I love Ireland. the I love Ireland thread.

ILoveYourVibes

I miss you ...my people ..walking about ..normally talking to ye ...

Messing around with other young wans in the pub. Having interesting conversations.

I love Ireland.

ILoveYourVibes

I think we need an Ireland appreciation thread.

Cover versions of come out ye black and tans (ironically) and the odd comment as gaelige welcome.

Ireland...Ireland...together standing tall...shoulder...to shoulder...what's that fenian bastard doing over there?

ILoveYourVibes

Deleted User wrote: »

Ireland...Ireland...together standing tall...shoulder...to shoulder...what's that fenian bastard doing over there?

Hahahahaahaa

This FINALLY gets settled TONIGHT!

smellyoldboot

Grey, grim, overpriced and inhabited by mostly stupid ignorant people. I love Ireland.

ILoveYourVibes

smellyoldboot wrote: »

Grey, grim, overpriced and inhabited by mostly stupid ignorant people. I love Ireland.

Awh its so kind of you to mention me!

Ubbquittious

I love sh1te weather, turf and stew

jmlad2020

Interesting folk but depressing place bar a few months in the summer.

beerguts

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

I miss you ...my people ..walking about ..normally talking to ye ...

Messing around with other young wans in the pub. Having interesting conversations.

I love Ireland.

Soppy bastard showing your feelings. Best for you to stay gone and not infect us with your emotions:mad:

Strumms

There are worse places most certainly... worse people too... it’s alright, thought they’d have fixed the weather though...

BorneTobyWilde

beerguts wrote: »

Soppy bastard showing your feelings. Best for you to stay gone and not infect us with your emotions:mad:

She's more of a ''Glorious Bi Atch' . She's not gone anywhere.

murpho999

smellyoldboot wrote: »

Grey, grim, overpriced and inhabited by mostly stupid ignorant people. I love Ireland.

jmlad2020 wrote: »

Interesting folk but depressing place bar a few months in the summer.

I really don't get or see this grey, grim, overpriced or depressing place that people often mention.

Ignoring all the Covid stuff this year, Ireland is a beautiful country with great countryside, coastline and towns and cities.

A vibrant social scene, love of arts and music, good quality food in our shops, and people who in my experience have an outlook on life and ability to enjoy life unlike many other nationalities I have met.

I've lived abroad in The Netherlands and the people to me whilst nice and friendly are dull and dour and speaking of grey, the whole country is practically one colour, towns all red or brown brick and not colourful like you'd see in Irish villages.

I know many may not like the weather, and I won't argue with it but even a few days ago it was bright and crisp which was nice and also we don't get extremes like other places.

I'm very happy to be back and I think people need to go abroad for a while to realise what is good here.

Atlantic Dawn

No matter how much money as a country you have you can never replicate the Cliffs Of Moher.

Church on Tuesday

I love how scenic the country is.

I don't love how it is run by times.

irishguitarlad

Aside from Dublin and cork, a cultural backwater.

James Bond Junior

I live in Oman, a land of eternal sunshine and warm to extremely hot temperatures. It's stunningly beautiful, mountains, the Arabian sea, friendly and warm people, not unlike Irish people in fairness (unlike the rest of the Gulf).

But at this time of year, I can't wait to get back to walking into a warm pub from a cold night, fire blazing, pints of guinness, bacon fries and taytos. My breakfast overlooking my swimming pool this morning was really nice but I know which I'd rather.

Kermit.de.frog

James Bond Junior wrote: »

I live in Oman

Should have chosen the UAE. What the hell is wrong with you!? :pac:

Gervais08

Haven’t been in my local more than 3-4 times since February; while I’m there last week three people came up (socially distanced on the other side of the table as they went the jacks!) and said they’d heard about my dad and that he was a gent. He’d been in his nursing home this four years past. Yet they remembered him and came to tell me. Two bought pints!

You rarely get that outside of Ireland. So it pisses down constantly - I’ll take the trade!!!

James Bond Junior

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Should have chosen the UAE. What the hell is wrong with you!? :pac:

I chose Oman because it WASN'T the UAE!!

NoviGlitzko

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Aside from Dublin and cork, a cultural backwater.

I'd always say the greatest quality of life are outside the cities, but each to there own.

Kermit.de.frog

James Bond Junior wrote: »

I chose Oman because it WASN'T the UAE!!

I drove across that border. Turned back 5 minutes in to Oman. A bit too third worldish (by comparison).

I concede more interesting scenery.

corner of hells

James Bond Junior wrote: »

I live in Oman, a land of eternal sunshine and warm to extremely hot temperatures. It's stunningly beautiful, mountains, the Arabian sea, friendly and warm people, not unlike Irish people in fairness (unlike the rest of the Gulf).

But at this time of year, I can't wait to get back to walking into a warm pub from a cold night, fire blazing, pints of guinness, bacon fries and taytos. My breakfast overlooking my swimming pool this morning was really nice but I know which I'd rather.

I feel for ya , im just pouring my Guinness onto my cornflakes as we speak.

James Bond Junior

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I drove across that border. Turned back 5 minutes in to Oman. A bit too third worldish (by comparison).

I concede more interesting scenery.

Ah now you were in Buraimi. That's like driving from Ballsbridge into Ballyfermot.

razorblunt

Hows that house full of “influencers” going?

**** your Honda Civic.

smellyoldboot

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Aside from Dublin and cork, a cultural backwater.

Not exactly cultural hotbeds either tbh unless you've never actually set foot outside of Ireland. Actually I'd say you're from Cark yourself and only grudgingly included Dublin in what you wrote.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

smellyoldboot wrote: »

Not exactly cultural hotbeds either tbh unless you've never actually set foot outside of Ireland. Actually I'd say you're from Cark yourself and only grudgingly included Dublin in what you wrote.

Dublin without alcohol is like They Live when he puts the glasses on.

Tig98

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Aside from Dublin and cork, a cultural backwater.

Culture isnt big buildings and foreign clothes retailers. This country has a great deal of culture and most of it is out in the small country towns and villages.

smellyoldboot

Tig98 wrote: »

Culture isnt big buildings and foreign clothes retailers. This country has a great deal of culture and most of it is out in the small country towns and villages.

Big Tom and Philomena etc etc.

JasonStatham

Here we go again..

Dublin Vs the countryside.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

JasonStatham wrote: »

Here we go again..

Dublin Vs the countryside.

Actually, it's Dublin and Cork Vs the countryside....

Kermit.de.frog

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Should have chosen the UAE. What the hell is wrong with you!? :pac:

Oman > UAE unless you are some kind of soulless monster.

Your Face

I'm just a sexy boy.

tayto lover

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Actually, it's Dublin and Cork Vs the countryside....

And the countryside has just taken the lead.

El Tarangu

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Actually, it's Dublin and Cork Vs the countryside....

Or so Cork people like to keep telling themselves.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

tayto lover wrote: »

And the countryside has just taken the lead.

Woud be a first - normally they just follow...

chrissb8

murpho999 wrote: »

I really don't get or see this grey, grim, overpriced or depressing place that people often mention.

Ignoring all the Covid stuff this year, Ireland is a beautiful country with great countryside, coastline and towns and cities.

A vibrant social scene, love of arts and music, good quality food in our shops, and people who in my experience have an outlook on life and ability to enjoy life unlike many other nationalities I have met.

I've lived abroad in The Netherlands and the people to me whilst nice and friendly are dull and dour and speaking of grey, the whole country is practically one colour, towns all red or brown brick and not colourful like you'd see in Irish villages.

I know many may not like the weather, and I won't argue with it but even a few days ago it was bright and crisp which was nice and also we don't get extremes like other places.

I'm very happy to be back and I think people need to go abroad for a while to realise what is good here.

Thank you!

My sentiments exactly. Life happens wherever you go, it's up to you to make it an enjoyable experience and there is no effort to that here in Ireland.

It has its limitations. In the sense of it is only a pop. of 4.9 million. So it annoys me when people moan we don't have this, that or the other. Why would we? We are a small nation separated away from Europe what do you expect?

There's an obsession with the naysayers of Ireland about what we don't have. Go away, and live somewhere else and you'll fast realise what we lack, we make up in other areas in abundance.

We don't in any way take ourselves seriously. We are pleasant and approachable, although some people would say we aren't on here, and to them, I would say judging by their negative posts look closer to home first.

We have amazing beauty on this island, you can go to an isolated part of beautiful coastline in the west in Ireland if you so wish and have it to yourself.

It is a fair society as well. You can disagree with that but you're wrong. You are given every chance to better yourself here and move up the borderless socio-economic ladder if you wish. You will get grants, government aid to get an education or do an apprenticeship, even start a business. Some people hark on about "the rich" honestly you don't even know what a class system is until you've lived somewhere like England. If you work hard and apply yourself you will be helped here. Without any crippling debt as well.

An amazing nightlife here as well btw. Although the nightclubs leave a lot to be desired. People know that singing Mr. Brightside or sweet Caroline is naff but who gives af, it's good craic and that's the essence of it all. And again underpins ourselves as people who want to have a good time, without taking ourselves seriously.

I love Ireland, bad weather and all.

Well, I love whenever I return to Ireland, and stay with my parents in the Midlands. Ireland has changed so much over the last few decades, and I quite like most of those changes.

After living abroad, with all the great and bad food available, I've grown to appreciate the food here, in ways I never did before I left. The quality of food here is generally higher than in many other countries. The Roasts, the steaks, the stews, odd fry/grill. Oh lord, it's good. And, the chocolate/munchies available is better than many other places.

I've little interest in Dublin. It's just an airport. Not intending any offense to the Dubs, but there's far more to Ireland than Dublin.

As for the weather, it's not that bad. In many ways, I think it's better now than when I was a kid (Midlands area)

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Deleted User wrote: »

Well, I love whenever I return to Ireland, and stay with my parents in the Midlands. Ireland has changed so much over the last few decades, and I quite like most of those changes.

After living abroad, with all the great and bad food available, I've grown to appreciate the food here, in ways I never did before I left. The quality of food here is generally higher than in many other countries. The Roasts, the steaks, the stews, odd fry/grill. Oh lord, it's good. And, the chocolate/munchies available is better than many other places.

I've little interest in Dublin. It's just an airport. Not intending any offense to the Dubs, but there's far more to Ireland than Dublin.

As for the weather, it's not that bad. In many ways, I think it's better now than when I was a kid (Midlands area)

Up until that last line, I was in agreement with you...

It is bad. It can;t even snow porperly any more!

Duckworth_Luas

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Up until that last line, I was in agreement with you...

It is bad. It can;t even snow porperly any more!

Be careful want you wish for.

4 cm of snow and Dubliners start looting German discount supermarkets!!!

ChikiChiki

Ireland is a great spot all things considered. In my experience it's people who have never left the place that have the biggest issue with it.

I would encourage those people to travel and get a bit of perspective.

jmlad2020

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Ireland is a great spot all things considered. In my experience it's people who have never left the place that have the biggest issue with it.

Does your live revolve around GAA and drinking? That sort of prevailing culture found in Ireland, lacking in say, Saudia Arabia.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Be careful want you wish for.

4 cm of snow and Dubliners start looting German discount supermarkets!!!

4cm? I'm not moving for at least 15 (she said)