Dublin: Friendliest city?

Private Dancer · 2009-05-05 08:42:41

Did anyone else see this on the RTE news? Apparently Dublin is the friendliest city. It's also the third worst dressed city, with London topping that vote.

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#32 05-05-2009 12:14PM

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I agree with worst dressed: I spent nearly 3 hours trying to find a decent jacket yesterday, and came home with zilch. Everythings made out of goddam plastic, we might as well wrap ourselves in cling film!

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#33 05-05-2009 12:29PM

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Funny how Zuich is the second most boring city but also the cleanest city in Europe.

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#34 05-05-2009 12:48PM

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Saibh wrote: »

In this case it means travellers as in people who travel on holidays!

They can go wherever they want in their caravans.

Who am I to judge ?

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#35 05-05-2009 01:22PM

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Saibh wrote: »

Anyway there was only about 1,100 people surveyed, which isn't a lot really.

True, also I wonder how many of those surveyed have visited alot of European cities over the last year!

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#36 05-05-2009 02:14PM

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eddie.fandango wrote: »

I agree with worst dressed: I spent nearly 3 hours trying to find a decent jacket yesterday, and came home with zilch. Everythings made out of goddam plastic, we might as well wrap ourselves in cling film!

Please dont...loads of clingfilm wrapped Dubliners would not make a pretty sight.

This survey is completly inaccurate, a base of 1,100? Not worth anything tbh!

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#37 05-05-2009 02:24PM

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LadyE wrote: »

Please dont...loads of clingfilm wrapped Dubliners would not make a pretty sight.

This survey is completly inaccurate, a base of 1,100? Not worth anything tbh!

Well in the Irish times it say's
''According to the survey of almost 2,400 travellers''

But even still that's a relatively low number for a survey like this.

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#38 05-05-2009 02:34PM

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Private Dancer wrote: »

Well in the Irish times it say's
''According to the survey of almost 2,400 travellers''

But even still that's a relatively low number for a survey like this.

I agree, even 2,400 is stupidly low.

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#39 05-05-2009 02:52PM

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Private Dancer wrote:

Well in the Irish times it say's
''According to the survey of almost 2,400 travellers''

But even still that's a relatively low number for a survey like this.

thats because people are uploading last years survey

this year dublin was voted 3rd most boring city and 3rd most over-rated http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/dublin-voted-friendliest-capital-ndash-but-so-overrated-and-boring-90955.html

and lol at someone here saying barcelona is dirty

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#40 05-05-2009 02:55PM

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Private Dancer wrote:

Well in the Irish times it say's
''According to the survey of almost 2,400 travellers''

But even still that's a relatively low number for a survey like this.

thats because people are uploading last years survey

this year dublin was voted 3rd most boring city and 3rd most over-rated http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/dublin-voted-friendliest-capital-ndash-but-so-overrated-and-boring-90955.html

I didn't look at the date of the link I posted

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#41 05-05-2009 02:57PM

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Saibh wrote: »

Most Boring European City: 1. Brussels 2. Zurich, Oslo, Warsaw, Zagreb.

A well deserved title, I've never been to a more sterile place.

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#42 05-05-2009 02:58PM

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If they think london has the worst food they can't be taken seriously. Its the most multicultural place going, how could it have sh*t food

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#43 05-05-2009 02:59PM

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Dublin: Friendliest city. Just don't talk to the locals for too long or they will start telling you how crap it is and that <insert any other city> is far superior and they know because they once passed through it on the way to Lanzarote.

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#44 05-05-2009 03:08PM

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"European City with the Most Unfriendly Hosts: 1. Paris 2. London 3. Moscow"

Agree with Paris, haven't been to Moscow yet, but they are dead wrong about London! I always have fun there, but perhaps it's cause I have lots of friends I can stay with and party? And getting around in London using the tube is a piece of cake, unlike most big cities in USA where public transport is pitiful.

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#45 05-05-2009 03:18PM

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Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

"European City with the Most Unfriendly Hosts: 1. Paris 2. London 3. Moscow"

Agree with Paris, haven't been to Moscow yet, but they are dead wrong about London! I always have fun there, but perhaps it's cause I have lots of friends I can stay with and party? And getting around in London using the tube is a piece of cake, unlike most big cities in USA where public transport is pitiful.

I've only been to NY and Boston but never had any real issues.

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#46 05-05-2009 03:19PM

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phasers wrote: »

London is fabulous and everyone was well dressed when I was there.

Paris on the other hand is a toilet

Gotta agree with the London quote there. Everyone looked great and were nice.

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#47 05-05-2009 03:22PM

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rossie1977 wrote: »

thats because people are uploading last years survey

this year dublin was voted 3rd most boring city and 3rd most over-rated http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/dublin-voted-friendliest-capital-ndash-but-so-overrated-and-boring-90955.html

and lol at someone here saying barcelona is dirty

The links I posted are both this years survey's

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#48 05-05-2009 04:46PM

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Dublin is pretty friendly on the street, though as for restaurants and shops, not so much. All European cities I've been to pale in comparison with any American city in that regard, though. There's just something self-regarding and slightly awkward about people here compared to there, where they're generally friendly by default.

London's the best in a load of those categories though, I have to say.

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#49 05-05-2009 05:38PM

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Karlusss wrote: »

Dublin is pretty friendly on the street, though as for restaurants and shops, not so much. All European cities I've been to pale in comparison with any American city in that regard, though. There's just something self-regarding and slightly awkward about people here compared to there, where they're generally friendly by default.

I've been to NY a few times now for varying lengths of time, and I can't say I agree.

I wouldn't say it's distinctly unfriendly, but not distinctly friendly either. I came across rude and impatient 'help' in shops and cafes on a number of occasions in NY. Even at my Hotel on one visit, the staff didn't seem particularly outgoing or happy/friendly (and this was the fricking Essex on Central Park, supposedly one of the best hotels in the city). But maybe I was just unlucky..?

I haven't spent much time in the US outside of NY though, so maybe it's not typical.

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#50 05-05-2009 05:40PM

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Saibh wrote: »

Link

there is nothing cheap about budapest and were thier a category of least friendly city , it would own the top 3

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#51 05-05-2009 05:46PM

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irish_bob wrote: »

there is nothing cheap about budapest and were thier a category of least friendly city , it would own the top 3

That link is from 2008 which was already pointed out in this thread.

Results from 2009 survey in this post

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#52 05-05-2009 05:49PM

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certainly not the friendliest city by a long shot.

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#53 05-05-2009 05:57PM

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Dumpland the friendliest city? yeah right..

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#54 05-05-2009 06:28PM

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How is Moscow a good value European City?

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#55 05-05-2009 06:37PM

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Why do people just love putting your own capital down when it has been voted as being a friendly city?

TBH it speaks volumes about how you treat tourists. I for one am pretty friendly with tourists.

If your saying that Dublin isn't friendly, then it's just showing that you're a part of the problem if you have that attitude

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#56 05-05-2009 06:45PM

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zudo wrote: »

Dumpland the friendliest city? yeah right..

I wasn't sure from your comment alone that you are from cork so I'm glad you provided us with that information.

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