Kerry is an unadulterated kip!

Samaris

Reading bits of this thread out to my Kerry partner is pretty hilarious.

He wishes it to be known that shagging a sheep is still more socially acceptable than shagging a Dub.

biko

Nesta99 wrote: »

Never been to Kerry but by the logic given in the other thread it must be....

Never left the pale eh? Try it, you might be surprised and your prejudices lifted.

jimgoose

Samaris wrote: »

Reading bits of this thread out to my Kerry partner is pretty hilarious.

He wishes it to be known that shagging a sheep is still more socially acceptable than shagging a Dub.

Ah, Kerry - where the men are Hoors of Bayshts of men, and the women are also Hoors of Bayshts of men!

jimgoose

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

A lot of the direct-to-english translation of the irish language going on in Kerry. I would only be one generation removed from fluent Irish speakers and I notice a lot of my fathers ways of expressing himself were almost direct translations from Irish from his parents.

Repeat after me:

Ar'oo from Kerry?
I am, ar'oo?
Do 'oo ate the shpud?
I do. Do 'oo?
How do 'oo ate him?
Shkin an' all!
Do he choke 'oo?
Not at all!

Nesta99

Deleted User wrote: »

This thread seems to have backfired .. because everyone is saying how nice it is.

Kerry is beautiful.

Not at all! I picked Kerry as probably the least offensive County. The comments are less divided than the Dublin is a kip thread (should run a poll on each), but there are similar traits from outrage to agreement to throwing insult to the OP's home town (thanks to whomever went looking for other threads/fora that would indicate my being from Dundalk). I also started this thread to look at how ridiculous such threads are including the Dublin one. People really do get deeply upset. Whether Dundalk is percieved as a kip or not meh! Its my kip and love it regardless of its problems, I certainly wont be insulted, I feel acknowledgement if issues in general of a town, city, or county, can be productive rather than straight up denial or whataboutery responses.

As for Kerry being a kip well probably not if based on scenery etc but of the many Kerry folk I have met, particularly abroad, they are fiercely competitive, when it comes to GAA rivalries arrogant and even angry. They were also fiercely loyal especially to friends and generally great fun to be around if a little wild at times. I would say the same about Dublin, and Cork folk!!

Nesta99

Nesta99 wrote: »

Whether Dundalk is percieved as a kip or not meh! Its my kip and love it regardless of its problems, I certainly wont be insulted, I feel acknowledgement if issues in general of a town, city, or county, can be productive rather than straight up denial or whataboutery responses.

As for Kerry being a kip well probably not if based on scenery etc but of the many Kerry folk I have met, particularly abroad, they are fiercely competitive, when it comes to GAA rivalries arrogant and even angry. They were also fiercely loyal especially to friends and generally great fun to be around if a little wild at times. I would say the same about Dublin, and Cork folk!!

So...Dundalk is a kip but you love it...and Kerry is a kip if by "kip" you mean "fun and loyal but big into GAA"?

_Whimsical_

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

Kerry is beautiful. I moved from Co Cork to live here. But Kerry-people are weird ..... cute hooors, but weird!! For example, 90% of them call the C&W singer "Gareth" Brooks and "shure-arrah" is an acceptable answer to almost any question / statement, and "wee-wee" actually means "woa" (ie 'stop')

Also on the subject of weird words, I had this conversation early in my stay in the Kingdom
FRIEND "I had to carry my mother to hospital the other day"
ME "Why not use the car ?"
FRIEND "Shure-arrah, I carried her in the car!"
ME "Who was driving?"
FRIEND "I was!"
ME "was she not in your way?...."

took a while to figure out that 'carry' in Kerry means 'bring'

Sure don't we all say "a lift" in that situation? None of us make much literal sense if you think about it.

Nesta99

Deleted User wrote: »

So...Dundalk is a kip but you love it...and Kerry is a kip if by "kip" you mean "fun and loyal but big into GAA"?

You are missing the point whether deliberately or not i'm not sure..

Nesta99

Nesta99 wrote: »

You are missing the point whether deliberately or not i'm not sure..

Actually I thought I pretty much summed it up precisely.

Nesta99 wrote: »

Whether Dundalk is percieved as a kip or not meh! Its my kip and love it regardless of its problems, I certainly wont be insulted, I feel acknowledgement if issues in general of a town, city, or county, can be productive rather than straight up denial or whataboutery responses.

ie. Dundalk is a kip but you love it...which is fair enough.

You wouldn't know it as you haven't been to Kerry, but many here would view Tralee in the same way.

Nesta99 wrote: »

As for Kerry being a kip well probably not if based on scenery etc but of the many Kerry folk I have met, particularly abroad, they are fiercely competitive, when it comes to GAA rivalries arrogant and even angry. They were also fiercely loyal especially to friends and generally great fun to be around if a little wild at times. I would say the same about Dublin, and Cork folk!!

ie. Kerry is a kip because the people are "fun, loyal and big into the GAA".

Which is a very weird point, as kip usually refers to appearance of a place, not the character of those who live there. A lovely person might live in a kip, crooks may live in beauty spots.

MRnotlob606

Kerry is where you'll find Culture.

Balmed Out

Deleted User wrote: »

So...Dundalk is a kip but you love it...and Kerry is a kip if by "kip" you mean "fun and loyal but big into GAA"?

I think his point is that posts and threads saying x is a kip or x is brill and y is terrible are silly. Which is very true though I wouldn't be making a thread titled like this to make the point.

Balmed Out

Balmed Out wrote: »

I think his point is that posts and threads saying x is a kip or x is brill and y is terrible are silly. Which is very true though I wouldn't be making a thread titled like this to make the point.

They are a little silly.

But I think someone who visits a place and says they thought it was ugly is entitled to that opinion, albeit that obviously it is subjective.

A person saying they haven't seen a place at all but say it's a kip because the people love GAA...well that's not an opinion on the appearance of the place at all, it is knitting together non sequitors.

Which is extremely silly.

Nesta99

This is getting better and better! Spot on balmed out though why not start a thread to show how ludicrous these threads are or become. 'Kerry is a kip' was comment I made to provoke reaction, it doesnt matter what I actually think. I acknowledged that I chose Kerry as it is probably one of the least offensive place except maybe Carlow. I do love the way you have taken what I have said Conor and gave it a good twist. Its a kip because because the people love GAA - hmmm thats an interesting angle...

Nesta99

Nesta99 wrote: »

I do love the way you have taken what I have said Conor and gave it a good twist. Its a kip because because the people love GAA - hmmm thats an interesting angle...

Nesta99 wrote: »

As for Kerry being a kip well probably not if based on scenery etc but of the many Kerry folk I have met, particularly abroad, they are fiercely competitive, when it comes to GAA rivalries arrogant and even angry.

You said if judging a kip was based on scenery, Kerry probably isn't...but...

Nesta99

Deleted User wrote: »

You said if judging a kip was based on scenery, Kerry probably isn't...but...

As for Kerry being a kip well probably not if based on scenery etc but of the many Kerry folk I have met, particularly abroad, they are fiercely competitive! (nothing wrong with that). When it comes to GAA rivalries arrogant and even angry (thats my observation and I doubt many would disagree and wouldnt be unique to Kerry as I alluded to) and fun, loyal folk - such harsh words as with Cork and Dublin people too among others.

Magico Gonzalez

If we follow the trend of the Dublin thread, a crime was committed in Kerry recently, therefore its a kip.

I love Kerry, but I cant understand a word of that lovely sounding dialect.

deni20000

The Sidewards Man wrote: »

They have sexual relations with sheep there.

It's a well known fact.

John_Rambo

Love Kerry. Been going there since I was a kid. Bit expensive compared to Dublin for eating out, but still amazing. Like Cork the country is so diverse, mountains, coast, forest etc... stunning.