Yitzhak Rabin wrote: » Yes I came back to drone on about how much I learned while travelling, and how it opened my mind, and tell people about the amazing experiences I had and how things are so much better abroad, and how Irish people can be soooo close-minded. Of course I actually just spent 2 years drinking the hoop out of it with my GAA jersey on in a Irish bar in Sydney.
BraziliaNZ wrote: » I'd love to meet some of these mythical a*seholes people in AH keep banging on about
smurgen wrote: » Returning home from London tonight after 6 months here and 2 years in Geneva before that. I moved to those places for work and now i'm moving home for work. Yes I did learn alot living away from home and yes I did intergrate and get on with the locals in both place but I also did mix with the Irish in the irish bars. I have learned alot and I have a new appreciation for Ireland because of my travels. I don't however miss the stupid begrudgery that comes from the Irish when they feel threatened as shown in your post above.
Yitzhak Rabin wrote: » Yes its obviously just begrudgery, nothing to do with the fact that listening to lads droning on about Lawwwdawwn and Sydney like they travelled to Mars is very tedious.
April O Neill wrote: » To the people who found it difficult to adjust on returning to Ireland - in what ways? Not a defensive question, BTW, I am genuinely fascinated.
Ruubot2 wrote: » I come and go these days, nothing changes in small Meath towns. Same old, same old.
Legs.Eleven wrote: » Speaking of which, I'm from a relatively small town in North County Dublin and my dad always sends me a detailed email about all the changes that have happened in the town: "The Dunnes in number 26 have got new blinds, Mr Shields has painted his front door red, Hogan's are selling German beer now, Mary's Cafe has extended out the back and Lovely Lady Beauty Salon are doing spray tans...and Asumpta Murphy is pregnant!" and everytime I come home, he brings me for a drive round the town to point out all the changes. It's very cute, bless him.
jaja321 wrote: » I’ve actually found the working environment hard to get used to also – in the States things are done very differently and I actually still find that hard.
Minderbinder wrote: » I was excited about coming home but it isn't long until everything becomes about employment. Even some of the nicest people I know will start up a conversation with things like 'Any work going?' or 'How's the job search?'. Even though I'm not particularly unhappy about my situation, the references to it end up dragging me down eventually.
Yitzhak Rabin wrote: » Yes its obviously just begrudgery, nothing to do with the fact that listening to lads droning on about Lawwwdawwn and Sydney like they travelled to Mars is very tedious. I've lived in plenty of places myself, from the Middle East, to Central Africa, to the US and central America. I just don't feel the need to bang on about it like I'm some modern day David Livingston
kupus wrote: » Two words should sum this up nicely so here goes: Fcukin weather
UCDVet wrote: » Am I the only one who loves the weather in Ireland? I've been here for three winters now and I still don't own a snow shovel. I've never seen a single road closed due to snow. I've never had to chisel away the layers of snow and ice to get into my car or deal with anyone getting stuck in the snow. The summers are even better than the winters. I've been to some of the 'so called' summer destinations, with fancy beaches and hot weather....and it's hot. Too hot. You either sit inside with the air conditioning on for 14 hours of the day, or you sit outside in a pool of sweat. I used to pack a lunch during the summer because, if I left to get food, I'd come back and look like I'd run a marathon! And the garden was nothing but mud, unless you could afford the huge hit on the water bill to keep the grass growing.
