Dublin is dump full of scum

hondatown · 02-07-2017 08:24PM #1

I'm a male expat from east Europe previously living in Austria-Switzerland-Germany triangle. Recently I've moved in Dublin and here are my observations and honest opinion about Dublin, and Ireland:

-What an ugly architecture. Town is flooded by those post-industrial brown brick buildings, which are covered by decays, dirt, dust and ugly cabling lines. It looks like many buildings weren't touched since cold war and the general image of town resembles on crime scene with a very spooky vibe, especially in the night. It's a good place to film gangster movies tough.
- Horrible weather. It changes every 10mins, but most of time there is no sun.
- Horrible public transport. Bad connections, bad timing and can be expensive. Without car you ain't go far in this country.
- some streets are very trashy. Still better than Berlin tough.
- Full of CCTV cameras, and it only gets worse the closer you get to northern Ireland. This country has some serious troubles with theft and burglary.
- Full of scumbags. It's either that sinister looking guys who observe streets and spit on the floor, but there are also junkies, tramps and the abundance of those criminals dressed in hoodies and tracksuits.
- renting in this country is very expensive accordingly to income.
- The accent. Many of them. I can barely understand what these guys are saying, especially those from north.

- In my experience, Irish in average seem to be *superficially* very nice, polite, politically correct and tolerant people. However, inside they're seem to be very bitter and rotting souls and I have hard time making friends with them. Keep in mind that I look like typical vladimir from east Europe with russian accent, so adjust my experience accordingly. I often get those disapproving looks as long as I step in a bar located outside tourist zone. Once it happened that bartender was showering me with a train of f-words for whole 5 mins.
- Dubliners seem to be on the rude side in contrast to people from north.
- many irish have so dirty mouth. While this can pass for males, it's horrible when it comes from woman's mouth. But lets be fair, it's significantly less horrible than language skills of English women haha.
- Contrary that Irish are very welcoming in nature and that they accept other cultures (except English, but hey, there are clear historical reasons for that), they still seem to actually dislike foreigners based on what I've seen around.
- Irish spit on the floor so much.

02-07-2017 08:26PM

hondatown wrote: »

I'm a male expat from east Europe previously living in Austria-Switzerland-Germany triangle. Recently I've moved in Dublin and here are my observations and honest opinion about Dublin, and Ireland:

-What an ugly architecture. Town is flooded by those post-industrial brown brick buildings, which are covered by decays, dirt, dust and ugly cabling lines. It looks like many buildings weren't touched since cold war. Whole town looks like a crime scene with a very spooky vibe, especially in the night.
- Horrible weather. It changes every 10mins, but most of time there is no sun.
- Horrible public transport. Bad connections, bad timing and can be expensive. Without car you ain't go far in this country.
- some streets are very trashy. Still better than Berlin tough.
- Full of CCTV cameras, and it only gets worse the closer you get to northern Ireland. This country has some serious troubles with theft and burglary.
- Full of scumbags. It's either that sinister looking guys who observe streets and spit on the floor, junkies, tramps or the abundance of those punks with hoodies and tracksuits.
- renting in this country is very expensive accordingly to income.
- That accent. Many of them. I can barely understand guys from north.

- In my experience, Irish in average seem to be *superficially* very nice, polite and politically correct and tolerant people. However, inside they're some very bitter and rotting souls and I have hard time making friends with them. Keep in mind that I look like typical vladimir from east Europe with russian accent, so adjust my experience accordingly. I often get those disapproving looks as long as I step in a bar located outside tourist zone. Once it happened that bartender was showering me with a train of f-words for whole 5 mins.
- Dubliners seem to be on the rude side in contrast to people from north.
- many irish have so dirty mouth. While this can pass for males, it's horrible when it comes from woman's mouth. But lets be fair, it's significantly less horrible than language skills of English women haha.
- Contrary that Irish are very welcoming in nature and that they accept other cultures (except English, but hey, there are clear historical reasons for that), they still seem to actually dislike foreigners based on what I've seen around.
- Irish spit on the floor so much.

If you hate it that much why live here? If I hated where I lived i would move....simples

XsApollo · 02-07-2017 08:27PM

And what country are you from OP?

Mister Vain · 02-07-2017 08:28PM

Hire a Honda and drive out of Dublin. See the rest of our country.

whoopsadoodles · 02-07-2017 08:30PM

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Pete Moss · 02-07-2017 08:31PM

You'd love Limerick, buddy. It'd be right up your street.

emo72 · 02-07-2017 08:32PM

As a dub, I am shocked by the amount of spitting that goes on. And the place is filthy. I don't need anyone from abroad to tell me that, I can see it with my own eyes. Quite shameful.

P_1 · 02-07-2017 08:33PM

Door's that way pal.

punisher5112 · 02-07-2017 08:34PM

There is one big thing that needs changing and that's junkies and alchos everywhere.

Another epidemic is doughnut shops opening everywhere.

dr.fuzzenstein · 02-07-2017 08:35PM

At least he thinks it's better than Berlin.

02-07-2017 08:37PM

I'm fed up of people moving here by their own choice and then slating the place.

Sure there's negatives about everywhere, Dublin included buthe practically everywhere has negatives and positives according to preference....it's called life.

OP I really can't understand the mindset of people like you? Why are you here ? Higher wages....better standard of living? If it's not something like that I dont know why you're here. Regardless if your thoughts are as strong as theye seem to be from your post pleasee leave and don't look back......leave the place to people who can appreciate the positives and accept the negatives.

force eleven · 02-07-2017 08:38PM

He's actually describing Moscow. I lived there for six months. Dublin is heaven compared to that place.

cocaliquid · 02-07-2017 08:39PM

the guy does have a point , get out of dublin fast :pac: :pac:

best not compare dublin to the rest of Ireland

punisher5112 · 02-07-2017 08:39PM

Sure isn't it a great small little island where everyone feels entitled and that the tax paying fools owe them everything for doing nothing with their lives.

Get housed and paid to do Nada.

snowflaker · 02-07-2017 08:40PM

Its a little unfair to attack a place you came to voluntarily

Ave Sodalis · 02-07-2017 08:40PM

I'm not fond of Dublin either OP... hence why I don't live there. Why don't you try the same?

Armchair Andy · 02-07-2017 08:40PM

If you want a true experience of Ireland OP get out of Dublin. Sh1thole is being nice.

martin101 · 02-07-2017 08:41PM

Troll lol

Bushmanpm · 02-07-2017 08:41PM

I'm an Englishman whose been going to Ireland for over twenty years and have never experienced any anti British sentiment (to my face, at least) aside from a bit of leg pulling but I'm robust enough to laugh at some banter. There's aspects to Ireland that I don't like but overall, shure, its grand (talking like a native already!)
I've also spent some time in Scotland and even got married there, again, another country with a chequered history with England and yet again, I love the place and have never felt unwelcome there or had any bad reactions from locals.
I think in your position, a part of it is your frame of mind in your approach. Your national culture will have differences with that of the Irish but you need to get your head in a better state of mind first, then things may seem better.
Finally, if you think some Irish are scummy, for fcuks sake don't ever go to London, its so much worse which is partly why I'm moving to Ireland in the next couple of years. Chin up, there's worse places to be!

Zubeneschamali · 02-07-2017 08:42PM

hondatown wrote: »

- In my experience, Irish in average seem to be *superficially* very nice, polite, politically correct and tolerant people.

Wha?

Take that back! Take it back ya forrin fecker!

Mongfinder General · 02-07-2017 08:42PM

This us a wind up. This is some culchie fool trying to stir the pot.

bennyl10 · 02-07-2017 08:42PM

Pete Moss wrote: »

You'd love Limerick, buddy. It'd be right up your street.

Suggest you visit limerick buddy, a decade ago fine you may have been onto something, but in recent years Limerick is a shining light when compared to Dublin..

Skatedude · 02-07-2017 08:43PM

hondatown wrote: »

I'm a male expat from east Europe previously living in Austria-Switzerland-Germany triangle. Recently I've moved in Dublin and here are my observations and honest opinion about Dublin, and Ireland:

-What an ugly architecture. Town is flooded by those post-industrial brown brick buildings, which are covered by decays, dirt, dust and ugly cabling lines. It looks like many buildings weren't touched since cold war and the general image of town resembles on crime scene with a very spooky vibe, especially in the night. It's a good place to film gangster movies tough.
- Horrible weather. It changes every 10mins, but most of time there is no sun.
- Horrible public transport. Bad connections, bad timing and can be expensive. Without car you ain't go far in this country.
- some streets are very trashy. Still better than Berlin tough.
- Full of CCTV cameras, and it only gets worse the closer you get to northern Ireland. This country has some serious troubles with theft and burglary.
- Full of scumbags. It's either that sinister looking guys who observe streets and spit on the floor, but there are also junkies, tramps and the abundance of those criminals dressed in hoodies and tracksuits.
- renting in this country is very expensive accordingly to income.
- The accent. Many of them. I can barely understand what these guys are saying, especially those from north.

- In my experience, Irish in average seem to be *superficially* very nice, polite, politically correct and tolerant people. However, inside they're seem to be very bitter and rotting souls and I have hard time making friends with them. Keep in mind that I look like typical vladimir from east Europe with russian accent, so adjust my experience accordingly. I often get those disapproving looks as long as I step in a bar located outside tourist zone. Once it happened that bartender was showering me with a train of f-words for whole 5 mins.
- Dubliners seem to be on the rude side in contrast to people from north.
- many irish have so dirty mouth. While this can pass for males, it's horrible when it comes from woman's mouth. But lets be fair, it's significantly less horrible than language skills of English women haha.
- Contrary that Irish are very welcoming in nature and that they accept other cultures (except English, but hey, there are clear historical reasons for that), they still seem to actually dislike foreigners based on what I've seen around.
- Irish spit on the floor so much.

-What an ugly architecture. Town is flooded by those post-industrial brown brick buildings, which are covered by decays, dirt, dust and ugly cabling lines. It looks like many buildings weren't touched since cold war and the general image of town resembles on crime scene with a very spooky vibe, especially in the night. It's a good place to film gangster movies tough.
ER? Where were you living in Ireland?
- Horrible weather. It changes every 10mins, but most of time there is no sun. Er, It's Ireland, It's supposed to do that.
- Horrible public transport. Bad connections, bad timing and can be expensive. Without car you ain't go far in this country. Again Ireland, it supposed to do that, It's not bloody designed to run on Swiss time.
- some streets are very trashy. Still better than Berlin tough. K, describes everywhere on the planet?
- Full of CCTV cameras, and it only gets worse the closer you get to northern Ireland. This country has some serious troubles with theft and burglary.
We are just nosy.
- Full of scumbags. It's either that sinister looking guys who observe streets and spit on the floor, but there are also junkies, tramps and the abundance of those criminals dressed in hoodies and tracksuits. Yep stay away from the tracksuits, Again? where were you living here?
- renting in this country is very expensive accordingly to income. Again, It's Ireland
- That accent. Many of them. I can barely understand guys from north. Nor can we.

Someone else want to take the second paragraph?

supersonic21 · 02-07-2017 08:45PM

every single thing you said is 100% utterly true

Strangely i still love it though, and I'm proud to call it home

Professor Moriarty · 02-07-2017 08:45PM

hondatown wrote: »

I'm a male expat from east Europe previously living in Austria-Switzerland-Germany triangle. Recently I've moved in Dublin and here are my observations and honest opinion about Dublin, and Ireland:

-What an ugly architecture. Town is flooded by those post-industrial brown brick buildings, which are covered by decays, dirt, dust and ugly cabling lines. It looks like many buildings weren't touched since cold war and the general image of town resembles on crime scene with a very spooky vibe, especially in the night. It's a good place to film gangster movies tough.
- Horrible weather. It changes every 10mins, but most of time there is no sun.
- Horrible public transport. Bad connections, bad timing and can be expensive. Without car you ain't go far in this country.
- some streets are very trashy. Still better than Berlin tough.
- Full of CCTV cameras, and it only gets worse the closer you get to northern Ireland. This country has some serious troubles with theft and burglary.
- Full of scumbags. It's either that sinister looking guys who observe streets and spit on the floor, but there are also junkies, tramps and the abundance of those criminals dressed in hoodies and tracksuits.
- renting in this country is very expensive accordingly to income.
- The accent. Many of them. I can barely understand what these guys are saying, especially those from north.

- In my experience, Irish in average seem to be *superficially* very nice, polite, politically correct and tolerant people. However, inside they're seem to be very bitter and rotting souls and I have hard time making friends with them. Keep in mind that I look like typical vladimir from east Europe with russian accent, so adjust my experience accordingly. I often get those disapproving looks as long as I step in a bar located outside tourist zone. Once it happened that bartender was showering me with a train of f-words for whole 5 mins.
- Dubliners seem to be on the rude side in contrast to people from north.
- many irish have so dirty mouth. While this can pass for males, it's horrible when it comes from woman's mouth. But lets be fair, it's significantly less horrible than language skills of English women haha.
- Contrary that Irish are very welcoming in nature and that they accept other cultures (except English, but hey, there are clear historical reasons for that), they still seem to actually dislike foreigners based on what I've seen around.
- Irish spit on the floor so much.

Thanks for that. A welcome challenge to the "Oh we're Irish aren't we so cute and lovable? Please tell us how much you like us and our country."

A lot of what you say is true. However, and I'm not a Dub, I find Dublin people significantly more friendly than other Irish people. But your honest and objective opinion is probably closer to the truth.

OldMrBrennan83 · 02-07-2017 08:45PM

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Brad Bobley · 02-07-2017 08:46PM

Dublin is the sh1t stain on the underpants of Ireland. Move to Galway or Cork.

Yourself isit · 02-07-2017 08:50PM

The junkie stuff is true. Why do we not have the political will to solve that.

Bigmac1euro · 02-07-2017 08:52PM

i shpit on the floor daily,
My house is covered in shpit.

Straight Talker · 02-07-2017 08:53PM

force eleven wrote: »

He's actually describing Moscow. I lived there for six months. Dublin is heaven compared to that place.

Moscow is nowhere near as dangerous as it's reputation suggests.The cops over there have all the bums and junkies barred from congregating in the city centre.A lesson for us to learn in Ireland i think.

endacl · 02-07-2017 08:53PM

martin101 wrote: »

Troll lol

Lalala?

Dublin is dump full of scum

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