Things you love about Ireland..

valoren wrote: »

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

It says a lot about you rather than the country.

Solomon Pleasant wrote: »

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

Yawn.....

I'm not a native and when I first moved here many moons ago it would irritate me beyond belief how lackadaisical everything was.

These days I go off somewhere and their efficiency freaks_me_out! I LOVE the laid-back-ness of it all.

I love how approachable and kind a huge chunk of this island is. Should you want help, hell, just look like you may need a hand and there's sure to be offers shouted.

It's ridiculously progressive - No, no! Don't laugh! Hear me out! I know there is a long way to go but as far as the gap between generational attitudes and expectations go, Ireland must be one of the fastest changing 1st world societies out there.

I'm not sure how many of the naysayers and cynics have experienced life elsewhere...while every country has its faults, I think Ireland has much more going for it than against. :cool:

The scenery, our built heritage as well as the natural landscape.
The more laid back and less strict culture(but it is catching up with the UK).
The family-centric culture, the rich literary and musical tradition, the folklore.
A sense of community is still just about alive, at least compared to the UK. The high quality food, especially in comparison to the very unhealthy, heavily processed food in places like the US and Belgium.
The mild approach to life, the accepting attitudes toward people who are different; there might be remarks passed and gossip mongered, but no real harm is usually meant or done to others. The Irish have a sense of fairness imo.
The lack of inane drama, and the level headedness of the Irish.
The scenery.
The scenery!

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

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

If you don't want to be here, why get a job here, or take out a mortgage here, or start a family here?

The quality of conversation, even with total strangers.

The glorious ability to make trivial things sacred and sacred things trivial.

Kablamo! wrote: »

I really enjoy seeing Padre Pio stickers on car windscreens.

Sat-nav for drunk drivers.

Ireland is amazing, I love living here. When flying into Dublin, you see all the green fields, the land, the islands, it really brings a tear to my eye.

Ireland is the land of saints and scholars, forests, fields, rivers and lakes, drink, pubs, brehon laws, the seanachai, poetry, mysticism, Christianity, holy wells, fairy forts, great actors, drama, films, honourable men and women who lived off the land and died for it too, beautiful scenery, wet rainy mornings and sunny bright evenings, stone walls, roaring fires, butter on toast, the cupan tae, caring folk, with laughter in their bellies and a glint in their eye. Ireland is deadly and no one uses language like the Irish do.

Ireland is a lot like everywhere else these days
But nothing like anywhere else too.
When feeling cold and lonely,
Only the warmth of the Irish will do!