IRISH Barmen

horseydevine · 10-07-2008 01:31PM #1

Now before people start to say im racist I AM NOT... I'v been doing barwork for years but im of the opinion that of the foreign nationals becoming "bar people" the majority of them are sh*te... I had one girl "who supposedly served for years" ask me did the hotel we were working in at the time have a certian way to pour a guinness..???:mad:.. also why is it that when new members of bar staff were told they were being trained in by a 20 year old, why did they kick up a fuss????:mad:

Gone West · 10-07-2008 01:32PM

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fullstop · 10-07-2008 01:32PM

Racist :rolleyes:

horseydevine · 10-07-2008 01:34PM

fullstop wrote: »

Racist :rolleyes:

haha funny......

Hardly, I have 6 african cousins

thelordofcheese · 10-07-2008 01:34PM

horseydevine wrote: »

Now before people start to say im racist I AM NOT... I'v been doing barwork for years but im of the opinion that of the foreign nationals becoming "bar people" the majority of them are sh*te... I had one girl "who supposedly served for years" ask me did the hotel we were working in at the time have a certian way to pour a guinness..???:mad:.. also why is it that when new members of bar staff were told they were being trained in by a 20 year old, why did they kick up a fuss????:mad:

Nobody cares horsey, nobody cares.
no one.

orestes · 10-07-2008 01:34PM

Now I'm not a racist, BUT.........

horseydevine · 10-07-2008 01:35PM

thelordofcheese wrote: »

Nobody cares horsey, nobody cares.
no one.

thanks pal.....that was fairly useful

horseydevine · 10-07-2008 01:36PM

orestes wrote: »

Now I'm not a racist, BUT.........

BUT...?

kaimera · 10-07-2008 01:36PM

orestes wrote: »

Now I'm not a racist, BUT.........

but if I had the choice I'd rather an Irish person pour my beer?

LadyE · 10-07-2008 01:36PM

horseydevine wrote: »

Now before people start to say im racist I AM NOT... I'v been doing barwork for years but im of the opinion that of the foreign nationals becoming "bar people" the majority of them are sh*te... I had one girl "who supposedly served for years" ask me did the hotel we were working in at the time have a certian way to pour a guinness..???:mad:.. also why is it that when new members of bar staff were told they were being trained in by a 20 year old, why did they kick up a fuss????:mad:

Guniness isnt always on tap tho in countries outside Ireland...so depending on where she worked before thats not a crazy question to ask.

horseydevine · 10-07-2008 01:38PM

LadyE wrote: »

Guniness isnt always on tap tho in countries outside Ireland...so depending on where she worked before thats not a crazy question to ask.

GOOD POINT... she worked in two (shall we say) airport hotels....

any way.. just letting off bit of steam...!!

Sherifu · 10-07-2008 01:38PM

Ah, a pint of the black stuff.

Cool_CM · 10-07-2008 01:39PM

horseydevine wrote: »

Now before people start to say im racist I AM NOT... I'v been doing barwork for years but im of the opinion that of the foreign nationals becoming "bar people" the majority of them are sh*te...

Because they don't just churn out slop quickly to get rid of the person at the bar so that others can join the line and receive their allocated slop too? "Foreign National" is a very broad term. Does that include maybe Germans and Belgians who may have worked behind a bar for years and actually know how to pull a proper pint but because they are slow about it by Irish standards that they are sh*te?

I had one girl "who supposedly served for years" ask me did the hotel we were working in at the time have a certian way to pour a guinness..???

Wow, somebody lied about experience to get a job and asked her colleagues questions in an attempt to learn the trade. Shock Horror:rolleyes:

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 10-07-2008 01:39PM

horseydevine wrote: »

Now before people start to say im racist I AM NOT... I'v been doing barwork for years but im of the opinion that of the foreign nationals becoming "bar people" the majority of them are sh*te... I had one girl "who supposedly served for years" ask me did the hotel we were working in at the time have a certian way to pour a guinness..???:mad:.. also why is it that when new members of bar staff were told they were being trained in by a 20 year old, why did they kick up a fuss????:mad:

Can we bring up experiences of gruff Irish barman who grab the monye and throw a pint at you in order to balance things up?

My personal fave:" Whaddafvck dya menan yav nothin' small thanna 50? Howm I supposed to give change for dis?"

horseydevine · 10-07-2008 01:40PM

Sherifu wrote: »

Ah, a pint of the black stuff.

talking of black stuff, there were diageo people into the hotel awhile ago with some nigerian counterparts and one lad who had only started in diageo says - and i quote - "you don't have to hold the pint glass at 45 degrees, once you two pull pour".. even the nigerians were laughing at him..:D

biko · 10-07-2008 01:40PM

horseydevine wrote: »

Now before people start to say im racist I AM NOT... I'v been doing barwork for years but im of the opinion that of the foreign nationals becoming "bar people" the majority of them are sh*te...

Because they don't have Guinness in Australia?

Btw, Nigerian sales of Guinness overtook Ireland in 2007.

Naos · 10-07-2008 01:40PM

horseydevine wrote: »

haha funny......

Hardly, I have 6 african cousins

How does having african cousins denote you're not a racist?

Steve_o · 10-07-2008 01:41PM

Sherifu wrote: »

Ah, a pint of the black stuff.

Racist tbh:rolleyes:

thelordofcheese · 10-07-2008 01:42PM

horseydevine wrote: »

thanks pal.....that was fairly useful

evidently not. You're still going.

Robbo · 10-07-2008 01:42PM

Sherifu wrote: »

Ah, a pint of the black stuff.

You can't have a pint of Bovril.

_feedback_ · 10-07-2008 01:44PM

horseydevine wrote: »

haha funny......

Hardly, I have 6 african cousins

Would have shouted racist .. but that just saved the day for you.

Where abouts in Africa are they from?!

How did the whole african cousin thing come about?! just out of curiosity..

Cool_CM · 10-07-2008 01:44PM

Robbo wrote: »

You can't have a pint of Bovril.

You've clearly never been to watch Scottish Third Division football!:D

horseydevine · 10-07-2008 01:45PM

nope not a racist.. im not saying all irish bar people are brilliant either, their not and tbh id be the first to put my hand up and say that.. and im sure im not the only one thats told a irish person to get knotted wen they complain about giving them a 5o blip note.. i was taught that if you dont do it properly from the start then ya might aswell F**k off home instead of wasting peoples time... i was just letting off steam if thats possible??

Dragan · 10-07-2008 01:46PM

The majority of bar staff these days are poor tbh.

faceman · 10-07-2008 01:47PM

"im not a racist, i just dont like foreigners"

I dislike barmen in general, regardless where they are from.

They are all nice until it gets busy and then they chose who's next in the queue.

ok, maybe some of them are ok!

kaimera · 10-07-2008 01:47PM

Dragan wrote: »

And what makes you think Irish barstaff are somehow better?

I am

**** you & yore ninja edit

10-07-2008 01:48PM

I think that ithe person is up to the job ,friendly and handles people well it doesnt matter what nationality they are.I have seen extraordinary examples of where two Irsh barmen out served a team of 6 foreigners,but i've also seen the opposite.

I wouldnt be so condesending due to one example.

horseydevine · 10-07-2008 01:49PM

elviscostello wrote: »

Would have shouted racist .. but that just saved the day for you.

Where abouts in Africa are they from?!

How did the whole african cousin thing come about?! just out of curiosity..

Was just stating that i am not a racist... i can hardly be one if my cousins are african.. they're from Libya, currently living there with me aunt and kenya, they're living in ballymun and yes they are part of the pyjama birgade and they're under 8 haha

Cool_CM · 10-07-2008 01:51PM

horseydevine wrote: »

i can hardly be one if my cousins are african.

.......

horseydevine · 10-07-2008 01:52PM

Dragan wrote: »

The majority of bar staff these days are poor tbh.

your totally correct there pal.. but the way i see it is if you want any chance of getting a tip, you have to be able to "buzz" off the customer and actually listen to what they're ordering.. also when getting a drinks order of 5 different pints, for the love of god PUT THE GUINNESS ON FIRST!!!!!

Steve_o · 10-07-2008 01:58PM

horseydevine wrote: »

.. also when getting a drinks order of 5 different pints, for the love of god PUT THE GUINNESS ON FIRST!!!!!

FACT, Its just common sense to do that, yet alot of Barmen dont...

IRISH Barmen

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