Galway V Dublin

Terrier · 31-01-2005 11:47AM

D!ve^Bomb! wrote:

ooooh!! :eek: strike one

I only speak the truth...

Blisterman · 31-01-2005 12:14PM

Does noone like Cork, or what?

Lump · 31-01-2005 12:20PM

Blisterman wrote:

Well, obviously I did. Thats why I hated it. Also the food was boring. potatoes every day. They're stuck in the famine days.
Also, I hate solitude, and don't really like the countryside. And the people in my house were assholes.

Ah, there was a famine, because all the potatoes rotted in the ground... Therefore, how was eating potatoes like been in the Famine days?

John

Sleepy · 31-01-2005 12:20PM

Blisterman wrote:

Does noone like Cork, or what?

No.

misswex · 31-01-2005 04:04PM

Definitely Galway!!

Nightlife is fantastic, excellent shopping and the majority of people are extremely friendly

the mavman · 31-01-2005 04:24PM

Galway a hands down winner due to it being by the sea. (irish sea doesnt count as its a dump) The only thing bringing it down is the amount of crusty,anti-war,free tibet,tree hugging scum and clueless stoners but i guess everywhere has its bad points

Blisterman · 31-01-2005 04:37PM

Well I meant in the days before the famine.

Lump · 31-01-2005 04:46PM

Blisterman wrote:

Well I meant in the days before the famine.

Sure you did, sure you did....

John

(Fool)

monument · 31-01-2005 05:07PM

the mavman wrote:

Galway a hands down winner due to it being by the sea.

What sea would Galway be beside?

Amz wrote:

Galway's too small, you're always bumping into people you don't want to bump into.

Tell me about it, it seams as if half of the people from my town live there - that cant be a good thing. Then again, I mannage to bump into someone from home most times I'm in Dublin too - just not as many of them.

Karl Hungus wrote:

Hard to compare the two really.

Possible strangely, but for me it's like comparing LA to San Francisco…

Part of me sides with SF / Galway - you can walk nearly anywhere and the so-called good vibe and feeling of community. On the other hand, there is always an appal to LA / Dublin - better public transport, and a more anonymous feeling.

The first two also having slightly worst weather then the latter two.

I’ve never actually stayed in any of them for more then a week, so that’s a view of an outsider from the sticks looking in.

Gonzorex · 31-01-2005 05:15PM

I'm very curious to know why Dubliners refer to anywhere outside Dublin (including Galway) as 'down the country'? (especially in reference to places on an equal or higher latitude). Surely it's some kind of unwarranted superiority complex?

Only Human · 31-01-2005 05:46PM

Gonzorex wrote:

I'm very curious to know why Dubliners refer to anywhere outside Dublin (including Galway) as 'down the country'? (especially in reference to places on an equal or higher latitude). Surely it's some kind of unwarranted superiority complex?

Actually, its just the ill-educated scumbags that spend their summer holidays in bray who think that!
I spend 2 months of the year in Roundstone, Connemara. Nice little Village with a couple of small local pubs. And I can honestly say I prefer that to Galway City.

Amz · 31-01-2005 06:24PM

Gonzorex wrote:

I'm very curious to know why Dubliners refer to anywhere outside Dublin (including Galway) as 'down the country'? (especially in reference to places on an equal or higher latitude). Surely it's some kind of unwarranted superiority complex?

It's not just Dubliners who say that!

Are you that insecure about where you're from that this bothers you?

mang87 · 31-01-2005 06:50PM

Dublin, mighty, might Dublin, of course, where else?

Well, Dublin's great, apart from all the alcoholics, drug abusers, tossers, ****, assholes, flacid boring dublin 4 people, skangers, knackers, crazy religious people, theives, skangers, stupid polititions, skangers, salesmen, and taximen. I know I just pigeon-holed maybe half the population of dublin, but the rest of us are a great bunch of lads, honest.

(I'm aware of the fact that most of the time Dublin-Type-Persons 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10 and 11 I just mentioned come combined in many variations, but believe me, they can come as a seperate entity entirely, and also keep in mind that this post is purely antagonistic.

)

I live in dublin, I have broadband, so it suits me. On the other hand, my aunt lives in galway, it's cold, windy, rainy and full of hills and cows... hmmm, hard decision I guess, but Dublin wins by a hair.

Red Alert · 31-01-2005 06:50PM

Galway City = Cuba + Radisson => One hell of a weekend!

(1st year engineering trip - i feel sorry for anyone else in the afforementioned venues that nite!) :eek:

byte · 31-01-2005 08:25PM

Nightlife in Galway is great, as is the friendliness of people there. Dub is OK for shopping and gigging. If I was to move to either though, I'd choose Galway.

Fobia · 31-01-2005 08:46PM

Well now, what have we here?

I notice alot of people commenting on how Galway is better because it doesn't have as many "skangers" in it...I think it all goes down to what age you are.

In Dublin, it seems that you get alot of 16-25 year old "skangers" whereas, in Galway, you get alot of 14-18 year old "skangers", depending on whichever age group you fit into.

I'd probably pick Dublin myself, but that's assuming it has some good snooker/pool halls, the gigs attraction can be conquered by a bus ticket, the nightlife is big in both cities.....the people being friendly here talk is simply bullhorn so I'm gonna pick Dublin for no apparent reason whatsoever.

Sir, (a+bn)/n = x , hence God exists; reply!

Fobia.

Blackjack · 31-01-2005 09:10PM

Galway, by a considerable distance.

Don't get me wrong, I like Dublin, but there is a generally more agressive Air about the place, wheras Galway you're less likely to get any hassle in.

Galway is cheaper, you get better service in the Popular pubs and Clubs as generally the Bar staff aren't so far up their own arse as their Dublin Trendy bar Counterparts.

Plus it's a far more aesthetically pleasing City to Dublin.

Dublin does have better facilities and is better for a lot of stuff, but it really is getting to be an overpriced City.

Only Human · 31-01-2005 09:31PM

If you are going by stereotypes of the people then its down to a question of which do you prefer. Scumbags & ponces or Little suicudal attention seeking Rockers.

Gonzorex · 01-02-2005 10:10AM

Amz wrote:

It's not just Dubliners who say that!

Are you that insecure about where you're from that this bothers you?

Well . . . as I said I'm more curious than bothered, I just don't understand this 'down the country' expression Dubliners use when referring to counties that are 'up' or 'accross' the country!. And who else apart from Dubliners say 'down the country'? (again a genuine question)

spongebob · 01-02-2005 10:49AM

Blackjack wrote:

Dublin does have better facilities and is better for a lot of stuff, but it really is getting to be an overpriced City.

I spend so little time in Dublin for those reasons that I find it easier to compare Galway to London. Dublin is simply a skanky overpriced version of London with no functioning public transport, and loathsome customer service .

Most of what I ever needed from Dublin can be gotten cheaper on the hinterweb .

Lump · 01-02-2005 12:18PM

London!

John

Oh wait... I get it now

theCzar · 01-02-2005 01:34PM

I prefer Dublin because i've never been to Galway.

01-02-2005 01:50PM

I like Dublin as there are (slightly) less culchies here.

My 2c

Only Human · 01-02-2005 03:47PM

alkjdflkajf wrote:

Dublin is simply a skanky overpriced version of London with no functioning public transport

Just because our transport doesnt have Bus Éirin written on it and isnt overpriced.

galwaydude · 01-02-2005 03:53PM

having lived in galway up until 3 years ago i can say its a grand place to live, dublin on the other hand has become very expensive now

, what the previous poster said about culcies in dublin, mate the majority of the population of dublin is made up of so called culchies.

Gonzorex · 01-02-2005 05:11PM

Papa Smut wrote:

I like Dublin as there are (slightly) less culchies here.

My 2c

With all the stags from the pale Galway is like 'New Jackeen City' anytime any of you decide to get married!!! you'd swear the mighty Temple Bar was sh*te or something:)

Phil_321 · 01-02-2005 07:00PM

Ah Galway, my spiritual home. I have to make at least one (drunken) pilgrimage there a month or I'd probably top myself.

Dublin's alright but it's gone too dear and there's too many scumbags around.

Galway V Dublin

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