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Danish man beaten by group of Irish holidaymakers

  • 28-06-2016 11:08AM
    #1
    Little CuChulainn
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    Story is translated from a Danish site. A shame to see the Irish reputation being tarnished abroad with all the good press coming from France.
    What looked like an ordinary late Monday afternoon for 43-year-old Kenneth Flindt developed into anything when he stopped at Aldi at Messe de Triomphe. Here did a family of so-called traveling people from Ireland also stop, after they had just been evicted from a campsite in Næstved.

    It was a huge chaos with playful children who ran around between about seven caravans and two minibuses. In total there were probably between 30 and 50 people, says Kenneth Flindt, like going to the store went and looked at his cell phone. He should obviously never have done for one of the men wearing darting toward him and accused him of being a pedophile who took pictures of the children. Soon Kenneth Flindt surrounded by aggressive men from the family. The whole thing evolved quickly. One of the travelers had been running near Kenneth Flindt down before Næstved citizen tried to escape, only to be obtained is five to seven men, who pelted him kick on the upper body and punches and kicks to the head.

    I thought: Is it really this? If it actually? ****, now I die, says Kenneth Flindt, who rates himself happy that the Irish ran away after having beaten away at him for about 30 to 40 seconds:

    If they had kept until the police arrived at 3:00 to 5:00 minutes later, I ended up as a vegetable.


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  • #2
    smash
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    "Irish holidaymakers"


    ... One of the travelers


    Ok then.


  • #3
    snubbleste
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    :confused:
    Irish people beat up foreigners at home too.
    http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/three-jailed-for-vicious-temple-bar-assault-on-us-tourists-637748.html


  • #4
    colm_mcm
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    They'd never behave like that at home.


  • #5
    FortySeven
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    Ah, the innocence.

    This is going to be one of those threads requiring a frying pan and a bag of corn.


  • #6
    Dr Turk Turkelton
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    That beating should have culturally enriched him.


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  • #7
    vicwatson
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    Here's pavee point


  • #8
    SEPT 23 1989
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    a truly wonderful people we must embrace actions like this


  • #9
    FortySeven
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    Toobz wrote: »
    But we're the best fans

    No, the best fans are the Scottish fans. Never see any trouble at major tournaments from the Scots.


  • #10
    Shenshen
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    Lads, the story is translated from Danish. In most European languages a "traveller" is simply someone travelling - a holiday maker, in other words.
    I sincerely doubt that google translate is familiar with the finer socio-economic points surrounding that term in Ireland.


  • #11
    vicwatson
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    FortySeven wrote: »
    No, the best fans are the Scottish fans. Never see any scots at major tournaments.

    FYP


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  • #12
    Winterlong
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    Shenshen wrote: »
    Lads, the story is translated from Danish. In most European languages a "traveller" is simply someone travelling - a holiday maker, in other words.
    I sincerely doubt that google translate is familiar with the finer socio-economic points surrounding that term in Ireland.

    Strange that there would be 40-50 Irish holiday makers outside a Aldi at Messe de Triomphe.


  • #13
    smash
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    Shenshen wrote: »
    Lads, the story is translated from Danish. In most European languages a "traveller" is simply someone travelling - a holiday maker, in other words.
    I sincerely doubt that google translate is familiar with the finer socio-economic points surrounding that term in Ireland.

    "seven caravans"

    This is definitely a traveller story.


  • #14
    xabi
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    Sure it's only culture.


  • #15
    Armchair Andy
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    Maybe they misunderstood Danish Pastry.


  • #16
    beach_walker
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    Is this one of the cases where they don't want to be identified as a separate ethnicity?
    Lads, the story is translated from Danish. In most European languages as "traveller" is simply someone travelling - a holiday maker, in other words.

    Are you trying to say these weren't travellers (as we know them)?
    seven caravans and two minibuses.
    ...
    so-called traveling people


  • #17
    lawlolawl
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    "Here did a family of so-called traveling people from Ireland"

    Even this Danish newspaper wants to use the real word most people use to describe them :D


  • #18
    omahaid
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    Shenshen wrote: »
    Lads, the story is translated from Danish. In most European languages a "traveller" is simply someone travelling - a holiday maker, in other words.
    I sincerely doubt that google translate is familiar with the finer socio-economic points surrounding that term in Ireland.

    From the article - "so-called traveling people"

    I definitely would interpret that to be the people we know as travellers.


  • #19
    Shenshen
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    smash wrote: »
    "seven caravans"

    This is definitely a traveller story.

    Possibly. I don't like jumping to conclusions, though, and all we have is a translated snippet of news.


  • #20
    FortySeven
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    Shenshen wrote: »
    Lads, the story is translated from Danish. In most European languages a "traveller" is simply someone travelling - a holiday maker, in other words.
    I sincerely doubt that google translate is familiar with the finer socio-economic points surrounding that term in Ireland.

    7 caravans, 2 minibuses and 50 people. Aldi car park after being evicted from campsite? Clutching at straws here really.

    Oh yeah, don't forget the thuggery. It's usually a dead give away.


  • #21
    hardCopy
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    Winterlong wrote: »
    Strange that there would be 40-50 Irish holiday makers outside a Aldi at Messe de Triomphe.

    In a convoy of caravans and minibuses, having been evicted from a campsite.


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  • #22
    FortySeven
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    vicwatson wrote: »
    FYP

    My tongue was firmly in cheek. Being Scottish and all. :)


  • #23
    Two Tone
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    FortySeven wrote: »
    7 caravans, 2 minibuses and 50 people. Aldi car park after being evicted from campsite? Clutching at straws here really.

    Oh yeah, don't forget the thuggery. It's usually a dead give away.
    It's so infuriating - and given the way feeling is around Europe I imagine this will lead to hostility towards us Irish because of these delightful folks' atrocious behaviour (caveat for anyone who thinks I'm being unreasonable: I know plenty of travellers don't behave like this but I'm talking about the significant contingent that do) the way Romanians en masse are being tarred due to how some Roma carry on.


  • #24
    [Deleted User]
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    You do realize that this is translated from Danish, so it could actually be people that were travelling and not travelers. We're kind of jumping the gun here. Either way, it sucks that it happened, but surely they would have been referred to as gypsies and not travelers?


  • #25
    [Deleted User]
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    Can I also point out the fact that the article was translated by Google translate?


  • #26
    FortySeven
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    Two Tone wrote: »
    It's so infuriating - and given the way feeling is around Europe I imagine this will lead to hostility towards us Irish because of these delightful folks' atrocious behaviour (caveat for anyone who thinks I'm being unreasonable: I know plenty of travellers don't behave like this but I'm talking about the significant contingent that do) the way Romanians en masse are being tarred due to how some Roma carry on.

    I doubt it will change the opinions on Irish people. The Irish are nearly impossible to not like abroad. Anyone can see these people don't represent Ireland.

    It may be the cynic in me but I'm pretty sure he was taking pictures. Not due to a prediliction for children but more likely a 'what the f@ck is this travesty in my supermarket car park?' kind of way. Something to show the family or local politician.

    I do try to give travellers the benefit of the doubt but it is hard. My own experiences of contact with them have largelly been negative. Can't say that about any other group I've ever come into contact with.


  • #27
    gramar
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    I think the travellers in the article are what some people (not me) would uncouthly refer to as knackers.


  • #28
    Winterlong
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    gramar wrote: »
    I think the travellers in the article are what some people (not me) would uncouthly refer to as knackers.

    In the bit of the west of ireland where I come from knackers was a term for corner boys....so when I moved to dublin I used to get in awful trouble for referring to corner boys as knackers. People thought I was properly un-pc.

    What is the correct term for corner boys in dublin?!


  • #29
    [Deleted User]
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    I somewhat doubt these are travelers, given that they would probably have been referred to as gypsies. Or else travelers in quotation marks. Since the article was essentially machine translated, it would need a fluent Danish speaker, who was also skilled in English, to ensure that it is accurate, which, while the technology is advancing, just isn't there yet.

    I've never heard of corner boys being called knackers. In Galway knackers were usually just rough people or scumbags in general.


  • #30
    smash
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    Winterlong wrote: »
    What is the correct term for corner boys in dublin?!

    That depends. WTF is a corner boy?


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  • #31
    Green Fella
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    You cant talk ill of Travellers or Roma gypsies on this website or you will be site banned. Even pointing out their involvement in crime or telling people to report them is a punishable offence. Its Boards.ie Liberal policy, no wonder this website is half empty now.


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