TV Shows with People having to move abroad because of the dirty R word.

keithclancy · 30-03-2011 09:49AM #1

So,

Living out of Ireland over 3 years now. Have been watching the odd show on RTE and it all seems to be doom and gloom, but what really bugs me is the people moving to New Zealand, Australia, Canada etc.

Usually it involves lots of crying, people moaning about there being no work (you'd swear we were back to butter voucher days)

Then they go on to talk about some course they did in college and that there wasn't a job for them when they came out, New Zealand etc was their only option.

Then there is lots of crying at the Airport terminal and the father/mother starts blaming the Government for sending his son/daughter so far away.

I mean .. wtf .. theres the UK, The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France all within a 2 hour flight away.

Wouldn't these people probably have went off to Australia, NZ, Canada anyway ?

How is the government 'forcing' anyone to move to a gaff so far away when theres a whole market of jobs available very close to Ireland.

Maybe Irish Ferries should start a Rosslare to Ellis Island route and someone playing a fiddle while the boat sales off into the sunset.

Whats your opinion ?

DrumSteve · 30-03-2011 09:52AM

Rear-ending?

Sykk · 30-03-2011 09:53AM

Reptiles? Paddy got rid of those snakes long time ago, boieh

keithclancy · 30-03-2011 09:58AM

DrumSteve wrote: »

Rear-ending?

First thing that popped into your head ?

Hmmm

Filth

sensibleken · 30-03-2011 10:02AM

Rectum is a dirty R word

Dravokivich · 30-03-2011 10:02AM

...Revolting?

prinz · 30-03-2011 10:04AM

keithclancy wrote: »

Whats your opinion ?

Closed mindedness, parochialism and being terrible at languages.

DrumSteve · 30-03-2011 10:05AM

keithclancy wrote: »

First thing that popped into your head ?

Hmmm

Filth

You did say Dirty R word...

hang on...

Is this another recession thread?

I call Shenanigans!

Spunge · 30-03-2011 10:06AM

keithclancy wrote: »

The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium

Wouldn't you need to speak the language to work there ?

keithclancy · 30-03-2011 10:08AM

Spunge wrote: »

Wouldn't you need to speak the language to work there ?

Nah, theres thousands of people working in International Companies. Parts of Holland you'll have hassle getting someone to speak in Dutch to you :pac:

Germany in the big International companies the language of business is English

30-03-2011 10:09AM

Rigger?

keithclancy · 30-03-2011 10:10AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Rigger?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rigger%20monkey%20rape

Wossack · 30-03-2011 10:11AM

RTE isnt a word, its an acronym

Orando Broom · 30-03-2011 10:19AM

Roipe. If you were a South African pronouncing rape.

Badgermonkey · 30-03-2011 11:05AM

Wossack wrote: »

RTE isnt a word, its an acronym

Anachronism surely?

General General · 30-03-2011 11:12AM

Rimjob.

RichieC · 30-03-2011 11:14AM

roggering

Duggy747 · 30-03-2011 11:17AM

Roger Rabbit?

I thought it was an alright movie, certainly nothing to leave Ireland for

fakearms123 · 30-03-2011 11:18AM

Racism?

sheesh · 30-03-2011 03:40PM

rudolph the red nosed reindeer?

mikom · 30-03-2011 03:46PM

Roma's?

Only joking, I know its Ryan Tubridy.

strokemyclover · 30-03-2011 03:47PM

*Stops crying*

Awww, I'm missing you already OP! Please come back!

:(:(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIHMPc6ZCuI

Saermegil · 30-03-2011 04:34PM

It honestly perplexes me as well, I think that it seems too much for some people to go to a country that's more "foreign" i.e. big difference in culture. I don't get how it is then easier for them to go accross the world!

Elessar · 30-03-2011 04:39PM

What programs are you talking about? I want to watch!

keithclancy · 30-03-2011 04:44PM

Elessar wrote: »

What programs are you talking about? I want to watch!

Some bollocks on RTE I think it was on a few weeks ago.

The phrase "Ders just no jabs here ... no jabs .. have to go to new zeeeland ... all me tings in a case, i did a sevil engeunneering course, no jabs .. i put in me time ... i expected a jab out of it"

The Dad was saying "Mee daugghter .. I blame the government"

I'd love to go to New Zealand, or Australia, although they are dodgy about bringing sausages,rashers and lucozade there ... mmmm lucozade.

Departure Day
http://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/departure_day.html

That was it I think .. what a load of sh*t.

hatrickpatrick · 30-03-2011 04:55PM

I think it's a remnant of the beginning of the recession. Back in 2007/2008 when the subprime crisis started to unravel, Australia, Canada and NZ were the last countries to succumb to it. Australia and Canada in particular continues to have an economic boom as the rest of the world crashed and burned economically, so in terms of prosperity they were the only places left.

I doubt that's true today, the contagion has thoroughly spread throuhgout the world at this stage so I highly doubt there are any true booms going on right now. Every economy has slowed to some extent. So yes, in this day and age it's overdone. But 2 or 3 years ago it was perfectly reasonable.

I know a group who went to Canada for the summer in '09 just when Ireland was starting to fall apart and the economy there was still thriving. The same couldn't have been said for the rest of Europe or the US at the time.

Napper Hawkins · 30-03-2011 05:03PM

Saermegil wrote: »

It honestly perplexes me as well, I think that it seems too much for some people to go to a country that's more "foreign" i.e. big difference in culture. I don't get how it is then easier for them to go accross the world!

It's hardly rocket science.

You need to have at least a basic command of the native language if you want to go and live somewhere like France or Germany and, if you want a job that's not a piece of **** then getting yourself up to an intermediate level of conversation is a damn good idea or you're ****ed and I speak from experience.

As for Canada and Australia (which is basically just a hot Ireland with Kangaroos) you just need English.

chin_grin · 30-03-2011 05:05PM

It was never "The R word" here. It was "Stephen". <takes cap off, holds on heart> Ah how we remember Stephen (I'm pretty sure it was 'Stephen'......?).

breadandjam · 30-03-2011 05:14PM

keithclancy wrote: »

(you'd swear we were back to butter voucher days)

Ah butter vouchers-they were great you could use them as legal tender in a few shops where I lived in the 80s- buy anythinmg with them.

keithclancy · 30-03-2011 05:18PM

Napper Hawkins wrote: »

It's hardly rocket science.

You need to have at least a basic command of the native language if you want to go and live somewhere like France or Germany and, if you want a job that's not a piece of **** then getting yourself up to an intermediate level of conversation is a damn good idea or you're ****ed and I speak from experience.

As for Canada and Australia (which is basically just a hot Ireland with Kangaroos) you just need English.

http://www.toytowngermany.com/jobs/

You what now ?

Toytown Germany is the most popular source for English-speaking jobs in Germany. Whether you're resident in Germany and looking to change career, or wish to relocate to Germany, we can help you find professional jobs or casual work.

5,425
Jobs available

Huge community of Expats working in Europe:
http://www.expatica.com/

And even then, pickup the Language, how many Foreigners do you see coming to Ireland and picking up English ? I have a Polish buddy who didnt speak a word of English, after 2 years he got a good job in a large multinational in Cork.

Now he lives in Amsterdam working for another Multinational.

Saila · 30-03-2011 05:20PM

its the L word :rolleyes:

TV Shows with People having to move abroad because of the dirty R word.

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