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DEFTLEFTHAND · 25-11-2012 04:59AM

grenache wrote: »

Who claimed Longford to be a city?

The one that gets me is Kilkenny. It's a town. If its a city, then so are Tralee, Athlone, Sligo and Dundalk.

They had a football team in the LOI called Kilkenny City at one point. I remember being taught in secondary school that KK was a city. I'm from neighbouring Tipperary so naturally I want to debunk this claim. :pac:

jaffacakesyum · 25-11-2012 12:12PM

deisedave wrote: »

Why out of interest.

Just my own opinion. I've spent time in other parts of Ireland that are absolutely beautiful and I've enjoyed my time there but would hate to spend more than a few weeks/months at a time there. I'm not exaggerating I would shoot myself if I had to live somewhere else that wasn't at least commutable to Dublin.

Dublin has the highest population - I like being surrounded by lots of people. There's always something going on in town, lots of people to meet from all over Ireland and the world, lots of different nationalities and cultures. Dublin has some of the best education facilities, venues for sporting events, lots of gigs and comedy nights on, loads of pubs/clubs, the people are great craic (not a fan of culchie accents they would drive me nuts if I was only surrounded by them), the city itself is beautiful I think (I know lots will disagree but just my opinion), the architecture, the transport network (is sh1t but better than the rest of Ireland), the jobs (lol). Also on a more personal note, it is better for LGBT life and that is important to me.

On the downside, Dublin does have a lot of scumbags but you get them everywhere and I've never had any major trouble.

mackg · 25-11-2012 12:39PM

Sky King wrote: »

'Hi I'm just back from Thailand where I bought these beads and did lots of drugs.

I met loads of other people buying beads and doing drugs and went on the same day trips and drank in the same bars as them.

I'm like, so open minded? You should really go. Then you'll understand.'

Sounds like good fun to me. In my own experience who spout pretentious nonsense when they return home after a bit of travelling were spouting pretentious nonsense about something else before they left and sure enough will be spouting it in a years time about something else. People just talking about it is hardly annoying though. If I haven't seen someone in ages and they have just travelled the world I am usually pretty interested in hearing about.

mel1 wrote: »

All of these opinions suck, nothing controversial!

is it because we might get banned for speaking our mind?

Duzzer wrote: »

If hitler had finished his plan the world would have been a more peaceful place today

There you go

Duzzer wrote: »

Okay. I've worked all around the country and some of my findings are as follows;

Sligo- depressed town with about 3 pubs that do okay during the week Monday to Friday. Compare this to Dublin pubs.

Mayo- wasteland with maybe one town that does okay economically.

Leitrim-

Kerry- tourist place. With a lot of shamsters trying to be stereotypical Irish country people from Darby ogill complete with sham stories and accents.

Cork- mini Gpo and customs house. Nice tribute to Dublin city.

Waterford- all they have here now are blahs. Waterford crystal is essentially closed now. There was a day when the who's who of Waterford were glass blowers. Used to make me laugh.

Your description of Kerry pretty much applies to the main street in Killarney and nowhere else. As far as the Kerry accent goes, it is what it is. I got a fair bit of stick for it when I first moved to Cork.

Clonmel1000 · 25-11-2012 12:41PM

Christmas is an over commercialised false horrible time of the year with ****e weather

mikemac1 · 25-11-2012 12:44PM

Cork lass with a strong Corkonian accent is just gorgeous :P

A nice accent, not the Knockna kind, there is a difference

mackg · 25-11-2012 12:52PM

mikemac1 wrote: »

Cork lass with a strong Corkonian accent is just gorgeous :P

It's ok but for me girls from up north have the sexiest accent by a mile.

mikemac1 wrote: »

A nice accent, not the Knockna kind, there is a difference

Yes. Yes there is.

Duzzer · 25-11-2012 01:43PM

mackg wrote: »

Sounds like good fun to me. In my own experience who spout pretentious nonsense when they return home after a bit of travelling were spouting pretentious nonsense about something else before they left and sure enough will be spouting it in a years time about something else. People just talking about it is hardly annoying though. If I haven't seen someone in ages and they have just travelled the world I am usually pretty interested in hearing about.

There you go

Your description of Kerry pretty much applies to the main street in Killarney and nowhere else. As far as the Kerry accent goes, it is what it is. I got a fair bit of stick for it when I first moved to Cork.

It's all around the county. The main industry in Kerry is tourism so everybody makes the effort there to live up to the notions of tourists. Doing their bit for the local economy there

Roisy7 · 25-11-2012 03:17PM

I wish that there was some way of ensuring people who had children raised them properly. However anything I can think of usually ends quite Orwellian. I think some people have children for very selfish reasons and sometimes just because it's the "done thing". I love children but I'm conscious that I'm responsible for not ****ing them up and that thought kinda freaks me out.

I think society should be less allowing of obesity. Obese people in the main got that way by themselves and tiptoeing around them is ridiculous. I also think the gastric band bypass was the worst invention of the last 30 years as it allows people an easy way out without ever learning what they should and shouldn't put in their bodies.

I find Miriam O'Callaghan kind of irritating.

I also really like Easy Singles on toast. Mmmmmm.

Links234 · 25-11-2012 03:20PM

I think holding hands in public and other displays of affection like hugging and kissing are perfectly ok

Roadtrippin · 25-11-2012 03:26PM

mikemac1 wrote: »

Cork lass with a strong Corkonian accent is just gorgeous :P

A nice accent, not the Knockna kind, there is a difference

While we're on the subject of accents - I don't like most Dublin accents. Never did, never will do.
Particularly, contrived Dublin accents, i.e. people that aren't from Dublin adopting the accent because they think it makes them sound better in any way. I knew a girl from Galway that tried to sound like she was from D4... Nothing worse.

Reloc8 · 25-11-2012 04:56PM

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Christmas is an over commercialised false horrible time of the year with ****e weather

That's a very popular opinion combined with a fact - you're not as in-the-cool-minority as you hoped you were. Haha.

Neeson · 25-11-2012 06:48PM

Roadtrippin wrote: »

While we're on the subject of accents - I don't like most Dublin accents. Never did, never will do.
Particularly, contrived Dublin accents, i.e. people that aren't from Dublin adopting the accent because they think it makes them sound better in any way. I knew a girl from Galway that tried to sound like she was from D4... Nothing worse.

I'd say this is popular enough as well.

homemadecider · 25-11-2012 07:21PM

frankosw wrote: »

I dont understand whythe do-gooders always have to go abroad to do thier "charitable work" and never seem to want to help out with deprivation in thier own country.

I suppose its all about a free holiday and a sense of moral superiority.

First of all, why is "do-gooders" a negative phrase now? When did 'doing good' become a bad thing?

I work for an international NGO that is focused on developing countries; we do not work in Ireland. The reason for this is that most of the countries in the world have much greater needs than Ireland. Even the poorest, most deprived person in Ireland still has access to clean water. When is the last time you heard of an Irish child dying of diarrhoea/ dehydration?

As for 'free holidays' - don't make me laugh. I've spent time in Eastern Congo (one of the worst places in the world to live in my opinion) and in Somalia, these are certainly not 'holiday' destinations. Every night there were gunshots keeping us awake and there were several grenade attacks when I was in Congo. I did not enjoy it one bit but the work we do there is essential as many other NGOs do not operate there.

For the record, I consider myself extremely lucky; I got to come home to Ireland while many millions of people are stuck living in these awful places.

franktheplank · 25-11-2012 07:24PM

homemadecider wrote: »

First of all, why is "do-gooders" a negative phrase now? When did 'doing good' become a bad thing?

I work for an international NGO that is focused on developing countries; we do not work in Ireland. The reason for this is that most of the countries in the world have much greater needs than Ireland. Even the poorest, most deprived person in Ireland still has access to clean water. When is the last time you heard of an Irish child dying of diarrhoea/ dehydration?

As for 'free holidays' - don't make me laugh. I've spent time in Eastern Congo (one of the worst places in the world to live in my opinion) and in Somalia, these are certainly not 'holiday' destinations. Every night there were gunshots keeping us awake and there were several grenade attacks when I was in Congo. I did not enjoy it one bit but the work we do there is essential as many other NGOs do not operate there.

For the record, I consider myself extremely lucky; I got to come home to Ireland while many millions of people are stuck living in these awful places.

I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm a pretty fantastic guy....

Sorry mate, I hear NGO and i just think rip off. Maybe you are one of the genuine few, if so fair play.

Fromthetrees · 28-11-2012 08:43PM

I like the celebrity chef Anthony Worrall Thompson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXDooetS4Dw

mackg · 28-11-2012 09:00PM

Duzzer wrote: »

It's all around the county. The main industry in Kerry is tourism so everybody makes the effort there to live up to the notions of tourists. Doing their bit for the local economy there

There are loads of places in Kerry where tourists never set foot and being from Kerry I know that the whole "playing it up for the Yanks" thing is something an awful lot of people, especially the younger generation, would want nothing to do with.

I think holding hands in public and other displays of affection like hugging and kissing are perfectly ok

Agree 100% I really don't see why it bothers people.

old hippy · 29-11-2012 12:58PM

People who use the world "liberals" in a sneering way, people who use the term "pc" to further their argument, people who say "do gooders".

They are clearly gifted individuals.

Wacker The Attacker · 29-11-2012 01:18PM

Roadtrippin wrote: »

While we're on the subject of accents - I don't like most Dublin accents. Never did, never will do.
Particularly, contrived Dublin accents, i.e. people that aren't from Dublin adopting the accent because they think it makes them sound better in any way. I knew a girl from Galway that tried to sound like she was from D4... Nothing worse.

Belfast accents are considerably worse than any Dublin accent. Even the fake D4 kind.

Belfast accents make your eardrums explode.

Just say ayyyyyyyyyye in a horrific Belfast accent.

I bet it's worse than "Daaaaaaaaaaaart"

Pacly · 29-11-2012 01:18PM

Roisy7 wrote: »

I think society should be less allowing of obesity. Obese people in the main got that way by themselves and tiptoeing around them is ridiculous.

Haha this put a funny picture in my head.

I agree though.

lorebringer · 29-11-2012 01:25PM

I f*cking hate Christmas, everything about it - the build up, the day, the fake niceness, the decorations, the songs... everything... only good thing is getting time off and most of the time that doesn't even happen!

Seaneh · 29-11-2012 01:31PM

Fromthetrees wrote: »

I like the celebrity chef Anthony Worrall Thompson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXDooetS4Dw

Know someone who worked for him and said the was the soundest boss he's ever had. Not one of the idiot screamers with some sort of personality disorder that run most kitchens.

Green Diesel · 29-11-2012 01:34PM

Reloc8 wrote: »

That's a very popular opinion combined with a fact - you're not as in-the-cool-minority as you hoped you were. Haha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X_Ot0k4XJc

PopePalpatine · 29-11-2012 02:53PM

old hippy wrote: »

People who use the world "liberals" in a sneering way, people who use the term "pc" to further their argument, people who say "do gooders".

They are clearly gifted individuals.

Ugh, you're reminding me of the bad taste in my mouth whenever I see the words of the Axis of Drivel (John Waters, David Quinn and Breda O'Brien).

ShiftStorm · 29-11-2012 04:02PM

I think we Irish people are far more racist than we realise. How many times have you heard the phrase "I'm not a racist but..."?

Drakares · 29-11-2012 04:22PM

Dublin City is a dirty, grey, smelly, scum-ridden shíthole.

-The transport system is a joke, dublin buses new "electronic signs" are a bigger waste of time for the amount of time buses disappear from it out of thin air.

- Even the nicer areas like St.Stephens green are riddled with junkies who won't let you eat a sandwich in peace.

- The place is filthy, when the tide is out; the sight of the liffey would make a person vomit.

- The price of a pint in the big schmoke is a joke compared to other cities like Galway.

- The people (not all, but lots) have this illusion that anything outside their scum-infested hellhole is GAA, spuds and Dial-Up

I cringe walking home from work where I see tourists eating their dinner at an outside table in a restaurant and some parasite is hounding them for change. I live here because I work here and arguably the best job opportunities are in Dublin (if not, definitely the best chance of landing a decent job). But for any friends I have that come visiting from other countries, I advise them right out of the city to the nicer, friendlier parts of Ireland.

29-11-2012 10:16PM

A lot of people who say the country is a joke often don't even know why they're saying it.

Celly Smunt · 29-11-2012 10:21PM

Drakares wrote: »

Dublin City is a dirty, grey, smelly, scum-ridden shíthole.

-The transport system is a joke, dublin buses new "electronic signs" are a bigger waste of time for the amount of time buses disappear from it out of thin air.

- Even the nicer areas like St.Stephens green are riddled with junkies who won't let you eat a sandwich in peace.

- The place is filthy, when the tide is out; the sight of the liffey would make a person vomit.

- The price of a pint in the big schmoke is a joke compared to other cities like Galway.

- The people (not all, but lots) have this illusion that anything outside their scum-infested hellhole is GAA, spuds and Dial-Up

I cringe walking home from work where I see tourists eating their dinner at an outside table in a restaurant and some parasite is hounding them for change. I live here because I work here and arguably the best job opportunities are in Dublin (if not, definitely the best chance of landing a decent job). But for any friends I have that come visiting from other countries, I advise them right out of the city to the nicer, friendlier parts of Ireland.

commute and stop complaining?

Wacker The Attacker · 29-11-2012 10:25PM

Drakares wrote: »

Dublin City is a dirty, grey, smelly, scum-ridden shíthole.

-The transport system is a joke, dublin buses new "electronic signs" are a bigger waste of time for the amount of time buses disappear from it out of thin air.

- Even the nicer areas like St.Stephens green are riddled with junkies who won't let you eat a sandwich in peace.

- The place is filthy, when the tide is out; the sight of the liffey would make a person vomit.

- The price of a pint in the big schmoke is a joke compared to other cities like Galway.

- The people (not all, but lots) have this illusion that anything outside their scum-infested hellhole is GAA, spuds and Dial-Up

I cringe walking home from work where I see tourists eating their dinner at an outside table in a restaurant and some parasite is hounding them for change. I live here because I work here and arguably the best job opportunities are in Dublin (if not, definitely the best chance of landing a decent job). But for any friends I have that come visiting from other countries, I advise them right out of the city to the nicer, friendlier parts of Ireland.

Where do you come from as a matter of interest?

I need a laugh.

coonecb1 · 29-11-2012 10:50PM

Will Ferrell is not that funny.

coonecb1 · 29-11-2012 10:53PM

byrned17 wrote: »

I think we Irish people are far more racist than we realise. How many times have you heard the phrase "I'm not a racist but..."?

Will that phrase be taken at face value ever again?

Seems to be a standard thing that if somebody says it they're automatically a racist.

E.g. "I'm not a racist, but white people really are the cause of so much death and misery".

Is that a racist statement? Am I racist?

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