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Isn't multiculturalism great...

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...today I brought my daughter to the playground to meet Slovakian friends with their kids. Also met my cousin and his African partner and their little daughter. After that, I went to my Turkish Muslim barber and to her delight he produced a lollipop.

And I thought, she'll grow up experiencing diversity and cultures that I could only dream of when I was a child in white Catholic Ireland in the late '70s and '80s. And it felt good.

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[Deleted User]

Deleted User wrote:

...today I brought my daughter to the playground to meet Slovakian friends with their kids. Also met my cousin and his African partner and their little daughter. After that, I went to my Turkish Muslim barber and to her delight he produced a lollipop.

Was the barber actually Turkish? I see that many Turkish barbers around Dublin I'm beginning to think that maybe they are not all Turkish

[Deleted User]

bluewizard wrote:

Well I'm "multicultural" - go ahead, tell me what's your problem with me.

You're not tall enough

John_Rambo

Fighting Tao wrote: »

If that was the case then why wasn't either everyone's, or, nobodies religion mentioned? Only Muslim was mentioned.

I don't know, maybe he didn't know the faith of the others he was in contact with. Maybe he hasn't met many muslims and this was his first contact with one. Either way, it's not something to get upset about.

It's going to be ok.

fryup

CalamariFritti wrote: »

Look lads. Its Saturday night, I'm in. The missus has the telly watching the tennis and I'm craving for a bit of entertainment. This thread isn't doing it for me the way its going. 5 pages in and its GAA vs footie. Wtf?

well there's always the wankin thread

smurgen

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Was the barber actually Turkish? I see that many Turkish barbers around Dublin I'm beginning to think that maybe they are not all Turkish

Alot of kurdish when you ask them.came across a few syrians too.had one syrian barber ask me if i had any links to the middle east cause i was the head off his brother

tomwaterford

smurgen wrote: »

if i had any links to the middle east cause i was the head off his brother

:eek:

Benjamin Buttons

smurgen wrote: »

Alot of kurdish when you ask them.came across a few syrians too.had one syrian barber ask me if i had any links to the middle east cause i was the head off his brother

Wha?

RustyNut

JimmyMcGill wrote: »

Went in for a breakfast roll the other morning. Ordered off an eastern European no bother, she turns around to her work colleague and speaks her native tongue for the duration of her serving me.
Gives me the roll without any interaction.

That **** annoys me. Big time.

Give up the pot man, the paranoia is getting to ya. They weren't talking about you, they have lives of their own.

John_Rambo

Benjamin Buttons wrote: »

Wha?

A Syrian barber cut my kids hair. He looks like he's from Mayo, or Poland, or Bristol. Have a quick google on Syria's history. Fantastic mish-mash of of French Euro, Persian, Greek, Arab, Turk, Syriac and a lot more.

(I didn't know this till meeting this Syrian guy)

Sweetemotion

People who think multiculturalism is great for Ireland are deluded loonies hiding their heads in the sand.

We don't have to look far too see how multiculturalism works out for western societies, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Paris. England.

Yeah it's great just fecking great.

tomwaterford

John_Rambo wrote: »

A Syrian barber cut my kids hair. He looks like he's from Mayo, or Poland, or Bristol. Have a quick google on Syria's history. Fantastic mish-mash of of French Euro, Persian, Greek, Arab, Turk, Syriac and a lot more.

(I didn't know this till meeting this Syrian guy)

I was expecting it to be an isis joke

smurgen

John_Rambo wrote: »

A Syrian barber cut my kids hair. He looks like he's from Mayo, or Poland, or Bristol. Have a quick google on Syria's history. Fantastic mish-mash of of French Euro, Persian, Greek, Arab, Turk, Syriac and a lot more.

(I didn't know this till meeting this Syrian guy)

Well Syria has one of the oldest civilizations in the world,the capital Demascus goes back to 6300 B.C. chances are alot Europeans can be traced back to that area.

fryup

Sweetemotion wrote: »

People who think multiculturalism is great for Ireland are deluded loonies hiding their heads in the sand.

We don't have to look far too see how multiculturalism works out for western societies, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Paris. England.

Yeah it's great just fecking great.

shush! look at all the sexy women we have living here now, there's always positives

JimmyMcGill

RustyNut wrote: »

Give up the pot man, the paranoia is getting to ya. They weren't talking about you, they have lives of their own.

Where did I say they were? Easy on the gange there bud.

Stell mal vor, du jetzt eine Kunde in meine Gastette bist, and Ich Deutsche mit mein Mitarbeiter rede. Du stehst dort wie ein Rustynut
die ganze Zeit Ich dein Bier vorbereite. Schòn nah?

That's 25 year old German dont bite my head off...

smurgen

tomwaterford wrote: »

I was expecting it to be an isis joke

Wasn't a joke.that was the dude's wording.told him my lineage only goes as far east as Waterford.

Benjamin Buttons

smurgen wrote: »

Well Syria has one of the oldest civilizations in the world,the capital Demascus goes back to 6300 B.C. chances are alot Europeans can be traced back to that area.

I think you'll find that most Europeans can be traced back to Carlow.

[Deleted User]

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Was the barber actually Turkish? I see that many Turkish barbers around Dublin I'm beginning to think that maybe they are not all Turkish

Yep, from Kusadasi. Married to an Irish woman. Was bemoaning the fact that none of his kids speak Turkish and his Mum can't speak English.

Oh, as for the GAA thing, some of his kids play Gaelic Football. But as it's South Kerry, hurling isn't really an option.

bluewizard

tomwaterford wrote: »

Next you'll tell me your not a wizard

Can't say that.

gitzy16v

Nah multiculturalism is not for me,if I want to experience different cultures Ill travel to different countries.
Happy enough with our own culture and happy enough going somewhere new to experience new cultures.

[Deleted User]

Deleted User wrote:

Yep, from Kusadasi. Married to an Irish woman. Was bemoaning the fact that none of his kids speak Turkish and his Mum can't speak English.

I only asked because a Turkish shave is a"thing" it's a particular shave that includes head and face massage, singeing nasal and ear hair. Oh yeah, and the actual shave. I've seen that many Turkish barber shops I wasn't sure if they were actually Turkish or Irish offering Turkish shave.

John_Rambo

gitzy16v wrote: »

Nah multiculturalism is not for me,if I want to experience different cultures Ill travel to different countries.
Happy enough with our own culture and happy enough going somewhere new to experience new cultures.

Like the thousands of Irish that helped build (physically and culturally) and continue to culturally influence New York, Chicago, Boston and other parts of the world.

Fair play to you. The Irish, great bunch of lads.

MyStubbleItches

Multiculturalism is, in theory, brilliant. Food, food, food. Lots of different foods. Lots of different traditions? Maybe not so much. Lots of different religions? Definitely not so much.

The world is a big place,being open-armed to all and sundry sounds great but the reality is very different. I'd love,as most would I imagine, if we all got on but the reality is very different.

[Deleted User]

gitzy16v wrote:

Nah multiculturalism is not for me,if I want to experience different cultures Ill travel to different countries. Happy enough with our own culture and happy enough going somewhere new to experience new cultures.

I welcome it but I do find Muslim women dressed from head to toe in black with just their eyes peeping out a little creepy. It's something I'll have to get used to.
I remember the first time I was in London. There were so many black people. And blacker than id even seen. I couldn't help but stare. Same thing happened the first time I went to Greece ,I couldn't stop looking at the topless sunbathers. By the end of my holiday I wasn't even aware of the topless thing

marcus001

The problem with so many different nationalities coming in is I don't know which language to learn. It would be much easier if they were all Mexican.

Wibbs

Deleted User wrote: »

...today I brought my daughter to the playground to meet Slovakian friends with their kids. Also met my cousin and his African partner and their little daughter. After that, I went to my Turkish Muslim barber and to her delight he produced a lollipop.

And I thought, she'll grow up experiencing diversity and cultures that I could only dream of when I was a child in white Catholic Ireland in the late '70s and '80s. And it felt good.

I've rarely seen a more smug self satisfied expression of right on progressive piety on Boards. And that can be a high enough bar at times. I liked the self doubt around being "white", "Catholic" and "Irish" too. As if all three or one is somehow lesser(white gets the lower case for effect). Well done. *slow handclap(trap)* Bonus points. To her delight he produced a lollipop eh? Seem to have covered all the bases there. Though for future efforts, maybe throw in some Gay folks? Though ask them first. And rainbows. Rainbows are good.

RustyNut

JimmyMcGill wrote: »

Where did I say they were? Easy on the gange there bud.

Stell mal vor, du jetzt eine Kunde in meine Gastette bist, and Ich Deutsche mit mein Mitarbeiter rede. Du stehst dort wie ein Rustynut
die ganze Zeit Ich dein Bier vorbereite. Schah?

That's 25 year old German dont bite my head off...

Ich habe ein Schnitzel mit dem Bier bitte

gitzy16v

John_Rambo wrote: »

Like the thousands of Irish that helped build (physically and culturally) and continue to culturally influence New York, Chicago, Boston and other parts of the world.

Fair play to you. The Irish, great bunch of lads.

I generally avoid Irish areas on foreign holidays.
Go local get a feel for the people and culture.
Besides that your post is just some uppity bullshyte because you assumed i dont like other cultures...I do...I love experiencing other cultures in the country theyre in...not so much on my own doorstep.

Sleeper12 wrote: »

I welcome it but I do find Muslim women dressed from head to toe in black with just their eyes peeping out a little creepy. It's something I'll have to get used to.
I remember the first time I was in London. There were so many black people. And blacker than id even seen. I couldn't help but stare. Same thing happened the first time I went to Greece ,I couldn't stop looking at the topless sunbathers. By the end of my holiday I wasn't even aware of the topless thing

Its their culture.Meh whatever,if the women dont mind then neither do I.
Black lads are black and any Ive met are sound.
Love the topless culture,sure whats not to like?:D

MyStubbleItches

Wibbs wrote: »

I've rarely seen a more smug self satisfied expression of right on progressive piety on Boards. And that can be a high enough bar at times. I liked the self doubt around being "white", "Catholic" and "Irish" too. As if all three or one is somehow lesser(white gets the lower case for effect). Well done. *slow handclap(trap)* Bonus points. To her delight he produced a lollipop eh? Seem to have covered all the bases there. Though for future efforts, maybe throw in some Gay folks? Though ask them first. And rainbows. Rainbows are good.

You fell for it.

JimmyMcGill

RustyNut wrote: »

Ich habe ein Schnitzel mit dem Bier bitte

I'm not your Patsy, get it yourself :-)

JimmyMcGill

MyStubbleItches wrote: »

You fell for it.

Nah. He just articulated what most of us here think. But can't express.