We dont take the piss outa English as they do us!!

User Named · 14-03-2009 01:45AM #1

Having lived in England for the past 4 years, I was alway's prone to a paddy's joke, mocking of my voice etc. just typical steriotyping. It made me wonder why is it that the English always take the piss out of the Irish but the Irish never really take the piss out of the English. Maybe the odd scouse accent 'calm down calm' but thats it. Why is this and do you mock the English apart from the usual patriot comments like 'u'll never beat the Irish'....any thoughts?

GhostInTheRuins · 14-03-2009 01:47AM

Because we are more sophisticated obviously.

Latchy · 14-03-2009 01:49AM

Sounds like you have a complex of sorts OP .

Terry · 14-03-2009 01:51AM

We're not allowed. People will think we're unsophisticated or have a complex.

HarryPalmer · 14-03-2009 01:52AM

GhostInTheRuins wrote: »

Because we are more sophisticated obviously.

Reluctantly, K+.
That's it. The Irish, as they stand now, are simply better educated. Of course, Fianna Fail will change that. In all honesty, there is something so deep in the English psyche with regard to their place in the world... don't even bother trying to understand. With an Irish accent, you're going nowhere

We don't care, but Jeez do they"

User Named · 14-03-2009 01:53AM

latchyco wrote: »

Sounds like you have a complex of sorts OP .

Dont we all have a complex of sorts when it comes to the English??

Dudess · 14-03-2009 01:53AM

User Named wrote: »

Having lived in England for the past 4 years, I was alway's prone to a paddy's joke, mocking of my voice etc. just typical steriotyping. It made me wonder why is it that the English always take the piss out of the Irish but the Irish never really take the piss out of the English. Maybe the odd scouse accent 'calm down calm' but thats it. Why is this and do you mock the English apart from the usual patriot comments like 'u'll never beat the Irish'....any thoughts?

Irish accents are generally more mockable than English accents.

CamperMan · 14-03-2009 01:58AM

User Named wrote: »

Having lived in England for the past 4 years, I was alway's prone to a paddy's joke, mocking of my voice etc. just typical steriotyping. It made me wonder why is it that the English always take the piss out of the Irish but the Irish never really take the piss out of the English. Maybe the odd scouse accent 'calm down calm' but thats it. Why is this and do you mock the English apart from the usual patriot comments like 'u'll never beat the Irish'....any thoughts?

don't get so upset about it!, the Brits take the p!ss out of everyone, even their own

Terry · 14-03-2009 01:58AM

English bastard.
English bastard.
Big, fat, ugly English bastard.

User Named · 14-03-2009 01:59AM

Fr. Ted and Ian Paisley seem mostly to be the weapons of choice!

SV · 14-03-2009 01:59AM

cos everyone wants to pretend like they give a fúck but truth be told.. noone does.

Latchy · 14-03-2009 02:00AM

User Named wrote: »

Dont we all have a complex of sorts when it comes to the English??

Well it depends .I live in England and shed any hang ups, as well as pre concieved ideas I might have had about England and the English long ago .Living in a smaller Island ,our history and the fact that there are more English / British might go some way to explaining any complex .

CamperMan wrote: »

don't get so upset about it!, the Brits take the p!ss out of everyone, even their own

Indeed they do, specially their own

HarryPalmer · 14-03-2009 02:00AM

Don't slag off Vegas. He's great.

Snowie · 14-03-2009 02:01AM

Dudess wrote: »

Irish accents are generally more mockable than English accents.

Dissagree i can do fick cokney to sleezy west london to scouse welsh scotish lead's, manc cornish, out of them all birmingham is so hard....

SoupyNorman · 14-03-2009 02:02AM

Well, being called a 'Paddy' does hurt but I'd rather that then being on the IRA's things to do list...

Latchy · 14-03-2009 02:06AM

bravestarr082 wrote: »

Well, being called a 'Paddy' does hurt

And yet paddy by it's conatations is much the same as a scot being called Jock or welsh being called Taff and not nessacarly a put down . Just as the Germans still refer to an Englishman as Tommie and the french call the English rose beefs

Unpossible · 14-03-2009 02:10AM

Meh, roll with it or ham it up. Youd be amazed at how much you could get away with

Guy:Incognito · 14-03-2009 02:17AM

Because if we annoy them too much they'll come over and put manners on us again.

RonMexico · 14-03-2009 02:21AM

Because we have more pathetic people to slag, like our Eastern European Dole Tourists

tipptipp · 14-03-2009 02:22AM

why make fun of them... just kill them...... now thats funny

Latchy · 14-03-2009 02:26AM

I love when we beat them at rugby .:)

MIN2511 · 14-03-2009 02:27AM

We do take the piss! I do anyways...

Latchy · 14-03-2009 02:40AM

I remember being asked by some English people if the Irish tell jokes and take the piss out of the English ? to which I stright as a dye replied '' What ? of course they do , all the time '' which went down hillariously . Irish alternitive comedians like Dylan Moran are popular in England / UK and although not a fan of Frank Carsons style of comedy ( to out dated ) some of his Irish / English - English / irish jokes are quite funny .

Craft25 · 14-03-2009 02:42AM

auwoit geeezzaahhhhh!!

MIN2511 · 14-03-2009 02:47AM

I worked with this ginge british guy... i loved calling him a fcuking brit! lol... He always called me a 419 fraudster so happy days!

Craft25 · 14-03-2009 02:56AM

They love it when you remind them how the romans never conquered us!!

Rented Mule · 14-03-2009 03:02AM

Is this really a thread about being 'victims' of the English in 2009 ?

14-03-2009 03:11AM

Lets be focking having you.

Terry · 14-03-2009 03:15AM

Craft25 wrote: »

They love it when you remind them how the romans never conquered us!!

The Romans were pussies compared to the mighty Celts.

Rented Mule wrote: »

Is this really a thread about being 'victims' of the English in 2009 ?

Of course.
Now you can grumble about it or you can make light of it. The decision is yours.
I see you're in America, so you will probably grumble about it and about how Ireland sucks compared to America and bore us all to tears about how good your life is over there.
Now I do admire you for making a move and doing well for yourself, but we all know why we live here and none of us need reminding.

Also, kudos on being sophisticated.

Ardscoil Ris · 14-03-2009 03:20AM

I just opened my window and told England to fúck off. They're all limey bastards.

Happy now?

starn · 14-03-2009 03:24AM

I think it might have something to do with Ireland being a horrible backward hole. Where we cant do anything right, and Englands not. Just a thought

We dont take the piss outa English as they do us!!

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