Whingy Returning Emigrants

tdf7187

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Not to be a pedant, but George H was the youngest.

s8n

what a complete and utter self absorbed f**ktard

partyguinness

tdf7187 wrote: »

^
Not to be a pedant, but George H was the youngest.

But that's not what the poster said. The poster said Ringo was the oldest (which is true) and look at what he had done by the time they split up and he was still younger than Nollaig is now.


A tad unfair- there is only a handful of people that could put Ringo's achievements in the shade by the age of 30.

zig

Pointless article but also a pointless thread because this is the first time Ive read about these whingy returning emigrants. Have you more examples?

tdf7187

partyguinness wrote: »

But that's not what the poster said. The poster said Ringo was the oldest (which is true) and look at what he had done by the time they split up and he was still younger than Nollaig is now.


A tad unfair- there is only a handful of people that could put Ringo's achievements in the shade by the age of 30.

Oops. Sorry yes, was skim-reading.

Wibbs

partyguinness wrote: »

A tad unfair- there is only a handful of people that could put Ringo's achievements in the shade by the age of 30.

Exactly. Who next? Alexander the Great who by her age had conquered most of the known world.

zig

valoren wrote: »

Reading the article she strikes me as a wannabe manic pixie dream (nightmare?) girl attempting (and failing) to radiate effusiveness and experience. If she actually has been crying every day of the month since she returned then she should seek out a counsellor. When the reality of life and how crap it can be hit people before social media became ever present then they accepted it as it was. It's great. It's crap. It's mostly in between. There were highs and lows, work, rest, play. The concern is that when it comes time for that same reality to hit people of the author's age then it is compounded by social media and there is a greater sense of dysphoria as the likes of Instagram etc present a false and incredibly positive narrative where everything and everyone else’s life is great, wonderful and fantastic. You have both celebrities and non-entities espousing about how brilliant their lives are and for people like the author, who are having to do menial tasks like washing dishes, then it would be mentally healthier for them to ultimately realise life is mainly in between but also that social media and the popular "stars" of it is simply predicated on attention seeking indulgence and that no matter how well off or comfortable you are the realities of life hits each and every one of us and she's be better off not being so irritatingly self absorbed as in the long run it won't be healthy.

I stopped using Instagram about a year ago for this reason, but I am genuinely thinking of kick starting it again to do a sort of honest timeline.



Pics of me going to work on a ****ty rainy day, me on the laptop, next day another pic of me on the laptop, next day another pic of me on the laptop, then maybe throw in a good one or two where I genuinely am doing something a bit more interesting.

tdf7187

tdf7187 wrote: »

I remember that thread. The best entry was where someone did a slow zoom on what was ultimately revealed to be an onlooking David McWilliams in a nearby office laughing his head off. Probably boards.ie's finest moment.

We should bring it back
The o2 ad one was brilliant as well. And then the goose was in all the photos for a while!

topper75

I was by no means holding Ringo and pals up as the standard to aim for, rather smashing the mutual exclusion that many have formed in their heads between reaching the age of 30 and having made headway in life.

The Beatles were some time ago now. We have seen a succession of '50 years since ...' celebration of their albums. Over that time period, western society has stretched out the concept of youth to an unhealthy degree. I can't unravel all the reasons why this happened but the larger ones would be a vested interest in the higher education sector in boosting numbers along with a reluctance of older generations to relinquish control and to onboard meaningfully through apprenticeships etc.

But that could be just McWilliams style scutter.

Gynoid

partyguinness wrote: »

Really? Because the generation currently in charge are doing such a sterling job.

"Argghh...In my day. I were down pit for 27 hours a day and paid 2 pence a week and when we got home our father beat us to sleep. But we were happy."

The 'Baby Boomer' generation are the generation that had it the best and what have they done? Sucked the life and wealth up and pulled up the ladder on their children and grandchildren.

When these children and grandchildren are forced to move abroad or live at home because of extortionate house prices they sit around slagging them off for being lazy and weak while making sure their own nests all well feathered with ring fenced pensions and huge equity.

Take a good look in the mirror.

The best description I read: "Baby boomers are like a pig passing through a python- slowly and using up all the resources."

Yeah, Im not a boomer sonny. Save your breath.

nkl12xtw5goz70

"I think about my situation, about my place in society, and have no idea where I am supposed to slot in. In New York, you can be anything you want to be, part of any crowd, even the non-crowd. But here in Ireland I feel I need a definition, a category..."

A bohemian drifter can find a comfortable niche in a city like New York, where thousands of young people flock to carve out careers as musicians or actors. She probably listened to cliches like "follow your dreams," and had no friends and family around to give her a reality check. But now, back in Ireland, approaching 30, with no meaningful work experience, and seemingly appreciating that her musical career will never amount to anything, she's having a meltdown.

People who are secure in themselves can live practically anywhere. But insecure people, lacking a core sense of self, often try to impress others with where they live and who their friends are so that they can bask in the reflected glamour. Take away that illusion of glamour and they fall apart.

She seems very emotionally unstable, though. One could question the ethics of the Irish Times in putting her fragility on display for the whole country.

nkl12xtw5goz70

topper75 wrote: »

I was by no means holding Ringo and pals up as the standard to aim for, rather smashing the mutual exclusion that many have formed in their heads between reaching the age of 30 and having made headway in life.

In a music industry based largely on youth, looks, and sex appeal, if an artist hasn't broken through in her teens or 20s, she's unlikely to do it in her 30s.

To put it in perspective, Nollaig O'Connor is approximately the same age as Taylor Swift, who will turn 30 in December — but Swift has been putting out chart-topping albums since she was a teenager.

partyguinness

Gynoid wrote: »

Yeah, Im not a boomer sonny. Save your breath.

You are doing a good impression of sounding like one mate.

Gynoid

partyguinness wrote: »

You are doing a good impression of sounding like one mate.

Im not your mate, pal.....:)

partyguinness

Gynoid wrote: »

Im not your mate, pal.....:)

Chill out bud..:p

Gynoid

partyguinness wrote: »

Chill out bud..:p

Im not your bud, mate....

Do you not know this game?

Zulu

He's not your mate, chum.
(I dont think he does know it...)

tdf7187

tdf7187 wrote: »

I remember that thread. The best entry was where someone did a slow zoom on what was ultimately revealed to be an onlooking David McWilliams in a nearby office laughing his head off. Probably boards.ie's finest moment.

link plz

Panthro

Wibbs wrote: »

Exactly. Who next? Alexander the Great who by her age had conquered most of the known world.

I wonder did she work her way to The Great or just said "fcuk it. I'm great."

Im hoping throughout her years she worked her way up:
Alexander the amateur
Alexander the alright
Alexander the slightly below average
Alexander the average
Alexander the slightly above average but not great either
Alexander the good
Alexander the very good
Alexander the savage

And finally...
Alexander the Great.

terrydel

She seems like the patient zero of the Irish Times whiny middle class target market.

terrydel

whisky_galore wrote: »

Is this what counts as journalism these days, self absorbed, navel gazing tripe.

No one cares about your life, Christmas.

And they all write in the same style, like people who've all gone to the same creative writing class.
This series is some of the worst ****e out there at the moment, and thats saying something.

batman_oh

BENDYBINN wrote: »

Couldn’t agree more.....begrudgery is alive and well and living in Ireland!
Near a hundred thanks for op says it all!

How is it begrudgery?
What is there to begrudge? Irish people love throwing this term about to describe things when it's not remotely applicable.

Nobody is begrudging anything (she achieved nothing) - they are just pointing out that she's an ars3hole

Its navel-gazing drivel the Irish Time should be questioned for publishing it she does seem fragile. The Irish Times has published a few similar pieces that have attracted a social media reaction and it turns out that the writer has some sort of mental health issue or is just a bit fragile and they can't cope with the social media reaction.

Should the Irish Times be giving them a platform? writing a personal blog is is different.

partyguinness

Why doesn't she just cut the crap and do what all clueless BA graduates do in their mid 20's after a bout of traveling? Do the HDip.

Accept that your fate is to teach RE to disinterested secondary school students. Forever.

partyguinness

Jaysus. If she is already emotional and brittle I hope she doesn't catch sight of this thread.

Tip her right over the edge.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

partyguinness wrote: »

Why doesn't she just cut the crap and do what all clueless BA graduates do in their mid 20's after a bout of traveling? Do the HDip.

Accept that your fate is to teach RE to disinterested secondary school students. Forever.

Post of the thread. Nollaigín, this is your future, loveen.

valoren

BrownFinger wrote: »

link plz

https://www.boards.ie/mobile/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055727020&page=158

https://www.boards.ie/mobile/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=68601278&postcount=2407

Bellbottoms

mariaalice wrote: »

it turns out that the writer has some sort of mental health issue or is just a bit fragile and they can't cope with the social media reaction.

Wait, what she has mental health problems.
And she is having issues coping with the backlash. Jesus. I hope she is ok.

If that's true, might be time to kill this thread.

suicide_circus

a mentally fragile person shouldn't be living out her existential crisis in the national media. she rolled the dice on moving to the states, no cigar. she rolled the dice on writing an article like this, she's O for two.

Bigdig69

Hey leave the girl alone.