Are there any ''Real Culchies or Muckers'' Left ?

mikemac1 · 20-03-2013 11:29PM

105: Tip the postman!
Thy shalt always tip the postman 20 quid (10 quid or tin of Roses in these recessionary times) at Christmas as your postman is great.

Townies never tip their postman, tight feckers

Meangadh · 21-03-2013 12:30AM

I'm a total culchie. I always find it weird though when Dublin people say "culchie" like it's a bad thing. I love being from the country. I wouldn't change it for the world- and I say that as someone who actually really likes Dublin, and cities in general- but I especially like Dublin.

But I wouldn't swop being from the country and having a major appreciation and love for all things culchie for anything.

christ on a bike! · 21-03-2013 12:42AM

I'm a culchie, live in dublin and get slagged for it and I slag those junkies back just as hard.

Got a dublin bird too, as has my brother - stealin' them wimmin, ha!?

Culchiest I ever was was when I came home one day and as I pulled up in the back yard I saw the door to the car house was open (the car house is a shed with a carriage size door that once kept the horse and cart - before our time kids)

Hanging from a rafter was a Deer by the hind hoofs - dead thankfully. Went in to task the aul man where he had come from and he said that one of his friends had shot it as it was on his land and he was afraid of TB cos of a recent outbreak etc.

And for some reason he brought him to our house, probably cos we have big sheds (big tractor too).

They called another friend who had experience in skinning deer that he gained at 17 when he helped his father and uncle. The man was 74 when they called him but he called over to help.

Hilarity ensued - you would think it was barbaric if it wasn't so natural - culchiest moment of my life.

Saved 5 1/2 vealy chops from the episode.

Kichote · 21-03-2013 12:48AM

Hows she cuttin OP?

Im culching it out big time here in the back of the beyonds. Cant bate it. At festivals and fleaths and fairs if the craic is good you'll find me there.

bohsboy · 21-03-2013 01:58AM

Culchie towns, where you can drop a nuke in the Main Street and cause 23 euro worth of damage. An insatiable appetite for wanting to know everything about you. Horrible, horrible trait.

ColeTrain · 21-03-2013 02:11AM

I got called "a culchie" a couple of times on Sunday, in the Capital ( all female ) when they heard my accent. Now, my accent could easily be mistaken for a Galway accent which is also a city. I'm sure people neighboring Belfast and Cork have also suffered similar.
Are these people so stupid and stuck up that they think Dublin is the only city in Ireland? They should hear themselves "fooookin culchieees".

Zaph · 21-03-2013 02:31AM

Auntie Psychotic wrote: »

D'unbelievables ARE the best comedy act ever.

I have no problem with culchies, my wife is one, but I'm afraid this sort of carry on is inexcusable. Haemorrhoids are funnier.

ColeTrain wrote: »

I got called "a culchie" a couple of times on Sunday, in the Capital ( all female ) when they heard my accent. Now, my accent could easily be mistaken for a Galway accent which is also a city. I'm sure people neighboring Belfast and Cork have also suffered similar.
Are these people so stupid and stuck up that they think Dublin is the only city in Ireland? They should hear themselves "fooookin culchieees".

Ah, you see the mistake you're making is thinking that a culchie is from outside an urban area. To us, a person from anywhere outside of Dublin, is a culchie. That they come from a city is irrelevant. It's nothing to do with being stupid or stuck up, but rather your misunderstanding of what Dubs class as culchies.

Unfortunately where the problems start is when a) somebody gets over-sensitive about being called a culchie; or b) when somebody is a being total dick because somebody from outside Dublin has spoken to them or utters something in their earshot. It's like the Dublin northside/southside thing, it's a bit of craic if it's not taken seriously, but some people just don't know when to give it a rest.

LizT · 21-03-2013 02:35AM

Auntie Psychotic wrote: »

D'unbelievables ARE the best comedy act ever. Tis only Dubs that don't understand them.

I'm from the Midlands and I hate D'unbelievables. They're seriously unfunny.

ColeTrain · 21-03-2013 02:43AM

Zaph wrote: »

Ah, you see the mistake you're making is thinking that a culchie is from outside an urban area. To us, a person from anywhere outside of Dublin, is a culchie. That they come from a city is irrelevant. It's nothing to do with being stupid or stuck up, but rather your misunderstanding of what Dubs class as culchies.

Unfortunately where the problems start is when a) somebody gets over-sensitive about being called a culchie; or b) when somebody is a being total dick because somebody from outside Dublin has spoken to them or utters something in their earshot. It's like the Dublin northside/southside thing, it's a bit of craic if it's not taken seriously, but some people just don't know when to give it a rest.

Nope no mistake mate. What I was getting at is why you think everyone outside of Dublin is a "culchie". I'm sure you'd be bemused if a Belfast person called you a culchie!

FWIT, It doesn't bother me. I have cousins in Dublin and used to spend time there during the summer when I was young - of course I was called a culchie by every kid on the estate, so I am well used to it. Like you said, 90% of the time it's just used for a bit of craic. It's amusing when someone is trying to genuinely insult you with the word but that rarely happens.

Zaph · 21-03-2013 02:52AM

ColeTrain wrote: »

Nope no mistake mate. What I was getting at is why you think everyone outside of Dublin is a "culchie".

I think that you're using the term culchie as someone from a rural area, whereas a Dublin person doesn't make that distinction, you're either a Dub or a culchie. There isn't any differentiation made between someone from Cork city (like my wife), or someone from the arse end of Galway, they're all culchies to us. It's probably due to the heroin addling our brains so much that we can't think beyond two categories.

ColeTrain wrote: »

I'm sure you'd be bemused if a Belfast person called you a culchie!

Absolutely, because I'm from Dublin. Oddly enough, we tend not to call people from Northern Ireland culchies. Not sure why that is because they clearly are!

Ihatecuddles-old · 21-03-2013 02:53AM

mikemac1 wrote: »

105: Tip the postman!
Thy shalt always tip the postman 20 quid (10 quid or tin of Roses in these recessionary times) at Christmas as your postman is great.

Townies never tip their postman, tight feckers

My mam is from Dublin and she tips the milk man and the postman!

I Love a good culchie, something really attractive about a farmer.

carlmango11 · 21-03-2013 02:53AM

ColeTrain wrote: »

What I was getting at is why you think everyone outside of Dublin is a "culchie".

From my own experiences I find that a lot Dubliners consider Dublin to be the only real city-city in the Republic - the rest are just towns. I've come across this attitude a lot. I'm not saying it's my opinion as I've never been to Cork but I definitely wouldn't consider the likes of Galway a city. Make no mistake it's a lovely place but it just feels much more like a town compared to the streets of Dublin.

The Barefoot Pizza Thief · 21-03-2013 02:56AM

Zaph wrote: »

I have no problem with culchies, my wife is one, but I'm afraid this sort of carry on is inexcusable. Haemorrhoids are funnier.

LizT wrote: »

I'm from the Midlands and I hate D'unbelievables. They're seriously unfunny.

Jaysus, that's a touch harsh.

Know they can be a bit hit and miss at times but I've found a fair few of their skits to be up there with the very best of Irish comedy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBHUy2MgwmI

Ihatecuddles-old · 21-03-2013 02:57AM

I've absolutely no idea what D'unbelievables are.

ColeTrain · 21-03-2013 02:58AM

Zaph wrote: »

I think that you're using the term culchie as someone from a rural area, whereas a Dublin person doesn't make that distinction, you're either a Dub or a culchie. There isn't any differentiation made between someone from Cork city (like my wife), or someone from the arse end of Galway, they're all culchies to us. It's probably due to the heroin addling our brains so much that we can't think beyond two categories.

You Dubs seem to have a bit of a siege mentality going on? Maybe it's because you tend to leave your own county less than others would leave theirs? I really don't know what it's about.

Zaph wrote: »

Zaph wrote: »

Absolutely, because I'm from Dublin. Oddly enough, we tend not to call people from Northern Ireland culchies. Not sure why that is because they clearly are!

Fked if I know

Zaph · 21-03-2013 02:59AM

ColeTrain wrote: »

You Dubs seem to have a bit of a siege mentality going on? Maybe it's because you tend to leave your own county less than others would leave theirs? I really don't know what it's about.

Nah, it's because there's 31 other counties ganging up on us.

ColeTrain · 21-03-2013 03:01AM

carlmango11 wrote: »

From my own experiences I find that a lot Dubliners consider Dublin to be the only real city-city in the Republic - the rest are just towns. I've come across this attitude a lot. I'm not saying it's my opinion as I've never been to Cork but I definitely wouldn't consider the likes of Galway a city. Make no mistake it's a lovely place but it just feels much more like a town compared to the streets of Dublin.

There might be something to that but at the end of the day Dublin is hardly a massive city either. A Londoner would laugh at us all.

ColeTrain · 21-03-2013 03:02AM

Zaph wrote: »

Nah, it's because there's 31 other counties ganging up on us.

The heroin is making you all paranoid

ColeTrain · 21-03-2013 03:10AM

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

I've absolutely no idea what D'unbelievables are.

That fat ejiet Pat Short ( guy from that 1890 An Post ad ) and Jon Kenny had a comedy duet going. It was funny at first but it's well past it's sell by date now. It's actually quite sad to see Pat Short try to cling onto it now and it's pathetic that RTE continue to give him air time.

Ihatecuddles-old · 21-03-2013 03:20AM

ColeTrain wrote: »

That fat ejiet Pat Short

I hate it already :P

kupus · 21-03-2013 03:46AM

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

My mam is from Dublin and she tips the milk man and the postman!

I Love a good culchie, something really attractive about a farmer.

Hi you doin

...in a joey tribeany voice

Us culchie farm shtock, when we say TIP or TIPPING we mean it in a different way, so maybe best change that sentence!!

Auntie Psychotic · 21-03-2013 05:38AM

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

My mam is from Dublin and she tips the milk man and the postman!

I Love a good culchie, something really attractive about a farmer.

Can't bate the smell of cow ****e of a man in the mornin, especially a man with his own bitta land with road frontage!

Rasheed · 21-03-2013 05:54AM

Auntie Psychotic wrote: »

Can't bate the smell of cow ****e of a man in the mornin, especially a man with his own bitta land with road frontage!

Or the faint odour of silage, even after he has washed. Love it.

WakeUp · 21-03-2013 06:09AM

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Its the 454th largest city in the world....hardly a major international metropolis......

http://www.mongabay.com/cities_pop_01.htm

lol

a population list er, yeah ok

major enough to be ranked as an alpha city and still in the top 30 you must have missed that part not bad for being the 454th largest city in the world a credit to the people of Dublin who make the city work.
http://www.creativedublinalliance.ie/projects/dublin-city-indicators-and-benchmarking/

ranked 35 in the world in the Mercer survey quality of living ranked above London...
http://m.mercer.com/press-releases/1173105?detail=D

md23040 · 21-03-2013 09:44AM

I don't like these arbitrary categories but there's a big gombeen of a culchie on RTE every Saturday Night in a TV show called, believe it or not "The Saturday Night Show"

If you want proof then tune in after the news.

andym1 · 21-03-2013 10:17AM

moon_man wrote: »

101= going to the funeral of someone you never once spoke to but who once mowed hay for your grandfather in the fifties

102= Talking outside after mass

Wibbs · 21-03-2013 10:23AM

Zaph wrote: »

Ah, you see the mistake you're making is thinking that a culchie is from outside an urban area. To us, a person from anywhere outside of Dublin, is a culchie. That they come from a city is irrelevant. It's nothing to do with being stupid or stuck up, but rather your misunderstanding of what Dubs class as culchies.

This and I'd draw a tighter line on the Pale than most. Oh and if your parents are culchies I'm watching you closely...

There isn't any differentiation made between someone from Cork city (like my wife)

Mixed marriage.

Unfortunately where the problems start is when a) somebody gets over-sensitive about being called a culchie; or b) when somebody is a being total dick because somebody from outside Dublin has spoken to them or utters something in their earshot. It's like the Dublin northside/southside thing, it's a bit of craic if it's not taken seriously, but some people just don't know when to give it a rest.

+1000. It's even possible to mix those two states. Mate of mine is from Kildare. Another mate noted when ales were taken that he lives near the upper reaches of the Liffey. He also noted he lives on the north of said river. A culshie northsider. Double whammy right there.

fishy fishy · 21-03-2013 10:25AM

I actually think being called a culchie is a compliment - it's a good thing - especially when it your are being called a culchie because you are not a jackeen - how good is that. Bring it on.

laoch na mona · 21-03-2013 10:50AM

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

I Love a good culchie, something really attractive about a farmer.

ill show you the bull:D

only if shes got land boys

Wibbs · 21-03-2013 10:51AM

fishy fishy wrote: »

I actually think being called a culchie is a compliment - it's a good thing - especially when it your are being called a culchie because you are not a jackeen - how good is that. Bring it on.

Feckin culchies with their logic *shakes fist*

Are there any ''Real Culchies or Muckers'' Left ?

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