Cringeworthy irish traditions that won't just die

fryup · 17-12-2017 01:17PM

branie2 wrote: »

It shows pride and patriotism for the country

but is it necessary to do at closing time when everyone is half locked ?

worded · 17-12-2017 01:32PM

fryup wrote: »

but is it necessary to do at closing time when everyone is half locked ?

That’s been going on for donkeys

Good way to get punters to try stand up and Fcuk off at closing time

It’s more polite that a publican on a tanoy roaring “ Fcuk off home now, we have your money”

mfceiling · 17-12-2017 01:34PM

Míshásta wrote: »

People thanking shop assistants and bar staff.

That's not a cringe. It's known as good manners.

darkdubh · 17-12-2017 02:01PM

mfceiling wrote: »

That's not a cringe. It's known as good manners.

Yes, bizarre that anyone would consider that cringeworthy.

afatbollix · 17-12-2017 06:24PM

Míshásta wrote: »

People clapping at the end of a performance.

People thanking shop assistants and bar staff.

People singing sean-nós in a Nashville accent.

People saying "excuse me" if they bump into someone.

Country people who speak with a country accent.

People who call the "Room" the Parlour / call the parlour the sitting room / call the sitting room the drawing room / call the drawing room the lounge / etc.

I'm easily cringed.

No clapping at the end of a proformance. Don't say thanks to people who help you. Not saying sorry when you bump into people.

You are the person I cringe about. Someone who sounds like an arse. :mad:

Hector Bellend · 17-12-2017 06:49PM

probably mentioned a sh1t tonne of time but the st patricks day parade is a monumental pain in the bollix

Berserker · 17-12-2017 07:06PM

branie2 wrote: »

It shows pride and patriotism for the country

Playing the Irish anthem in a pub full of drunk people? Guessing this is a country thing, never heard of it in Dublin.

lertsnim · 17-12-2017 07:21PM

Berserker wrote: »

Playing the Irish anthem in a pub full of drunk people? Guessing this is a country thing, never heard of it in Dublin.

I've heard it in Dublin.

fryup · 18-12-2017 12:25AM

i don't know, kinda smacks of extreme republicanism to me...when everyone is well jarred and up for a fight

ohnonotgmail · 18-12-2017 10:38AM

fryup wrote: »

i don't know, kinda smacks of extreme republicanism to me...when everyone is well jarred and up for a fight

we must drink in very different establishments.

Ash.J.Williams · 18-12-2017 12:04PM

branie2 wrote: »

It shows pride and patriotism for the country

It shows nothing

topper75 · 18-12-2017 01:19PM

_Dara_ wrote: »

I say Mammy and Daddy. And always will. Calling them anything else just isn’t right, it’s like talking about somebody else’s parents. My mother called her mother ‘mammy’ until the day my maternal grandmother died. Nothing wrong with it. It’s not childish. I fail to see how it differs from any other name a person calls their parents. Families differ.

I don't need you to surrender anonymity here but are you from the northern side of the country?

Just that I've observed the adult mammy/daddy phenomenon to be more prevalent there.
I never hear it in the south.

_Dara_ · 18-12-2017 02:19PM

topper75 wrote: »

I don't need you to surrender anonymity here but are you from the northern side of the country?

Just that I've observed the adult mammy/daddy phenomenon to be more prevalent there.
I never hear it in the south.

The wesht.

You know, 'mammy' and 'daddy' would not be all that common where I'm from, it's mostly 'mam' and 'dad' and ever a bit of 'mum' because there's a fair few people of half-English parentage where I'm from. But within our own family, on both sides to some extent, 'mammy' and 'daddy' are fairly commonplace.

I have to agree with the poster above who said you can't apply psychoanalysis to something like this. The people who say 'mammy' and 'daddy' don't give it a lot of thought, much like anyone else with their own names for their parents. If I called my parents anything else now, it would just be weird.

Hotblack Desiato · 18-12-2017 02:33PM

Jerichoholic wrote: »

Can you honestly say Ireland has better taste?

Hell no.

LirW · 18-12-2017 05:03PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Hell no.

Which leads me to my question why do the Irish love Fairytale of New York so much?
It's like the worst song of all time, it sounds like drunken people mumbling stuff that doesn't make any sense after 8 pints.

ohnonotgmail · 18-12-2017 05:05PM

LirW wrote: »

Which leads me to my question why do the Irish love Fairytale of New York so much?
It's like the worst song of all time, it sounds like drunken people mumbling stuff that doesn't make any sense after 8 pints.

you've answered your own question.

_Dara_ · 19-12-2017 05:08AM

LirW wrote: »

Which leads me to my question why do the Irish love Fairytale of New York so much?
It's like the worst song of all time, it sounds like drunken people mumbling stuff that doesn't make any sense after 8 pints.

I'm sick of it now and can't listen to it any more but it's lyrically an excellent song. Very evocative.

razorblunt · 19-12-2017 09:52AM

_Dara_ wrote: »

I'm sick of it now and can't listen to it any more but it's lyrically an excellent song. Very evocative.

Agreed, it also seems to be "untouchable" where any cover version is lambasted. Whilst that's perfectly fine in the case Ronan Keating, I think the Christy Moore and Gavin James versions are excellent.

whisky_galore · 19-12-2017 10:43AM

_Dara_ wrote: »

I'm sick of it now and can't listen to it any more but it's lyrically an excellent song. Very evocative.

Every pub seems to play the thing on a loop, as if they can't be arsed finding any other songs other than the same-old same-old.

Dr Strange · 19-12-2017 10:43AM

razorblunt wrote: »

Agreed, it also seems to be "untouchable" where any cover version is lambasted. Whilst that's perfectly fine in the case Ronan Keating, I think the Christy Moore and Gavin James versions are excellent.

Just wait for the Ed Sheeran version.

razorblunt · 19-12-2017 10:59AM

Dr Strange wrote: »

Just wait for the Ed Sheeran version.

Stop that.

Sac O Spuds · 19-12-2017 12:07PM

Dr Strange wrote: »

Just wait for the Ed Sheeran version.

Saw him do his rendition on the LLS repeat last night. Shocking altogether.

21Savage · 19-12-2017 12:41PM

Oh ffs. It's hardly shocking. It's just more cliché and sweeter.

DublinWriter · 19-12-2017 02:46PM

Do we still bless the 'planes with Holy Water at Dublin Airport every new year?

DublinWriter · 19-12-2017 02:46PM

Papal visits.

19-12-2017 02:54PM

DublinWriter wrote: »

Papal visits.

Massive tradition that. One in 1979 and one scheduled for next year. When will the constant chaos end?

darkdubh · 19-12-2017 09:12PM

Naming children after flavour of the month celebrities.

Hotblack Desiato · 19-12-2017 10:04PM

DublinWriter wrote: »

Do we still bless the 'planes with Holy Water at Dublin Airport every new year?

Pretty sure that's a no, but out Mayo way they still bless the roads every year.

Fattes · 19-12-2017 10:09PM

DublinWriter wrote: »

Do we still bless the 'planes with Holy Water at Dublin Airport every new year?

Yes on a Christmas Day when the airport is closed

razorblunt · 19-12-2017 10:14PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Massive tradition that. One in 1979 and one scheduled for next year. When will the constant chaos end?

Sure if you're an insomniac that's only 23 sleeps until the next visit in 2056.

Cringeworthy irish traditions that won't just die

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