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What Do You Love About Ireland?

  • 25-12-2009 01:35AM
    #1
    Hank_Jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,783 ✭✭✭


    Was thinking about all the negativity that is spouted regarding this country and how it's not really that bad.

    I love certain things about this country.

    It might sound strange saying this, but I really love the sky here it's got such great colour to it, almost surreal at times and without our awful weather I probably wouldn't have such great sky definition to make me smile.

    So, what do you love about this country?


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  • #2
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    Hank_Jones wrote: »
    but I really love the sky here it's got such great colour to it

    Blue?


  • #3
    mink_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,454 ✭✭✭mink_man


    the little leprechauns prancin' about the place...

    hate the gingers tho...:pac:


  • #4
    Wazdakka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,467 ✭✭✭Wazdakka


    Santa's in shannon right now...

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055778916

    That's a pretty bitchin thing for a country to have going for it..
    All we have to do is trap the bastard now.


  • #5
    Agricola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    Hank_Jones wrote: »
    It might sound strange saying this, but I really love the sky here it's got such great colour to it, almost surreal at times and without our awful weather I probably wouldn't have such great sky definition to make me smile.

    You stoned?


  • #6
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,779 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Wazdakka wrote:
    Santa's in shannon right now...

    http://www.noradsanta.org/en/index.html

    Peopel steal my thread ideas - gotta love it!

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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  • #7
    Griffen262
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 286 ✭✭Griffen262


    The crazy old people...every town has one!!!!!


  • #8
    Wazdakka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,467 ✭✭✭Wazdakka


    Ikky Poo2 wrote: »
    Peopel steal my thread ideas - gotta love it!

    <_<
    >_>
    Wazdakka wrote: »
    Santa's in shannon right now...

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055778916


  • #9
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,779 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Wazdakka wrote: »
    <_<
    >_>

    (Actually he was in the Azores when you posted this....)

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #10
    Hank_Jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,783 ✭✭✭Hank_Jones


    Oh look...sarcastic replies...never seen that before....


  • #11
    brummytom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    Seriously: The traditional music.

    There's no folk music in the world that even compares


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  • #12
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    honestly, nothing i can think of right now

    hating every second of being back here, and still another 12 days to endure


  • #13
    leddpipe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 513 ✭✭✭leddpipe


    if this country was a person, id kick the living **** out of him / her, and ask for my ****ing money back!


  • #14
    Timistry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 825 ✭✭✭Timistry


    The Guinness
    \ Thread :D


  • #15
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Hank_Jones wrote: »
    Oh look...sarcastic replies...never seen that before....

    Any relation to the cat-lady?


  • #16
    BluesBerry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,221 ✭✭✭BluesBerry


    the greeness aka the emerald isle :D


  • #17
    Hank_Jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,783 ✭✭✭Hank_Jones


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    Any relation to the cat-lady?

    No, I'm not related to your mother...if I see her I'll tell to go home...


  • #18
    leddpipe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 513 ✭✭✭leddpipe


    Hank_Jones wrote: »
    No, I'm not related to your mother...if I see her I'll tell to go home...

    oooh good one..........lets see where this goes.....watch!!!!!


  • #19
    craggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 664 ✭✭✭craggles


    Coddle. Proper coddle. And proper Irish stew.

    Tallaght.

    Every man and woman that represents Ireland in sport at an international level, especially the football and rugby teams.

    I can't think of anything else off the top of my head but if I was living somewhere else I could give you a thousand things I love about the country.


  • #20
    craggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 664 ✭✭✭craggles


    Croke Park. The GPO. St Stephen's Green.

    The Late Late Show.

    Abrakebabra.


  • #21
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,779 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Hank_Jones wrote: »
    Oh look...sarcastic replies...never seen that before....

    People taking themselves waaay to seriously! LOVE that about Ireland!

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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  • #22
    punkindrublic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 431 ✭✭punkindrublic


    Fair city!!!


  • #23
    RMD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,662 ✭✭✭RMD


    It's ability to complain about every ****ing thing under the sun.


  • #24
    Adriatic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭Adriatic


    The accents.


  • #25
    Panda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,623 ✭✭✭Panda


    The sky? are you takin the piss?
    its bloody grey the vast majority of the time.


  • #26
    Raze_them_all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,477 ✭✭✭✭Raze_them_all


    The people. Especially if yer in the country. If yer down and out on yer luck they'll virtually bend over backwards to help.


  • #27
    Hank_Jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,783 ✭✭✭Hank_Jones


    Panda wrote: »
    The sky? are you takin the piss?
    its bloody grey the vast majority of the time.

    Ahh but it's those moments when it isn't feckin grey that I'm talking about.

    There's certain times in the morning and evening (weather permitting of course) when it's alive with colour and there probably isn't anything like it anywhere else in the world.


  • #28
    tvnutz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,790 ✭✭✭tvnutz


    Hank_Jones wrote: »
    Oh look...sarcastic replies...never seen that before....

    Its AH,what else did you expect?????


  • #29
    peterwhilluk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭peterwhilluk


    what i really love about the Irish culture

    1)nosey, jealous, bitter people
    2)watching x factor
    3)becoming grossly overweight
    4)greed
    5)being queer

    ta


  • #30
    kraggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭kraggy


    20 years ago I would have said it's the people.

    Today, they are exactly what has me hating Ireland and wanting to stay abroad for good.


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  • #31
    AARRRGH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AARRRGH


    I'm emigrating in about 8 months, so I think this is relevant for me.

    I love the way this is a small country. For example, if I need to get somewhere in Dublin city, I can walk to it.

    I love that we have a lot of socialist policies, such as free health care and free education.

    I love that anyone can achieve anything in Ireland. A skanger can go to Trinity and become very successful. For example, Joe Duffy. We may hate him, but he is a success story.

    I love the innocence of Irish people. If you've ever lived in a major city (e.g. Paris) you'll know what I mean.

    I love the cosyness of Irish pubs.

    I love our interest in politics and current affairs.

    I love our pale skin.

    ...


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