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Snobs, and their lack of breeding: what's your worst experience?

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  • #32
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    And a lot of their parents are country folk

    Do you know the parentage of every Dublin snob you've met?


  • #33
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    I know a fella, who after two years in the US, asked in the local post office for directions to his mother's house, the house he lived in for twenty years previous.

    That's not snobby, just thick as shít.


  • #34
    castletownman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭castletownman


    Slightly Completely off topic, but the amount of snobbery and pretentiousness amongst rugby fans has me pining for the Lions Tour to end as soon as possible*

    My word they really make a mountain out of a mole hill.


    *DISCLAIMER: Not claiming every rugby fan is like that, but it's definitely in the majority going on the one's that know


  • #35
    Duvetdays
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 478 ✭✭Duvetdays


    We rented before in a nice part of south dublin little villas with a green across from it gardens had no driveways and when my husband parked his van on the road this fat old pr*ck used to complain. At first it was we were blocking the bin truck until we pointed it out that the van was gone in the morning before the truck and my husband pointed out cars that were parked a mile from the path and were sticking out further then van.

    When he complained again he was told to f*ck off we paid motor tax and insurance and had every right to park on a public road and the funny thing was it was a new van it cost more then 99% of the cars on the road as most of them drove bangers.

    I do think though that people like that must lead miserable little lives if something that trivial can bother them so much.

    I was also always tempted to go this restaurant he owned and claim I found a pube in my soup!


  • #36
    FTA69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,252 ✭✭✭FTA69


    A friend of mine hung a towel over his balcony in a new-build apartment in Cork City and the next day he had a phone call from the agency telling him that drying clothes was forbidden under the terms of his lease etc. Now it's one thing letting your garden overgrow like something out of a Vietnam film or keeping horses out the back; but drying a towel? Honest to god, the pretensious sh*te that people came out with during the boom is ridiculous.


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  • #37
    wolfpawnat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭wolfpawnat


    FTA69 wrote: »
    A friend of mine hung a towel over his balcony in a new-build apartment in Cork City and the next day he had a phone call from the agency telling him that drying clothes was forbidden under the terms of his lease etc. Now it's one thing letting your garden overgrow like something out of a Vietnam film or keeping horses out the back; but drying a towel? Honest to god, the pretensious sh*te that people came out with during the boom is ridiculous.

    Our apartment complex has that too, so you have a choice, dry them inside and deal with mould as these places are horrifically built or be at risk of reprimand and threat of eviction (I am sure they wouldn't, or I hope they wouldn't) But there are some insane notions in this modern Ireland.


  • #38
    bumper234
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    kylith wrote: »
    I know a guy who lives in an estate that wont allow trade vans to park inside the gates of the estate overnight, so if you live there and you're a plumber you have to park your van outside the estate and walk to your house from there. Bunch of snobs who want to pretend that only bankers, solicitors, and doctors can afford to live there and are pissed that during the boom tradesmen were able to afford to move in, imo.

    How do you mean he won't allow? The guy just lives there? Is there a rule that states no trade vans? I despise snobbery like this and would probably end up taking the nuclear option on him.


  • #39
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    COYW wrote: »
    Totally agree with both of you. Galway and Mayo seems to breed the worst of them, from my experience. Women from the Gaeltacht areas are the worst of the worst.

    This comment carries snobbery itself.


  • #40
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    kylith wrote: »
    I know a guy who lives in an estate that wont allow trade vans to park inside the gates of the estate overnight

    What authority does he have to do that? :confused:


  • #41
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    FTA69 wrote: »
    A friend of mine hung a towel over his balcony in a new-build apartment in Cork City and the next day he had a phone call from the agency telling him that drying clothes was forbidden under the terms of his lease etc. Now it's one thing letting your garden overgrow like something out of a Vietnam film or keeping horses out the back; but drying a towel? Honest to god, the pretensious sh*te that people came out with during the boom is ridiculous.

    That's pretty standard, TBH. It's fair enough, it's a bit messy looking.


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  • #42
    Hoop66
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    Remmy wrote: »
    I can agree with that. I know a spouse that I can't remember ever working but has a new car and all the crap paid for by her husband. She is quite pretentious and always seems to prattling on about buying the latest car or bag or whatever. The funny thing is the husband is the most down to earth blue collar guy you could ever meet and a bloody hard worker.
    They don't live in Royal Terrace in Dun Laoghaire do they? Only that would describe my old neighbours perfectly.


  • #43
    Bits_n_Bobs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭Bits_n_Bobs


    FTA69 wrote: »
    A friend of mine hung a towel over his balcony in a new-build apartment in Cork City and the next day he had a phone call from the agency telling him that drying clothes was forbidden under the terms of his lease etc. Now it's one thing letting your garden overgrow like something out of a Vietnam film or keeping horses out the back; but drying a towel? Honest to god, the pretensious sh*te that people came out with during the boom is ridiculous.

    That's a pretty common rule for apartment blocks, along with not sticking up satellite dishes. I don't think either are unreasonable or snobby, piles of clothes hanging up to dry draped all over balconies would just be an eyesore.


  • #44
    joe stodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 986 ✭✭✭joe stodge


    FTA69 wrote: »
    A friend of mine hung a towel over his balcony in a new-build apartment in Cork City and the next day he had a phone call from the agency telling him that drying clothes was forbidden under the terms of his lease etc. Now it's one thing letting your garden overgrow like something out of a Vietnam film or keeping horses out the back; but drying a towel? Honest to god, the pretensious sh*te that people came out with during the boom is ridiculous.

    Same here in my place, kept getting letters off the management company about putting a clothes horse out fines of €30 a time, I told them I have asthma and the damp sets it off and if they want to fine people get onto those with dogs on the balconies and lad who hung up satellite dishes before they ever get in contact with me again.


  • #45
    Legs.Eleven
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    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    I have found that the worst snobs in Dublin are the country people who came up from the sticks and settled

    never met a true blue snobby dub


    I wrote a post a moment ago agreeing with this but what I actually wanted to say was the idea that snobbery exists only in the confines of South Dublin is plain wrong. I've met some absolutely ferocious snobs outside of Dublin and you're wondering wtf they have to be snobby about.

    Snobbery is the one trait I DESPISE in someone and I have no time for people like that. None.


  • #46
    OldNotWIse
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    Chris De Burgh, told my Dad he was lowering the tone of the neighbourhood when he parked his van there to carry out work. S*p


  • #47
    enricoh
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    me n a mate met this oul boy in the local hotel one evening. oul boy asks our surnames to see if we were of good social standing n what was the occasion being in the hotel.
    i said we just popped in for a couple after playing pitch n putt - he told us pitch n putt was for workers! i bust my hole laughing n my mate wanted to deck him only he was ancient!


  • #48
    Bits_n_Bobs
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    As a Dub let me shamelessly divert the snobbery away from us and point to a certain set of Limerick wannabe's who holiday in Kilkee...I have never ever come across anything like them.


  • #49
    FTA69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,252 ✭✭✭FTA69


    That's a pretty common rule for apartment blocks, along with not sticking up satellite dishes. I don't think either are unreasonable or snobby, piles of clothes hanging up to dry draped all over balconies would just be an eyesore.

    It's most unreasonable, and the type of gobsh*te that would actually pick up the phone in order to rat on a neighbour over a towel is exactly the type of person alluded to in the OP.


  • #50
    ToddyDoody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,419 ✭✭✭ToddyDoody


    Are these idiots good for the economy though? They may well be. in which case, this self-appointed watchdog, who, I might add, has lived in the area all her life, continue with her mission?


  • #51
    fishy fishy
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    Dostoevsky wrote: »
    So, two days ago our neighbour decided to approach another neighbour. The other neighbour, a couple, are absolutely sound. We have never had any problems with them in all their years here. However, recently he has lost his job and has started a new job. That new job entails his driving a ... van.

    Our complaining neighbour (who doesn't work, but whose husband has a so-called prestigious job) decided that this van was, as she put it, "lowering the tone" of the neighbourhood. We were trying to be nice to her and discouraging her from saying anything, as we've known her for decades and she "has her ways" (to put it euphemistically).

    Nevertheless, she approached them and told them she'd prefer if they didn't park that van in this area. She told us yesterday morning about her approach, and we fell out with her especially when she, by her own admission, said to the couple "the neighbours have been saying...". We went next door and said to them that we had nothing to do with this. We just felt so sorry for that couple (who, as it happens, are not Irish) and so ashamed of what our neighbour (who, as it happens, is Irish) had done. The fact that they weren't Irish made us feel more guilty for some reason.

    I'm at a loss to understand why people do such things. My personal impression is that such people are usually women of a certain type - not working, living financially off the work of a close relative, and usually have attained very little personal achievement so try to live their "success" and sense of self through the achievements of people connected with them. This is perhaps a bad generalisation, but it is my experience.

    What's your worst experience of snobs?



    do you mind me asking - is this rotten neighbour of yours a bit of a "bogger" (excuse the expression), who, married into "money" and therefore looks down her nose at everybody who isn't on her "level" now even though she came from the ar*hole of nowhere.

    I know a few of these people - funnily enough their OH's (who would be the "rich" half of the marriage) are usually sound people and would treat people with respect - its the hair brained attitude of the "I married into money, I'm better than you" other halfs that need to be laughed at.


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  • #52
    Bits_n_Bobs
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    FTA69 wrote: »
    It's most unreasonable, and the type of gobsh*te that would actually pick up the phone in order to rat on a neighbour over a towel is exactly the type of person alluded to in the OP.

    I don't want to live in an apartment block that is festooned with towels and washing hanging all over it. I believe most classes of people will occasionally wash clothes. So it can't be discriminatory or snobby. It's also generally clearly stated as a 'house rule' so everyone should be aware of it before moving in. Don't agree with it - don't move in.

    It is desirable to have some agreed level of conduct in order to ensure the greater good especially when living in an apartment block.

    I don't think moaning about some guys van would be reasonable at all however.


  • #53
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    Legs.Eleven wrote: »
    and you're wondering wtf they have to be snobby about.

    This is pretty snobby. "What does someone who lives outside of South Dublin have to be snobby about?" :D


  • #54
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    OldNotWIse wrote: »
    Chris De Burgh, told my Dad he was lowering the tone of the neighbourhood when he parked his van there to carry out work. S*p

    Chris de Burgh lowers the tone of the world.


  • #55
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    FTA69 wrote: »
    It's most unreasonable, and the type of gobsh*te that would actually pick up the phone in order to rat on a neighbour over a towel is exactly the type of person alluded to in the OP.

    It's not, people in houses hang their washing out the back in general for a reason.


  • #56
    wolfpawnat
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    April O Neill wrote: »
    It's not, people in houses hang their washing out the back in general for a reason.

    In an ideal world apartment dwellers would have the same ability, but we don't :( Mould in my apartment is a problem so I have to dry clothes right next to open windows in hopes it doesn't get any worse, but still get comments even though they are inside my apartment and not on the balcony, so I am not breaking any rules.


  • #57
    Larbre34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,105 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Quite a lot of this country suffers from a case of 'all fur coat and no knickers', only these days there isnt much fur coat either. As someone said earlier, its case of people with little else to do getting obsessed with minor issues. We can probably all be a bit snobby even inwardly, the thing is to keep it in perspective and always try and be decent with people

    The best thing to do with true snobs is cut them off at the ankles with a well chosen remark, but always keep the language highbrow, they really hate that


  • #58
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    A few years ago when I was looking for work I went for an interview for a company in Dundrum, knew the mangager and had all the qualifications etc so felt I was well in with a shot. I didn't get it and was a bit shocked. I rang the manager and asked her for some feedback and she was like "ah the other person just had a bit more experience than you" so that was fine.

    Anyway fast forward to last year when the company went bust and I was talking to the manager on FB and feeling sorry for the owner and all that and she told me not to waste my sympathy. Turned out the job I was passed over for I was more than qualified for, I had more experience than the person who got it, the only reason I didn't was because I'm from the Northside :mad:


  • #59
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    wolfpawnat wrote: »
    In an ideal world apartment dwellers would have the same ability, but we don't :( Mould in my apartment is a problem so I have to dry clothes right next to open windows in hopes it doesn't get any worse, but still get comments even though they are inside my apartment and not on the balcony, so I am not breaking any rules.

    I've never had a problem with indoor clothes dryers. And a lot of housedwellers who don't have tumble driers have to do a lot of their drying indoors, especially in the winter.

    Getting comments about your indoor clothes drying is ridiculous though.


  • #60
    padd b1975
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    OldNotWIse wrote: »
    Chris De Burgh, told my Dad he was lowering the tone of the neighbourhood when he parked his van there to carry out work. S*p
    He should have told him shagging his children's nanny while his wife is in hospital fairly lowers the tone too.


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  • #61
    wolfpawnat
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    April O Neill wrote: »
    I've never had a problem with indoor clothes dryers. And a lot of housedwellers who don't have tumble driers have to do a lot of their drying indoors, especially in the winter.

    Getting comments about your indoor clothes drying is ridiculous though.

    It is madness. I just asked them did they think my pink underwear matched the bra, they seemed different colours to me, since they were taking time to look in (I am a ground floor apartment, but still) :D No comments out of them then.


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