What do you like and hate most about Ireland?

i_am_job · 14-02-2012 08:32PM #1

What one thing would you change if you could?

What do you hope never changes?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 14-02-2012 08:36PM

The Irish
and
The Irish

cena · 14-02-2012 08:36PM

i_am_job wrote: »

What one thing would you change if you could?

What do you hope never changes?

To much drinking in the country. I also find many Irish people very rude.

Leo Dowling · 14-02-2012 08:36PM

I would change the language spoken on lunch break from Dutch to English.

I hope the English guy never comes back.

Mint Sauce · 14-02-2012 08:39PM

What one thing would you change if you could?

Thats OPs give their opinon

What do you hope never changes?

The thanks button

ICANN · 14-02-2012 08:39PM

I both love and hate the way everyone knows everyone else and everything about everyone and your business is never private and when you walk into town you meet about 12 people you know and on nights out you'll always see loads of people you know.

The Scientician · 14-02-2012 08:39PM

The soundness of most people.

The price of drink.

kfallon · 14-02-2012 08:41PM

I love the Irish people

I hate myself

davet82 · 14-02-2012 08:42PM

the smart cúnts that post on boards... ya gotta love em

on the downside, the country is a kip

Paddy Bateman · 14-02-2012 08:44PM

Hate Vodafone ! I'd like to go into their shops and blast their display with copious amounts of piss !

Eric Cartman · 14-02-2012 08:46PM

Like :

"i was only havin the craic / ahh come on gard" can get you out of legal trouble
being far too drunk on a night out is not only acceptable, its encouraged
casual racism is a delightful topic of conversation in pubs and taxis
tax avoision is fairly handy
not too hot a country

dislike :

travellers
foreigners who dont work
our far too generous social welfare system
junkies
drugs being illegal
high tax rates particularly on cars/fuel
speed targets too low on motorways
the joe duffy brigade
theres no law that enables the police to arrest / club away the shell2sea and other hippy groups
the rain
smokes and drink are too expensive
guns illegal

deadchap · 14-02-2012 08:51PM

Like: The landscape - especially the west coast.

Hate: The drink culture, especially how it is ingrained into almost every aspect of Irish life. You don’t notice it when you live there but when you live in another culture for a while as I have done for the past 13 years you get to see how much of a harmful impact alcohol has on a society and in particular everyday live in Ireland. For the record I still like a few drinks now and again.

i_am_job · 14-02-2012 08:52PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

Like :

"i was only havin the craic / ahh come on gard" can get you out of legal trouble
being far too drunk on a night out is not only acceptable, its encouraged
casual racism is a delightful topic of conversation in pubs and taxis
tax avoision is fairly handy
not too hot a country

dislike :

travellers
foreigners who dont work
our far too generous social welfare system
junkies
drugs being illegal
high tax rates particularly on cars/fuel
speed targets too low on motorways
the joe duffy brigade
theres no law that enables the police to arrest / club away the shell2sea and other hippy groups
the rain
smokes and drink are too expensive
guns illegal

you the man !!! great answer, I agree with AAALLL of your points !!

i_am_job · 14-02-2012 08:53PM

everyone else deserves a facepalm, except cartman

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cena · 14-02-2012 08:55PM

i_am_job wrote: »

everyone else deserves a facepalm, except cartman

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Why we all deserve a faceplam.

number10a · 14-02-2012 08:56PM

cena wrote: »

Why we all deserve a faceplam.

Because OP is new. It's the boards equivalent of a first communion for the wee ones.

i_am_job · 14-02-2012 08:57PM

cena wrote: »

Why we all deserve a faceplam.

Irish People are one of the friendliest people in the world ?? :eek: fool !!

number10a · 14-02-2012 09:00PM

i_am_job wrote: »

Irish People are one of the friendliest people in the world ?? :eek: fool !!

cena · 14-02-2012 09:00PM

i_am_job wrote: »

Irish People are one of the friendliest people in the world ?? :eek: fool !!

Were do you get that. I've see none irish people that are much nicer than the Irish.

i_am_job · 14-02-2012 09:08PM

cena wrote: »

To much drinking in the country. I also find many Irish people very rude.

you said we are rude

cena · 14-02-2012 09:09PM

i_am_job wrote: »

you said we are rude

I said many irish not all

number10a · 14-02-2012 09:11PM

i_am_job wrote: »

you said we are rude

Irish people are (in very general terms) superficially friendly. Think about it this way, you could have the night of your life with someone on a night out on the town who you've just met (Ireland's friendly face), the next day it's perfectly normal for them to blank you on the street (the real face of Ireland's friendliness). With that, the level of bitching in this country about people who are supposedly friends with each other is unreal!! At least in other countries you know where you stand with someone. And I say this as an Irish person.

Owen · 14-02-2012 09:16PM

Like :
Natural beauty of the Country
Our rich cultural history and our scholars and scientists' work internationally recognised
Irish dancing - nothing hotter than a beautiful girl Irish dancing IMO!
General friendliness of everyone here.

Dislike :
Trad Music (OCD central, the same 4 lines of melody over and over again)
The constant never ending rain.
People thinking it's so clever to be a lout when they drink. It's possible to drink, have a good time, and not be a prick.
People's obsession with owning property.
Everything being taxed.
Self Employed people being classed in the same league as big issue sellers.
No proper road network, and the general poor condition of roads here.
The exhorbitant cost of mobile phone ownership here.

cena · 14-02-2012 09:20PM

Owen wrote: »

Like :
Natural beauty of the Country
Our rich cultural history and our scholars and scientists' work internationally recognised
Irish dancing - nothing hotter than a beautiful girl Irish dancing IMO!
General friendliness of everyone here.

Dislike :
Trad Music (OCD central, the same 4 lines of melody over and over again)
The constant never ending rain.
People thinking it's so clever to be a lout when they drink. It's possible to drink, have a good time, and not be a prick.
People's obsession with owning property.
Everything being taxed.
Self Employed people being classed in the same league as big issue sellers.
No proper road network, and the general poor condition of roads here.
The exhorbitant cost of mobile phone ownership here.

I would also like to add poor public transport

Einhard · 14-02-2012 09:23PM

i_am_job wrote: »

Irish People are one of the friendliest people in the world ?? :eek: fool !!

Hey, at least we talk Dutch in the canteen for the benefit of Dutch colleagues who are over!!

Einhard · 14-02-2012 09:24PM

cena wrote: »

I also find many Irish people very rude.

Shuddup you.

:P

AgileMyth · 14-02-2012 09:32PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

Like :

"i was only havin the craic / ahh come on gard" can get you out of legal trouble
being far too drunk on a night out is not only acceptable, its encouraged
casual racism is a delightful topic of conversation in pubs and taxis
tax avoision is fairly handy
not too hot a country

dislike :

travellers
foreigners who dont work
our far too generous social welfare system
junkies
drugs being illegal
high tax rates particularly on cars/fuel
speed targets too low on motorways
the joe duffy brigade
theres no law that enables the police to arrest / club away the shell2sea and other hippy groups
the rain
smokes and drink are too expensive
guns illegal

Agree with most of that but why do you want guns to be legal? What do you want to do with it? Also some travellers are sound, probably in the minority at this stage but there are still good ones out there.

BengaLover · 14-02-2012 09:34PM

Although Im Irish and have never lived anywhere else, the one thing that impresses me about every single other country I have been to, is the food.
Here you get no variety, tiny portions and its so expensive.
Been watching Diners, Drive Ins and Dives in sky, american food..wow..

alphanine · 14-02-2012 09:36PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

Like :

"i was only havin the craic / ahh come on gard" can get you out of legal trouble
being far too drunk on a night out is not only acceptable, its encouraged
casual racism is a delightful topic of conversation in pubs and taxis
tax avoision is fairly handy
not too hot a country

dislike :

travellers
foreigners who dont work
our far too generous social welfare system
junkies
drugs being illegal
high tax rates particularly on cars/fuel
speed targets too low on motorways
the joe duffy brigade
theres no law that enables the police to arrest / club away the shell2sea and other hippy groups
the rain
smokes and drink are too expensive
guns illegal

Agree fully!

Eric Cartman · 14-02-2012 09:36PM

AgileMyth wrote: »

Agree with most of that but why do you want guns to be legal? What do you want to do with it? Also some travellers are sound, probably in the minority at this stage but there are still good ones out there.

id say less than 1 in 10 are above board. and guns are a great equalizer , it enables even a small woman to stop a mugging etc.. the rates of burglaries and muggings by opertunistic thieves, small time junkies and kids would fall through the floor, the roma lads would all have to stop trying to steal phones out of handbags etc.. for fear of being shot.

Eric Cartman · 14-02-2012 09:37PM

BengaLover wrote: »

Although Im Irish and have never lived anywhere else, the one thing that impresses me about every single other country I have been to, is the food.
Here you get no variety, tiny portions and its so expensive.
Been watching Diners, Drive Ins and Dives in sky, american food..wow..

that show is the greatest food program ever known

What do you like and hate most about Ireland?

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