Irish people and cats

Zombienosh

Well, what's the story there?

Majority of people I meet always say "I don't like cats" or some people down right HATE cats - like passionately hate them.


Seems to be only an Irish thing too, what's going on there?

Dr Turk Turkelton

Nothing says I was too picky in my younger days than a forty five year old woman buying a bottle of wine and six tins of cat food.

kneemos

People hate cats.

Dr Crayfish

Don't think it's Irish really, I think there's a love/hate relationship with them in all place. I love them though, would like to get one some day, great companions and not in need of constant attention like dogs.

s4uv3

My cats breath smells like cat food.

vicwatson

Hate them as they **** in neighbours gardens and never their own !

Lucyfur

I love them enough to make up for everyone who doesn't

longshanks

Cats are bastards. It's as simple as that.

Two Tone

longshanks wrote: »

Cats are bastards. It's as simple as that.

They are, but they're silky, soft, warm, purry, snuggly, beautiful, hilarious bastards.

And kittens are just the embodiment of cuteness!

RustyNut

I love cats, they are a bit chewy but full of flavor.

smash

Cats are awesome little bastards!

BreadnBuddha

longshanks wrote: »

Cats are bastards. It's as simple as that.

Super-bastards.

To a dog, you're family.

To a cat, you're the help.

What's not to like?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I think you're stereotyping a lot OP. I can't stand Cats myself but know many Irish people who love them. I also know British and French people who hate cats. It's not an Irish thing in either respect.

D3V!L

Cats are awesome......


You can close the thread now.

Bio Mech

I think the OP is right. It's an Irish thing. There is not a single person outside Ireland that hates cats. Not one. In the whole world like.

Armchair Andy

Love playing "kill the cat" while driving. Wouldn't necessarily go into the hard shoulder for one though, that's not very sportsmanlike.

El_Duderino 09

People who have an insatiable need to be loved or need a pet to be an emotional crutch and tell them how wonderful they are, should stick with dogs. They wouldn't be able for the reality of having a cat.

bodice ripper

I just wanted everyone to know that I have the best cat.

KatW4

I love cats. We currently have 9!

eviltwin

Became a cat owner two months ago when a stray arrived at my door. I'm a dog person and never thought a cat could fit into a house with dogs but I love that little guy and he's become my dogs best friends.

smash

eviltwin wrote: »

Became a cat owner two months ago when a stray arrived at my door. I'm a dog person and never thought a cat could fit into a house with dogs but I love that little guy and he's become my dogs best friends.

Wrong. He has become your dog's new owner!

whatdoicare

I don't hate cats, I hate their owners that don't bother their hole training them and let them ****e all over the place and generally create a nuisance of themselves, much like dog owners.:mad:

Estrellita

KatW4 wrote: »

I love cats. We currently have 9!

Do you realise when they come into your room in the morning to say hello, they are really just checking to see if you still have a pulse? As soon as you are dead you are gonna get eaten in a frenzied feast by those hairy two faced bastards.

vienne86

Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.

Cats have the smarts.

gramar

Go on the cats...up the black and amber!

LordHypnos

OP, are you fluffy kitten meow?

petrolcan

Cats are great if not two-faced and selfish.

I asked my cat how I should vote in the EU referendum and he kept signalling to go out but just sat there when I opened the door.

petrolcan

eviltwin wrote: »

Became a cat owner two months ago when a stray arrived at my door. I'm a dog person and never thought a cat could fit into a house with dogs but I love that little guy and he's become my dogs best friends.

He's a con-cat if you believe you are the owner.

Maireadio

Zombienosh wrote: »

Well, what's the story there?

Majority of people I meet always say "I don't like cats" or some people down right HATE cats - like passionately hate them.

Some people do hate them but IMO a lot of people play it up, for whatever reason. Or are like "Yeah, but dogs are way better". I dunno, it's very weird.

I love both doggies and kitties. They're great.

smash

Dogs stink. Cats are clean. They particularly like to make sure their arse hole is clean and then they'll often shove it in your face for reassurance.

blackbird 49

My son has been asking can we get a cat, this has been going on for a few years now, he's 18 now and still asks every so often, I still give him the same answer, No, No, Never, hate them

Maireadio

Lucyfur wrote: »

I love them enough to make up for everyone who doesn't

Me too. It's like I always say, the people who love cats really love them to make up for the fact that everyone else hates them.

Junkyard Tom

People who hate cats but adore dogs are often control freaks who like to be able to click thier fingers and have their dogs do precisely as they're ordered in lieu of a good thrashing.

Shenshen

I'm with you, OP - I've always known people who liked or didn't like cats, nothing unusual.
But the freaky, deep hatred of cats that some (SOME!!!) Irish people seem to harbour is something rather unique in my experience. It's just strange, and nobody has yet been able to explain it to me.

bisounours

I love my little runty beast and would say he puts up with just as much with me as I do with him. He's 16, and been forced to move 6 countries with me during his life and has been very good at settling in easily in each. At the vet's a few weeks ago to renew his rabies vaccination and she commented this would probably be his last given his age. Did I give her the stink eye for that!!

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

We had cats at home as kids. The mammy cat had a bunch of kittens and of course we wanted to play with them. To put me off going near them, my mother held one up to show me and told me it was a baby rat. For a long time after, I was terrified of newborn kittens and don't think I ever got over the comparison.

Then she had this big huge massive black cat. He was the light of her life. She used to feed him fresh meat and heat it in the microwave for him. Spoilt rotten but he was really mean. He'd wandered off now and again and got kind of wild but would come home to be fed. He came home after a particularly long stint away and I picked him up I was so happy to see him. I was holding him up when he stuck out both his front claws and attacked my face. I let him go but he was holding on to my face.


And there's my story why I don't like cats. Now, I'd always feed a stray one, or look after an injured one but I wouldn't like one as a pet and I don't like other people's cats climbing on top of me

Estrellita

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

People who hate cats but adore dogs are often control freaks who like to be able to click thier fingers and have their dogs do precisely as they're ordered in lieu of a good thrashing.

Dogs are great companions. I don't have a cat, yet I've to put up with my neighbours cats shyting where I grow my food. If I knew exactly which cat belonged to who I would post the shyte in through their letter box.

ArmaniJeanss

Estrellita wrote: »

Dogs are great companions. I don't have a cat, yet I've to put up with my neighbours cats shyting where I grow my food. If I knew exactly which cat belonged to who I would post the shyte in through their letter box.

I've had a cat two years and never seen her go to the toilet once in that time. Often wondered where she goes. You've got to laugh.

Sciprio

I've had a few cats and my current one acts like a dog. He comes when call and follows me everywhere. He doesn't scratch or bite me and doesn't mind being picked up. Here's a picture of him.
http://imgur.com/ULBWiGY

ancapailldorcha

I love cats. They're intelligent, cuddly and their purring is wonderfully therapeutic.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Whatever about not liking them it's the people who go out of their way to torture, abuse or kill cats who really upset me.

What type of diseased mind gets off on doing something like that?

Hotei

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

I've had a cat two years and never seen her go to the toilet once in that time. Often wondered where she goes. You've got to laugh.

It's no laughing matter when you have cat sh*te under your fingernails.

Estrellita

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

I've had a cat two years and never seen her go to the toilet once in that time. Often wondered where she goes. You've got to laugh.

There's actually this crazy guy near me that hates cats. While I vent my distaste for them, this guy means business. I remember my next door neighbour telling me she received a threat about her cats shyting in his garden. Well she appears to be one cat down already.

True, I guess you got to just laugh these things off.

petrolcan

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Whatever about not liking them it's the people who go out of their way to torture, abuse or kill cats who really upset me.

What type of diseased mind gets off on doing something like that?

Surprised that took so long.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Shenshen wrote: »

I'm with you, OP - I've always known people who liked or didn't like cats, nothing unusual.
But the freaky, deep hatred of cats that some (SOME!!!) Irish people seem to harbour is something rather unique in my experience. It's just strange, and nobody has yet been able to explain it to me.

And how many people abroad have you discussed their opinions on Cats with??

Few, if any. I'd imagine.

petrolcan

Hotei wrote: »

It's no laughing matter when you have cat sh*te under your fingernails.

If cat poo really is an issue in your garden would you not wear gloves seeing as you know the consequences?

mohawk

Cats are evil. They are biding their time before they reveal their plan for world domination.

Shenshen

Jedidiah Rapping Housetop wrote: »

And how many people abroad have you discussed their opinions on Cats with??

Few, if any. I'd imagine.

I can't honestly give you a number - over the 30 years of growing up and living in Germany, Austria and a short stint in Canada, probably well over a hundred or so.

Shenshen

mohawk wrote: »

Cats are evil. They are biding their time before they reveal their plan for world domination.

They're waiting for for evolution to equip them with opposable thumbs.
That's when it'll kick off.

Shint0

My cat is so psychically in tune with me it's eerie but awesome.

thegreatgonzo

Hotei wrote: »

It's no laughing matter when you have cat sh*te under your fingernails.

Normal day at work for me