Why do so many Irish people wear GAA jerseys in Australia?

cournioni · 11-01-2011 04:39PM

feelingstressed wrote: »

Same reason American college students wear T shirts and hoodies with the college name, even when on holidays.

Sense of belonging, shows where you're from

Not saying it's right or wrong, the Irish may wear GAA jersey but other nationalities have similar

The same people moaning about the GAA jerseys are probably wearing these American college t shirts or hoodies all while claiming to be Irish.

I don't wear jerseys of any kind anywhere by the way, its all a bit daft in my opinion.

Captain_Generic · 11-01-2011 04:57PM

cournioni wrote: »

I don't wear jerseys of any kind anywhere by the way, its all a bit daft in my opinion.

I don't have a problem with people wearing jerseys to sporting events, its people that wear jerseys around the place for no reason that get on my nerves.

There was a pastey irish guy walking around my college with a skin tight South Africa jersey. He looked like a retard.

RockinRolla · 11-01-2011 04:58PM

Denny M wrote: »

Why is it embarrassing exactly? They are just wearing their teams jersey, albeit abroad. And we have Irish GAA players went over to Australia to play Australian Rules, so they are relatively familiar with our game too.

Because the GAA are a corrupt organisation.

Uncle Mclovin · 11-01-2011 04:59PM

df1985 wrote: »

A Gaa jersey doesnt instantly turn someone into a vandal or a lunatic looking for a fight.

Im going travelling in september, into oz for xmas, I wont be living in bondi/coogee, I wont be pissed out of my head every day, but I dont give a crap if others choose to spend their time and money doing it. I agree, its a complete waste of a great opportunity but its their choice.

Only exception is when Kildare are playing.....then ill be one of the jersey wearing "scum" like the rest of them....:rolleyes:

Don't worry. You won't have to wear your jersey.

Kildare's season usually finish around July sometime.

paky · 11-01-2011 05:00PM

same here. jerseys are for people who want to strike up conversation with a person in a pub or sumtin. i use to wear them but always had people coming up to me asking 'what was the score?' my answer would normally be 'why dont you go check the fcuken teletx?'

Lemsiper · 11-01-2011 05:04PM

Xavi6 wrote: »

because it is bigger than Europe

But yet Russia alone is more than twice the area. You certainly are a clever one. :rolleyes:

aDeener · 11-01-2011 05:14PM

RockinRolla wrote: »

Because the GAA are a corrupt organisation.

nice to see your high again and back making more retarded statements.

has the GAA impinged on your freedom too yeah?

aDeener · 11-01-2011 05:19PM

Lemsiper wrote: »

But yet Russia alone is more than twice the area. You certainly are a clever one. :rolleyes:

correct me if im wrong but isn't the vast majority of russia located in asia?

Lemsiper · 11-01-2011 05:25PM

aDeener wrote: »

correct me if im wrong but isn't the vast majority of russia located in asia?

You're right about where it lies, but the nation itself is considered to be in Europe.

11-01-2011 05:29PM

df1985 wrote: »

There's a serious begrudgery on boards of people heading off to australia. A lot of people seem to have a chip on their shoulder that they cant go or didnt have the opportunity to go.

Yeah, wish I was an unemployed chippy so I could go there too :rolleyes:

kfallon · 11-01-2011 05:29PM

paky wrote: »

fcuken teletx?'

As an aside, after reading that, anyone remember the Telex chocolate bars???

EvilMonkey · 11-01-2011 05:43PM

jimmmy wrote: »

+1. Its typical Irish not to want to integrate abroad. I remember once talking to a german about the USA, and how a lot of Irish went there - and the german said ...well a lot of Germans went there too, but THEY INTEGRATED. unlike the Irish. We drown our sorrows with fellow paddies in Irish pubs in Cricklewood and New York - and now Bondi , without trying to integrate.

Germans that first went to America kept quiet about where they were from, pretended not to be German. I wonder why?

Anyone that says the Irish didn't integrate into American society doesn't know what there talking about.

Peadar_85 · 11-01-2011 05:58PM

ntlbell wrote: »

So when they're been bounched of a pavement after starting a row in bondi all the other little backward culchie f*cks can identify one of their "own" and assit the drunking f*ck tard

What a hideous remark. First learn to spell you complete fool.

Seriously can someone tell me why this 'culchie' v 'city slicker' divide exists? I have great banter with dubs about being an 'out of towner' in their city but comments like "backward culchie" are laughable and embarrassing for the person making the statement. So many Dubs with chips on their shoulders about country folk - why?

On the actual question that started the thread, I don't know why they do. Like a lot of people will wear sports related gear at home (jerseys, t-shirts, hoodies etc) so maybe they don't feel the need to change their dress sense just because they're moving abroad for a while. Anti social behaviour aside, (which I'm pretty sure has been wildly exaggerated – the Aussies are no shrinking violets in the drinking game either by the way) is it so wrong for an individual to choose to wear an item of clothing which just so happens to represent their culture and heritage?

AnonoBoy · 11-01-2011 06:02PM

RockinRolla wrote: »

Because the GAA are a corrupt organisation.

Like boards.ie?

Oh wait.... I'm in the wrong thread again.

Mr Marston · 11-01-2011 06:04PM

I don't see the problem with wearing a GAA jersey. I have about 9 or 10 t-shirts, 1 of which is a GAA jersey. I alternate these randomly. Some days, I happen to be wearing a GAA jersey. Big deal.

I would find it strange and irritating if I was in Australia and people I was with decided to wear their jersey everytime it was fcuking clean. Or if by some random coincidence, 5 or 6 of us out of a group happened to wear them the same day. Other than that, people really need to get a grip of themselves.

Though I do have an unarguably nice Dublin jersey (pre-vodafone of course). If I was from Offaly or something, I would certainly leave it off 'till the match days.

ro_chez · 11-01-2011 06:05PM

df1985 wrote: »

Yes the WHOLE of Australia is now taken over by gaa jerseys....

Indeed, but hopefully the flash floods have at least drowned most of them or swept them out to sea!

Mr Marston · 11-01-2011 06:13PM

Peadar_85 wrote: »

Seriously can someone tell me why this 'culchie' v 'city slicker' divide exists? I have great banter with dubs about being an 'out of towner' in their city but comments like "backward culchie" are laughable and embarrassing for the person making the statement. So many Dubs with chips on their shoulders about country folk - why?

Yeah, it really annoys me, but to suggest it's only the Dubs who have the chips on their shoulders is wrong. It happens both ways in equal measures. It's a little thing called ignorance. It irritates me when some of my mates say things like "ah, that place will be full of boggers". Its usually the chaps whose whole families are from Dublin though. Those of us with country parents/families or who have actually spent some time out of the capital really don't see things that way at all.

HayleyLyons1 · 11-01-2011 06:13PM

why, so a wee offaly chicka can pick up a bog savage from laois.

smug · 11-01-2011 06:22PM

Hopefully all the mutant boggers will stay in Australia permanently. The Aussies probably don't want them either though.

Beaucoupfish · 11-01-2011 06:33PM

To be honest i think its a bit sad people who wish to forget their own culture and distance themselves from being irish.[/QUOTE]

What re you on about? It's only for one year.
I guess it's because most of the Irish in Australia are quite young and want to stick together. That soon wears off as people get older or like most they go home again.

Peadar_85 · 11-01-2011 06:40PM

Mr Marston wrote: »

Yeah, it really annoys me, but to suggest it's only the Dubs who have the chips on their shoulders is wrong. It happens both ways in equal measures. It's a little thing called ignorance. It irritates me when some of my mates say things like "ah, that place will be full of boggers". Its usually the chaps whose whole families are from Dublin though. Those of us with country parents/families or who have actually spent some time out of the capital really don't see things that way at all.

Yea I wouldn't disagree that it works both ways and similarly it works that country people working in Dublin have a better rapport with Dubs and the city in general - well that's my experience anyway.

Just feel this thread has almost become yet another a 'culchie' (whoever came up with that word anyway) bashing session. You'd swear there are no Dubs knocking about Australia wearing an Arnotts or a Vodafone top!

Can the clowns referring to country folk as "mutants" and "backward" take their heads out of the f*cking sand

deise go deo · 11-01-2011 06:44PM

Maybe they are actually Austrailians who play GAA with their local Club?

http://www.clubgaa.ie/australia/index.htm

Paracore · 11-01-2011 07:32PM

smug wrote: »

Hopefully all the mutant boggers will stay in Australia permanently. The Aussies probably don't want them either though.

Go away and lift your dole you ******

Marcus.Aurelius · 11-01-2011 07:40PM

deise go deo wrote: »

Maybe they are actually Austrailians who play GAA with their local Club?

http://www.clubgaa.ie/australia/index.htm

Having spoken to quite a number of them, I highly doubt that's the case. Besides, it's Irish GAA team jerseys they're wearing. I saw a guy with a Cork jersey on last month in Sydney's CBD, couldn't help thinking how out of place it looked.

I usually keep away from other Irish people (not as a rule, but seem to gravitate that way) either on holiday or at work. Maybe I'm allergic?

Micky Dolenz · 11-01-2011 07:43PM

Paracore wrote: »

Go away and lift your dole you ******

banned.

smug · 11-01-2011 07:50PM

I'm sorry I don't speak bog.

A Gaza-style wall is being built around the pale to keep de boggers out as we speak, permanently. It will also be reinforced with a minefield, so mutant half-breeds no longer will be allowed access to de big shmoke with all its "jackeens" to do der shoppin and to "take ovr de town" during Bog-ball/Stick-a-ball superbowls or whatever they are.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 11-01-2011 07:55PM

smug wrote: »

I'm sorry I don't speak bog.

A Gaza-style wall is being built around the pale to keep de boggers out as we speak, permanently. It will also be reinforced with a minefield, so mutant half-breeds no longer will be allowed access to de big shmoke with all its "jackeens" to do der shoppin and to "take ovr de town" during Bog-ball/Stick-a-ball superbowls or whatever they are.

What does that have to do with Australia?

Micky Dolenz · 11-01-2011 07:58PM

smug wrote: »

I'm sorry I don't speak bog.

A Gaza-style wall is being built around the pale to keep de boggers out as we speak, permanently. It will also be reinforced with a minefield, so mutant half-breeds no longer will be allowed access to de big shmoke with all its "jackeens" to do der shoppin and to "take ovr de town" during Bog-ball/Stick-a-ball superbowls or whatever they are.

Banned

efb · 11-01-2011 07:59PM

Is Una Healy pro or con in this debate?

She does look good in her Tipp jersey.

I would have probably been in the 'urg they're all sheep brigade' before but the vast majority of them are there out of necessity not choice and if it helps then identify with their Irishness why not.

All I ask is they wash themselves and their jersey reguarly and represent their county and country with dignity and pride.

Aldebaran · 11-01-2011 08:07PM

Maybe it's because leaving home is tough for some people and even something like wearing their club or county's GAA jersey can make them feel connected to the community they left behind?

I wouldn't really know to be honest, I may be a culchie but I've never owned a GAA jersey in my life.

Why do so many Irish people wear GAA jerseys in Australia?

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