The best things about Ireland

Beruthiel wrote: »

Cyprus sends us a lot of their spuds.

They are just as nice (a bit wetter but good all the same), maybe the just need the Irish water to taste the way they do - they definately don't taste the same when cooked here in Scotland!

Departure Lounge

Kimia wrote: »

So I'm returning to Ireland soon after a few years abroad and I'm feeling like I need a refresher on all the good things about home. I'll be avoiding the depressing talk like the plague.

Here's what I'm looking forward to:

Superquinn sausages
Aldi
No extra tax on purchases
Reasonably priced restaurants
The ability to haggle with landlords as they need me more than i need them right now
Cheap internet!

ya think??? :D

but on the good side, Penneys have really upgraded their clothes, and you can purchase an umbrella in the pound shop for 2 Euro.

Kimia wrote: »

Why do people think I have no idea how much vat is etc? I have lived in Ireland before, I know what I'm comparing to.

I'm coming from Canada.

You're going to find the restaurants expensive. But broadband might indeed be cheaper here I think.

EdenHazard wrote: »

nice enough place, dont like irish people that much though

Not to worry, there's not that many of us left here

My god you'd swear it was Beirut we were living in the way some people get on.Anyway the best thing about Ireland is the innate dancing ability of our people,the stellar food at Supermacs,the ever plummeting price of socks and underwear, the downright sexy politicians,and of course our churning out of top films like 'The Commitments'. Also television has got increasingly better as well, there's a great little show on tv3 called xpose which is great for catching up on all sorts of hot gossip.

Kimia wrote: »

Again, I have lived in Ireland before. The reason I say 'no added tax' is because in Canada you think something costs something but then you forget to add tax. It's inconvenient.

inconvenient, but still cheaper. If you lived there long enough you would get pretty used to adding the tax on. it becomes second nature.

• It's one of the most beautiful countries I have been to
• It is cold but the air is pretty clean and crisp
• You can drive across the country for a weekend away!
• There's a sense of unity for large events
• People in the rural areas can be very friendly
• Thanks to the internet Ireland has caught up on things, it no longer takes months for a movie to come out, we're no longer restricted to whatever crap music is played on the radio so we have the beauty of living in such a nice country, having our Irish ways but also have a direct line to the rest of the world.
• The generous holiday entitlements. Public holidays and paid holidays.
• The option of public health care.
• No real extreme weather patterns. It gets cold but not dangerously cold, it can get warm but never to the point it's uncomfortable.
• No deadly animals lurking. No need to check your shoes or toilet for spiders or snakes

I'm living in America, I was born in America but I miss Ireland.

Duggy747 wrote: »

€1 pack of Donuts in Dunnes

twill be the death of us.

Kimia wrote: »

The restaurants in Ireland expensive?

Again, I have lived in Ireland before - I'm Irish! I know how much things cost in Ireland!

And I've lived in Canada... the restaurants here are pricier.

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Go down to the dole queue in your local social welfare office on sign on day, shout that out and see what kind of reaction you get.

You big negative eejit!

You can't judge a country based on how the 15% in a bad position would react to you shouting stuff at them.

That's a dumb statement you made.