Where you live.

Inspired by another thread.

Once an area get a reputation is it impossible to change that.:pac:

I could name a few areas that people seem to think resembles down town Beirut in the middle of a civil war, will not perfect they are grand and all have parts that are described as affluent even very affluent.

It seems to be a hang over from the 1980s combined with petty snobbery?

Im sure there are people grew up in Foxrock and think its a KIp.

Maybe it is a bit of projectionist of personal issues on to the ares they grew up in?.

fleet_admiral

I could tell you a few stories about Harolds Cross and Rathmines, south Dublin that would make Mexican cartels look like alter boys

Cee-Jay-Cee

Maybe.

fleet_admiral

fleet_admiral wrote: »

I could tell you a few stories about Harolds Cross and Rathmines, south Dublin that would make Mexican cartels look like alter boys

Yet they would be considered very desirable as a place to live.

whoopsadoodles

I doubt you'll find a soul who would call Foxrock a kip.

fleet_admiral

mariaalice wrote: »

Yet they would be considered very desirable as a place to live.

Harolds Cross yes, not so much Rathmines. I live very near both

whoopsadoodles

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I doubt you'll find a soul who would call Foxrock a kip.

Its about perception not reality.

The corollary of my post would be that some areas are bathed in gold both literally and figuratively, its sunshine everyday.

Boom_Bap

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I doubt you'll find a soul who would call Foxrock a kip.

Pfft, Foxrock is a kip.






side note: I don't think I've ever been to Foxrock.

Kimbot

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Pfft, Foxrock is a kip.






side note: I don't think I've ever been to Foxrock.

I'll bring you fora day trip :P

Boom_Bap

jonnycivic wrote: »

I'll bring you fora day trip :P

Do you think that in one day we can double handedly change the perception of it?

Boom_Bap

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Pfft, Foxrock is a kip.






side note: I don't think I've ever been to Foxrock.

A no its lovely thing large house with half acre gardens trees every where its the epitome of leafy suburbs.

Clegg

I've always felt that the Rathmines/Rathgar/Ranelagh areas were rather desirable places to live.

Rumpy Pumpy

fleet_admiral wrote: »

Harolds Cross yes, not so much Rathmines. I live very near both

What are you on about? Rathmines not a desirable area to live in? Ya, the ignominy of having to buy a gaff on Leinster Road.

whoopsadoodles

mariaalice wrote: »

Its about perception not reality.

The corollary of my post would be that some areas are bathed in gold both literally and figuratively, its sunshine everyday.

I don't think anyone would perceive Foxrock to be kip.

That better?

osarusan

The media would have you believe that Limerick is just one dead scumbag after another on the streets but I haven't seen a dead scumbag in days.

fleet_admiral

Rumpy Pumpy wrote: »

What are you on about? Rathmines not a desirable area to live in? Ya, the ignominy of having to buy a gaff on Leinster Road.

I never said it wasn't desirable, just Harolds Cross would be more

jimgoose

Bishopstown is terrible. Bad enough the regular drive-by-patio-admirings, there was a riot in Halldene last Sunday because Marks and Spencer had run out of risotto paste.

jimgoose

osarusan wrote: »

The media would have you believe that Limerick is just one dead scumbag after another on the streets but I haven't seen a dead scumbag in days.

To be honest you're more likely to have a snail thrun at your house like, especially if you live on the Ennis Road, squire. :cool:

BrokenArrows

osarusan wrote: »

The media would have you believe that Limerick is just one dead scumbag after another on the streets but I haven't seen a dead scumbag in days.

I was in Limerick for the first time last month and i was shocked at how nice the town was. It has a terrible reputation but it was really nice there. It looks nice and had a nice atmosphere.

Spider Web

jimgoose wrote: »

Bishopstown is terrible. Bad enough the regular drive-by-patio-admirings, there was a riot in Halldene last Sunday because Marks and Spencer had run out of risotto paste.

Of course there are areas that are not great to live in - it isn't snobbery to acknowledge this.

If places had a bad reputation for good reason and have now settled down, I guess people still calling them kips are referring to how they knew them in the past. I suppose they should do their research though.

I agree that there is not likely anyone who would ever have called Foxrock a kip. Hell of a leap. Somewhere more realistic like Fairview might work better! (A grand area in my opinion but might be considered dodge by some, just because it's on the northside and near Ballybough).

Your Face

Whats this thread about?

Spider Web

fleet_admiral wrote: »

I never said it wasn't desirable, just Harolds Cross would be more

I heard the opposite. Both areas are grand, but for one-off dodge incidents, it's Harold's Cross that I've heard more negative stuff in relation to.

Stonedpilot

Where you live and other thread wanted names. Didnt know the Gardai used this so much?!?.

biko

Galway I live

Grayson

fleet_admiral wrote: »

I could tell you a few stories about Harolds Cross and Rathmines, south Dublin that would make Mexican cartels look like alter boys

I've never heard of a cartel member sucking off a priest.

chupacabra

Tralee has a bad reputation




and rightly so

Widdershins

osarusan wrote: »

The media would have you believe that Limerick is just one dead scumbag after another on the streets but I haven't seen a dead scumbag in days.

To be fair, the council are really putting in the effort when it comes to clearing the bodies off the streets.

Badly Drunk Boy

Your Face wrote: »

Whats this thread about?

Where you live.

begbysback

chupacabra wrote: »

Tralee has a bad reputation




and rightly so

Not surprisingly, them roses attract the wrong sort altogether

Hammer89

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Pfft, Foxrock is a kip.

side note: I don't think I've ever been to Foxrock.

You're not missing much. As far as I can tell there's only a church, a Texaco, a driving range and a shop that sells curtains.

I moved into Fatima/Rialto/dolphins barn area with an open mind and a breezy outlook a few years ago.


I moved out of it several months back and if you offered me the button for a controlled explosion of the place I'd take the hand off you

J Mysterio

Your Face wrote: »

Whats this thread about?

Your face

Your Face

J Mysterio wrote: »

Your face

Good one

awful_cook

fleet_admiral wrote: »

I never said it wasn't desirable, just Harolds Cross would be more

rathmines is more desirable than harolds cross and house prices clearly reflect this , the village of rathmines is far nicer

uch

Hammer89 wrote: »

You're not missing much. As far as I can tell there's only a church, a Texaco, a driving range and a shop that sells curtains.

And No Boozer!, Bleedin Kip