like the little girl couldn't handle a bit of banter and wanted to use the old [/biggirlsblouse] your insulting me for no reason [/biggirlsblouse] crap to get you to leave him alone

cournioni

It depends on the context in which it's used I guess. Same as Jackeen or whatever else.

hallo dare

stevieob wrote: »

Now if you had of said "Jackeen"!... well holy god......

That's enough out of you ya Jackeen!!!!:D:D:D

Piliger

Some people will always find a way of being offended. Words are not offensive. How they are used can be offensive. And so what ? Being offended is part of dealing with life.

Seve OB

:mad::(

hallo dare wrote: »

That's enough out of you ya Jackeen!!!!:D:D:D

osarusan

BeardyFunzo wrote: »

I don't, but then again I would consider 'Dub' to be equally offensive (not at all, in other words).

Do you think 'culchie' is so obviously non-insulting that he has no legitimate reason to feel insulted?

Alf Veedersane

Some people are very sensitive - they're pussies.

hallo dare

stevieob wrote: »

:mad::(

gugleguy

stevieob wrote: »

I'd hardly call Dub offensive.. that is just short for Dubliner.

Now if you had of said "Jackeen"!... well holy god......

to really provoke us call us 'Pale-dweller'.;-)

BeardyFunzo

osarusan wrote: »

Do you think 'culchie' is so obviously non-insulting that he has no legitimate reason to feel insulted?

pretty much. but then again any word can be insulting if you say it to someone in a mean enough way.

hallo dare

B.I.F.F.O!!!!!

Alf Veedersane

hallo dare wrote: »

B.I.F.F.O!!!!!

BUFFALO

jimgoose

hallo dare wrote: »

B.I.F.F.O!!!!!

B.U.F.F.A.L.O!!!

madmaxi

hallo dare wrote: »

That's enough out of you ya Jackeen!!!!:D:D:D

Go ...... yourself spud muncher!!

iDave

Rather be a culchie than a skangar

wp_rathead

Context context context

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The Backwards Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRgL92K5zuE

jimgoose

The Backwards Man wrote: »

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL4TKyd2QxI

hallo dare

madmaxi wrote: »

Go ...... yourself spud muncher!!

AHHH HEEERRRRR!!!!!

Love me spuds!!!!:D

Dyr

Is culchie more offensive than spud gobbler?

Or welly womble?

Or muck savage?

Or bog slasher?

Or Silage sprayer?

The Backwards Man

Bambi wrote: »

Is culchie more offensive than spud gobbler?

Or welly womble?

Or muck savage?

Or bog slasher?

Or Silage sprayer?

Jealousy is a curious thing.

hallo dare

Old but Gold!!!

danniemcq

cournioni wrote: »

It depends on the context in which it's used I guess. Same as Jackeen or whatever else.

Exactly, all my pale mates ripped the piss outta me before the Donegal hammering of Dublin few weeks ago, they all called me (and everyone else) culchies and would often throw in a few other words after too. And i'd rip the piss back, all fun and games.

Now if someone i didn't know came up to me on a night out and called me a culchie and to f off back to culchieland then i would have an issue and would take offence. Not for the word but for how they said it

Aglomerado

Bambi wrote: »

Is culchie more offensive than spud gobbler?

Or welly womble?

Or muck savage?

Or bog slasher?

Or Silage sprayer?

I've never been called a welly womble. But I want to be!
"Bog Trotter" is a common one as well. I have done my fair share of trotting on bogs, slingin' the turf.
Culchie and Proud! :cool:

Wabbit Ears

I got an infraction before for saying people from Dundalk are culchies.

I think folk from the countryside who live on farms, down lanes with grass in the center etc don't take offence, but people from the country who live in grouped dwellings that they try to claim are 'cities' take offence at it.

jimgoose

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

I got an infraction before for saying people from Dundalk are culchies.

I think folk from the countryside who live on farms, down lanes with grass in the center etc don't take offence, but people from the country who live in grouped dwellings that they try to claim are 'cities' take offence at it.

Dundalk people live in stoating great mansions, hawrse:

Red Pepper

Not at all, better to be a Culchie than a Jackeen.

A culchie's worst nightmare is having children that have a Dublin accent.

Sunnyisland

I don't like the word, suppose in what term it's used it can be offensive same as you saying jackeens. :-)

davidfitz22

Nah it's all tongue in cheek
I have never seen anyone being called a culchie out of malice or anger .Dublin people will have a bit of banter with ye and seem to have a quick witted sense of humour just go with it

akkakkman

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

I got an infraction before for saying people from Dundalk are culchies.

I think folk from the countryside who live on farms, down lanes with grass in the center etc don't take offence, but people from the country who live in grouped dwellings that they try to claim are 'cities' take offence at it.

Yer talking about Kilkenny right?

Dravokivich

I came close to using it in once when I was at my girlfriend's uncles. something about coppers came up and I said "yeah that's generally popular with... [dramatic pause] those from outside of Dublin"

I remembered they have a slurry pit.

Wabbit Ears

akkakkman wrote: »

Yer talking about Kilkenny right?

Yea, Kilkenny, Cork, Limerick, you know, bog settlements.

jimgoose

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

Yea, Kilkenny, Cork, Limerick, you know, bog settlements.

We don't even have proper bog down here, 'tis pure fcukan snipe-country, bah. Any chance of a few food parcels? Summa dem Yank Submarine sangidges'd be daycint.