Yurt! wrote: » There's approx 1.4bn of them. You're sample size might be a bit low to draw robust conclusions from your data points.
Hammer89 wrote: » That's what they say, us Irish, but in my experience a lot of them are very grumpy, even the young. Dunno, I think we may have to stop calling them a great bunch of lads.
dxhound2005 wrote: » You do know where the phrase came from??
Hammer89 wrote: » Canadians, now there's a great bunch of lads. I've spent time in Canada and America and the Canadians are just way sounder. It's not even a debate. They're sounder than us and the Chinese, but the interesting thing, the REALLY interesting thing, is that the Chinese aren't any cheerier over there.
retalivity wrote: » Canadians are as dull as dishwater, minus a million craic.
JohnnyFlash wrote: » I’d be over there a few times a year at trade shows and the like. Strange people. They are extremely intelligent, yet strangely insular. They are fascinated with western culture, yet also repulsed by some of it. They’d rip you off the very first chance they’d get, and consider that part and parcel of doing business.
Hammer89 wrote: » That's what they say, us Irish, but in my experience a lot of them are very grumpy, even the young. I'm sure there are some happy-go-lucky ones floating around, but I've no recollection of meeting one. The ones I've met treat life as an obligation, as if they have to live, with the demeanour of that Harry Enfield character Kevin. I don't know what 'That's so unfair' is in Chinese but I'm sure I've heard it without knowing as much. Thing is, maybe they say the same about us, that we're always moaning, which we are kind of. No point holding back on the blanket statements now. We're both miserable, us and the Chinese. Neither of us are a great bunch of lads. Canadians, now there's a great bunch of lads. I've spent time in Canada and America and the Canadians are just way sounder. It's not even a debate. They're sounder than us and the Chinese, but the interesting thing, the REALLY interesting thing, is that the Chinese aren't any cheerier over there. Despite being in a generally happy country, they're still a bunch of Kevins, whereas the Irish make an effort over there to assimilate to happiness. Dunno, I think we may have to stop calling them a great bunch of lads.
Abdullah Lazy Magician wrote: » Once you build a mutual trust they are a fantastic bunch. I worked with many some years ago; good fun, generous and hospital. Of course it's a different culture but that applies across many peoples.
Spleerbun wrote: » My main experiences of them in college was finding them passed out asleep in various chairs around the library - seemed very stereotypical but boy can they sleep, gotta admire that. When you consider the fact that many species of animals around the world are reportedly endangered and cruelly hunted as a direct consequence of their weird traditions, the incredible amount of smog and general pollution produced by all their factories and the like, the Communism stuff, the reported organ harvesting, as well as just the general strangeness of a lot of them (at least to us), maybe they aren't that great after all. Oh and a pet peeve, walking around with umbrellas up when it's not raining!! thats a bit annoying I must say, although that could be various Asian countries not just China
auspicious wrote: » They are a really good bunch of lads. The reason why some "act like Kevin" is because they've ended up in Ireland.
banie01 wrote: » There is a long standing and fairly numerous Chinese community in Ireland. They seem to be a productive and happy section of our society and I do love a good chow mein...
