City Life

The Backwards Man · 02-07-2013 11:56PM #1

I'm a country boy, if no one has noticed. I love visiting cities, but I would never spend more than a few days in one. I love the quietness, the wide open spaces, the country life too much.

In the future, it's probable that everyone will live in cities, and us culchies will be forgotten dinosaur relics.

So, good folk of the cities, can you give some pointers to us culchies for surviving city life when we are finally displaced from our natural habitat?

mcwinning · 02-07-2013 11:58PM

I'm kind of the same as you, don't like big cities. Wouldn't want to live out in the sticks, but small cities/big towns are perfect.

Sauve · 02-07-2013 11:58PM

Mind the train tracks.

It's a bit like a bog hole but ya can't jump it.

Skid X · 02-07-2013 11:59PM

Nah, I've seen enough apocalypse movies and TV Shows to know that we will all soon be forced to abandon the cities and attempt to continue civilisation on Farms.

Then I will realise that your man on the Farmers Journal ad was correct to say 'You cannot afford to miss it', albeit far too late

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Peregrine · 03-07-2013 12:02AM

Don't eat/touch yellow snow
Don't trust signposts, scumbags turn them a lot
If you're on an empty bus, don't go upstairs and sit at the back

jaffacakesyum · 03-07-2013 12:03AM

If you see gum on the street, don't pick it up, it's not candy.

The Backwards Man · 03-07-2013 12:04AM

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

Don't eat/touch yellow snow
Don't trust signposts, scumbags turn them a lot
If you're on an empty bus, don't go upstairs and sit at the back

All that happens in the country too.

Except we don't have double Decker buses.

Joe prim · 03-07-2013 12:06AM

Do not purchase bridges,large buildings or other architectural features from random strangers who approach you offering you a "bargain"

looking_around · 03-07-2013 12:07AM

don't get in peoples way :P ...everyone is in a rush

El Guapo! · 03-07-2013 12:08AM

1. Leave your banjo in the sticks. It's not welcome here.

2. Smell that?........yep, that's life without the constant smell of cow shít.

3. Remember, it's ok to eat something other than bacon and cabbage everyday.

4. No it's not acceptable to bring a date to supermacs.

5. It's tea. Not tae.

6. Leave your cousin alone. That's not what we do here.

Red Pepper · 03-07-2013 12:09AM

I love the countryside too. Lived in Port Moresby once. Vile place. Closer to home, Dublin has all the city negatives without being a very nice city especially recently. Vancouver or Toronto or Melbourne prob best.

Peregrine · 03-07-2013 12:10AM

Joe prim wrote: »

Do not purchase bridges,large buildings or other architectural features from random strangers who approach you offering you a "bargain"

Are you telling me I paid too much for the Spire?

Mickey H · 03-07-2013 12:14AM

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

Don't eat/touch yellow snow
Don't trust signposts, scumbags turn them a lot
If you're on an empty bus, don't go upstairs and sit at the back

It was harmless fun your honour. We were on the way home from the pub.

OakeyDokey · 03-07-2013 12:20AM

I'm a country girl and love cities

I'd like to move to a bigger city if I could. There's something about the lights and general bustling around that attracts me. I'd stare out the window and watch the city move!

cantdecide · 03-07-2013 12:23AM

El Guapo! wrote: »

2. Smell that?........yep, that's life without the constant smell of cow shít.

See those big shiny things buzzing around the sky Mr. Sophistimocated? Shur get on one every so often you'll never know what you'll find!!

The Backwards Man · 03-07-2013 12:26AM

OakeyDokey wrote: »

I'm a country girl and love cities I'd like to move to a bigger city if I could. There's something about the lights and general bustling around that attracts me. I'd stare out the window and watch the city move!

I love that too, but there's only so much time you can spend looking at lights. I can see three countries from my front window, not many city people can do that.:)

The Backwards Man · 03-07-2013 12:27AM

El Guapo! wrote: »

1. Leave your banjo in the sticks. It's not welcome here.

2. Smell that?........yep, that's life without the constant smell of cow shít.

3. Remember, it's ok to eat something other than bacon and cabbage everyday.

4. No it's not acceptable to bring a date to supermacs.

5. It's tea. Not tae.

6. Leave your cousin alone. That's not what we do here.

I'm from the country, not the Amazon rainforest.:pac:

cantdecide · 03-07-2013 12:28AM

Lived in the country. Lived in the city. Liked both for different reasons and I wouldn't hesitate to move between each again. The best situation is living just outside a large city in the schticks. Best of both worlds. I know I wouldn't buy a place that was in a city or somewhere beyond an ass's roar from from civilisation.

Geomy · 03-07-2013 12:33AM

Maybe the countryside from late spring untill the end of October, then off to the city for the winter then back to the country again :-)

03-07-2013 12:33AM

Remember that wellies aren't suitable city attire.

Ditto tweed caps.

Ditto anything else in tweed.

Never refer to the city as 'The Parish'. You'd out yourself immediately.

Bear in mind that to exist peacefully in a city it's not only desirable but often necessary for your personal safety to treat your neighbour as a complete stranger. This involves pretending not to recognise them, even if you see them every day, twice a day.

The Backwards Man · 03-07-2013 12:36AM

Candie wrote: »

Remember that wellies aren't suitable city attire.

Ditto tweed caps.

Ditto anything else in tweed.

Never refer to the city as 'The Parish'. You'd out yourself immediately.

Bear in mind that to exist peacefully in a city it's not only desirable but often necessary for your personal safety to treat your neighbour as a complete stranger. This involves pretending not to recognise them, even if you see them every day, twice a day.

When I'm in a city I say 'Howya' and doff my cap to everyone I meet. Usually get a smile back too.:) Maybe city people should become more like country people. We hate each other but we wouldn't give anyone the nose of not saying hello to them.:p

El Guapo! · 03-07-2013 12:38AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I'm from the country, not the Amazon rainforest.:pac:

Tom-ay-to

Tom-ah-to

03-07-2013 12:40AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

When I'm in a city I say 'Howya' and doff my cap to everyone I meet. Usually get a smile back too.:) Maybe city people should become more like country people. We hate each other but we wouldn't give anyone the nose of not saying hello to them.:p

I actually know all my neighbours, to the extent that I wind up doing the shopping for all the older ones when they're sick.

I've never said 'howya' though, that's a bridge too far

OneArt · 03-07-2013 12:40AM

People in the country tend to be friendlier than in the city. Though that's mainly because they haven't seen another person in weeks.

The city has more disease, violence and robberies. But it also has more shops, bars and fun things.

City > country.

seven_eleven · 03-07-2013 12:42AM

1. Life in the city is pretty much the same as in any medium sized Irish town, except.
2. If Its dublin, its fairly similar except the dubliners have this superiority complex and think they're better than everybody else, when in reality they're just as thick as any fool from outside the city.

The Backwards Man · 03-07-2013 12:46AM

seven_eleven wrote: »

1. Life in the city is pretty much the same as in any medium sized Irish town, except.
2. If Its dublin, its fairly similar except the dubliners have this superiority complex and think they're better than everybody else, when in reality they're just as thick as any fool from outside the city.

I've actually found Dubs to be pretty sound for the most part.

Wannabe Dubs, now that's a whole other story.:( In general though, as a culchie, I've always felt welcome in Dublin.

cantdecide · 03-07-2013 12:48AM

Don't give people the exaggerated wink and say "how ya gooooan".

03-07-2013 12:50AM

seven_eleven wrote: »

1. Life in the city is pretty much the same as in any medium sized Irish town, except.
2. If Its dublin, its fairly similar except the dubliners have this superiority complex and think they're better than everybody else, when in reality they're just as thick as any fool from outside the city.

ALL of them?? You get around!

Sinfonia · 03-07-2013 12:57AM

OneArt wrote: »

People in the country tend to be friendlier than in the city. Though that's mainly because they haven't seen another person in weeks.

The city has more disease, violence and robberies. But it also has more shops, bars and fun things.

City > country.

Dylan Moran on the country and city:
"You’re never going to go. Why would you go? It’s a disgusting place. It’s always wet even when it’s dry. There’s nothing there. Farmers aren’t really people, you know this. They’re just necessary, we need somebody to kill cows.[...]Then you get these articles about how unhealthy life is in the city. You know; mobile phone tumours - far more likely in the city; Well you know what, so is everything else! Including sex, coffee and conversation."

seven_eleven · 03-07-2013 12:58AM

Candie wrote: »

ALL of them?? You get around!

Not all of them. Try not to take offense, just a large portion of the AH crowd do. Most dubliners are fine.

Celly Smunt · 03-07-2013 12:59AM

seven_eleven wrote: »

2. If Its dublin, its fairly similar except the dubliners have this superiority complex and think they're better than everybody else, when in reality they're just as thick as any fool from outside the city.

Maybe you just have an inferiority complex?

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