If you heard people in a pub, restaurant etc speaking Irish....

Rob G · 27-12-2010 02:40AM #1

Would you judge them for it?

starbelgrade · 27-12-2010 02:43AM

Yes.

I would mark them out of ten.

B0X · 27-12-2010 02:43AM

Yes, talking when you could be stuffing your face is sacrilegious.

Rodin · 27-12-2010 02:43AM

I'd congratulate them

Dr. Baltar · 27-12-2010 02:43AM

Rob G wrote: »

Would you judge them for it?

lol wut?

GarRo247 · 27-12-2010 02:43AM

Rob G wrote: »

Would you judge them for it?

I would judge them for it, I would be delighted that some people are proud to still speak our national language.

bonerm · 27-12-2010 02:49AM

Fortunately (like most self-respecting Irish speakers) I save it for when I'm abroad.

Killer Pigeon · 27-12-2010 02:55AM

Rob G wrote: »

Would you judge them for it?

Judge, why should one judge? I'd run to them and hug them for upholding the Irish tradition!

TeddyTedson · 27-12-2010 02:58AM

I'd be a bit worried the RA were about

Riamfada · 27-12-2010 02:58AM

Completely irrelevant thread is completely irrelevant

Star Bingo · 27-12-2010 02:58AM

i'd probably find it hard to digest; choke n turn Pale.

i'd think of them as better than me, at that.

Rodin · 27-12-2010 02:59AM

bonerm wrote: »

Fortunately (like most self-respecting Irish speakers) I save it for when I'm abroad.

Pog mo thoin and all that?

TanG411 · 27-12-2010 03:01AM

Damn Irish, coming over here and stealing our jobs. :mad:

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General General · 27-12-2010 03:03AM

Rob G wrote: »

Would you judge them for it?

Cad é seo? Ní féidir liom fiú

TeddyTedson · 27-12-2010 03:10AM

General General wrote: »

Cad é seo? Ní féidir liom fiú

An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas

Unpossible · 27-12-2010 03:13AM

Of course, its like that time we were eating and some old ones came in and started speaking in irish. Well I stood up and gave them a what for, about how they must think they are better than everyone else etc...

I'm not allowed into Dingle restraunts now anymore

or gaelscoils, but thats a different story

Johro · 27-12-2010 03:14AM

Yeah, they should f#ck off back to their own country if they won't integrate :rolleyes:

_Whimsical_ · 27-12-2010 03:16AM

Well I'll take it upon myself to be controversial here and say sometimes I find it pretentious and thinks it can smack of showing off...in a "look at us being all exclusive in our little club that non fluent speakers can't join" way.

My opinion may be influenced by the fact that the last time I was in the company of Irish speakers I found myself totally sidelined while they discussed a film about Japans whaling practices in Irish.

Killer Pigeon · 27-12-2010 03:17AM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas

Quiet road, milk girl!

TeddyTedson · 27-12-2010 03:21AM

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

Quiet road, milk girl!

Is maith liom cáca milis

Sergeant · 27-12-2010 03:27AM

If you spend a weekend in Galway city, you will hear people speaking Irish to each other at least once.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 27-12-2010 03:31AM

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

Quiet road, milk girl!

Agús Sharon Ní Bheoláin

arybvtcw0eolkf · 27-12-2010 03:47AM

The few times I've heard it spoken I've been pretty envious.. I'd love to be an Irish speaker.. It must be a beautiful thing, to be able to converse in your native tongue.

Something I learned in Israel, and wish we'd done here. When the Israeli's got their independence their government made it illegal to post street signs, road sign, advertising etc in any other language but Hebrew. The thinking was that Hebrew was (at the time) an almost dead language, this is how it was resurrected.

Now most signs are in Hebrew, Arabic & English.

I have very limited Irish, like most Irish people. But I try to improve it when I can.

JupiterKid · 27-12-2010 03:52AM

It really wouldn't bother me, but it would be very unusual to hear Irish spoken in Dublin or anywhere outside the Gaeltacht for that matter.

Whan I was up in Glencolumcile in Donegal a couple of years ago for an Easter break, a mate I was in college with some years earlier came over to visit and stay the night and he is fluent in Irish and he was speaking away fluently to other Irish speakers in the pub. I was a tad envious and impressed.

It is a bit strange - to hear your own native language spoken in your own country.

WildBoots · 27-12-2010 04:09AM

It's sad when you realise that's the way we should all be speaking, all of the time.

Raic · 27-12-2010 04:33AM

Rob G wrote: »

Would you judge them for it?

Only positively. It would truly bring a smile to my face and I'd probably commend them (i nGaelainn, of course) without trying to intrude on their conversation too much.

mikemac · 27-12-2010 04:35AM

Eden Old-fashioned Rider wrote: »

Something I learned in Israel, and wish we'd done here.

I'm aware you're in the military but a quick question if you don't mind

I heard before the Suez Crises that the Israeli's sent officers to Trinity college to learn Irish and then they introduced Irish code words for communications as their enemies wouldn't understand it.

I've heard that a few times, was that a myth? I believe it's very possible so I believed it

admiralofthefleet · 27-12-2010 04:36AM

i wouls be so happy to hear it but ashamed that i couldnt hold a full conversation in it myself

Gingy · 27-12-2010 04:39AM

I was chatting to my mate as Gaeilge in McDonalds on Grafton Street a few weeks ago and this contrary young one turned to her mates and (un)discreetly said; "They should Fuc* off back to their own country". Gave us a good laugh anyway.

mikemac · 27-12-2010 04:43AM

Sergeant wrote: »

If you spend a weekend in Galway city, you will hear people speaking Irish to each other at least once.

Definitely, a decent barman will hand you your pint with a Sinn É and there is a fair chance they can hold a conversation with you as Gaelige.
You'll hear Irish if you stroll down Shop Street or any busy place

JupiterKid wrote: »

It really wouldn't bother me, but it would be very unusual to hear Irish spoken in Dublin

Unusual yes but it depends where you are, I used to live in Drumcondra which is very settled and has a lot of elderly people. Often had people come up to me with Irish, I did my best but my best wasn't very good.

Coriolanus · 27-12-2010 04:46AM

I love how people jump on judgement as a harsh term. You can judge someone in a positive light too.

Anyway, it'd depend on what I thought of their motive.

If you heard people in a pub, restaurant etc speaking Irish....

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