Dublin is dump full of scum

hondatown

I'm a male expat from east Europe previously living in Austria-Switzerland-Germany triangle. Recently I've moved in Dublin and here are my observations and honest opinion about Dublin, and Ireland:

-What an ugly architecture. Town is flooded by those post-industrial brown brick buildings, which are covered by decays, dirt, dust and ugly cabling lines. It looks like many buildings weren't touched since cold war and the general image of town resembles on crime scene with a very spooky vibe, especially in the night. It's a good place to film gangster movies tough.
- Horrible weather. It changes every 10mins, but most of time there is no sun.
- Horrible public transport. Bad connections, bad timing and can be expensive. Without car you ain't go far in this country.
- some streets are very trashy. Still better than Berlin tough.
- Full of CCTV cameras, and it only gets worse the closer you get to northern Ireland. This country has some serious troubles with theft and burglary.
- Full of scumbags. It's either that sinister looking guys who observe streets and spit on the floor, but there are also junkies, tramps and the abundance of those criminals dressed in hoodies and tracksuits.
- renting in this country is very expensive accordingly to income.
- The accent. Many of them. I can barely understand what these guys are saying, especially those from north.

- In my experience, Irish in average seem to be *superficially* very nice, polite, politically correct and tolerant people. However, inside they're seem to be very bitter and rotting souls and I have hard time making friends with them. Keep in mind that I look like typical vladimir from east Europe with russian accent, so adjust my experience accordingly. I often get those disapproving looks as long as I step in a bar located outside tourist zone. Once it happened that bartender was showering me with a train of f-words for whole 5 mins.
- Dubliners seem to be on the rude side in contrast to people from north.
- many irish have so dirty mouth. While this can pass for males, it's horrible when it comes from woman's mouth. But lets be fair, it's significantly less horrible than language skills of English women haha.
- Contrary that Irish are very welcoming in nature and that they accept other cultures (except English, but hey, there are clear historical reasons for that), they still seem to actually dislike foreigners based on what I've seen around.
- Irish spit on the floor so much.

368100

hondatown wrote: »

I'm a male expat from east Europe previously living in Austria-Switzerland-Germany triangle. Recently I've moved in Dublin and here are my observations and honest opinion about Dublin, and Ireland:

-What an ugly architecture. Town is flooded by those post-industrial brown brick buildings, which are covered by decays, dirt, dust and ugly cabling lines. It looks like many buildings weren't touched since cold war. Whole town looks like a crime scene with a very spooky vibe, especially in the night.
- Horrible weather. It changes every 10mins, but most of time there is no sun.
- Horrible public transport. Bad connections, bad timing and can be expensive. Without car you ain't go far in this country.
- some streets are very trashy. Still better than Berlin tough.
- Full of CCTV cameras, and it only gets worse the closer you get to northern Ireland. This country has some serious troubles with theft and burglary.
- Full of scumbags. It's either that sinister looking guys who observe streets and spit on the floor, junkies, tramps or the abundance of those punks with hoodies and tracksuits.
- renting in this country is very expensive accordingly to income.
- That accent. Many of them. I can barely understand guys from north.

- In my experience, Irish in average seem to be *superficially* very nice, polite and politically correct and tolerant people. However, inside they're some very bitter and rotting souls and I have hard time making friends with them. Keep in mind that I look like typical vladimir from east Europe with russian accent, so adjust my experience accordingly. I often get those disapproving looks as long as I step in a bar located outside tourist zone. Once it happened that bartender was showering me with a train of f-words for whole 5 mins.
- Dubliners seem to be on the rude side in contrast to people from north.
- many irish have so dirty mouth. While this can pass for males, it's horrible when it comes from woman's mouth. But lets be fair, it's significantly less horrible than language skills of English women haha.
- Contrary that Irish are very welcoming in nature and that they accept other cultures (except English, but hey, there are clear historical reasons for that), they still seem to actually dislike foreigners based on what I've seen around.
- Irish spit on the floor so much.

If you hate it that much why live here? If I hated where I lived i would move....simples

XsApollo

And what country are you from OP?

Mister Vain

Hire a Honda and drive out of Dublin. See the rest of our country.

whoopsadoodles

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Pete Moss

You'd love Limerick, buddy. It'd be right up your street.

emo72

As a dub, I am shocked by the amount of spitting that goes on. And the place is filthy. I don't need anyone from abroad to tell me that, I can see it with my own eyes. Quite shameful.

P_1

Door's that way pal.

punisher5112

There is one big thing that needs changing and that's junkies and alchos everywhere.

Another epidemic is doughnut shops opening everywhere.

dr.fuzzenstein

At least he thinks it's better than Berlin.

368100

I'm fed up of people moving here by their own choice and then slating the place.

Sure there's negatives about everywhere, Dublin included buthe practically everywhere has negatives and positives according to preference....it's called life.

OP I really can't understand the mindset of people like you? Why are you here ? Higher wages....better standard of living? If it's not something like that I dont know why you're here. Regardless if your thoughts are as strong as theye seem to be from your post pleasee leave and don't look back......leave the place to people who can appreciate the positives and accept the negatives.

force eleven

He's actually describing Moscow. I lived there for six months. Dublin is heaven compared to that place.

cocaliquid

the guy does have a point , get out of dublin fast :pac: :pac:

best not compare dublin to the rest of Ireland

punisher5112

Sure isn't it a great small little island where everyone feels entitled and that the tax paying fools owe them everything for doing nothing with their lives.

Get housed and paid to do Nada.

snowflaker

Its a little unfair to attack a place you came to voluntarily

Ave Sodalis

I'm not fond of Dublin either OP... hence why I don't live there. Why don't you try the same?

Armchair Andy

If you want a true experience of Ireland OP get out of Dublin. Sh1thole is being nice.

martin101

Troll lol

Bushmanpm

I'm an Englishman whose been going to Ireland for over twenty years and have never experienced any anti British sentiment (to my face, at least) aside from a bit of leg pulling but I'm robust enough to laugh at some banter. There's aspects to Ireland that I don't like but overall, shure, its grand (talking like a native already!)
I've also spent some time in Scotland and even got married there, again, another country with a chequered history with England and yet again, I love the place and have never felt unwelcome there or had any bad reactions from locals.
I think in your position, a part of it is your frame of mind in your approach. Your national culture will have differences with that of the Irish but you need to get your head in a better state of mind first, then things may seem better.
Finally, if you think some Irish are scummy, for fcuks sake don't ever go to London, its so much worse which is partly why I'm moving to Ireland in the next couple of years. Chin up, there's worse places to be!

Zubeneschamali

hondatown wrote: »

- In my experience, Irish in average seem to be *superficially* very nice, polite, politically correct and tolerant people.

Wha?

Take that back! Take it back ya forrin fecker!

Mongfinder General

This us a wind up. This is some culchie fool trying to stir the pot.

bennyl10

Pete Moss wrote: »

You'd love Limerick, buddy. It'd be right up your street.

Suggest you visit limerick buddy, a decade ago fine you may have been onto something, but in recent years Limerick is a shining light when compared to Dublin..

Skatedude

hondatown wrote: »

I'm a male expat from east Europe previously living in Austria-Switzerland-Germany triangle. Recently I've moved in Dublin and here are my observations and honest opinion about Dublin, and Ireland:

-What an ugly architecture. Town is flooded by those post-industrial brown brick buildings, which are covered by decays, dirt, dust and ugly cabling lines. It looks like many buildings weren't touched since cold war and the general image of town resembles on crime scene with a very spooky vibe, especially in the night. It's a good place to film gangster movies tough.
- Horrible weather. It changes every 10mins, but most of time there is no sun.
- Horrible public transport. Bad connections, bad timing and can be expensive. Without car you ain't go far in this country.
- some streets are very trashy. Still better than Berlin tough.
- Full of CCTV cameras, and it only gets worse the closer you get to northern Ireland. This country has some serious troubles with theft and burglary.
- Full of scumbags. It's either that sinister looking guys who observe streets and spit on the floor, but there are also junkies, tramps and the abundance of those criminals dressed in hoodies and tracksuits.
- renting in this country is very expensive accordingly to income.
- The accent. Many of them. I can barely understand what these guys are saying, especially those from north.

- In my experience, Irish in average seem to be *superficially* very nice, polite, politically correct and tolerant people. However, inside they're seem to be very bitter and rotting souls and I have hard time making friends with them. Keep in mind that I look like typical vladimir from east Europe with russian accent, so adjust my experience accordingly. I often get those disapproving looks as long as I step in a bar located outside tourist zone. Once it happened that bartender was showering me with a train of f-words for whole 5 mins.
- Dubliners seem to be on the rude side in contrast to people from north.
- many irish have so dirty mouth. While this can pass for males, it's horrible when it comes from woman's mouth. But lets be fair, it's significantly less horrible than language skills of English women haha.
- Contrary that Irish are very welcoming in nature and that they accept other cultures (except English, but hey, there are clear historical reasons for that), they still seem to actually dislike foreigners based on what I've seen around.
- Irish spit on the floor so much.

-What an ugly architecture. Town is flooded by those post-industrial brown brick buildings, which are covered by decays, dirt, dust and ugly cabling lines. It looks like many buildings weren't touched since cold war and the general image of town resembles on crime scene with a very spooky vibe, especially in the night. It's a good place to film gangster movies tough.
ER? Where were you living in Ireland?
- Horrible weather. It changes every 10mins, but most of time there is no sun. Er, It's Ireland, It's supposed to do that.
- Horrible public transport. Bad connections, bad timing and can be expensive. Without car you ain't go far in this country. Again Ireland, it supposed to do that, It's not bloody designed to run on Swiss time.
- some streets are very trashy. Still better than Berlin tough. K, describes everywhere on the planet?
- Full of CCTV cameras, and it only gets worse the closer you get to northern Ireland. This country has some serious troubles with theft and burglary.
We are just nosy.
- Full of scumbags. It's either that sinister looking guys who observe streets and spit on the floor, but there are also junkies, tramps and the abundance of those criminals dressed in hoodies and tracksuits. Yep stay away from the tracksuits, Again? where were you living here?
- renting in this country is very expensive accordingly to income. Again, It's Ireland
- That accent. Many of them. I can barely understand guys from north. Nor can we.

Someone else want to take the second paragraph?

supersonic21

every single thing you said is 100% utterly true

Strangely i still love it though, and I'm proud to call it home

Professor Moriarty

hondatown wrote: »

I'm a male expat from east Europe previously living in Austria-Switzerland-Germany triangle. Recently I've moved in Dublin and here are my observations and honest opinion about Dublin, and Ireland:

-What an ugly architecture. Town is flooded by those post-industrial brown brick buildings, which are covered by decays, dirt, dust and ugly cabling lines. It looks like many buildings weren't touched since cold war and the general image of town resembles on crime scene with a very spooky vibe, especially in the night. It's a good place to film gangster movies tough.
- Horrible weather. It changes every 10mins, but most of time there is no sun.
- Horrible public transport. Bad connections, bad timing and can be expensive. Without car you ain't go far in this country.
- some streets are very trashy. Still better than Berlin tough.
- Full of CCTV cameras, and it only gets worse the closer you get to northern Ireland. This country has some serious troubles with theft and burglary.
- Full of scumbags. It's either that sinister looking guys who observe streets and spit on the floor, but there are also junkies, tramps and the abundance of those criminals dressed in hoodies and tracksuits.
- renting in this country is very expensive accordingly to income.
- The accent. Many of them. I can barely understand what these guys are saying, especially those from north.

- In my experience, Irish in average seem to be *superficially* very nice, polite, politically correct and tolerant people. However, inside they're seem to be very bitter and rotting souls and I have hard time making friends with them. Keep in mind that I look like typical vladimir from east Europe with russian accent, so adjust my experience accordingly. I often get those disapproving looks as long as I step in a bar located outside tourist zone. Once it happened that bartender was showering me with a train of f-words for whole 5 mins.
- Dubliners seem to be on the rude side in contrast to people from north.
- many irish have so dirty mouth. While this can pass for males, it's horrible when it comes from woman's mouth. But lets be fair, it's significantly less horrible than language skills of English women haha.
- Contrary that Irish are very welcoming in nature and that they accept other cultures (except English, but hey, there are clear historical reasons for that), they still seem to actually dislike foreigners based on what I've seen around.
- Irish spit on the floor so much.

Thanks for that. A welcome challenge to the "Oh we're Irish aren't we so cute and lovable? Please tell us how much you like us and our country."

A lot of what you say is true. However, and I'm not a Dub, I find Dublin people significantly more friendly than other Irish people. But your honest and objective opinion is probably closer to the truth.

OldMrBrennan83

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Brad Bobley

Dublin is the sh1t stain on the underpants of Ireland. Move to Galway or Cork.

Yourself isit

The junkie stuff is true. Why do we not have the political will to solve that.

Bigmac1euro

i shpit on the floor daily,
My house is covered in shpit.

Straight Talker

force eleven wrote: »

He's actually describing Moscow. I lived there for six months. Dublin is heaven compared to that place.

Moscow is nowhere near as dangerous as it's reputation suggests.The cops over there have all the bums and junkies barred from congregating in the city centre.A lesson for us to learn in Ireland i think.

endacl

martin101 wrote: »

Troll lol

Lalala?

the14thwarrior

I got better amusement reading the replies and comments.
he lost me at Dublin

Dyr

hondatown wrote: »

I'm a male expat from east Europe previously l

You're not an ex pat son, you're an immigrant

The Moldy Gowl

I love the junkies in dublin. I love how they can find love. Its a beautiful sight you wouldnt get elsewhere.


The sight of anto and mary having a domestic on grafton street pulling around a manky sleeping bag and worn out dunnes bags with a retro flip up phone, while all the foreigners watch in shock.
What about the performance art of a junky trying to stand up after shooting up on o connell street.
You wouldnt get that in paris or any other cosmopolitan place.

Yourself isit

Bambi wrote: »

You're not an ex pat son, you're an immigrant

Ah. I think you've found him out.

Armchair Andy

The Moldy Gowl wrote:

The sight of anto and mary having a domestic on grafton street pulling around a manky sleeping bag and worn out dunnes bags with a retro flip up phone, while all the foreigners watch in shock. What about the performance art of a junky trying to stand up after shooting up on o connell street. You wouldnt get that in paris or any other cosmopolitan place.

The only flip ups they're doing is getting the line off the tin foil.
Youre right its art though.

mikemac2

hondatown wrote: »

I'm a male expat from east Europe previously living in Austria-Switzerland-Germany triangle.

Haha you are like the Brits in the comment section of the Daily Mail. Proudly call themselves ex pats but anyone who comes to their country is an immigrant

hondatown wrote: »

- Full of scumbags. It's either that sinister looking guys who observe streets and spit on the floor, but there are also junkies, tramps and the abundance of those criminals dressed in hoodies and tracksuits.

Some are your fellow country men

5rtytry56

The Moldy Gowl wrote: »

I love the junkies in dublin. I love how they can find love. Its a beautiful sight you wouldnt get elsewhere.


The sight of anto and mary having a domestic on grafton street pulling around a manky sleeping bag and worn out dunnes bags with a retro flip up phone

Don't forget the kids Jackie and Bill in the buggie.
And their greasy fast food bag.

The Orb

So OP, tell us where you are from and why you are here.

boobycharlton

Last two times I've witnessed drunks/addicts being arrested in town they have been of Eastern European descent, so it also your compatriots who are part of the "scum" problem as you so eloquently put it. Last guy was arrested on Aston Quay for lying on the path at 6pm on a Friday completely drunk and having a bench warrant outstanding (was waiting at the bus stop and overheard guards radio and whole debacle.)

Young guard was nothing but polite to him and assured him he'd get a meal and a shower and a bed for the evening before being brought to court next morning. He gave the guard awful abuse calling him an "Irish fa**ot" and repeatedly pushing him until van came.

iseethelight

Dublins like marmite. You either like it...or f**k off

John_Rambo

hondatown wrote: »

- In my experience, Irish in average seem to be *superficially* very nice, polite, politically correct and tolerant people. However, inside they're seem to be very bitter and rotting souls and I have hard time making friends with them

Why do so many of my Eastern European and Russian friends have no problem making friends in Dublin?

Could the bitterness be you? Certainly seems like it from your post. And bad language acceptable for males but not females?

Try harder, adjust the attitude, open your mind and grow up.

worded

punisher5112 wrote: »

There is one big thing that needs changing and that's junkies and alchos everywhere.

Another epidemic is doughnut shops opening everywhere.

If we are to meet our Obecity quotas / targets for EU awe need more not less doughnut shops

We want to be the greatest don't we ! That last not achieved with salads

hondatown

368100 wrote: »

If you hate it that much why live here? If I hated where I lived i would move....simples

Nah, I don't hate Ireland. I'm just a bit disappointed about Ireland in regards to its hype that I received before landing here. Lets be honest - This place has one of the highest standards of living with pretty high salaries. Combine this with in general very foreigner-tolerant mentality and a laidback, low stress environment and there you have one of the potentially best places in the world with a good life balance to settle your ass in.

worded

What nationality are you pls ?

tedpan

hondatown wrote:

Nah, I don't hate Ireland. I'm just a bit disappointed about Ireland in regards to its hype before landing here. Lets be honest - This place has one of the highest standards of living with pretty high salaries. Combine this with in general very foreigner-tolerant mentality and a laidback, low stress environment and there you have one of the potentially best places in the world with a good life balance to settle your ass in.

Now you speak perfect English?

Exeggcute

It's not just Dublin. He could be describing almost every town and city in Ireland

- Yes the weather is crap

- Yes the streets are dirty. This is a dirty country. The amount of gum and litter on our streets is appalling. So many Irish people have no interest in keeping our country litter free. It is disgusting. Look at how our beaches are left every weekend. Covered in nappies and bottles and crap.

- Yes the public transport is crap. It is not supposed to be like that. What the fcuk does that even mean. We are not special or different, just crap at organising things.

- Yes there are junkies, beggars and scumbags roaming every town and city in Ireland. Way too many for the size of the place.

- Scumbags the length and breadth of the country seem to go out of their way to spit on the street. Dirty fcukers.

I'm Irish. I love my country but the above is true and it boils my piss to be honest. Too many people in Ireland, as displayed in this thread, stick their head in the sand or just shrug their shoulders and accept it.

IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH

tinpib

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Thanks for that. A welcome challenge to the "Oh we're Irish aren't we so cute and lovable? Please tell us how much you like us and our country."

Ha ha ha. :pac:

Exactly!

You got it!

I go onto RTE and now it's John Bishop who appears on Miriam and says he would like to move to Ireland. Recently Steve Carrell gets backed into a corner in an interview for his new movie and says Ireland would be perfect for the hypothetical Anchorman 3.

The list goes on adn on where an interviewer looks for a receives a pat on the head from an A-Lister, reassuring them that Ireland is great 'cos all de A-Listers love it.

Even if OP is trolling, look at all the posters taking it personally. Telling him to move, don't let the door hit you on the way out etc.

Ireland has a lot of great things about it, but it also has plenty of annoying things. OP pointed out plenty I would agree with, others not so. Try not be so offedned and look at his points.

A refreshing bit of trolling. :P

zetalambda

hondatown wrote: »

I'm a male expat from east Europe previously living in Austria-Switzerland-Germany triangle. Recently I've moved in Dublin and here are my observations and honest opinion about Dublin, and Ireland:

-What an ugly architecture. Town is flooded by those post-industrial brown brick buildings, which are covered by decays, dirt, dust and ugly cabling lines. It looks like many buildings weren't touched since cold war and the general image of town resembles on crime scene with a very spooky vibe, especially in the night. It's a good place to film gangster movies tough.
- Horrible weather. It changes every 10mins, but most of time there is no sun.
- Horrible public transport. Bad connections, bad timing and can be expensive. Without car you ain't go far in this country.
- some streets are very trashy. Still better than Berlin tough.
- Full of CCTV cameras, and it only gets worse the closer you get to northern Ireland. This country has some serious troubles with theft and burglary.
- Full of scumbags. It's either that sinister looking guys who observe streets and spit on the floor, but there are also junkies, tramps and the abundance of those criminals dressed in hoodies and tracksuits.
- renting in this country is very expensive accordingly to income.
- The accent. Many of them. I can barely understand what these guys are saying, especially those from north.

- In my experience, Irish in average seem to be *superficially* very nice, polite, politically correct and tolerant people. However, inside they're seem to be very bitter and rotting souls and I have hard time making friends with them. Keep in mind that I look like typical vladimir from east Europe with russian accent, so adjust my experience accordingly. I often get those disapproving looks as long as I step in a bar located outside tourist zone. Once it happened that bartender was showering me with a train of f-words for whole 5 mins.
- Dubliners seem to be on the rude side in contrast to people from north.
- many irish have so dirty mouth. While this can pass for males, it's horrible when it comes from woman's mouth. But lets be fair, it's significantly less horrible than language skills of English women haha.
- Contrary that Irish are very welcoming in nature and that they accept other cultures (except English, but hey, there are clear historical reasons for that), they still seem to actually dislike foreigners based on what I've seen around.
- Irish spit on the floor so much.

Just have a ****. You'll feel a lot better

The Moldy Gowl

5rtytry56 wrote: »

Don't forget the kids Jackie and Bill in the buggie.
And their greasy fast food bag.

I grew up in limerick and its gotten too clean these days. Still love seeing families feeding themselves in chicken hut.

I like that bit of down to earth griminess about dublin. Id hate for dublin to be posh. Dublin will never be posh or clean cut. It would be too generic and the life would be gone.

riffmongous

hondatown wrote: »

Nah, I don't hate Ireland. I'm just a bit disappointed about Ireland in regards to its hype before landing here. Lets be honest - This place has one of the highest standards of living with pretty high salaries. Combine this with in general very foreigner-tolerant mentality and a laidback, low stress environment and there you have one of the potentially best places in the world with a good life balance to settle your ass in.

But Ireland is great, don't judge the rest of the country by Dublin (or most of the other towns for that matter). Get out and have a look at some of the beautiful countryside and meet some decent people. Or at least go to the nice parts of Dublin; Howth, the south east, the mountains