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Andrewf20 · 29-11-2012 11:09PM

I dont like any music by the Beetles (apart from 1 song), the Stones or the Red Hot Chilli's.

coonecb1 · 29-11-2012 11:17PM

Andrewf20 wrote: »

I dont like any music by the Beetles (apart from 1 song), the Stones or the Red Hot Chilli's.

:eek:

greenheart · 29-11-2012 11:22PM

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.

Why don't you leave?
If I despised a place as much as you appear to. No job no matter how good would make me stay.
I never post here but I'm sick of reading posts like this :mad:
Dublin is a great place if you open yourself up to it and look past the bad points that exist in every city, no matter where you are.
Although I do think the more cultured/diverse we become the more the old community spirit is dying. Which is a shame because that is what was great about Dublin.

Drakares · 30-11-2012 12:15AM

pmcmahon wrote: »

commute and stop complaining?

No, I don't want to commute. Although considering how terrible Dublin Bus is, maybe I'd be better off.

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

Where do you come from as a matter of interest?

I need a laugh.

You proved my point exactly. I come from a place where you've probably never been. But we love GAA, we're outside Dublin. When I'm not eating bacon and cabbage I'm footing turf and ridin' cattle

Celly Smunt · 30-11-2012 12:16AM

Drakares wrote: »

No, I don't want to commute. Although considering how terrible Dublin Bus is, maybe I'd be better off.

then shut up and get on with it.

coonecb1 · 30-11-2012 12:17AM

Drakares wrote: »

No, I don't want to commute. Although considering how terrible Dublin Bus is, maybe I'd be better off.

You proved my point exactly. I come from a place where you've probably never been. But we love GAA, we're outside Dublin. When I'm not eating bacon and cabbage I'm footing turf and ridin' cattle

Would you care to proffer a positive opinion on a place to live?

Have you lived anywhere that you liked, and if so where is this place?

Or are you a relentlessly negative bore?

Celly Smunt · 30-11-2012 12:19AM

coonecb1 wrote: »

Or are you a relentlessly negative bore?

i think he's one of those folk who feels dublin owes him something.

Da Shins Kelly · 30-11-2012 12:21AM

pmcmahon wrote: »

i think he's one of those folk who feels dublin owes him something.

Who are "those folk"?

Smidge · 30-11-2012 12:24AM

I hate "down the country".

People are small minded and clique-ish.
They bitch and gossip about their neighbours and friends with a venom I never witnessed while living in Dublin.

The children are practically feral and heaven for-fend if your child shows any form of intellect or education. The child becomes far game for being a "sissy wit al dat scoolin".

The women are butch and hate you if you wear make-up and dress nicely "who does yer wan think she is swannin around the place"

Damn you recession for my forced exile

e_e · 30-11-2012 12:24AM

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..."?

You ever notice how whenever anybody uses the word "foreign", 95% of the time it's in a negative context.

I don't think people even realize what they're doing but it's been annoying me quite a bit lately.

Da Shins Kelly · 30-11-2012 12:26AM

Smidge wrote: »

The children are practically feral and heaven for-fend if your child shows any form of intellect or education. The child becomes far game for being a "sissy wit al dat scoolin".

The women are butch and hate you if you wear make-up and dress nicely "who does yer wan think she is swannin around the place"

I've never witnessed any of that. "A sissy wit al day schoolin'" - wtf?

coonecb1 · 30-11-2012 12:31AM

Smidge wrote: »

I hate "down the country".

People are small minded and clique-ish.
They bitch and gossip about their neighbours and friends with a venom I never witnessed while living in Dublin.

The children are practically feral and heaven for-fend if your child shows any form of intellect or education. The child becomes far game for being a "sissy wit al dat scoolin".

The women are butch and hate you if you wear make-up and dress nicely "who does yer wan think she is swannin around the place"

Damn you recession for my forced exile

Agree with the bit about the gossipy-ness of ppl in the country.

Definitely worse than I've seen in South Dublin, despite what stereotypes would say.

In fact, I think there's more snobbery and prejudicial attitudes towards South Dublin than anything than the other way around.

I'm basing this on my life experience, including many summers spent in a country town.

Smidge · 30-11-2012 12:34AM

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

I've never witnessed any of that. "A sissy wit al day schoolin'" - wtf?

It's the truth, sadly.

If you don't play Gaa or hurling but instead like more academic things as a child, not only does the child get targeted but the parents of the country kids are not very nice to that parent(bizarrely you get blackballed).

For some reason, not going out on the pitch and kicking the ****e out of one another on a Saturday morning makes you fair game for abuse and ridicule.

Smidge · 30-11-2012 12:39AM

coonecb1 wrote: »

Agree with the bit about the gossipy-ness of ppl in the country.

Definitely worse than I've seen in South Dublin, despite what stereotypes would say.

In fact, I think there's more snobbery and prejudicial attitudes towards South Dublin than anything than the other way around.

I'm basing this on my life experience, including many summers spent in a country town.

It was the sheer viciousness of the gossip that caught me off guard tbh.

I'm not saying that people in Dublin don't gossip but they seem to be more "careful" about what they say.

Not down the country. They go for the jugular and when they can't find anything to say about others the just make ****e up.

flutterflye · 30-11-2012 12:39AM

Smidge wrote: »

I hate "down the country".

People are small minded and clique-ish.
They bitch and gossip about their neighbours and friends with a venom I never witnessed while living in Dublin.

The children are practically feral and heaven for-fend if your child shows any form of intellect or education. The child becomes far game for being a "sissy wit al dat scoolin".

The women are butch and hate you if you wear make-up and dress nicely "who does yer wan think she is swannin around the place"

Damn you recession for my forced exile

Could not agree more!
Curtains twitch all over the place if you so much as put out your bins.
You're clearly full of yourself if you take pride in your appearance - no women will like you because of this.
They don't even try to hide the fact that they are bitching about you.
People you've never even met know you as 'That Dublin wan who's full of herself'.

Smidge · 30-11-2012 12:43AM

flutterflye wrote: »

Could not agree more!
Curtains twitch all over the place if you so much as put out your bins.
You're clearly full of yourself if you take pride in your appearance - no women will like you because of this.
They don't even try to hide the fact that they are bitching about you.
People you've never even met know you as 'That Dublin wan who's full of herself'.

I take it flutterflye that you *gasp* have your hair done:eek::eek::D

I have never seen so many women (outside of a lesbian bar)who have, on purpose and not through any illness such as hair loss etc, short back and sides :eek:

You can only imagine the looks I get after a fresh head of meche lol

Da Shins Kelly · 30-11-2012 12:45AM

I'm from Dublin and moved with my parents to the country, and I never experienced anything like that in school, and I most certainly had no interest in sport. Also never noticed any reaction to people dressing up or anything like that. Pretty much every girl I know dolls herself up to the nines at every available opportunity. It's almost the opposite in my experience - if you aren't in full make-up, with a dress and high heels, the whole lot on a night out, you stand out like a sore thumb.

flutterflye · 30-11-2012 12:49AM

Smidge wrote: »

I take it flutterflye that you *gasp* have your hair done:eek::eek::D

I have never seen so many women (outside of a lesbian bar)who have, on purpose and not through any illness such as hair loss etc, short back and sides :eek:

You can only imagine the looks I get after a fresh head of meche lol

Well while I'm not in Dublin right now, they're not like that at all here - I actually think there are more Dubs here than natives!
But I did live 'dowin de cuntry' for a year a while back - That was how long I lasted - One year.

Try not to get too shocked now, but not only did I always have my (long) hair nicely done, but I also wore make up ( :eek: ), and wore nice skirts, tops, boots etc... EVERY DAY! ( :eek::eek::eek:)

Smidge · 30-11-2012 12:51AM

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

I'm from Dublin and moved with my parents to the country, and I never experienced anything like that in school, and I most certainly had no interest in sport. Also never noticed any reaction to people dressing up or anything like that. Pretty much every girl I know dolls herself up to the nines at every available opportunity. It's almost the opposite in my experience - if you aren't in full make-up, with a dress and high heels, the whole lot on a night out, you stand out like a sore thumb.

I think you may be a different age bracket shins, to me and Flutterflye tbf.

And I wasn't talking about "young" women going out on a night out to a club etc.

Where I am the girls wear the county Gaa top with jeans to the pub :eek:

Smidge · 30-11-2012 12:56AM

flutterflye wrote: »

Well while I'm not in Dublin right now, they're not like that at all here - I actually think there are more Dubs here than natives!
But I did live 'dowin de cuntry' for a year a while back - That was how long I lasted - One year.

Try not to get too shocked now, but not only did I always have my (long) hair nicely done, but I also wore make up ( :eek: ), and wore nice skirts, tops, boots etc... EVERY DAY! ( :eek::eek::eek:)

Hussy

I am, for my sins, in de pure chunteree(say that phonetically and it gives you a clue to where I am

)

I too have long hair and have the audacity to, wait for it, wear it loose and not scutched back in a scrunchy.
For some reason I get the feeling that these women think I'm going to seduce their pot-bellied, unshaven, welly boot wearing, slurry smelling husbands

:rolleyes:

DEFTLEFTHAND · 30-11-2012 01:00AM

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

I'm from Dublin and moved with my parents to the country, and I never experienced anything like that in school, and I most certainly had no interest in sport. Also never noticed any reaction to people dressing up or anything like that. Pretty much every girl I know dolls herself up to the nines at every available opportunity. It's almost the opposite in my experience - if you aren't in full make-up, with a dress and high heels, the whole lot on a night out, you stand out like a sore thumb.

I from rural Tipperary and what you've described is basically how things were and still are, towns like Thurles and Nenagh are like fashion parades on a Saturday night.

When I was in school if people weren't sporty they were encouraged to pursue other interests of theirs, I don't remember people being sneered at or ostracised because they didn't play hurling etc.

Smidge · 30-11-2012 01:06AM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I from rural Tipperary and what you've described is basically how things were and still are, towns like Thurles and Nenagh are like fashion parades on a Saturday night.

When I was in school if people weren't sporty they were encouraged to pursue other interests of theirs, I don't remember people being sneered at or ostracised because they didn't play hurling etc.

Thurles and Nenagh would be fairly big towns though?

And I didn't say sneered at, I said fair game because they were not seen as tough and were not in the "Clique".
I suppose I can only speak of my experience and that of a few other "outsiders":)

Da Shins Kelly · 30-11-2012 01:09AM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I from rural Tipperary and what you've described is basically how things were and still are, towns like Thurles and Nenagh are like fashion parades on a Saturday night.

When I was in school if people weren't sporty they were encouraged to pursue other interests of theirs, I don't remember people being sneered at or ostracised because they didn't play hurling etc.

Same. I'm not really sure what the above are talking about. I've honestly never seen it. The school thing, definitely never encountered anything like that and I was not a sporty person by any stretch of the imagination. I was actually quite academic and was actively encouraged in that direction.

As far as dressing up, pretty much every young girl does it, but I've noticed it among women of a certain age too. Obviously not the short skirts and such, but my best friend's grandmother is one of the most glamorous women I've ever met - wears black shawls, eye make-up, foundation and lipstick, and lots of jewellery every single day. Likewise, I've seen some mothers around the town who often look very well (especially since most of them have a gang of children hanging out of them), and I can't say I've ever heard anyone passing comment.

Maybe it's that the town I live in is an exception, I don't know, but I've honestly never witnessed this stuff.

Smidge · 30-11-2012 01:14AM

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

Same. I'm not really sure what the above are talking about. I've honestly never seen it. The school thing, definitely never encountered anything like that and I was not a sporty person by any stretch of the imagination. I was actually quite academic and was actively encouraged in that direction.

As far as dressing up, pretty much every young girl does it, but I've noticed it among women of a certain age too. Obviously not the short skirts and such, but my best friend's grandmother is one of the most glamorous women I've ever met - wears black shawls, eye make-up, foundation and lipstick, and lots of jewellery every single day. Likewise, I've seen some mothers around the town who often look very well (especially since most of them have a gang of children hanging out of them), and I can't say I've ever heard anyone passing comment.

Maybe it's that the town I live in is an exception, I don't know, but I've honestly never witnessed this stuff.

You have been lucky so and I'm glad for it:)
It is horrible to see it and live it first hand.

Drakares · 30-11-2012 09:53AM

pmcmahon wrote: »

then shut up and get on with it.

No, I'll say what I feel like saying.. I haven't broken any rules, have I?

No need to go all emo just because I insulted your precious big schmoke. If you don't like it then tough shít, bro.

Rasheed · 30-11-2012 03:21PM

Smidge wrote: »

You have been lucky so and I'm glad for it:)
It is horrible to see it and live it first hand.

Where are you living? I love living in the country. When I lived in Dublin and other cities, I hated the anonymity. The fact that you could be dead in your apartment but nobody would know or care.

Yes, people are nosy in the country and like gossip but 99% mean no harm. We had a shiity time last year as a family and I don't think we'd have got through it with out our community.

As regards women not looking after themselves, I don't know what place you are but there is serious rivalry here with women and their looks and fashion. We do know what hair dye and expensive clothes are too you know.

Da Shins Kelly · 30-11-2012 04:12PM

Rasheed wrote: »

Where are you living? I love living in the country. When I lived in Dublin and other cities, I hated the anonymity. The fact that you could be dead in your apartment but nobody would know or care.

Yes, people are nosy in the country and like gossip but 99% mean no harm. We had a shiity time last year as a family and I don't think we'd have got through it with out our community.

As regards women not looking after themselves, I don't know what place you are but there is serious rivalry here with women and their looks and fashion. We do know what hair dye and expensive clothes are too you know.

The sense of community in a small town is really nice, and I've even found that in Galway. Galway is a great medium for me - it's not so small that it's stifling, but it's not so big that you feel lost.

Madam_X · 30-11-2012 04:32PM

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..."?

Well despite the "we", I'm not. Plus, sometimes when people say "I'm not racist but..." they're actually not racist! It's become the thing to say on the internet that any time someone says that, it automatically means they're racist (even though they very well could not be) and what they are about to say gets stifled by apparently openminded people.

Ireland does have racists - don't think anyone would deny that.

Smidge wrote: »

I hate "down the country".

People are small minded and clique-ish.
They bitch and gossip about their neighbours and friends with a venom I never witnessed while living in Dublin.

The children are practically feral and heaven for-fend if your child shows any form of intellect or education. The child becomes far game for being a "sissy wit al dat scoolin".

The women are butch and hate you if you wear make-up and dress nicely "who does yer wan think she is swannin around the place"

Damn you recession for my forced exile

You've just been contradicted on every point, so it might be best to specify where down the country you're talking about, otherwise you just look narrowminded applying your individual experience to anywhere rural or small-town at all, despite thinking you're so enlightened.

Rasheed · 30-11-2012 05:11PM

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

The sense of community in a small town is really nice, and I've even found that in Galway. Galway is a great medium for me - it's not so small that it's stifling, but it's not so big that you feel lost.

I love Galway! You're dead right, it had just the right mix.

I don't always love the small town mentality but I wouldn't swap it for the world and I feel so lucky to be in such a tight knit community.

You really only appreciate it when you need help.

Da Shins Kelly · 30-11-2012 06:23PM

Rasheed wrote: »

I love Galway! You're dead right, it had just the right mix.

I don't always love the small town mentality but I wouldn't swap it for the world and I feel so lucky to be in such a tight knit community.

You really only appreciate it when you need help.

Sure, living in a small town does have it's problems. It's not perfect by any means at all. Still, I get a sense of belonging and well-being in my parents' town and in Galway that I certainly never get in Dublin.

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