Interest in where you live

NIMAN

Forget about foreign countries, having lived there or not, I know a few people who seem to take no interest in any news at all, even from home.

The number of times you'd say something to them about a major news story and they'd say, "what's that now, never heard that", despite it having been on the news for days.

pgj2015

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122577532#Comment_122577532

Just on that, I was chatting a nice foreign lady lately who said we shouldn't focus on reviving the Irish language and more or less should let it die off, I was way more offended by a foreign person saying such a thing.

volchitsa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122579601#Comment_122579601

Yes I think I would be shocked too, but thinking about it, she bears zero responsibility for the state of the Irish language - that's on all of us. So maybe she's just not being hypocritical about it?

I've zero interest in the place I live, I couldn't tell you who the mayor is. I hate living here but unfortunately can't do much to get out of the place as I don't have the means to financially so it's a rock and a hard place and at least here I have a roof over my head. I did leave when I was in my early twenties but due to family circumstances had to come back. I wish I could leave again and I know I'd never return.

Strumms

In France I lived in a very historical area, loved learning about it, visiting and touring the various sites, museums, parks and places and buildings of cultural and historical significance…not because I felt I had some kind of moral or social obligation I just love that stuff, an Irish person I worked with there wasn’t bothered. I’d ask what they did at the weekend and “cinema, TV, shopping, exercising”…always found it weird. I loved that lots of the city it had been preserved with care from the Romans time, WWII and the ancient was accessible to everyone .

There is a lot of rich history in the area of Dublin I’m in now, just no physical signs or remnants, a particular beautiful and historic house and demesne was bulldozed nearby to accommodate a residential development in the 1960’s…. You look at photos of it back then and there should 10000% been a preservation order, you’d expect a few brown envelopes changed hands by the looks of things.

Thelonious Monk

I've only ever lived in other anglophone countries so found it very easy to get involved with people and things going on there. It's way harder when there's a language and cultural barrier though.

thereiver

I have no interest in sport or trad Irish music I think Irish food is very basic .I can't watch tg4 unless it's a program in English .

Most programs on rte or tv3 are UK or USA comedy dramas. I only watch a few Irish programs like google box Ireland .

Theres 2 Irish writers I would read .I like some programs on newstalk rte radio .

I don't expect every person who comes here to be fascinated by Irish culture.

I think Irish pubs are good if you go with friends

Take America for example it's gun obsessed other countries don't have school shootings every month extreme republicans seem to want to go back to 1900 as regards women's rights Anyone can buy a gun or even automatic weapons

Irish politics is boring we end up electing fianna fail or fianna gael

I think Irish people are generally friendly and not racist and easy to talk to

Theres probably gen kids who watch TikTok YouTube American tv films exclusively or play games

I don't know the parts of culture that are designed to exclude foreigners

I listen to BBC 4 or 4 extra radio as they make great podcasts and comedy programs

I think think Ireland is a very open welcoming country if you are just well-mannered and polite

I think there's plenty of places to walk in Ireland

I don't expect everyone to get involved in Irish sport or culture

Most people have access to many tv channels and internet access

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