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"The English are no craic"

completedit

Anyone see that interview with Donnacha O'Callaghan. He says they're polite and nice but "no craic". Is this an example of Ireland exceptionalism? I wouldn't call what English do when they go to football tournaments "having the craic" but it's not like they're all stuffy posh types. Of course, when he means having the craic he might mean something else. I do actually think it's a uniquely Irish thing. It's not like other countries aren't fun(Spanish I'd say are more extroverted and outgoing than Irish) but the craic is different. It's actually innocent enough messing combined with a self-awareness. There's gob****es who think they're great craic when really they're just ***** but I do think we have a unique sense of humour and happy go lucky attitude. Again, it's not like all Irish people are funny but it's like we have a national light hearted mentality.

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ILoveYourVibes

sbsquarepants wrote: »

The brits are no craic, they don't even try to have the craic, it's all about the bants with them, fúcking weirdos the lot of them.

I know i am like im here for the craic if i wanted bants i would have brought totally different energy!

There is NOTHING worse then when you go for the craic and you get bants! :mad:

ILoveYourVibes

dodderangler wrote: »

Guess you just proved you don’t know what craic is. Thanks.

I lack the craic gene.

I am genetically humourless.

D3V!L

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

I know i am like im here for the craic if i wanted bants i would have brought totally different energy!

There is NOTHING worse then when you go for the craic and you get bants! :mad:

Can someone tell me the difference between "craic" and "bants" ?

The Satanist

The Germans are the most underrated craic-havers around in my opinion. Mad bastards when they're locked.

ILoveYourVibes

D3V!L wrote: »

Can someone tell me the difference between "craic" and "bants" ?

It would need a physicist to explain and charts.

ILoveYourVibes

The Satanist wrote: »

The Germans are the most underrated craic-havers around in my opinion. Mad bastards when they're locked.

Mad bastards when they are sober!

The Satanist

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Mad bastards when they are sober!

I haven't met many sober ones

D3V!L

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

It would need a physicist to explain and charts.

Try me, i have a PHD in computer science, so i'd say I could get the grasp of it if someone was to dumb it down a little.

sbsquarepants

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

There is NOTHING worse then when you go for the craic and you get bants! :mad:

True dat.;)

You can shove your bants as far as I'm concerned!

ILoveYourVibes

D3V!L wrote: »

Try me, i have a PHD in computer science, so i'd say I could get the grasp of it if someone was to dumb it down a little.

You're in luck im pretty dumb!

I'll get my charts !

ILoveYourVibes

sbsquarepants wrote: »

True dat.;)

You can shove your bants as far as I'm concerned!

THANK YOU!

You can SHOVE your bants down your pants!

Im sorry ...ill get my coat.

ILoveYourVibes

The Satanist wrote: »

I haven't met many sober ones

Me neither strangely.

Same with Scandinavians.

Feisar

Our brand of craic revolves around skullin' pints. We act like we took out the patent on fun, which we didn't.

ILoveYourVibes

I would say if someone were to get a PHD in Banter and Craic they would be the most unfunny and unfun person ever.

ILoveYourVibes

Feisar wrote: »

Our brand of craic revolves around skullin' pints. We act like we took out the patent on fun, which we didn't.

I find us quite serious actually!

completedit

To know what the craic is, just look at what it isn't. Take your typical Midwestern American and there you have the antithesis of the craic and or banter

ILoveYourVibes

completedit wrote: »

To know what the craic is, just look at what it isn't. Take your typical Midwestern American and there you have the antithesis of the craic and or banter

Its not finn gael.

There i nailed it, without charts, the definition of craic 'its not finn gael'.

completedit

There's defo an element that DOC has been led to believe he's great craic since he doesn't take himself too serious and pulls a few faces. He doesn't seem that funny to me...but then having craic isn't about being a stand up comedian. Defo with the rugby lads based off these "mad" lion's tours stories, it's about getting hammered, making fun of someone on the team and showing how down to earth they are by going for pints with some rando fans.

Still waters

Donnacha is a ****in numpty in fairness and his idea of crack was probably double teaming a drunk groupie with big tits while a couple of his rugby mates filmed it, plenty crack going on there alright

And no "craic" is not an Irish word, it originated in Britain and we took it as our own because were full time mad bastards like that

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Is Donnacha the lad with the fake tan?

JohnnyFlash

Feisar wrote: »

Our brand of craic revolves around skullin' pints. We act like we took out the patent on fun, which we didn't.

Skulling pints is great craic in fairness.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

British people are harder to get to know as friends generally but less craic? Nah. When I worked in the UK, my office was full of quick-witted folks. There’d be frequent laughter.

Church on Tuesday

completedit wrote: »

I think Dublin has a different humour from the west of Ireland. Dubs, have that fast wit even when they don't know it. Bit more cynical, deadpan and dry than other parts of Ireland

Yup, you really would'nt want to be sensitive ðŸ˜€

ILoveYourVibes

Lads the Ass Milk thread is sinking can you give her a donation post to keep her afloat i seriously think it would be good for the craic!

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin//showthread.php?t=2057919658

FFred

topper75

Can't buy that style of underpants anymore, and they used to be really comfortable.
As for the wallpaper, you probably might not even be able to get it online.
"Progress" they call it.

nullzero

Pissartist wrote: »

Who are you quoting ?

Yer Ma.

Obviously it was a commentary on the perception of Dublin and its inhabitants of people from other parts of the country.

Agricola

Craic is a strange and often indiscernible phenomenon. It's isn't the Irish equivalent of banter imo. The English are every bit in love with the bantz and we are, if not even more so.

I'd assert that it is the Irish person's continuing mission to squeeze ounce of humour out of every moment of life. It's why our football fans are "the best in the world" - We don't go there to worry ourselves with the pros and cons of the performance, we go there because we want to momentarily forget about the bleak monotony or our every day lives by getting drunk, singing and generally being lovely and friendly to everyone we encounter. This desire to always derive the fun/happiness out of life is more than likely directly related to the absolute horrorshow being Irish used to be, for hundreds of years. We learned to enjoy the craic because the craic was all we had. That and spuds.

Fr_Dougal

Has a German discount store been offering special discounts on lobotomy’s, or wtf has happened here?

whisky_galore

Ironic that "craic" didn't exist +50 years ago in the Irish language, a loanword from the English "crack", commonly used in Northern England meaning fun, merriment.