Hate the English??

02-10-2009 08:31AM

getz wrote: »

yes thats right the best spuds come from ireland,but you have to go to england to find a good chip shop

I was thinking of english grown maris piper potatoes.

getz · 02-10-2009 08:53AM

blinding wrote: »

This is coming from an Irishman,

You are right, certainly taken as an average the chips are miles better in England.

Bad Irish chip makers should be shot/tickled or something for treason.

on my irish travels i did find one brilliant irish chip shop,that was in the village of avoca, on the bridge,but the only thing that let it down ,was the lack of malted vinegar[i always bring a bottle over for one of my irish mates] how sad is that ?

wudangclan · 02-10-2009 11:07AM

the river shannon outstretches britains longest river,the severn,by 20 miles.

in your face,england, in your face!!

mike65 · 02-10-2009 11:20AM

Yeah but the Shannons tidal range is only 2.5 meters, the Severns is 15 meters! Beat that!

ejmaztec · 02-10-2009 11:21AM

wudangclan wrote: »

the river shannon outstretches britains longest river,the severn,by 20 miles.

in your face,england, in your face!!

Has to be a bigger one because of the sh1tload of rain, and also for everything usually ending in tears.:(

02-10-2009 11:41AM

wudangclan wrote: »

the river shannon outstretches britains longest river,the severn,by 20 miles.

in your face,england, in your face!!

That's because it couldn't read the map and got lost on the way to the sea. :pac:

robinph · 02-10-2009 11:52AM

wudangclan wrote: »

the river shannon outstretches britains longest river,the severn,by 20 miles.

in your face,england, in your face!!

But you can surf the wrong way up the Severn.

in your face, Ireland, in your face!!

DoireNod · 02-10-2009 12:39PM

Terrontress wrote: »

That is definitely changing. McCourt and McGinn show that there is a strong support now from nationalist communities for Northern Ireland. The FAI would have taken them in a flash but they decided to go with the IFA. I think the support of the Northern Ireland fans will prove that there is no bitterness amongst the vast majority of the support.

It's changing ever so slightly, but only as a result of more and more kids from nationalist backgrounds being integrated at a younger age - there is less internal politics. The inclusion of McCourt and McGinn doesn't mean that there is a strong support from nationalist communities. Most(probably all, actually) people I know from Derry wish the players well, but they support the Republic.

Also, neither McGinn nor McCourt were deemed good enough by the FAI and as such weren't approached, so to say they chose the IFA over the FAI is false. In time, perhaps there will be less bitterness, but believe me, there still is a mental block for most nationalists when it comes to supporting N.I. and it will still take years to dissipate. Who knows, maybe some day there will be an all-island soccer team as there is with Rugby?

getz · 02-10-2009 01:02PM

wudangclan wrote: »

the river shannon outstretches britains longest river,the severn,by 20 miles.

in your face,england, in your face!!

english sheep are better looking than irish sheep, and they dont run as fast

Fratton Fred · 02-10-2009 01:32PM

Our kebabs are better as well.

Our Bangladeshi immigrants do Turkish food much better than your chinese immigrants do!!

getz · 02-10-2009 01:52PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Our kebabs are better as well.

Our Bangladeshi immigrants do Turkish food much better than your chinese immigrants do!!

and it also keeps the cat population down

02-10-2009 01:54PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Our kebabs are better as well.

Our Bangladeshi immigrants do Turkish food much better than your chinese immigrants do!!

The best Balti comes from Birmingham as well.

Funny thing is The only Indian restaurant I've ever been in that actually had Indians runnning it, was in Dublin (and Mumbai!).

ejmaztec · 02-10-2009 02:29PM

getz wrote: »

english sheep are better looking than irish sheep, and they dont run as fast

I'm waiting for someone to say fuck ewe on that.

blinding · 02-10-2009 02:31PM

Its becoming a love in around here.

Glad that some posters have taken my advice from an earlier post to love the English (British).

They are really lovely and cuddly if you are nice to them and at the very least it confuses them.

Ireland should have a national day for loving the English (British). It would benefit them so much and they may be able to nurture loving relationships with other peoples from around the world.

furiousox · 02-10-2009 02:38PM

blinding wrote: »

Its becoming a love in around here.

Ireland should have a national day for loving the English (British). It would benefit them so much and they may be able to nurture loving relationships with other peoples from around the world.

Yeah!!

Like the 'Love Ulster' day a few years ago...fun for all the family! :pac:

ejmaztec · 02-10-2009 03:17PM

blinding wrote: »

Its becoming a love in around here.

Glad that some posters have taken my advice from an earlier post to love the English (British).

They are really lovely and cuddly if you are nice to them and at the very least it confuses them.

Ireland should have a national day for loving the English (British). It would benefit them so much and they may be able to nurture loving relationships with other peoples from around the world.

I think the French-Canadians may take a rain-check on that idea, along with the French-French.:eek:

Elliemental · 02-10-2009 03:41PM

blinding wrote: »

This is coming from an Irishman,

You are right, certainly taken as an average the chips are miles better in England.

Bad Irish chip makers should be shot/tickled or something for treason.

Ah but, here in Ireland you get cheesey chips. You get none of that in England. And I wouldn`t have minded, but cheese and chips together sound so wrong, but they`re just so lovely!:D

Kold · 02-10-2009 03:50PM

Elliemental wrote: »

Ah but, here in Ireland you get cheesey chips. You get none of that in England. And I wouldn`t have minded, but cheese and chips together sound so wrong, but they`re just so lovely!:D

Nah. You can get greasy chips over there, the difference is that they're crunchy and not green/black. Also, a small battered sausage is like 3 times the size of a regular one here.

Fratton Fred · 02-10-2009 03:53PM

blinding wrote: »

Its becoming a love in around here.

Glad that some posters have taken my advice from an earlier post to love the English (British).

They are really lovely and cuddly if you are nice to them and at the very least it confuses them.

Ireland should have a national day for loving the English (British). It would benefit them so much and they may be able to nurture loving relationships with other peoples from around the world.

We do love other nationalities, especially our cute and ever amusing neighbours in our pseudo colony off the coast of Wales;-))

Elliemental · 02-10-2009 03:55PM

Kold wrote: »

Nah. You can get greasy chips over there, the difference is that they're crunchy and not green/black. Also, a small battered sausage is like 3 times the size of a regular one here.

Yeah, but go to London, and it`ll cost about ten times as much.

blinding · 02-10-2009 03:55PM

Elliemental wrote: »

Ah but, here in Ireland you get cheesey chips. You get none of that in England. And I wouldn`t have minded, but cheese and chips together sound so wrong, but they`re just so lovely!:D

I know some one that really likes cheese(cheddar) and banana sandwiches and I have tried them myself and they are okay.

Elliemental · 02-10-2009 03:57PM

blinding wrote: »

I know some one that really likes cheese(cheddar) and banana sandwiches and I have tried them myself and they are okay.

Now that sounds plain nasty, but I`m seriously tempted to try it!:)

Rondolfus · 02-10-2009 03:58PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

He he

Says the man who has posted a whole load of bitter, twisted and jealous bollox.

People like you just add to the enjoyment of the 100% run England have had in the qualifiers. That must really make that chip feel like an entire sack of spuds at the moment!

Firstly, bitter and twisted... maybe.... but jealous of the English??? LOL hardly.

100% run in the qualifiers.... yea the mighty Andorra really are class A opposition. BBC built up the Andorra game as if England were playing a world cup final against Brazil. Laughable as usual. After the game the panelists even said the performance showed that England could win the World Cup!! lol lol Andorra ffs!

BTW I'm delighted they had a 100% run against vaslty inferior opposition in one of the easiest groups, it makes people like you build them up unrealistically. Im looking forward to the fall. And believe me, it will come.

Back to the topic in hand. Is there still anti-english feeling in Ireland ??? Evidently yes! Is there anti-English feeling in France??? Certainly. Spain?? Without a doubt. Italy?? no answer needed. Its everywhere!

Some of the anti-english feeling in Ireland is no doubt petty. But taking into consideration the sheer number of people that dislike the nation ( the modern English nation) perhaps the English should take a look at themselves. Afterall there is no smoke without fire.

ejmaztec · 02-10-2009 04:01PM

Rondolfus wrote: »

Firstly, bitter and twisted... maybe.... but jealous of the English??? LOL hardly.

100% run in the qualifiers.... yea the mighty Andorra really are class A opposition. BBC built up the Andorra game as if England were playing a world cup final against Brazil. Laughable as usual. After the game the panelists even said the performance showed that England could win the World Cup!! lol lol Andorra ffs!

BTW I'm delighted they had a 100% run against vaslty inferior opposition in one of the easiest groups, it makes people like you build them up unrealistically. Im looking forward to the fall. And believe me, it will come.

Back to the topic in hand. Is there still anti-english feeling in Ireland ??? Evidently yes! Is there anti-English feeling in France??? Certainly. Spain?? Without a doubt. Italy?? no answer needed. Its everywhere!

Some of the anti-english feeling in Ireland is no doubt petty. But taking into consideration the sheer number of people that dislike the nation ( the modern English nation) perhaps the English should take a look at themselves. Afterall there is no smoke without fire.

Got any stats?

Kold · 02-10-2009 04:03PM

Elliemental wrote: »

Yeah, but go to London, and it`ll cost about ten times as much.

Not really. In fact with the exchange rates, they're probably a bit cheaper.

Rondolfus · 02-10-2009 04:05PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

Got any stats?

Have you got any stats to prove how long a piece of string is???

All you need to do is TRAVEL. Its not difficult.

blinding · 02-10-2009 04:06PM

Elliemental wrote: »

Now that sounds plain nasty, but I`m seriously tempted to try it!:)

Go on and give us your opinion.Probably best with cheddar but feel free to experiment.

Rondolfus · 02-10-2009 04:13PM

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

Hmmm
Martin O'Neill (former Celtic manager), Pat Jennings, Gerry Armstrong, Gerry Taggart, Mal Donaghy and a good few more might disagree with you.

You do know that all those guys are considered heroes by NI supporters? Despite being Catholic.

I wonder how many of these players would have played for NI had the structures been in place to allow them to play for Ireland.

From my experience Martin O'neill is not very popular at all with the blue half of Northern Ireland ( Which happen to make up the bulk of NI supporters). I saw a mural (albeit pretty bad) on the Ballysillan road depicting Martin O neill as a priest surrounded by monkeys dressed in celtic shirts, with the title "FENIAN CNUT". What lovely people they are!

Rondolfus · 02-10-2009 04:16PM

robinph wrote: »

The "real" Irish team eh? It was the FAI that broke away from the IFA I believe.

It was the 6 counties that were broken away from Ireland I believe.

ejmaztec · 02-10-2009 04:20PM

Rondolfus wrote: »

Have you got any stats to prove how long a piece of string is???

All you need to do is TRAVEL. Its not difficult.

I was expecting some figures to back up your extensive research, but you obviously haven't got any. All you've given me is a bit of a childish response.:p

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