English guy with superiority complex made me lose it.

mayotom · 12-03-2011 02:31PM

of course the Irish in Large numbers abroad can also come across as having a very similar superiority complex..

having lived in Southern Spain for a few years I saw this all the time, foreigners regularly behaved as it they were better than the locals and worse again above the Law, but thankfully Spanish police don't take any S***

Sisko · 12-03-2011 02:31PM

Eve_Dublin wrote: »

It was a stupid question to ask after a few beers but I was half joking.

I probably do have a slight inferiority complex alright.

Believing someone is a stuck up ignorant prick because he is acting in such away does not make someone have an inferiority complex. If the guy was french and you made this same post the terms inferiority complex would never come up , but because the guy is english and your irish we get this ****.

wandatowell · 12-03-2011 02:31PM

you should have knifed him right in the face,

let him have his superiority complex with dagger sticking out of his bulb

xflyer · 12-03-2011 02:32PM

So shock news! There are some English people who are proud of their nationality and don't mind saying so. Add that to a long list of nationalities who feel superior to others, the French, the Germans, Americans to name a few. Wait for it, some Irish people feel the same. We all should.

It seems we Irish have very quickly reverted to our inferiority complex after gaining some respect for ourselves during the boom years. It's time we Irish took some pride in ourselves again even if we have a few problems with our French and German masters.

So next time you drag a conversation in that direction, tell them you think we Irish are superior and tell them why.

LondonIrish90 · 12-03-2011 02:32PM

Nodin wrote: »

Talking through your behind there, oul flower

Not quite as you're painting it. I'd suggest its you with the over senstivity complex.

If an Irishman happens to push infront of me at the post office I wouldn't rush to boards and create a thread bemoaning the entire population of Ireland with their rudeness and lack of manners. It was one bloke who in fairness sounds like he was a moron looking for a reaction, and not the entire country with a huge feeling of supremacy, which simply doesnt exist. Not what you would think from the undercurrent of begrudging posts here though!

Nodin · 12-03-2011 02:35PM

LondonIrish90 wrote: »

If an Irishman happens to push infront of me at the post office I wouldn't rush to boards and create a thread bemoaning the entire population of Ireland with their rudeness and lack of manners.

She didn't do any such thing though.

LondonIrish90 wrote: »

It was one bloke who in fairness sounds like he was a moron looking for a reaction, and not the entire country with a huge feeling of supremacy, which simply doesnt exist. Not what you would think from the undercurrent of begrudging posts here though!

...if you want to take it up with the "undercurrent of begrudging posts" feel free. However the OP was not as you sought to portray it.

desaparecidos · 12-03-2011 02:35PM

Eve_Dublin wrote: »

I asked what he thought of the Irish

Irish people care too much about what other countries think of us.

It's pathetic.

Eve_Dublin · 12-03-2011 02:35PM

gosuckonalemon wrote: »

You sound VERY immature tbh.

If you don't like the guy just be civil when in the company of him and your mutual friends. Otherwise ignore him. And grow up ffs, I feel embarrassed reading your posts..

Can I ask you a question? How old are you?

You don't think adults lose their cool after a beer or two? Get a grip. I plan to be civil to him...when did I suggest I'm going to take revenge??? I said what I said and walked away.

Hank_Jones · 12-03-2011 02:38PM

Oppress him for hundreds of years.

That will learn him.

suicide_circus · 12-03-2011 02:38PM

The only good things ever to come out of England were;

The cure
The smiths
Yorkshire puddings
Bbc wildlife documentaries
Blackadder

Eve_Dublin · 12-03-2011 02:38PM

LondonIrish90 wrote: »

If an Irishman happens to push infront of me at the post office I wouldn't rush to boards and create a thread bemoaning the entire population of Ireland with their rudeness and lack of manners. It was one bloke who in fairness sounds like he was a moron looking for a reaction, and not the entire country with a huge feeling of supremacy, which simply doesnt exist. Not what you would think from the undercurrent of begrudging posts here though!

I was bemoaning one guy!! ONE GUY!! As I said in previous posts, this was the first time I experienced something like this with an English guy. Where in any of my posts did I bemoan the whole nation?

My response was admittedly uncalled for but this guy was essentially telling me he was superior to me (he wasn't joking...not in the slightest)...I got angry....I didn't punch him in the face...I said what I said and walked away.

Your telling me that there's no people in England with that kind of attitude towards the Irish??

Eve_Dublin · 12-03-2011 02:39PM

desaparecidos wrote: »

Irish people care too much about what other countries think of us.

It's pathetic.

It was a passing comment and I was half joking.

Amhran Nua · 12-03-2011 02:39PM

Meh, someone who needs to point at their nationality as evidence of some sort of superiority is only emphasising that they have no merits of their own to rely on.

Although with that said, England has a long and quite nasty history of racism, up to the present day, race riots all over the place and other unpleasantness like a right wing political party, not to mention some ugly characterisations in some of the most popular soaps. As the US ambassador said, "Reporting of the recent race riots has reflected the rabble-rousing racism which is still easy discourse in modern Britain. "

If you get upset with that, of course, you're "having a paddy", until the shoe is on the other foot. I like English people, for the most part, they have some very creative and technically skilled people there, but you do run across the odd simpleton who will casually drop real zingers into conversations. Its a problem the UK will have to face and deal with sooner or later.

Sisko · 12-03-2011 02:39PM

LondonIrish90 wrote: »

If an Irishman happens to push infront of me at the post office I wouldn't rush to boards and create a thread bemoaning the entire population of Ireland with their rudeness and lack of manners. It was one bloke who in fairness sounds like he was a moron looking for a reaction, and not the entire country with a huge feeling of supremacy, which simply doesnt exist. Not what you would think from the undercurrent of begrudging posts here though!

Whos talking about the entire nation of english people? No one, everyone is talking about particular individuals. Yes I've met a fair few english people that had the attitude the one in the OP had, still, i've met far more sound english people.

xflyer wrote: »

Add that to a long list of nationalities who feel superior to others, the French, the Germans, Americans to name a few. Wait for it, some Irish people feel the same.

Yes , but us Irish ARE superior to those people because we don't have a superiority complex!

/paradox

Lumen · 12-03-2011 02:39PM

I'm English.

Feeling that your country and culture is the best is what most countries call "patriotism". It's nothing to do with racism.

Just ask an Aussie, for instance.

The fact that it's more irritating coming from an English person than an Aussie says more about the relationship between Ireland and England than anything else. Or perhaps there is some innate irritatingness of the English, I dunno.

As for the whole "raping the planet" imperialist stuff, most English people would be extremely uncomfortable with many acts committed in the pursuit of empire, but TBH I no more hold myself responsible for that that than I hold a German responsible for WWII.

And FWIW, I am not very patriotic at all. But I do like Marmite. And Irish women. Well, one Irish woman at least, the one that makes me sangwiches.

Eve_Dublin · 12-03-2011 02:40PM

Ah man...I give up. Think what you like....

Madam · 12-03-2011 02:40PM

Tbh I'm thinking gosuckonalemon is a very mature person - one who probably has'nt had a few drinks and said something he should'nt:rolleyes:

Eve_Dublin · 12-03-2011 02:41PM

Lumen wrote: »

I'm English.

Feeling that your country and culture is the best is what most countries call "patriotism". It's nothing to do with racism.

Just ask an Aussie, for instance.

The fact that it's more irritating coming from an English person than an Aussie says more about the relationship between Ireland and England than anything else. Or perhaps there is some innate irritatingness of the English, I dunno.

As for the whole "raping the planet" imperialist stuff, most English people would be extremely uncomfortable with many acts committed in the pursuit of empire, but TBH I no more hold myself responsible for that that than I hold a German responsible for WWII.

And FWIW, I am not very patriotic at all. But I do like Marmite. And Irish women. Well, one Irish woman at least, the one that makes me sangwiches.

He said he believed he was superior to me...that's not patriotism...that's nationalism.

Nodin · 12-03-2011 02:41PM

Madam wrote: »

Tbh I'm thinking gosuckonalemon is a very mature person - one who probably has'nt had a few drinks and said something he should'nt:rolleyes:

...though maybe they've got a little over excited with too much sugar the odd time...

Krusader · 12-03-2011 02:41PM

sollar wrote: »

Remember king longshanks son in Braveheart.... thats kinda how i see the english these days...... all talk but soft at the core

Not a good way to look on them, seeing he was born in Wales, was of French descent and spoke Norman French

sollar · 12-03-2011 02:43PM

desaparecidos wrote: »

Irish people care too much about what other countries think of us.

It's pathetic.

I agree. I hate when famous people are on the late late show and they are harangued into telling us how much they love ireland.

Also just watch Tubirdy next fri night. He has Rory McIllroy on the show, rory holds a british passport. Just watch how pathetic tubs will look pestering poor rory into saying he is irish etc.

12-03-2011 02:44PM

It's because of all the drugs you do OP :pac:

KeithAFC · 12-03-2011 02:45PM

What have Ireland ever done in comparison to the mighty English armies in history and the great British empire?

Pauleta · 12-03-2011 02:45PM

Personally i have a superiority complex to most countries in the world. Ireland is still one of the most developed countries in the World. If somebody from England said he felt superior i would laugh my balls off. The country is a complete kip. The likes of Northern England and Scotland are 3rd world compared to here. I hate traveling abroad because everywhere is a dive compared to here. I think a lot of Irish have an inferiority complex to English people. If somebody from Somalia said the felt superior because they were Somali everyone would laugh and laugh at their lawless 3rd world country. Whilst if its an Englishman a defense mechanism kicks in.

Eve_Dublin · 12-03-2011 02:45PM

bluewolf wrote: »

It's because of all the drugs you do OP :pac:

Twas the legal stuff this time round. See what happens when we do legal drugs Bluewolf??? Case in point!

Nodin · 12-03-2011 02:49PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

What have Ireland ever done in comparison to the mighty English armies in history and the great British empire?

.....as a state? Nada. I lie awake at night and cry over the fact we didn't get to shoot fellas armed with sticks and take over their countries, abuse their women and commandeer their resources....

Lumen · 12-03-2011 02:50PM

Eve_Dublin wrote: »

He said he believed he was superior to me...that's not patriotism...that's nationalism.

They're just different flavours of delusion, based on an evolved mechanism to associate with people from our own social group who are likely to share DNA.

It really doesn't matter anyway. What matters is how we, as individuals relate to each other, and on that score both of you failed.

Wolfe Tone · 12-03-2011 02:50PM

Shudda slagged him about how his cricket team couldnt bet our one, and the fact that very few even play cricket here

Sisko · 12-03-2011 02:50PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

What have Ireland ever done in comparison to the mighty English armies in history and the great British empire?

Post implies having the ability to kill countless people world wide and steal other peoples countries is something to be proud of and not ashamed of.

The irish have had quite a disproportionately positive impact on this world for our small size alright, all without killing. The English have had a positive impact too, but what your trying to list is not positive, its bad.

Its people like you that give a bad name to other British people.

AckwelFoley · 12-03-2011 02:51PM

Eve_Dublin wrote: »

He said he believed he was superior to me...that's not patriotism...that's nationalism.

actually, its neither - its being a wanker

English guy with superiority complex made me lose it.

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