What Do You Love About Ireland?

Duckjob · 25-12-2009 09:24AM

Hmmm, ok....

Accents. I love how some of our regional accents have an almost musical quality. I also love the colour of language and expression that you can hear between locals in a pub in the back end of nowhere.

I also love our musical and cultural hertitage, and the fact that we are so strongly respresented across the world in so many genres of music. Also, I love the soulfulness and romance of our folk music.

I also like to think that, for such a small country we make quite an impact on the rest of the world. That may not explain itself well, and I'm certainly not talking about the last 10 yrs of arrogant bull****.

Davidius · 25-12-2009 09:31AM

I think we can be more inventive in the way that we swear.

Pineapple_Boi · 25-12-2009 11:41AM

the extreme amounts of overregulation we dont yet suffer compared to other european countries.

In places like holland you need a permit for *everything* and there is a law for every aspect of your life

Even though the government is working extremely hard to catch up with their european neighbours for the sake of trying to be more modern

Yea they think micro managing people's lives makes them more technologically advanced for some reason

belge boy · 27-12-2009 06:26AM

Helix wrote: »

honestly, nothing i can think of right now

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

same right here pal. every summer, my mother gets me and my sister to go with her to visit relations and damn its so boring place. i mean maby its good for old people but i think its so boring.

i mean ye theres worst countries but i could think of much better ways to spend a week of vacances :rolleyes:

Hank_Jones · 27-12-2009 06:31AM

belge boy wrote: »

same right here pal. every summer, my mother gets me and my sister to go with her to visit relations and damn its so boring place. i mean maby its good for old people but i think its so boring.

i mean ye theres worst countries but i could think of much better ways to spend a week of vacances :rolleyes:

You ever think that maybe it's the people and the surroundings and not the country.

Sure if you're active and doing things any country in the world can be exciting.

Snowie · 27-12-2009 06:38AM

I love the green, I love the irish put tone into swearing.
I love the way irish red head girls can turn heads.

Hank_Jones · 27-12-2009 06:47AM

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

I love the green, I love the irish put tone into swearing.
I love the way irish red head girls can turn heads.

Red heads, I love red heads.

Bordering on slightly obsessive...

koHd · 27-12-2009 06:48AM

That we're an example that the little guy won't be pushed around by the big bully and if needs be the little guy can make the big bully regret the day they ever laid eyes on them. Also a lot of the stuff mentioned already about cheap education, healthcare etc. for the less fortunate of society. The morals of the majority of the country is also quite high. Just wish we could get rid of the minority that are ruining the streets and reputation of this country.

civis_liberalis · 27-12-2009 07:09AM

leddpipe wrote: »

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

So... you buy people?

koHd · 27-12-2009 07:15AM

civis_liberalis wrote: »

So... you buy people?

I think he is suggesting this country has mugged him. But you never know on boards.

m@cc@ · 27-12-2009 10:20AM

belge boy wrote: »

same right here pal. every summer, my mother gets me and my sister to go with her to visit relations and damn its so boring place. i mean maby its good for old people but i think its so boring.

i mean ye theres worst countries but i could think of much better ways to spend a week of vacances :rolleyes:

I would take your point on board, if you didn't come from the most sterile country in Europe.

D.R cowboy · 27-12-2009 10:52AM

Adriatic wrote: »

The accents.

Yea i love my accent , turns the girls on too:D

20goto10 · 27-12-2009 11:06AM

I'm probably the only person in the country who thinks this but I love our climate. Sunshine is great when you rarely have it but it's not so great when you have it every single day. I love that the whole country goes into BBQ party mode everytime there's a bit of sunshine. I love the unpredictability of our weather. Where else in the world can you get 4 seasons in one day.

27-12-2009 11:28AM

I love the landscape and the clean air(where I live anyway).

Also this year has been a rotten year and people went out of their way to help us, so I love the community spirit.

PH4T · 27-12-2009 12:01PM

I'm surprised that this hasn't been mentioned already, alcohol.

I love that we are a nation of alcoholics.

Not only do most of using love drinking but it's nearly approved of to be an alcoholic.

From St. Patricks Day to the new Arthur's Day to the 12 Pubs of Christmas, this is a great country if you love booze.

Redrocket · 27-12-2009 12:44PM

I love the fact I dont live there anymore

m@cc@ · 27-12-2009 12:50PM

Redrocket wrote: »

I love the fact I dont live there anymore

But surely not living there, you see the things you like and the things you don't like. (I lived in the Netherlands for a year and have been 6 months in Australia). What I've come to realise is that there is no place on Earth that's perfect. There a whole load of everyday niggles anywhere that you choose to live. It's how to choose to cope and adapt with them that's important.

I found the Dutch to be a bunch of ignorant b******s but I'd move back to the Netherlands in a heartbeat. I've come to appreciate why they are the way they are and what lessons we can learn from them (like the importance of family) and what things they could take on board from our country (like not having to book a night out 3 weeks in advance).

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 27-12-2009 12:59PM

Our history.
Trad music.
Sing-songs.
The way we get so excited if our national rugby/soccer team, pro sports person or someone in the Olympics in a sport which we know fúck all about are doing well.:D
Underage drinking.
Discos(not the crisps).
Tayto.
Father Ted.
Dougal.
The stick-together, help eachother out attitude that most community's have.

I love Ireland.

Micilin Muc · 27-12-2009 02:43PM

The fact we have our own language and also speak an international language fluently. We have the best of both worlds!

Agricola · 27-12-2009 03:52PM

Micilin Muc wrote: »

The fact we have our own language and also speak an international language fluently. We have the best of both worlds!

Thats an optimistic way to look at it! Must remember that one!

lugha · 27-12-2009 03:54PM

Micilin Muc wrote: »

The fact we have our own language and also speak an international language fluently. We have the best of both worlds!

Ah, if only we could speak our own language, we'd be on the pig's back.

bluto63 · 27-12-2009 04:01PM

How no one takes anything seriously here. Everyone is a comedian and I love that. Walking down the street and a stranger will try cracking a joke if some insignificant thing happens in front of the two of you!

j3enni · 27-12-2009 04:19PM

PH4T wrote: »

I'm surprised that this hasn't been mentioned already, alcohol.

I love that we are a nation of alcoholics.

Not only do most of using love drinking but it's nearly approved of to be an alcoholic.

From St. Patricks Day to the new Arthur's Day to the 12 Pubs of Christmas, this is a great country if you love booze.

You said it, only problem now nobody has any money to drink because, well i wont say it!!!

PH4T · 27-12-2009 04:32PM

j3enni wrote: »

You said it, only problem now nobody has any money to drink because, well i wont say it!!!

Eh? Drink is cheaper than it ever was:

Dicey's Gardens: pints €3 on Thursdays.
The Vaults: Buy one get one free on Fridays.
Tesco: 24 330cl bottles of Stella for €15.

And if that isn't cheap enough, you can always make a run up to Asda in Newry.

Now that the bullsh*t of the boom is over, it's illegal substances are out of favour

Micilin Muc · 27-12-2009 04:37PM

lugha wrote: »

Ah, if only we could speak our own language, we'd be on the pig's back.

It's never too late to learn a cúpla focal again!

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