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dubs who have never been out of Dublin.

  • 04-10-2012 09:55PM
    #1
    hiram
    Closed Accounts Posts: 322 ✭✭


    Met a dub today in Westport who claims to have left Dublin on the train for a visit for the first time..great..but.. unusual? I know most people outside the pale have visited Dublin at some stage, but I found this most unusual. Guy was in his 30's. Anyone out there who have never left their home town or city?


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  • #2
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    hiram wrote: »
    Met a dub today in Westport who claims to have left Dublin on the train for a visit for the first time..great..but.. unusual? I know most people outside the pale have visited Dublin at some stage, but I found this most unusual. Guy was in his 30's. Anyone out there who have never left their home town or city?

    Suppose people in Dublin have everything they need there. Why leave unless they are going on holiday.

    AH Answer.

    Thinly veiled Culchie v Dublin thread.


  • #3
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,038 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    He wanted to see how the other half lived


  • #4
    tallaghtmick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,724 ✭✭✭tallaghtmick


    They dont let me out of jail long enough for trips to the country :(


  • #5
    Boombastic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,496 ✭✭✭Boombastic


    I was talking to a girl a while ago who went up to donegal for the weekend (first time out of dub) but had to go home after the first night as she missed her mother :pac:

    I couldn't hide the look I gave her, no matter how much I tried


  • #6
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    ive been in every county exept mayo and the neighbour in terenure is a witch from mayo. maybe my guardian angel is stopping me from going there


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  • #7
    yupya1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 173 ✭✭yupya1


    sssh don't let them know they can leave


  • #8
    Boombastic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,496 ✭✭✭Boombastic


    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    ive been in every county exept mayo and the neighbour in terenure is a witch from mayo. maybe my guardian angel is stopping me from going there

    I've been as far as Fairyhouse, but I've never been to Meath:)


  • #9
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,355 ✭✭✭✭Heroditas


    One of the guys in work told me about his girlfriend's granny - in her 80s and lives in Cabra.
    Only been on the Southside a few times in her life and never even set foot on Grafton Street.
    "Sure why would I want to go there? They're different there....."
    Has only been on holidays once - Knock!
    Will occasionally go to Lucan to the family at Christmas but thinks it's out in the Sticks!


  • #10
    Cedrus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭Cedrus


    For years we've kept them in their ghetto with fake stories of bogs, mucksavages and tractors, and you have to blab that it might be worth coming to the country. We'll never get rid of them now!


  • #11
    ChunkyLover_53
    Closed Accounts Posts: 901 ✭✭✭ChunkyLover_53


    We have to keep some folk behind at all times in case you culchies make changes

    We all went to Rome for Italia 90 and you took over Flannerys

    USA 94 we lost Rody Bolands

    The Battle for Coppers continues


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  • #12
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    Boombastic wrote: »
    I've been as far as Fairyhouse, but I've never been to Meath:)

    coo ee


  • #13
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,464 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Ders more to Oireland Dan Dublin?


  • #14
    Pensivepuca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 215 ✭✭Pensivepuca


    Plenty of people I know have not been out of NI, except holidays abroad. I have been in Antrim, Down, Armagh, Tyrone, Fermangah, Donegal, Sligo, Mayo, Dublin, Letrim and a few others but never had a reason to head further south. My cousins have never been out of Dublin either. They have all they want in there.


  • #15
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Sure I've been asked for directions in the middle of Dublin about how to get to O'Connell Bridge - from people with big thick Dublin accents on them. Some of them don't even venture outside of their own area let alone their own city.


  • #16
    Shivers26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 639 ✭✭✭Shivers26


    Some people are just like that. I'm surprised at younger people mentioned in this thread though. It wouldn't surprise me too much that people from the older generations don't leave Dublin. Back in the day there wouldn't have been money for stuff like that.

    The husband (from Tallaght) told me that when he was a kid his parents took him and his numerous siblings for a 2 night holiday to Jury's Ballsbridge! Only holiday they ever had as kids until his oldest brother got married in Cork so they all went to Cork for a few days (husband was around 13/14) but that was it til he could afford to pay for his own holidays.


  • #17
    iDave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭iDave


    A friend of mine from Malahide had to go to Waterford for a work event. Before she went she asked a mutual friend from Waterford 'do they accept €50 notes there?'.


  • #18
    MJ23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭MJ23


    My brother knew a lad years ago who was from Dublin, and was always laughing and jeering non Dublin people about being Culchies and muck savages and having no running water in their houses. So anyway, some relation or mutual friend was getting married in Wexford. Yer man got an invite anyway, he was going on about having to get wellies, and learn how to drive a tractor. He had never been outside of Dublin before, he was late 20s or so. My brother was up in Dublin one night before the wedding and was out for a few pints with yer man and some other people. Yer man was still doing the Culchies and muck savages thing anyway. My brother says to him, straight faced and deadly serious, "don't forget your passport now for when you're coming down to Wexford". Yer man shut up fairly quick, and said that he'd have to get his renewed as it was out of date. He then proceeded to ask people how long it took to get the passport back as it was only a few weeks til the wedding.
    The idiot


  • #19
    FatherLen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭FatherLen


    i am from Dublin and i have traveled most of the country and i loved every county so far but in nearly every town i have been to i have been chastised for being a dubliner. i have been beaten to a point where i needed to go to hospital because of it. i have been called names and treated like an outsider. all because i am from dublin.
    i don't blame people for not leaving dublin because sadly it is the rest of the country Vs dublin.


  • #20
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Dubs never leave Dublin?
    I'm all for it


    On topic, I met a woman from Mayo once that had never been anywhere, except once to Dub in her youth. Mad stuff.


  • #21
    Rasheed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Rasheed


    iDave wrote: »
    A friend of mine from Malahide had to to Waterford for a work event. Before she went she asked a mutual friend from Waterford 'do they accept €50 notes there?'.

    Had something like that myself in college but it was a girl from Cork. She asked did we use Euro or Sterling in my county. I'm from Roscommon. Priceless!


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  • #22
    Foggy.nelson
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    ChunkyLover_53 wrote: »
    We have to keep some folk behind at all times in case you culchies make changes

    We all went to Rome for Italia 90 and you took over Flannerys

    USA 94 we lost Rody Bolands

    The Battle for Coppers continues

    Rosy bolands is rightfully ours anyway!


  • #23
    HeyThereDeliah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 967 ✭✭✭HeyThereDeliah


    FatherLen wrote: »
    i am from Dublin and i have traveled most of the country and i loved every county so far but in nearly every town i have been to i have been chastised for being a dubliner. i have been beaten to a point where i needed to go to hospital because of it. i have been called names and treated like an outsider. all because i am from dublin.
    i don't blame people for not leaving dublin because sadly it is the rest of the country Vs dublin.

    You sure it's because you are from Dublin? Could it be you who's wrong?


  • #24
    summerskin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭summerskin


    There's an old couple where i live that are proud that they have "never left the parish" other than for their honeymoon of 3 days in Killarney in 1958.

    They've never even been to Ennis, which is ten miles away.

    Know a young bloke there, about 26, who is thinking of going to Australia despite having never ever left Clare.


  • #25
    Duckworth_Luas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,746 ✭✭✭Duckworth_Luas


    For some reason loads of Dubs are now visiting Castlerea, Co Roscommon.


  • #26
    FatherLen
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    HeyThereDeliah wrote: »
    You sure it's because you are from Dublin? Could it be you who's wrong?

    you're right. it could be me. but i go out in dublin on a very regular basis and have never gotten into a fight or even a heated argument. i have lived in both kildare and waterford just incase you think i am one of these dubs that hate the country. i love the country. only the other week me and a few of my colleagues were called a 'bunch of dublin scumbags' because we closed the bar by a visiting galwegian.

    edit: i also understand that non dubliners will get abuse coming to dublin by the not-so-nice scumbags living in this county.


  • #27
    Boombastic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,496 ✭✭✭Boombastic


    Foggy.nelson wrote: »
    Rosy bolands is rightfully ours anyway!

    Yep all the way from Nenagh!


  • #28
    andrew241983
    Closed Accounts Posts: 560 ✭✭✭andrew241983


    Cedrus wrote: »
    For years we've kept them in their ghetto with fake stories of bogs, mucksavages and tractors, and you have to blab that it might be worth coming to the country. We'll never get rid of them now!


    What do you mean fake stories??????;).... i always love going to the country and seeing how they wear the clothes that where in fashion in Dublin 4 years ago:D:D:D:D:D:D


  • #29
    cournioni
    Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 12,744 Mod ✭✭✭✭cournioni


    Duckworth_Luas wrote: »
    For some reason loads of Dubs are now visiting Castlerea, Co Roscommon.
    Only now?

    http://www.irishprisons.ie/index.php/joomlaorg/castlerea-prison


  • #30
    [Deleted User]
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    andrew241983 wrote: »
    Cedrus wrote: »
    For years we've kept them in their ghetto with fake stories of bogs, mucksavages and tractors, and you have to blab that it might be worth coming to the country. We'll never get rid of them now!


    What do you mean fake stories??????;).... i always love going to the country and seeing how they wear the clothes that where in fashion in Dublin 4 years ago:D:D:D:D:D:D

    You know what clothes people were wearing 4 years ago?

    I couldn't tell you what people I work with were wearing yesterday.


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  • #31
    HeyThereDeliah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 967 ✭✭✭HeyThereDeliah


    FatherLen wrote: »
    you're right. it could be me. but i go out in dublin on a very regular basis and have never gotten into a fight or even a heated argument. i have lived in both kildare and waterford just incase you think i am one of these dubs that hate the country. i love the country. only the other week me and a few of my colleagues were called a 'bunch of dublin scumbags' because we closed the bar by a visiting galwegian.

    edit: i also understand that non dubliners will get abuse coming to dublin by the not-so-nice scumbags living in this county.

    I was in Dublin the last five days and have nothing bad to say about it. I have never seen anyone get hassle just because they are from Dublin tbh.


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