Do you care that your Irish?

veryangryman · 01-01-2011 11:21PM #1

I see alot of the 2 polar extremes...

On one side...
Paddywhackery, wearing green abroad. Playing to the stereotype.

Pro Accent works with the foreign ladies...god bless em

Con Dignity is hugely diminished

On the other side
Those ashamed to be irish. Sick of listening to the paddywhackery

Pro Somewhat fitting. VerY hard to fly the flag the way weve fecked ourselves up recently. Even the sports teams are tripe at best
Con It makes me very sad to see people knocking the country (even when im one of them)

Anyways, im just wondering, is there any of you out there that really dont care about the nationalism. I want to quickly advise all athiests that their opinion on this shouldnt be considered - Ive never met a nationalist athiest (prove me wrong folks). Maybe not caring one way or the other is the way forward

stovelid · 01-01-2011 11:23PM

veryangryman wrote: »

VerY hard to fly the flag the way weve fecked ourselves up recently. Even the sports teams are tripe at best

Just support Spain. I loved them ever since 2008. Top, they are.

Bog · 01-01-2011 11:23PM

You don't seem that angry.

phasers · 01-01-2011 11:26PM

Better than being American

Deus Ex Machina · 01-01-2011 11:26PM

Do I care that my Irish what?

theboss80 · 01-01-2011 11:27PM

Only Paddyackery I see goin on is by politicans

TeddyTedson · 01-01-2011 11:28PM

Not really. I'm not ashamed or anything either. I suppose it's one of those "ah ask me bollix" questions

The paddy brigade and the anti Oirish lot are as bad as each other.

galwayrush · 01-01-2011 11:28PM

I see myself more as a citizen of the world.

dlofnep · 01-01-2011 11:28PM

I am the best. I attribute all my greatness to being born on this wonderful little island. If I was born in any other country, my greatness would be less. That's the cold hard truth that faces those who are not Irish!

thetonynator · 01-01-2011 11:31PM

I'm sure there is somewhere in between OP.

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 01-01-2011 11:33PM

Very proud to be Irish, but I don't play to the stereotype when I'm abroad or any of that shíte.

TPD · 01-01-2011 11:33PM

I wouldn't really attach any pride or shame to the random location/lineage I was born into.

Celly Smunt · 01-01-2011 11:34PM

i'm a human being,i'm not Irish.

starbelgrade · 01-01-2011 11:37PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

i'm a human being,i'm not Irish.

Where did you get your passport - the Human Being Passport Office?

ejmaztec · 01-01-2011 11:40PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Where did you get your passport - the Human Being Passport Office?

He got it free with 50 Heinz labels, and he's now a fully fledged Human Bean.

Celly Smunt · 01-01-2011 11:45PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

He got it free with 50 Heinz labels, and he's now a fully fledged Human Bean.

it was bachelors,get it right :P

!MAVERICK! · 01-01-2011 11:47PM

I would consider myself quite lucky to be Irish.:cool:

OPENROAD · 01-01-2011 11:48PM

stovelid wrote: »

Just support ArsenalSpain. I loved them ever since 2008. Top, they are.

Scarinae · 01-01-2011 11:48PM

Why can't an atheist be proud to be Irish? Not seeing the connection

David086 · 01-01-2011 11:50PM

I couldn't care less, just ask for respect. I hate people taking the piss out of us *cough* Brits *cough*. Just joking.

citizen_p · 01-01-2011 11:50PM

i like being irish, not only our geographic location no naturel disasters, no artic (last 4 weeks were a fluke) or tropical conditions, european, but not attached... meaning we were involved in what was the centre of the world affairs for a milenia, but we were small enough to not be involved in the major european wars etc... we were colonised but i dont think it was as bad as what the indian, africans, americans etc... but also the fact that we are known for having a laugh world wide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdjLBXlieI0

tl/dr = Bold

sh1tstirrer · 01-01-2011 11:51PM

Fishie wrote: »

Why can't an atheist be proud to be Irish? Not seeing the connection

You'll have to ask the very angry man

galwayrush · 01-01-2011 11:52PM

They shoot without shame
In the name of a piece of dirt
For a change of accent
Or the color of your shirt
Better the pride that resides
In a citizen of the world
Than the pride that divides
When a colorful rag is unfurled

RichieC · 01-01-2011 11:57PM

veryangryman wrote: »

Anyways, im just wondering, is there any of you out there that really dont care about the nationalism. I want to quickly advise all athiests that their opinion on this shouldnt be considered - Ive never met a nationalist athiest (prove me wrong folks). Maybe not caring one way or the other is the way forward

I'm 10 explain this..

ejmaztec · 02-01-2011 12:20AM

pmcmahon wrote: »

it was bachelors,get it right :P

The winds getting up, time to batten down the hatches.:eek:

El Horseboxo · 02-01-2011 12:26AM

I worry about being Irish everyday. Probably won't sleep tonight thinking about it.

Tar.Aldarion · 02-01-2011 12:26AM

nah, randomly born here or whatever. Just another human

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 02-01-2011 12:29AM

I'm happy I was born here because for all it's faults it really is a pretty cool spot and we're genereally well liked abroad.
But pride isn't a word I'd use, I had no say in it. Fortunate would be more accurate

Mr Marston · 02-01-2011 12:34AM

Atheist nationalist right here buddy.

starbelgrade · 02-01-2011 12:38AM

veryangryman wrote: »

Anyways, im just wondering, is there any of you out there that really dont care about the nationalism. I want to quickly advise all athiests that their opinion on this shouldnt be considered - Ive never met a nationalist athiest (prove me wrong folks). Maybe not caring one way or the other is the way forward

You are confusing two different concepts - being proud of your nationality & your idealogical beliefs regarding nationalism are not the same thing.

There are also many different types of nationalism & many of them are based on very different strains of ideology.

Also, it is absurd to suggest that an atheist cannot also have nationalistic beliefs. But I think you already know that.

ejmaztec · 02-01-2011 01:24AM

Mousey- wrote: »

i like being irish, not only our geographic location no naturel disasters, no artic (last 4 weeks were a fluke) or tropical conditions, european, but not attached... meaning we were involved in what was the centre of the world affairs for a milenia, but we were small enough to not be involved in the major european wars etc... we were colonised but i dont think it was as bad as what the indian, africans, americans etc... but also the fact that we are known for having a laugh world wide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdjLBXlieI0

tl/dr = Bold

"DAA Helping you on your way"

I couldn't help but notice when I saw that ad, that some people had been sleeping at the airport for five days because of the feckin snow.

Do you care that your Irish?

Comments