Differences between city and country folk.

Comhrá

What do you find are the main differences between city and rural folks?

I find rural people generally:

More polite.
More accepting of poor service....shops, restaurants etc.
More likely to adhere to tradition.

smash

Mass. Rural folk love a good mass

Sheep Lover

City folk are more prone to gun violence, drug addiction and having their hands down the front of their grey cotton tracksuits.

LFC CONNAUGHTON

Sheep Lover wrote: »

City folk are more prone to gun violence, drug addiction and having their hands down the front of their grey cotton tracksuits.

Rural folk love their sheep, maybe a bit too much.

DopeTech

Sheep Lover wrote: »

City folk are more prone to gun violence, drug addiction and having their hands down the front of their grey cotton tracksuits.

Plenty of sheep lovers in the country, not so many in Dublin.

armaghlad

Country people love the Gah.

The_Valeyard

I find rural people live in more quieter country like areas. While city people tend to live in more urban built up areas.

In rural life if you pass someone, smile, and wave, people will do the same back.

In city life if you do it, they'll scowl back, look at you as if you've got two heads and, more often than not, ask if you've got a problem.

Azalea

I'm rurban.

I like gear that smells of cow shyte.

KilOit

Rural folk tend to have a chip on their shoulder and seem to belittle Dublin people any chance they get, it's cool to hate Dublin people.
Work in a major hospital with many country people that slag Dubs a lot yet they work, live, socialize and send their kids to Dublin schools :rolleyes:

Dubs are little more private and less friendly than country people

the evasion_kid

"lacking" is the only word that springs to mind...

Mesrine65

Geography

Comhrá

the evasion_kid wrote: »

"lacking" is the only word that springs to mind...

That'd be the townies, would it?

molly09

Rural people tend to know their neighbours and have a more supportive community

the evasion_kid

tippman1 wrote: »

That'd be the townies, would it?

nope,ive had the unfortunate experience of living in irish neighbourhoods in a few cities....crabs in a pot also comes to mind

tayto lover

Everyone in the country should have a Dub as a pet.
They make great pets once they're house trained.

MilesMorales1

City people know how to use toilet paper.

eeguy

KilOit wrote: »

Rural folk tend to have a chip on their shoulder and seem to belittle Dublin people any chance they get...

Dubs are...less friendly than country people

That's very true.
Rural people give you a wave when you pass them.
Dublin people ask you if you have any change.

recipio

Dubs add 'do ya know wha I mean' on to the end of every sentence. God, its irritating.:rolleyes:

One eyed Jack

Having grown up in the country, and now living in a city, there's no difference between people either rural or urban at all I find. This whole idea of country people being more pleasant and all the rest of it is nonsense. People are just as pleasant, or as unpleasant, in the city. Sports - same thing. Anti-social behaviour - very same.

No differences whatsoever.

Mesrine65

Rural : Why do you smell funny?

Dublin : It’s called deodarant!

timthumbni

Big ignorant county fella from work introduced me to his wife AND sister at a works outing. I didn't know where to look......... Seemed a nice enough lass too. Felt a bit sorry for her.

eeguy

Mesrine65 wrote: »

Rural : Why do you smell funny?

Dublin : It’s called a Spice Buuuuurrrgggeeeerrr!

FYP

Speedwell

When I married my husband, I lived in a Houston flat in an apartment complex at the corner of a major surface road and a minor surface road. The first weekend he came to visit me from his small Irish border village, he went to walk to the shop for milk. He came back emptyhanded, asking me how in the hell he was supposed to cross the street. I never really thought about it because I never went anywhere except when I was driving the car, but it was six lanes in one direction and ten in the other, counting turn lanes, without a sidewalk. I had to give him a quick lesson in American traffic signals. But the next time I visited my mother-in-law, I tried to find the closest similar intersection to where they lived, and could only find comparable ones at motorway junctions near Dublin.

fonecrusher1

Them city folk are quite literally mad for the oul heroin. Turns the lot of em into zombies. They have it in their tea, they have it in their sandwiches, cakes, scones, bread, jumpers, toothpaste everywhere.

Speedwell

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Them city folk are quite literally mad for the oul heroin. Turns the lot of em into zombies. They have it in their tea, they have it in their sandwiches, cakes, scones, bread, jumpers, toothpaste everywhere.

You have no idea how hard it is to find heroin yarn to knit jumpers with. But wow, you have to go down two needle sizes because it knits so loosely. Or the knitter is so loose. Same difference.

MilesMorales1

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Them city folk are quite literally mad for the oul heroin. Turns the lot of em into zombies. They have it in their tea, they have it in their sandwiches, cakes, scones, bread, jumpers, toothpaste everywhere.

The pavement in Dublin is made of heroin don't you know.

eeguy

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

The pavement in Dublin is made of heroin don't you know.

Where did you hear such sh*te?

It's actually made of homeless people.

MilesMorales1

eeguy wrote: »

Where did you hear such sh*te?

It's actually made of homeless people.

No no, the homeless people want the heroin pavement, hence why there's so many of them we walk on, so it looks like homeless pavement. They're just in an eternal state of being 'buzzed out' to use the technical phrase.

Son Of A Vidic

In country areas the cows are very close, but in city areas they are far away.

Graces7

Hilarious thread but with a bite/hard centre... For me, city means too many people all anonymous. When I first came to Ireland from a small island, I took the train from Heuston station in Dublin, over to Mayo. SO MANY PEOPLE!!! I was overwhellumed!!! And no one speaking to anyone or smiling or even glaring. Anonymous... To Mayo where I had a good neighbour or three... I am happier here in Kerry than anywhere i have lived in Ireland. Cork was too urban...too much traffic etc.. when I came home from Cobh one Sunday evening after a Car Boot Sale, I felt like stopping the car, jumping out and running away. Blocks of flats and lanes of traffic... Here it is days between seeing anyone unless I am out and Killarney is my size and friendly folk. Yet I know if I needed help it would be there. And I know who my neighbours are and that they are cared for. Privacy is respected. I would suffocate even in a town.

Graces7

KilOit wrote: »

Rural folk tend to have a chip on their shoulder and seem to belittle Dublin people any chance they get, it's cool to hate Dublin people.
Work in a major hospital with many country people that slag Dubs a lot yet they work, live, socialize and send their kids to Dublin schools :rolleyes:

Dubs are little more private and less friendly than country people

Never met a Dubliner but the ones I know online are fine folk

Graces7

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Having grown up in the country, and now living in a city, there's no difference between people either rural or urban at all I find. This whole idea of country people being more pleasant and all the rest of it is nonsense. People are just as pleasant, or as unpleasant, in the city. Sports - same thing. Anti-social behaviour - very same.

No differences whatsoever.

Can be true that folk react how you treat them too. Fewer of us out here in the sticks though so we make more impact.. And some thing eg anti social behaviour, are dealt with quietly and more directly out here as we know who dunnit...

Cee-Jay-Cee

KilOit wrote: »

Rural folk tend to have a chip on their shoulder and seem to belittle Dublin people any chance they get, it's cool to hate Dublin people.
Work in a major hospital with many country people that slag Dubs a lot yet they work, live, socialize and send their kids to Dublin schools :rolleyes:

Dubs are little more private and less friendly than country people

Dublin people think that Dublin is the only city in existence.

recylingbin

Azalea wrote: »

I'm rurban.

I like gear that smells of cow shyte.

If your gear smells of cow ****, change your dealer.

Graces7

armaghlad wrote: »

Country people love the Gah.

The WHAT?

pablo128

recipio wrote: »

Dubs add 'do ya know wha I mean' on to the end of every sentence. God, its irritating.:rolleyes:

Turf cuttersculchies add 'lad' or 'bai' at the end of every sentence. God, it's irritating.

What's up with 'chap'? A co-worker is from the midlands, and uses the term to refer to children. I always think it's a bit odd.

KilOit

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Dublin people think that Dublin is the only city in existence.

Only one in Ireland unless you count Northern Ireland, rest are large villages that you can walk across in 30 mins :pac:

Yes i know their technically a city

bren2002

Dublin people never visit their TD. Country people get them to sort out everything for them, driving tests etc.

molly09

molly09 wrote: »

Rural people tend to know their neighbours and have a more supportive community

And on the flip side, small communities tend to thrive on gossip and the wrong kind of gossip can ruin a persons reputation. Small communities tend to be less tolerant, and suspicious of 'outsiders' (people who've lived in whatever village for less than 30 years).

In the city you have freedom and privacy, proximity to a myriad of services and entertainment outlets. People are less involved with one anothers lives, which may or may not be to your personal taste.

In the country you have ICA and GAA. And a sort of primitive tribalism associated with same.

In the city, there tends to be a more out for yourself attitude. In rural areas, there tends to be more of an insular attitude.

All very generally. Obviously I favour the city but ideally I'd live close to a city in a less built up area that isn't full Deliverance country.

smash

Country people throw their tea bags in the sink.

recylingbin

In Dublin, the height of erudition is having a home & away accent.

smash

smash wrote: »

Country people throw their tea bags in the sink.

To country people, a waste disposal unit is a pig.

Sam Kade

When a dub doesn't want to do something he'll say "I will in me bleedin aaaarse" lots if bleeding arses in Dublin whatever they get up to.

Graces7

bren2002 wrote: »

Dublin people never visit their TD. Country people get them to sort out everything for them, driving tests etc.

Really? Only time I aked my TD re anything I got the same stock reply by email.. " I do hope your problem is soon solved.." MHR is my TD :rolleyes:

questionmark?

Dublin has Vegan restaurants. There's many in the country side that aren't even too sure exactly what a Vegan is as they tuck into their meat and two veg dinner.

heathledgerlove

Hello hello what's all this shouting we'll have no shouting here this is a LOCAL shop for LOCAL people there's nothing for you here...!!


Every time we nip down to the Spar :P

Graces7

Candie wrote: »

And on the flip side, small communities tend to thrive on gossip and the wrong kind of gossip can ruin a persons reputation. Small communities tend to be less tolerant, and suspicious of 'outsiders' (people who've lived in whatever village for less than 30 years).

In the city you have freedom and privacy, proximity to a myriad of services and entertainment outlets. People are less involved with one anothers lives, which may or may not be to your personal taste.

In the country you have ICA and GAA. And a sort of primitive tribalism associated with same.

In the city, there tends to be a more out for yourself attitude. In rural areas, there tends to be more of an insular attitude.

All very generally. Obviously I favour the city but ideally I'd live close to a city in a less built up area that isn't full Deliverance country.

Interesting and some truth but as someone who has moved deep rural, life here is what you make of it. Privacy in a city? No way. Here life is what you decide it will be, as involved or not a you choose. I need very little involvement and need no entertainment etc. What services I do need eg An Post, are friendly and grand. All depends and generalisations in these days of greater mobility are way off. I do not shop locally either.. Value my privacy.

Graces7

questionmark? wrote: »

Dublin has Vegan restaurants. There's many in the country side that aren't even too sure exactly what a Vegan is as they tuck into their meat and two veg dinner.

Rubbish! Few eat out in deep rural anyways. I never do ... Home cooking all the way!

Graces7

heathledgerlove wrote: »

Hello hello what's all this shouting we'll have no shouting here this is a LOCAL shop for LOCAL people there's nothing for you here...!!


Every time we nip down to the Spar :P

Really? I never did! lol! Where is that? The rare occasions I go into the local shop it is for the Post office and they all go quiet and doff their caps etc

YungKeo

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