Why are we so boring, dull and mundanely corporate?

A Battered Mars Bar

The great south run! An annual 10 mile race in Portsmouth. Note the emphasis on Great. Exciting huh.

Gee I wonder what the "mad craic" Irish would call a run? Oh... Dublin half marathon....riiiiight

Wembley stadium...you know because it's in Wembley....pretty simple right?

Well gee I wonder will the Irish...oh ok Aviva stadium....you know because like insurance and football...the whole connection there Ted.

Let's make a big ferris wheel and call it the London Eye! Triumphant are we!

Let's make a big steel spike and call it a spire which is literally what you'd find on a church incase we forget our Catholic ways and God forbid there be any fun. Has anyone ever used this to navigate through the city? No. Or to actually look at when near. No. I believe most people wouldn't notice if it was cut in half. Sure it's a meeting point. Who needs Clearys eh? Too much history and interesting stuff there.

Oxford and Cambridge boat race. Think ucd and trinity would bother. Actually sure why bother making use of our canals in general. Too much interest right there let's go for a pint.

Do we have anything interesting going on at all in general? We can't keep relying on a hurling final in september and a horse race in Galway once a year to maintain interest. I'm really bored of the endless fine gael dribble followed by the endless tech dribble. Where's the craic at?

circadian

Reads like the mad ramblings of my father in law.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

OK..... move along...... just look straight ahead......


Is he gone yet?????

A Battered Mars Bar

circadian wrote: »

Reads like the mad ramblings of my father in law.

Luke?

jamesbere

The criac died with the recession

The One Doctor

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

The great south run! An annual 10 mile race in Portsmouth. Note the emphasis on Great. Exciting huh.

Gee I wonder what the "mad craic" Irish would call a run? Oh... Dublin half marathon....riiiiight

Wembley stadium...you know because it's in Wembley....pretty simple right?

Well gee I wonder will the Irish...oh ok Aviva stadium....you know because like insurance and football...the whole connection there Ted.

Let's make a big ferris wheel and call it the London Eye! Triumphant are we!

Let's make a big steel spike and call it a spire which is literally what you'd find on a church incase we forget our Catholic ways and God forbid there be any fun. Has anyone ever used this to navigate through the city? No. Or to actually look at when near. No. I believe most people wouldn't notice if it was cut in half. Sure it's a meeting point. Who needs Clearys eh? Too much history and interesting stuff there.

Oxford and Cambridge boat race. Think ucd and trinity would bother. Actually sure why bother making use of our canals in general. Too much interest right there let's go for a pint.

Do we have anything interesting going on at all in general? We can't keep relying on a hurling final in september and a horse race in Galway once a year to maintain interest. I'm really bored of the endless fine gael dribble followed by the endless tech dribble. Where's the craic at?

You seem to depend on external news and events to keep you going. Turning off the news and your phone and chatting to friends would be a better use of your time.

Secondly, all your ideas seem to idolise the UK. Perhaps learning more about your own country, its cultures and history would be more sensible.

I stopped listening/reading/watching all sources of news many years ago. One of the best things I've ever done.

BTW, if you're actually from the UK (which it does sound like), you are going to take a major battering here.

A Battered Mars Bar

The One Doctor wrote: »

You seem to depend on external news and events to keep you going. Turning off the news and your phone and chatting to friends would be a better use of your time.

Secondly, all your ideas seem to idolise the UK. Perhaps learning more about your own country, its cultures and history would be more sensible.

I stopped listening/reading/watching all sources of news many years ago. One of the best things I've ever done.

BTW, if you're actually from the UK (which it does sound like), you are going to take a major battering here.

Ow wite ow wite mate. Falmin Nora. gonna get into a right barney here in I.

Stonedpilot

People too docile for craic. Tis the fluoride in the water and the chemtrails in the air.

Dumbed down zombies we is. Causes drain bramage.

KERSPLAT!

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

Ow wite ow wite mate. Falmin Nora. gonna get into a right barney here in I.

Get outta the tree ya flamin' mongrel

Widdershins

You have to make your own fun in life. Go and find adventure.

Nettle Soup

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

Oxford and Cambridge boat race. Think ucd and trinity would bother. Actually sure why bother making use of our canals in general. Too much interest right there let's go for a pint.

You don't know much about boating or canals.

A Battered Mars Bar

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

Ow wite ow wite mate. Falmin Nora. gonna get into a right barney here in I.

Knock 'is block off guvnah. Givim a right set to.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

Oxford and Cambridge boat race. Think ucd and trinity would bother. Actually sure why bother making use of our canals in general. Too much interest right there let's go for a pint

This just shows how much rubbish you've spouted. You need to get out more. Have you never heard of the Irish Boat Races, the Colours Race, or the Gannon Cup run on the Liffey between Trinity and UCD since 1947.

tomwaterford

jamesbere wrote: »

The criac died with the recession

I miss the recession sessions.....vodka and red bulls for e2.50

ToddyDoody

Why not have a browse of the self help section of your local bookshop.

Poor Uncle Tom

The limit of your vision is to ape whats happening across the channel? and you accuse everyone else of being dull and boring!

Snotty

You think the UK is full of craic because their race has a better name and two groups of posh twats race boats. **** off to the UK then if those things means so much to you.

Your Face

I agree with the general spirit of the original post but the style was Beboesque.

Press_Start

easy to compare a lot of the rich hobbies across the Irish Sea when they’re the ones who took the money we might have had for that, and spent it on themselves. We’re lucky to have the vibrant culture we have. There not much in Dublin like there’s not much in London, because they’re both cities.
Try smaller towns and cities for size and actually look for some independent culture rather than compare what they have to what we don’t.

Minderbinder

There is overexposure to foreign things in Ireland to be fair. Is there any other country on the planet where foreign media have such an influence? The BBC shouldn't be available for free in ROI, nor should any other foreign tv stations. It's not easy marketing events in Ireland I'm sure when people are staying in to watch the Boat Race and such things. People should take more of an interest in local events too, although some do.

Samaris

Minderbinder wrote: »

There is overexposure to foreign things in Ireland to be fair. Is there any other country on the planet where foreign media have such an influence? The BBC shouldn't be available for free in ROI, nor should any other foreign tv stations. It's not easy marketing events in Ireland I'm sure when people are staying in to watch the Boat Race and such things. People should take more of an interest in local events too, although some do.

*looks at internet-dominating American media*

..Yes?

Minderbinder

Samaris wrote: »

Minderbinder wrote: »

There is overexposure to foreign things in Ireland to be fair. Is there any other country on the planet where foreign media have such an influence? The BBC shouldn't be available for free in ROI, nor should any other foreign tv stations. It's not easy marketing events in Ireland I'm sure when people are staying in to watch the Boat Race and such things. People should take more of an interest in local events too, although some do.

*looks at internet-dominating American media*

..Yes?

I'm not sure what you mean?

I think even before the internet the BBC were in many households in Ireland. I think we have been influenced quite a bit by our neighbours and I think it's unusual. We're English speaking, a small country, limited in the media we can produce and have sort of stood by while the likes of Sky News have crept into every home, pub and place of business in the country. Even the newspapers are mostly UK owned and a lot of the content is not Irish, particularly the tabloids.

I'm not saying it's a bad thing overall, but in terms of the OP's complaint it probably is. Economically it's probably a good thing, as I think we know a lot more about the world than other country's citizens might.

irelandrover

Minderbinder wrote: »

There is overexposure to foreign things in Ireland to be fair. Is there any other country on the planet where foreign media have such an influence? The BBC shouldn't be available for free in ROI, nor should any other foreign tv stations. It's not easy marketing events in Ireland I'm sure when people are staying in to watch the Boat Race and such things. People should take more of an interest in local events too, although some do.

BBC is free to air here in the Netherlands as well.

buckwheat

Where's that old man shouts at cloud pic

smurgen

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

The great south run! An annual 10 mile race in Portsmouth. Note the emphasis on Great. Exciting huh.

Gee I wonder what the "mad craic" Irish would call a run? Oh... Dublin half marathon....riiiiight

Wembley stadium...you know because it's in Wembley....pretty simple right?

Well gee I wonder will the Irish...oh ok Aviva stadium....you know because like insurance and football...the whole connection there Ted.

Let's make a big ferris wheel and call it the London Eye! Triumphant are we!

Let's make a big steel spike and call it a spire which is literally what you'd find on a church incase we forget our Catholic ways and God forbid there be any fun. Has anyone ever used this to navigate through the city? No. Or to actually look at when near. No. I believe most people wouldn't notice if it was cut in half. Sure it's a meeting point. Who needs Clearys eh? Too much history and interesting stuff there.

Oxford and Cambridge boat race. Think ucd and trinity would bother. Actually sure why bother making use of our canals in general. Too much interest right there let's go for a pint.

Do we have anything interesting going on at all in general? We can't keep relying on a hurling final in september and a horse race in Galway once a year to maintain interest. I'm really bored of the endless fine gael dribble followed by the endless tech dribble. Where's the craic at?

I challenge you to find anything as dysfunctional in the U.K as the Puck Fair. I went this year and couldn't believe my eyes. Think of the Wicker Man except real life... and with rams! There's alot of craic outside of Dublin.

whisky_galore

I never refer to the new names of Lansdowne Road or the Point Depot.

Boom_Bap

Boring and dull? pffft, I had two types of jam for breakfast this morning.

fergiesfolly

I generally find that people who complain of there being no craic are the ones who are no craic.
They need to be entertained and bring nothing to the party but their own lifeless selves.
It's why Disney's parks have been making a fortune for decades.

c_man

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

Wembley stadium...you know because it's in Wembley....pretty simple right?

Well gee I wonder will the Irish...oh ok Aviva stadium....you know because like insurance and football...the whole connection there Ted.

Size wise the Aviva is closer to other English stadiums like the Ethiad or Emirates.

Wait a minute...

Don't Chute!

The Great Dublin Bike Ride was on last Sunday. Is that an appropriately grandiose title for you? I find people like the op are usually the type to sit in the pub all day long and whinge and moan about how there is nothing to do.

Bigbagofcans

The One Doctor wrote: »

BTW, if you're actually from the UK (which it does sound like), you are going to take a major battering here./QUOTE]

He's already battered!

Wabbit Ears

OP is what the internet terms 'basic'

No independant thought, view backed by absolutly no research whatsoever, just reguirgitating mainstram waffle.

So many great running/rowing/sailing/cycling/hiking etc etc events in ireland with huge variations, themes and *sigh* interesting names (like that fcuking matters) that OP knows nothing about because its not the x factor or the premier leauge or some other absolutly average, basic, interest.

wakka12

Yeh I agree to some extent. Living in other countries I noticed theres a lot more public events, little festivals celebrating fairly unspectacular things such as bluebarry harvest..or random fireworks displays during summer that didnt have to be only at halloween and new years..other celebrations parades and gatherings, more markets.
Could be more of that kind of thing going on in Ireland. Especially markets. Theres really quite few for the size of our country. Every little french village has impressive markets every week and we barely have one of note in Dublin

somefeen

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

Oxford and Cambridge boat race. Think ucd and trinity would bother. Actually sure why bother making use of our canals in general. Too much interest right there let's go for a pint.

HA!

That short little boat race, in a dreary little canal with boring little posh twats rowing boring little boats.

Look up the Ocean to City Race in Cork. Far more exciting, an actual challenge with a dose of living history and craftsmanship.

Ol' Donie

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

The great south run! An annual 10 mile race in Portsmouth. Note the emphasis on Great. Exciting huh.

Gee I wonder what the "mad craic" Irish would call a run? Oh... Dublin half marathon....riiiiight

Wembley stadium...you know because it's in Wembley....pretty simple right?

Well gee I wonder will the Irish...oh ok Aviva stadium....you know because like insurance and football...the whole connection there Ted.

Let's make a big ferris wheel and call it the London Eye! Triumphant are we!

Let's make a big steel spike and call it a spire which is literally what you'd find on a church incase we forget our Catholic ways and God forbid there be any fun. Has anyone ever used this to navigate through the city? No. Or to actually look at when near. No. I believe most people wouldn't notice if it was cut in half. Sure it's a meeting point. Who needs Clearys eh? Too much history and interesting stuff there.

Oxford and Cambridge boat race. Think ucd and trinity would bother. Actually sure why bother making use of our canals in general. Too much interest right there let's go for a pint.

Do we have anything interesting going on at all in general? We can't keep relying on a hurling final in september and a horse race in Galway once a year to maintain interest. I'm really bored of the endless fine gael dribble followed by the endless tech dribble. Where's the craic at?

Hmm.

We have a Great Ireland Run. It's a 10k run in the Pheonix Park every April. It's one of the biggest mass participation races of the year.

What the f*ck are you on about?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Hmm.

We have a Great Ireland Run. It's a 10k run in the Pheonix Park every April. It's one of the biggest mass participation races of the year.

What the f*ck are you on about?

He's on about nothing. Add the Lady's Mini Marathon- the largest event of it's kind in the world.

The whole premise of the OP is nonsense.

maudgonner

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

So many great running/rowing/sailing/cycling/hiking etc etc events in ireland with huge variations, themes and *sigh* interesting names (like that fcuking matters)

The Conamarathon and Gaelforce to name but two :pac:

Colonel Claptrap

OP: Ireland is too corporate and unimaginative.

Also OP: people should stop using an art piece as a meeting point and go back to meeting outside a branded clothes shop.

A Battered Mars Bar

wakka12 wrote: »

Yeh I agree to some extent. Living in other countries I noticed theres a lot more public events, little festivals celebrating fairly unspectacular things such as bluebarry harvest..or random fireworks displays during summer that didnt have to be only at halloween and new years..other celebrations parades and gatherings, more markets.
Could be more of that kind of thing going on in Ireland. Especially markets. Theres really quite few for the size of our country. Every little french village has impressive markets every week and we barely have one of note in Dublin

Finally someone as well travelled and versed on subtle cultural nuances as me. You hit the nail on the head. It's the sheer lack of public events here, small fairs, festivals etc and it greatly contributes to a lack of community. I could pick any country in Europe and go there for 2 weeks and come back with mates galore. Live in Ireland for 10 years you'd be lucky to meet anyone new as people tend to stay friends with their school friends and gaa buddies only. Is there an egg and spoon race anywhere this weekend in the country? Ha you must be joking. There's sport on tele.

A Battered Mars Bar

Colonel Claptrap wrote: »

OP: Ireland is too corporate and unimaginative.

Also OP: people should stop using an art piece as a meeting point and go back to meeting outside a branded clothes shop.

Clearys was culturally significant. The spire just isn't. It's been there long enough now and I'd say you'd be hard pushed to find a monument anywhere in Europe where it's citizens have less affinity to it.

Press_Start

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

Finally someone as well travelled and versed on subtle cultural nuances as me. You hit the nail on the head. It's the sheer lack of public events here, small fairs, festivals etc and it greatly contributes to a lack of community. I could pick any country in Europe and go there for 2 weeks and come back with mates galore. Live in Ireland for 10 years you'd be lucky to meet anyone new as people tend to stay friends with their school friends and gaa buddies only. Is there an egg and spoon race anywhere this weekend in the country? Ha you must be joking. There's sport on tele.

What a load of bollocks. You call yourself well travelled and versed on cultural nuance?

You're ****ting on a country that was strangled of all culture by the very country you're celebrating. You want antiquated fairs and festivals? Dungarven Food Festival every year, Spraoi in Waterford, Octoberfest, Trafest, Patricks day celebrations across the country, Countless music feis across the country, the Light Opera Festival and many more and that's just the south east. Try maybe up the country in Galway or Cork for music.
Complaining of a lack of Village Fetes and Rennaisance festivals is like complaining of a lack of line dancing. It's not the culture we have. It's a nation built on rough history, sport, celtic culture and in recent times after the Tiger, a more modern culture built on similar US and UK culture. We simply dont have the infrastructure for a lot of stuff throughout the country, our culture is more introverted.
Lastly in your opening statement about "hurling and GAA", the very backbone for culture for millions of Irish people across the country, you're ****ting on a sport that has spanned the atlantic. US teams exist and they cme over often enough to spend time learning more from people who grew up with the sport. It's a cultural phenomenon.

You're using your own pessimistic utlook and your own ****ty utlook on Ireland to try and make yourself more cultured. How about you stop "travelling" and maybe travel this country and attend a few fesivals and fairs here, before just comparing what the English do.
Finally when you reference going to the pub as a stricly bland Irish culture issue, look across the world. Going to the pub/ bar with your friends to talk and relax after work is something thats happened since the dawn of time. We happen to do it more because thats all we could do for so long it's ingrained in our minds.

Enough of this nonsense please. Hardly anyone agrees and plenty of evidence has been submitted to the contrary of what you've written.

Permabear

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ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

Finally someone as well travelled and versed on subtle cultural nuances as me. You hit the nail on the head. It's the sheer lack of public events here, small fairs, festivals etc and it greatly contributes to a lack of community. I could pick any country in Europe and go there for 2 weeks and come back with mates galore. Live in Ireland for 10 years you'd be lucky to meet anyone new as people tend to stay friends with their school friends and gaa buddies only. Is there an egg and spoon race anywhere this weekend in the country? Ha you must be joking. There's sport on tele.

That's sheer unadulterated garbage, even by your standards. Every week there are events throughout the country - markets, festivals, cultural activities, sports events, fairs etc.

As for making friends in Ireland. Your hypothesis is the polar opposite to the experience of most people who have come to Ireland.

Catch yourself on.

I'm beginning to think this is just a wind-up.

greencap

All "fun" events should take place in a designated "fun" area that doesn't spoil the "fun" of getting around my own city.

Wombatman

Really........ right in the middle of mushroom picking season.

A Battered Mars Bar

Wombatman wrote: »

Really........ right in the middle of mushroom picking season.

Fratton Fred

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

The great south run! An annual 10 mile race in Portsmouth. Note the emphasis on Great. Exciting huh.

Gee I wonder what the "mad craic" Irish would call a run? Oh... Dublin half marathon....riiiiight

Wembley stadium...you know because it's in Wembley....pretty simple right?

Well gee I wonder will the Irish...oh ok Aviva stadium....you know because like insurance and football...the whole connection there Ted.

Let's make a big ferris wheel and call it the London Eye! Triumphant are we!

Let's make a big steel spike and call it a spire which is literally what you'd find on a church incase we forget our Catholic ways and God forbid there be any fun. Has anyone ever used this to navigate through the city? No. Or to actually look at when near. No. I believe most people wouldn't notice if it was cut in half. Sure it's a meeting point. Who needs Clearys eh? Too much history and interesting stuff there.

Oxford and Cambridge boat race. Think ucd and trinity would bother. Actually sure why bother making use of our canals in general. Too much interest right there let's go for a pint.

Do we have anything interesting going on at all in general? We can't keep relying on a hurling final in september and a horse race in Galway once a year to maintain interest. I'm really bored of the endless fine gael dribble followed by the endless tech dribble. Where's the craic at?

aah come on, the National Ploughing Championship is ****ing brilliant.

I mean, who wouldn't want to drive in to the middle of nowhere and wade knee deep in mud to watch two old boys battling it out in their Massey Fergusons?

Beanntraigheach

wakka12 wrote: »

Yeh I agree to some extent. Living in other countries I noticed theres a lot more public events, little festivals celebrating fairly unspectacular things such as bluebarry harvest..or random fireworks displays during summer that didnt have to be only at halloween and new years..other celebrations parades and gatherings, more markets.
Could be more of that kind of thing going on in Ireland. Especially markets. Theres really quite few for the size of our country. Every little french village has impressive markets every week and we barely have one of note in Dublin

The difference is they're proud of their culture and heritage and value its place in their lives.
In Ireland we have an excess of cringing, self-loathing peasants who'll dismiss any such cultural activity or tradition as "diddly-eye", "dancing at the crossroads" crap.