Things you love about Ireland..

Ultimate Seduction · 07-06-2017 05:35PM #1

Following the negative thread, let's see what people love about our little island.

Mine would be

Lack of extreme weather

Lack of killer insects and reptiles

Generous welfare

Drinking culture

Solomon Pleasant · 07-06-2017 05:38PM

Since when has Ireland's destructive and excessive drinking culture become something positive about the country?

valoren · 07-06-2017 05:38PM

That I am racking my brain to think of something positive is worrying.

namloc1980 · 07-06-2017 05:39PM

Sense of humour. Brilliant in Ireland and just not the same anywhere else.

Decent weather. Yes it's not the Costa del Sol but pretty ok and nothing like the moaners make it out to be.

Safe. One of the safest countries in the world.

GAA. Love it or hate it, it's unique and I love it!

BorneTobyWilde · 07-06-2017 05:41PM

The people. It's a shame the people are so nice and walked all over, but at least everyone knows how nice the people are here. It's comes at a cost to those people though.

The Golden Miller · 07-06-2017 05:42PM

Belfast city.... if you ignore the unionists

Ultimate Seduction · 07-06-2017 05:42PM

I love how all my mates and family are up for a pint and bit of craic down the pub no matter what time or day it is.

Not everyone who drinks regularly is a raging destructive alcoholic.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 07-06-2017 05:43PM

The mild weather is definitely something to be thankful for. Other than that, nada.

Clonmel1000 · 07-06-2017 05:43PM

Departures Dublin airport

Sin City · 07-06-2017 05:44PM

Covert world domination- one pint at a time

BorneTobyWilde · 07-06-2017 05:45PM

Whether is car insurance, car tax, water charges, tv license ,fuel cost, heating costs , so on the people are kept down , not allowed to get ahead.
But they're so nice eh .

Fathom · 07-06-2017 05:45PM

My roommate. She's from Ireland.

PARlance · 07-06-2017 05:47PM

So many miserable pr*cks all living in harmony. There's something beautiful about it.

irishfeen · 07-06-2017 05:48PM

When you ask someone to do something and they say "I will Yeah" .... which everyone knows means fcuk right off..

namloc1980 · 07-06-2017 05:52PM

valoren wrote: »

That I am racking my brain to think of something positive is worrying.

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

The mild weather is definitely something to be thankful for. Other than that, nada.

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Departures Dublin airport

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Whether is car insurance, car tax, water charges, tv license ,fuel cost, heating costs , so on the people are kept down , not allowed to get ahead.
But they're so nice eh .

Why bother living somewhere if there's little or nothing positive that you can find about it? Big world out there, go somewhere you'll be happier.

bee06 · 07-06-2017 05:54PM

The price of fruit and veg ... was in the US last week and saw a white cabbage for over 8 dollars! Same cabbage you'd get here for less than a Euro.

Living in the country but still being 20 mins from the city.

Clonmel1000 · 07-06-2017 06:00PM

namloc1980 wrote: »

Why bother living somewhere if there's little or nothing positive that you can find about it? Big world out there, go somewhere you'll be happier.

Yeah because it's that easy to give up job mortgage loans and family commitments....

namloc1980 · 07-06-2017 06:01PM

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Yeah because it's that easy to give up job mortgage loans and family commitments....

Plenty of people have done it. The alternative is live out your days in a place you don't want to be. That's pretty depressing.

Ultimate Seduction · 07-06-2017 06:03PM

Clonmel you are just a negative person, Its not your environment it comes from within. I see your posts and 90% are moaning of some sort, mostly about the weather.

Mrs OBumble · 07-06-2017 06:09PM

namloc1980 wrote: »

Sense of humour. Brilliant in Ireland and just not the same anywhere else.

Decent weather.

I guess you had to have the first thing on your list, in order to write the second!

The music.

No earthquakes.

Day Lewin · 07-06-2017 06:17PM

The quality of conversation. Best talkers in the world, bar none. It's an art form, and it is superb. The command of irony, satire, humour, pace, response... Inimitable.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 07-06-2017 06:18PM

The standard and price of food is one people take for granted I think.

Healthy mistrust of authority by and large, though that comes with drawbacks.

The landscape. There really are some world class places here, way more than should be in such a small place. Some places people wouldn't even think of are amazing.

The way people use language, and the wit, it's a big cultural resource.

In fairness, that motorway system is coming along nicely.

07-06-2017 06:18PM

Irish people.
The countryside.
Irish wit.

Hammer Archer · 07-06-2017 06:28PM

The fact that the word "Well" when uttered as a question is considered a more than acceptable greeting.

LordSutch · 07-06-2017 06:34PM

The people, scenery, fresh air + the fact that it's relatively peaceful .....

Nice country to bring up children.

Junkyard Tom · 07-06-2017 06:44PM

PARlance wrote: »

So many miserable pr*cks all living in harmony. There's something beautiful about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV7x6PjHymU

buried · 07-06-2017 06:49PM

The countryside.
The community.
The Hurling.
The green lushness this time of year.

Syphonax · 07-06-2017 07:00PM

No skyscrapers.

The rain.

Ultimate Seduction · 07-06-2017 07:02PM

If we don't start building skyscrapers our cities will get bigger and our beautiful countryside will get smaller.

07-06-2017 07:03PM

Irish people are warm-hearted and effortlessly funny, and the best thing about the country.

Mr.Plough · 07-06-2017 07:06PM

A good slagging, and people beginning their sentences with "Sure.."

Things you love about Ireland..

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