The Irish economy collapsed because.... We're Irish

InTheTrees · 19-04-2011 09:03PM

"But to the Finn, they are inexplicable madness."

HA hA ha ha ha!! Remember the finns are a people that do not smile. Ever.

So I would have thought it should be a matter of considerable national pride to be misunderstood by the finns.

A dour miserable sad uninspiring people...

fontanalis · 19-04-2011 09:04PM

Jesus wept.

Duckworth_Luas · 19-04-2011 09:05PM

fontanalis wrote: »

Jesus wept.

He would if he was Finnish.

RachaelVO · 19-04-2011 09:08PM

Saila wrote: »

just as much as anyone else, but the difference is I dont spend my days moaning about it, there is an Irish Economy forum or even Politics for this thread. There is nothing new here.

The article is far too glib for either of those forums, and unless a mod decides to move it as it THEIR right, it's not really your call! If it offends your delicate sensibilities so much, might of been better if you didn't read it to begin with!

Fratton Fred · 19-04-2011 09:10PM

fontanalis wrote: »

Jesus wept.

Time to give up. No one wants to listen to logic when there is a chance to get all outraged.

fontanalis · 19-04-2011 09:11PM

RachaelVO wrote: »

The article is far too glib for either of those forums, and unless a mod decides to move it as it THEIR right, it's not really your call! If it offends your delicate sensibilities so much, might of been better if you didn't read it to begin with!

If by glib you mean written by a talentless hack, then yes. But for people who will make up the future knowledge economy it's perfect.

Predator_ · 19-04-2011 09:13PM

RachaelVO wrote: »

http://www.newswhip.ie/national-2/nyberg-report-the-economy-collapsed-because-the-people-of-ireland-are-irish-29696

Well AHers what do we this of this? Is Ireland now suffering a REALLY bad hangover (puking included). Can we be any other way???

I'm not too sure whether to find this an accurate portrayal or offensive paddy whackery!

What a load of foreign nonsense.

DublinWriter · 19-04-2011 09:15PM

RachaelVO wrote: »

The dour Finn blamed the property bubble on “‘the extent to which large parts of Irish society were willing to let the good times roll.”

Unlike Finland, where millions of fun-loving tourists flock every year to experience, ummm, smoked herring?

Look, I'd be p*ssed off if Monty Python wrote a song slagging my nation off too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rwc3VGvlRY

ejmaztec · 19-04-2011 09:15PM

That's it, we're finnished:(

Orando Broom · 19-04-2011 09:19PM

Finns are flutes who love trees and driving like mad eejits. What do those cro-mangons know about the sexy and sophisticated world of high finance? They should go back to roasting their willies in saunas and engaging in school massacres the mental bastids!!

ejmaztec · 19-04-2011 09:22PM

Orando Broom wrote: »

Finns are flutes who love trees and driving like mad eejits. What do those cro-mangons know about the sexy and sophisticated world of high finance? They should go back to roasting their willies in saunas and engaging in school massacres the mental bastids!!

They've also got no sense of humour because they're so fuckin cold.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 19-04-2011 09:25PM

lol at the people attacking an entire nation of people because of what one Finn said. Maybe it's the Irish who need to develop a sense of humour?

fontanalis · 19-04-2011 09:26PM

Kyra Quaint Briefcase wrote: »

lol at the people attacking an entire nation of people because of what none Finn said. Maybe it's the Irish who need to develop a sense of humour?

There you go.

Predator_ · 19-04-2011 09:27PM

Kyra Quaint Briefcase wrote: »

lol at the people attacking an entire nation of people because of what one Finn said. Maybe it's the Irish who need to develop a sense of humour?

'the Irish'?
You say it as if your a foreigner posting on a foreign forum..

ejmaztec · 19-04-2011 09:29PM

Kyra Quaint Briefcase wrote: »

lol at the people attacking an entire nation of people because of what one Finn said. Maybe it's the Irish who need to develop a sense of humour?

I'm pretty sure we're attacking the Swedes as well.

fontanalis · 19-04-2011 09:30PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

I'm pretty sure we're attacking the Swedes as well.

And the greeks; they invented teh ghey

melekalikimaka · 19-04-2011 09:30PM

has a valid point, havent been proud to be irish in a long time, not only our government , but the disgusting attitudes of the people once our luck ran out

Forest Master · 19-04-2011 09:32PM

I hate all this "we" business when I had nothing to do with any of it. "We" need to pull together. What "we" should be doing to fix Ireland. The people that caused it are selfish arrogant c*nts who don't care about "Ireland", so the people that are being preached to in crappy little news articles by smug journo hacks had little or nothing to do with any of this sh*tty situation.
I run a sustainable business, self-employed, never got carried away with silly spending that I couldn't afford, nor invested in over-priced property even though I was offered many loans, nor did I buy into the bubble, and my business is making 30% more profit now than it was in the boom years.

So f*ck off.

Government.
Bankers.
Property Developers.
Tossers in low-spec BMWs who bought extra gaffs to rent out.
People who bought houses they couldn't afford (i.e. anyone in negative equity).

^^ These people are to blame - not me, and not most people, in fact.

Duckworth_Luas · 19-04-2011 09:33PM

Forest Master wrote: »

I hate all this "we" business when I had nothing to do with any of it. I run a sustainable business, self-employed, never got carried away with silly spending that I couldn't afford, nor invested in over-priced property even though I was offered many loans, nor did I buy into the bubble, and my business is making 30% more profit than the boom years.

So f*ck off.

You sound a bit too Nordic for my liking Forest Master.....or should that be Forest Lover?

RachaelVO · 19-04-2011 09:34PM

Forest Master wrote: »

I hate all this "we" business when I had nothing to do with any of it. I run a sustainable business, self-employed, never got carried away with silly spending that I couldn't afford, nor invested in over-priced property even though I was offered many loans, nor did I buy into the bubble, and my business is making 30% more profit than the boom years.

So f*ck off.

Good for you! I don't mean that sarcastically, I genuinely mean it. Love when people do well for themselves, hopefully this time next year you'll be a billionaire!

4zn76tysfajdxp · 19-04-2011 09:35PM

Predator_ wrote: »

'the Irish'?
You say it as if your a foreigner posting on a foreign forum..

So?

Predator_ · 19-04-2011 09:37PM

Forest Master wrote: »

I hate all this "we" business when I had nothing to do with any of it. I run a sustainable business, self-employed, never got carried away with silly spending that I couldn't afford, nor invested in over-priced property even though I was offered many loans, nor did I buy into the bubble, and my business is making 30% more profit now than it was in the boom years.

So f*ck off.

Government.
Bankers.
Property Developers.
Tossers in low-spec BMWs who bought extra gaffs to rent out.
People who bought houses they couldn't afford.

^^ These people are to blame - not me, and not most people, in fact.

Do you vote in the past 10/15 years?

Orando Broom · 19-04-2011 09:45PM

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

You sound a bit too Nordic for my liking Forest Master.....or should that be Forest Lover?

Yeah go back to your log cabin and make some gruel for your wooden wife!!! Ffs if the finns weren't selling us wood to make roofs we would have no housing boom.

If the finns were not selling those Nokia phones that builders loved foe the battery and the car kits they would not have had the extra free time to rimg banks looking for loans for developments. The Finns goosed us good.

My name is URL · 19-04-2011 09:46PM

Kyra Quaint Briefcase wrote: »

lol at the people attacking an entire nation of people because of what one Finn said. Maybe it's the Irish who need to develop a sense of humour?

And you'd think that he just swanned into the country on his own accord with the sole purpose of deriding us! Our own government commissioned him to investigate the banking crisis.. not write sonnets about what happened.

Forest Master · 19-04-2011 09:48PM

Predator_ wrote: »

Do you vote in the past 10/15 years?

Yawn.

Slydice · 19-04-2011 09:49PM

Yes

Of Course

This thread is about Finland

Guffaw i say..guffaw! .... Rabble! Rabble Rabble!

Scuse me whilst I readjust my fingers in my ears and close my eyes....

Ahem!

LALALALALALALA

Dwellingdweller · 19-04-2011 09:55PM

RachaelVO wrote: »

The dour Finn blamed the property bubble on “‘the extent to which large parts of Irish society were willing to let the good times roll.”

Honestly? What did he expect? If you give a big-ass chocolate cake (cheap credit) to a child (irish people) the probable outcome is that

A) The child will devour the cake in it's entirety.
followed by:

The child will get sick because it ate too much cake

...But I digress. If you give a child cake it will eat it. The chances of said child saying, 'no, too many calories in it for me!' are pretty fucking small. Common sense.

couldntthink · 19-04-2011 10:12PM

Forest Master wrote: »

So f*ck off.

Government.
Bankers.
Property Developers.
Tossers in low-spec BMWs who bought extra gaffs to rent out.
People who bought houses they couldn't afford (i.e. anyone in negative equity).

^^ These people are to blame - not me, and not most people, in fact.

AMEN.

And what difference does it make if he voted or not. I got back to Ireland a week after the election so didn't get to vote. With all the **** I've been hearing lately I thought who would I have voted for?? I mean does anyone in top positions actually give one solitary fcuk about people like me. No.I don't think I would have even voted.

I used to be a lot more proud to be Irish than I am now. Are we even fit to run the country ourselves. I don't like to harp on, but does anyone else get really really pissed off when the likes of Lenihan and Cowen etc are on tv basically saying "it's not our fault". That's what everyone is saying.

This reminds me of Jerry Seinfelds bit on looking for petrol on a highway. You keep seeing the signs and thinking "i'll make it to the next one, then i'll stop". Then you get to the next station and think "one more, i'll be fine, theres loads left". In our case we ran out of juice miles from the nearest station.

As for my solution........

Due to what I see as being a total lack of justice we have only one option left.

"If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them. Maybe you can hire the A-team".

And they hardly ever charge the desperate people who have just been saved from the evil rich king pin.

Dwellingdweller · 19-04-2011 10:23PM

couldntthink wrote: »

AMEN.

*snip*

This reminds me of Jerry Seinfelds bit on looking for petrol on a highway. You keep seeing the signs and thinking "i'll make it to the next one, then i'll stop". Then you get to the next station and think "one more, i'll be fine, theres loads left". In our case we ran out of juice miles from the nearest station.

*snip*

"If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them. Maybe you can hire the A-team".

*snip*

Yeah man. Thing is, we're sittin dead in the road and some guy's pulled up beside us with some petrol in the boot. He's offerin to give us 20 litres to get us to the nearest station. But; it's a strange deal. He isn't askin for money now. He wants us to get to the nearest petrol station (out of recession), then buy our own petrol (credit on loan markets), then give him back his petrol (bailout loan). But, what if we can't find the petrol station?

Personally I'd just drive like f*** and hope I never see the cnut again.

and, the EU/IMF were supposed to be our A-Team... this guy paddywhacking the country is their Mr. T :rolleyes:

ejmaztec · 19-04-2011 10:23PM

couldntthink wrote: »

AMEN.

And what difference does it make if he voted or not. I got back to Ireland a week after the election so didn't get to vote. With all the **** I've been hearing lately I thought who would I have voted for?? I mean does anyone in top positions actually give one solitary fcuk about people like me. No.I don't think I would have even voted.

I used to be a lot more proud to be Irish than I am now. Are we even fit to run the country ourselves. I don't like to harp on, but does anyone else get really really pissed off when the likes of Lenihan and Cowen etc are on tv basically saying "it's not our fault". That's what everyone is saying.

This reminds me of Jerry Seinfelds bit on looking for petrol on a highway. You keep seeing the signs and thinking "i'll make it to the next one, then i'll stop". Then you get to the next station and think "one more, i'll be fine, theres loads left". In our case we ran out of juice miles from the nearest station.

As for my solution........

Due to what I see as being a total lack of justice we have only one option left.

"If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them. Maybe you can hire the A-team".

And they hardly ever charge the desperate people who have just been saved from the evil rich king pin.

Couldn't we have Charlie's Angels instead, as the A Team would only convert a Hiace into a tank and blow stuff up?

The Irish economy collapsed because.... We're Irish

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