All the Irish have left

Nodin · 03-03-2012 12:31AM

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

That's because I have a policy of ignoring trolls.

You haven't a clue what you're on about then, I take it.

RobbingBandit · 03-03-2012 12:35AM

All the Irish have left...

But the hatred for limey Brits will remain forever more.

Johnny Foreigner · 03-03-2012 01:52AM

MyKeyG wrote: »

Nonsense! He said being called British was an insult not being British itself. I would find it just as offensive as a Canadian would if they were called American. People are too quick to see prejudicial undertones when in actual fact he's just proud to be Irish.

Thank you very much.
That is exactly what I said.
There are some trolls on here that misquote, and twist what I said in order to make me look prejudiced.
Being British is one thing.
Calling an Irish person British is another.

Johnny Foreigner · 03-03-2012 02:03AM

TheZohan wrote: »

But he is British. He's spent two years in Ireland, was born and bred in England.

When are you going to stop trolling on my posts?
You don't like me, or my opinions, that's a given.
You have nothing positive, constructive, or valid to say; so you criticise, troll, and take my posts off topic.
Its a real post killer, people having to trawl through your trolling.
I am going to clarify things (yet again) for you, as you don't take the hint of being ignored.
1. My parents were Irish.
2. I have an Irish passport.
3. I have Irish citizenship.
4. I have lived in Ireland for the last 3 years.
5. I have dual nationality; both British and Irish.
It is really boring for people to have to keep reading that you keep calling me British.

TheZohanS · 03-03-2012 02:15AM

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

When are you going to stop trolling on my posts?
You don't like me, or my opinions, that's a given.
You have nothing positive, constructive, or valid to say; so you criticise, troll, and take my posts off topic.
Its a real post killer, people having to trawl through your trolling.
I am going to clarify things (yet again) for you, as you don't take the hint of being ignored.
1. My parents were Irish.
2. I have an Irish passport.
3. I have Irish citizenship.
4. I have lived in Ireland for the last 3 years.
5. I have dual nationality; both British and Irish.
It is really boring for people to have to keep reading that you keep calling me British.

I see. My posts aren't trolling, I'm stating a fact.

This is trolling:

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

You worked on poor money through the boom? More fool you.
You have learned a hard lesson in life; don't get involved with FAS.
29 and still an Apprentice Plumber? You don't catch on quick.
You should have not bothered doing the apprenticeship and just gone out and earned.

finty · 03-03-2012 02:15AM

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

All the Irish have left;
Irish names.
Irish accents.
Gaelic Football.
Hurling.
The tricolour flag.
The EU has taken away everything we have which makes us Irish and not just Europeans. We lost the Punt, now its the Irish driving licence. We can't even have our road signs in miles, it has to be kilometres.
The Irish language is dying out, and the Irish Government has sold our sovereignty to the EU.
Ireland has become a country of bastardised American and British culture.
The next thing the EU will want us to do is drive left hand drive cars on the right side of the road, in order to harmonise with the rest of the EU.
Membership of the EU has its benefits, but right now the cons outweigh the pros. The Irish are losing everything they have to the EU. The sad thing is that the Irish Government are letting them. We are losing all we have left.

They can't take our xenophobia though!

al28283 · 03-03-2012 02:50AM

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

When are you going to stop trolling on my posts?
You don't like me, or my opinions, that's a given.
You have nothing positive, constructive, or valid to say; so you criticise, troll, and take my posts off topic.
Its a real post killer, people having to trawl through your trolling.
I am going to clarify things (yet again) for you, as you don't take the hint of being ignored.
1. My parents were Irish.
2. I have an Irish passport.
3. I have Irish citizenship.
4. I have lived in Ireland for the last 3 years.
5. I have dual nationality; both British and Irish.
It is really boring for people to have to keep reading that you keep calling me British.

I'd have to agree with Zohan, his posts aren't trolling at all, he just disagrees with you. You might be Irish on paper but 3 years in the country doesn't really count for much.

And as for being positive, constructive or valid, you may want to reread your original post.

zenno · 03-03-2012 03:03AM

In this big sea of predators, i.e...this thread. you will get nasty sharks and the odd killer whale to deal with as well as the most unthinkable critters called the box jellyfish and they can sting and bite and try to rip your comment apart but always hold steady with a polished approach and they will sink back into the deep deep depths of afterhours.

al28283 · 03-03-2012 03:07AM

zenno wrote: »

In this big sea of predators, i.e...this thread. you will get nasty sharks and the odd killer whale to deal with as well as the most unthinkable critters called the box jellyfish and they can sting and bite and try to rip your comment apart but always hold steady with a polished approach and they will sink back into the deep deep depths of afterhours.

But which is the OP? You have to wonder why he posted this topic in AH rather that a more appropriate forum if he wanted a serious discussion

dxhound2005 · 03-03-2012 03:17AM

Hey Johnny. This is what you wrote in the Some dude drops his Wallet thread.

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

I would keep it.
His loss, my gain.
A man should take care of his wallet.
I found an iphone once, sold it for 300 Euro. Then I flew to Ibiza for the weekend, had a free night out.

Nothing I have read from you, especially your description of your criminal past makes me think you have much interest in the good of anyone but yourself.

GreenWolfe · 03-03-2012 03:26AM

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

Lack of intelligence? You are mistaken.
I attained a first class honours degree at Oxford.
I have also attained a masters degree at Oxford.
I paid for my for my education, and it has served me well.
Money can buy you the best of education, but it cannot buy you intelligence however. That is a genetic trait I inherited from my parents. RIP.

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Hey Johnny. This is what you wrote in the Some dude drops his Wallet thread.

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

I would keep it.
His loss, my gain.
A man should take care of his wallet.
I found an iphone once, sold it for 300 Euro. Then I flew to Ibiza for the weekend, had a free night out.

Nothing I have read from you, especially your description of your criminal past makes me think you have much interest in the good of anyone but yourself.

It makes you wonder what paid for the Oxford education!

Old Tom · 03-03-2012 03:28AM

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

All the Irish have left

Who the feck are you then???

McFry · 03-03-2012 03:46AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQF1iOi6b5E

Johnny Foreigner · 03-03-2012 03:49AM

EarthlyPangaea wrote: »

It makes you wonder what paid for the Oxford education!

Crime.
I make no secret of the fact I was a drug dealer.
I earned money and spent it on 2 expensive things primarily; my education, and Crown Court Barristers.
Both served me well, and kept me out of jail.

K-9 · 03-03-2012 03:50AM

The right to be begrudgers and far more importantly, to begrudge the begrudgers.

Johnny Foreigner · 03-03-2012 03:51AM

Old Tom wrote: »

Who the feck are you then???

I am Johnny Foreigner.
You are omitting the semi colon after the word left;
followed by a list of what is left (as in remaining).
You are misinterpreting left, as to leave.

Johnny Foreigner · 03-03-2012 03:55AM

The-Rigger wrote: »

It's it's.

I don't really know what you're on about. You seem to have a very narrow superficial viewpoint of what being Irish is. It's not about pints of the black shtuff, gaa, the cupla focal, tayto, red lemonade, tuneless old men singing ****e songs with 40 verses and all that bollox.

No matter how much you want it to be, it isn't.

You are mistaken.
I will educate you:
The word "its" signifies possession, and needs no apostrophe. (Nor do these words need one: yours, his, hers, theirs, and ours.) I guess the confusion stems from the fact that the apostrophe is used to show possession by a noun, as in "the flower's petals."

al28283 · 03-03-2012 04:03AM

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

Its a real post killer, people having to trawl through your trolling.

...

NakedNNettles · 03-03-2012 04:08AM

Ay yeah, those be the days alright.

Minor infections and eatin' grass for comfort. Diggin your fuel from a boghole, hay skirts, cowdung for condoms, wolfhounds and donkeys for pets.

K-9 · 03-03-2012 04:08AM

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

All the Irish have left are;
Irish names.
Irish accents.
Gaelic Football.
Hurling.
The tricolour flag.
The EU has taken away everything we have which makes us Irish and not just Europeans. We lost the Punt, now its the Irish driving licence. We can't even have our road signs in miles, it has to be kilometres.
The Irish language is dying out, and the Irish Government has sold our sovereignty to the EU.
Ireland has become a country of bastardised American and British culture.
The next thing the EU will want us to do is drive left hand drive cars on the right side of the road, in order to harmonise with the rest of the EU.
Membership of the EU has its benefits, but right now the cons outweigh the pros. The Irish are losing everything they have to the EU. The sad thing is that the Irish Government are letting them. We are losing all we have left.

Reminds me of Protestants and English born people, or people with English accents who joined the IRA, had to be more hard core to get rid of the chip on their shoulder.

harryoharra · 03-03-2012 04:12AM

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

All the Irish have left are;
Irish names.
Irish accents.
Gaelic Football.
Hurling.
The tricolour flag.
The EU has taken away everything we have which makes us Irish and not just Europeans. We lost the Punt, now its the Irish driving licence. We can't even have our road signs in miles, it has to be kilometres.
The Irish language is dying out, and the Irish Government has sold our sovereignty to the EU.
Ireland has become a country of bastardised American and British culture.
The next thing the EU will want us to do is drive left hand drive cars on the right side of the road, in order to harmonise with the rest of the EU.
Membership of the EU has its benefits, but right now the cons outweigh the pros. The Irish are losing everything they have to the EU. The sad thing is that the Irish Government are letting them. We are losing all we have left.

hello JF. You may not realise or be able to appreciate it, our wee country is changing, catholic ireland is dead and gone (going), its with bertie in the grave.

here, listen, people that genetically are NOT irish live in ireland, they are cool and only human and like me and you all they want to do is live and raise their childer, and try and figure it all out, like you, definitely confused.

GreenWolfe · 03-03-2012 04:26AM

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

Crime.
I make no secret of the fact I was a drug dealer.
I earned money and spent it on 2 expensive things primarily; my education, and Crown Court Barristers.
Both served me well, and kept me out of jail.

Your move to Ireland doesn't seem like a move of convenience at all. You didn't do something to annoy some former *ahem* acquaintances by any chance?

Brendog · 03-03-2012 04:34AM

I knew this would come in handy some day!

KeithAFC · 03-03-2012 07:14AM

Johnny Foreigner, why do you love the Irish Republic?

sandmanporto · 03-03-2012 08:20AM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Things change. If people had the same attitude hundreds of years ago nothing would ever change. We'd be in darkness. Let's cut the bull**** going forward...

Also, are you a troll?

are you somebody who ridicules everybody on here?
op i agree ireland will have lost it's culture within 3 decades.

zenno · 03-03-2012 11:07AM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Hey Johnny. This is what you wrote in the Some dude drops his Wallet thread.

Nothing I have read from you, especially your description of your criminal past makes me think you have much interest in the good of anyone but yourself.

Hey folks lets not go down the, i made a mistake in my life cross-road as we all fooked up at one time or another and i think it's a bit cruel to bring up very old posts and use them for attacking the original poster. this only shows what sort of person you are in hunting down old boards.ie messages relating to members of this forum.

There's enough pricks in this country as it is so please don't add yourself to the equation. sad day when I see people here picking old sh1t up and recycling it to damage another member.

TheZohanS · 03-03-2012 11:18AM

zenno wrote: »

Hey folks lets not go down the, i made a mistake in my life cross-road as we all fooked up at one time or another and i think it's a bit cruel to bring up very old posts and use them for attacking the original poster. this only shows what sort of person you are in hunting down old boards.ie messages relating to members of this forum.

There's enough pricks in this country as it is so please don't add yourself to the equation. sad day when I see people here picking old sh1t up and recycling it to damage another member.

Very old posts? Those posts are from a few weeks ago, some are from the last 24hrs.

MugMugs · 03-03-2012 11:23AM

Eh, aren't you from England?

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

All the Irish have left are;
Irish names.
Irish accents.
Gaelic Football.
Hurling.
The tricolour flag.
The EU has taken away everything we have which makes us Irish and not just Europeans. We lost the Punt, now its the Irish driving licence. We can't even have our road signs in miles, it has to be kilometres.
The Irish language is dying out, and the Irish Government has sold our sovereignty to the EU.
Ireland has become a country of bastardised American and British culture.
The next thing the EU will want us to do is drive left hand drive cars on the right side of the road, in order to harmonise with the rest of the EU.
Membership of the EU has its benefits, but right now the cons outweigh the pros. The Irish are losing everything they have to the EU. The sad thing is that the Irish Government are letting them. We are losing all we have left.

zenno · 03-03-2012 11:38AM

TheZohan wrote: »

Very old posts? Those posts are from a few weeks ago

6 days ago is old...yep very old posts. anyway do what ye do, but attacking a member is a low blow so grow up bitches and grab a coconut or something and get over the little so-called buzz you had.

RachaelVO · 03-03-2012 12:30PM

Been thinking about this thread a bit, reading back through it today has given me food for thought.

I do think the OP is Irish. I don't live in Ireland, but I'm home so often it's like I'm a yo-yo. I have 2 kids, both with Irish and Dutch passports (my husband is Dutch), and my kids are IRISH. We both decided long ago, if it came down to a straight choice they'd loose their Dutch passports. So I'm with Johnny, he is Irish.

Now here's where I disagree to a point with the OP, I left before the recession, and I can safely say that I think as a nation we're slowly but surely finding our Irishness again. I think we lost it during the boom. Work and I mean any work was too good for us, we lived beyond our means, we developed a taste for chocco mocha skinny whats it coffee. Now we've gone back to the realisation that work is work and we've lost our snobbery, cos that's what the boom did to us, turned us into snobs of a sort anyway.

I love coming home more now than I did coming towards the end of the boom. Now don't get me wrong, I hate that people are struggling to pay their mortgages (my own family included), that they are in negative equity, that charities live SvdP are stretched to their limits. But the overall attitude change is refreshing. I don't want us to revert to doffing our tweed caps to anyone who comes in their sparkly new horseless carriages, that's not what I mean. What I like is the realisation that despite everything we are a giving, generous heart felt nation! I just wish we could muster up some more fighting spirit!

Hope that makes some sense

All the Irish have left

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