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As a capital city is Dublin one of the biggest kips in any 1st world country?

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  • #32
    OldMrBrennan83
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    This post has been deleted.


  • #33
    c.p.w.g.w
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    Paris a dirty sh!t hole, domestic waste everywhere, strong smell of piss, rats, homeless drunk people everywhere...


  • #34
    harry Bailey esq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,814 ✭✭✭harry Bailey esq


    redblaze wrote: »
    Junkies everywhere and so many beggers it makes New York before Giuliani look mild.



    "Fair City" my arse.

    Oslo would be up there in the top five cities as quality of life goes. But you'll see as much if not more of 'the walking dead' about the place. Go visit if you don't believe me. Not condoning the situation in town of course, it unfairly makes the police in the city centre look like dumb f*cks and leaves a bad impression in a visitors mouth. I think it's a stretch to compare it with New York pre Guilliani.


  • #35
    fergiesfolly
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    No worse than the majority of major cities. Remember being shocked at how bad Paris and Barcelonas suburbs looked when I first drove into the city. There are kips in most cities. We just focus more on our own.


  • #36
    corner of hells
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,439 ✭✭✭corner of hells


    As someone , born and reared in the city , working right in the city centre , I fcukin' love it.

    Damn right , it's not perfect but it's got lots going for it.


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  • #37
    TallGlass
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    corner of hells wrote: »
    As someone , born and reared in the city , working right in the city centre , I fcukin' love it.

    Damn right , it's not perfect but it's got lots going for it.

    I'm the opposite, **** hole let's be honest about it, the inner city is a fúcking tip.


  • #38
    mick malones mauser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 576 ✭✭✭mick malones mauser


    Should all the Culchies be expelled from Dublin ?
    No exceptions nurses ,guards, coppers attendees ,teachers,


  • #39
    voz es
    Closed Accounts Posts: 572 ✭✭✭voz es


    Why the city is not going up is beyond everybody but the landowners funding the political parties....


  • #40
    MadDog76
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    redblaze wrote: »
    37 countries and counting.

    And you?

    38....... this year..... so far!


  • #41
    firemansam4
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    redblaze wrote:
    Google "population of ......" with both cities and they are the figures you get that pop up first.

    redblaze wrote:
    The 1.9 million population for Dublin you might be thinking of covers *Greater* Dublin, as in parts of the counties surrounding it.

    Yet the figures you got were for "Greater" London with a population of 8 million.

    The population of Dublin city and county is 1.3 million.
    Greater dublin including some neighbouring counties is 1.9 million.


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  • #42
    corner of hells
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,439 ✭✭✭corner of hells


    TallGlass wrote: »
    I'm the opposite, **** hole let's be honest about it, the inner city is a fúcking tip.

    All the inner city ?
    I've friends living in the city centre in the some of the original artisan houses , amazing looking properties with a sense of pride in their communities.
    Parts of the city are ruined , without doubt but still lots of lovely areas.


  • #43
    One More Toy
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    Whilst I wouldn't say it's a kip, it sure is a multinational tax haven where trickle down economics isn't working. No one in my generation will be fit to purchase a home in an area that suits them family wise


  • #44
    TallGlass
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    corner of hells wrote: »
    All the inner city ?
    I've friends living in the city centre in the some of the original artisan houses , amazing looking properties with a sense of pride in their communities.
    Parts of the city are ruined , without doubt but still lots of lovely areas.

    Anywhere I go it's just filthy and can see dirt all around, and once or twice seen people robbed.


  • #45
    redblaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭redblaze


    Gaspode wrote: »

    Of course if you dont like it here, you know what to do!

    Do you honestly think that's how real life works?


  • #46
    redblaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭redblaze


    firemansam4 wrote: »
    Yet the figures you got were for "Greater" London with a population of 8 million.

    Not intentional. They are the first figures that come up for both cities.


  • #47
    Kermit.de.frog
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    Italian cities I found not that inviting either to be honest.

    Rome looks a far bigger kip heading in from the airport than Dublin. You'd think you were about to be mugged.


  • #48
    One More Toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,050 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    We also need injection centres and more methadone clinics


  • #49
    Fr_Dougal
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    redblaze wrote: »
    Do you honestly think that's how real life works?

    Actually, no.

    What happens is you get banned, thread gets deleted, and then your return as a .Brand. New. Poster.


  • #50
    redblaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭redblaze


    corner of hells wrote: »
    All the inner city ?
    .

    The vast majority of the inner city is a cesspit of scumbags.


  • #51
    Chaos Tourist
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    Do you want to avoid undesirable types 100% in Dublin, quite an undertaking as matters force you into the city for whatever reason.

    You're born, you take ****.
    You get out in the world, you take more ****.
    You climb a little higher, you take less ****.
    Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what **** even looks like.
    Welcome to the layer cake son.


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  • #52
    redblaze
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    One More Toy wrote: »
    We also need injection centres and more methadone clinics

    Yes but put them on the fúcking Isle Of Man or something.

    We must be one of the only major capital cities in the world that encourage all their junkies to come into town to get their meth fix.


  • #53
    metaoblivia
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    As someone who visited last summer, I loved Dublin. I didn't get a chance to scope every inch of the city, but I also didn't confine myself to the major touristy areas. Dublin has both grit and charm. It never felt pretentious. It wasn't the prettiest city I've ever seen, but it's vibrant and friendly. I'd love to go back.


  • #54
    One More Toy
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    redblaze wrote: »
    Yes but put them on the fúcking Isle Of Man or something.

    We must be one of the only major capital cities in the world that encourage all their junkies to come into town to get their meth fix.

    The city center belongs to them as much as it does you or I


  • #55
    corner of hells
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,439 ✭✭✭corner of hells


    redblaze wrote: »
    The vast majority of the inner city is a cesspit of scumbags.

    Nah , it's not .


  • #56
    alias no.9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,536 ✭✭✭alias no.9


    redblaze wrote: »
    Google "population of ......" with both cities and they are the figures you get that pop up first.

    The 1.9 million population for Dublin you might be thinking of covers *Greater* Dublin, as in parts of the counties surrounding it.

    Surrounding counties like Fingal, Dun Laoighre Rathdown and South Dublin? Added to Dublin City you're at 1.35 million, all still in Dublin. Not counting Bray/Greystones, Leixlip/Celbridge/Maynooth, Clonee/Dunboyne all suburbs of Dublin for all of intents and purposes albeit in other counties and you're at 1.5 million.


  • #57
    corner of hells
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,439 ✭✭✭corner of hells


    redblaze wrote: »
    Yes but put them on the fúcking Isle Of Man or something.

    We must be one of the only major capital cities in the world that encourage all their junkies to come into town to get their meth fix.

    It's the opposite , addicts are not encountered to travel into the city to attend clinics.The vast majority who attend city clinics and chemists live in the city.


  • #58
    redblaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭redblaze


    One More Toy wrote: »
    The city center belongs to them as much as it does you or I

    You're saying junkie meth scum who likely never paid a cent in tax in their lives and who make the capital city centre an absolute kip deserve to be in it as much as a PAYE/self employed person who's paying for their fix?

    Would ya get the bleedin' boat!


  • #59
    TallGlass
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    corner of hells wrote: »
    Nah , it's not .

    I'm wondering if your living in the same place to be honest.


  • #60
    corner of hells
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,439 ✭✭✭corner of hells


    TallGlass wrote: »
    I'm wondering if your living in the same place to be honest.

    Originally from Kevin Street.


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  • #61
    redblaze
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    alias no.9 wrote: »
    Surrounding counties like Fingal, Dun Laoighre Rathdown and South Dublin? Added to Dublin City you're at 1.35 million, all still in Dublin. Not counting Bray/Greystones, Leixlip/Celbridge/Maynooth, Clonee/Dunboyne all suburbs of Dublin for all of intents and purposes albeit in other counties and you're at 1.5 million.

    Ok let's play silly semantics then. Greater London is 8,817,300

    And?


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