brown nosing yanks

clairefontaine · 21-08-2013 08:01PM

April O Neill wrote: »

I'm a bit sickened to see things named after JFK not because he's American but because I don't find him to be a particularly admirable figure. But can't please everyone, I suppose. I just don't really get why he's revered by so many. (Ryan Tubridy being the most high profile admirer) Is it the fact that he has Irish blood? Is that it? MMMMkay.

I agree with this. I'm not a Kennedy fan either. But then Galway wanted to put up a Che Guevara statue, which is even worse.

It was funny one day in Dublin, so ene made a snide little put down that my little one sounds like one of those south county Dublin kids who want to be American. Uh he is American stupid.

I can see what people are saying here but I don't think the sycophancy is always directed towar the yanks, a term I find offensive by the way, not that anyone here cares, but it is a streak alright, just look at Enda. Brown noses everyone, Obama, Merkel too.

Amerika · 21-08-2013 08:02PM

MadsL wrote: »

Intercourse.....*snicker*

LOL... just a bit east of Fertility, Pennsylvania. Amish country.

"One road leads to another" as we say in these parts.

Czarcasm · 21-08-2013 08:04PM

MadsL wrote: »

Intercourse.....*snicker*

Who names these places?

Mianus, Conneticut, USA

Meanus, Limerick, Ireland

MadsL · 21-08-2013 08:10PM

Czarcasm wrote: »

Who names these places?

Mianus, Conneticut, USA

Meanus, Limerick, Ireland

Czar, WV might suit ya...

Amerika · 21-08-2013 08:13PM

MadsL wrote: »

Czar, WV might suit ya...

I loved a girl in WV once... nay twice.

MadsL · 21-08-2013 08:15PM

Amerika wrote: »

I loved a girl in WV once... nay twice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2eGoCcEiIA

NoNewFriends · 21-08-2013 08:33PM

Cathal Cloch wrote: »

One wonders how places like Cuba would have faired had it not been on the end of crushing US vindictiveness.

One wonders how places like Cuba would have faired had it not been on the end of crushing communist oppression.

Czarcasm · 21-08-2013 08:34PM

MadsL wrote: »

Czar, WV might suit ya...

One of my favorite films of all time is set in Charleston, but I don't know if you'd get away with saying things like this there nowadays-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nACj50uq6_s

MadsL · 21-08-2013 08:36PM

NoNewFriends wrote: »

One wonders how places like Cuba would have faired had it not been on the end of crushing communist oppression.

Cuba, NM is just fine. Dunno what you are talking about.

Gandhi · 21-08-2013 08:53PM

Amerika wrote: »

LOL... just a bit east of Fertility, Pennsylvania. Amish country.

"One road leads to another" as we say in these parts.

While another road nearby leads from Virginville, PA to Blue Ball, PA. Any time I am in Central PA I get a bit sad at the amount of potential place-name innuendo that is wasted on the Amish.

wendell borton · 21-08-2013 09:50PM

Iranians are not arabs they're Persians.

cassid · 21-08-2013 10:22PM

I reckon there are plenty of good ordinary Irish people that we could name bridges etc after. There are people who do things quietly that make a big difference to others , we should seek these people out.

21-08-2013 10:29PM

Isn't what we call Eyre Square not really Eyre Square? That is the name of that entire area, but the green there is called the Palace Grounds/Garden (can't remember which) and the small garden near where you'd see a plaque for JFK is named after him. I could have that wrong.

Legs.Eleven · 21-08-2013 10:32PM

Ireland has massive ties with America. I don't see why we should simply ignore that 60 million American claim Irish decendancy. That's a massive amount of people. I've two siblings, 3 nieces and nephews, 1 auntie (by blood), 2 uncles (again, by blood but who both passed away in the last few years), 8 first cousins (2 of which emigrated in the last 5 or 6 years), 2 second cousins, one great aunt (by blood) and a load of other miscelleneous family (my grandad is buried in New York, for example) over there as well and probably a shed load of ancestors as well like many of us. My other sister who lives in Ireland is married to an American and has a daughter, half American. I doubt I'm exceptional.

Why would we deny roots so strong?

MadsL · 21-08-2013 10:40PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4_7qY0IEno

Firefox11 · 21-08-2013 10:48PM

Jester252 wrote: »

I miss the Grand Canal Theatre.

I agree. Board Gais Energy Theatre is an absolute travesty of a name.:mad:

Karl Stein · 21-08-2013 10:53PM

'Merica

bodice ripper · 22-08-2013 01:27AM

Christ the Redeemer wrote: »

Honestly, What are you? you're here all day trying to push your agenda in Ireland but as far as I can tell you live in Yankestan.

I will accept Yankestan if you will accept Mickiterranean.

Timmyctc · 22-08-2013 01:29AM

Im not sure if mentioned but Ive literally never heard anyone call Eyre Square "JFK Park"

TheLastMohican · 22-08-2013 01:49AM

MadsL wrote: »

Intercourse.....*snicker*

Last night?

dodderangler · 22-08-2013 01:54AM

wendell borton wrote: »

Iranians are not arabs they're Persians.

You mean gold chains, tub of gel in hair, top 3 buttons open on shirt and fake leather jacket, gold on black car with black tints and gold alloys and purple drapes in the house?

johnnyskeleton · 22-08-2013 02:02AM

pundy wrote: »

as we all are aware, it goes deeper than that - People walking around with pseudo american accents, carrying on like they're carrie from Sex and city and all these americanisms basically degrading our true culture from what it was and what it should be.

On the streets of Dublin you regularly hear "howdy, buddy, you got any o that mighty fine heroin that would look good with my Pravda bag?"

the naming of city spaces/bridges/buildings etc SHOULD be named after Irish people of note, in this country and not American Heroes

It all gets a bit fuzzy after issac butt. I mean, is matt talbot really worthy of his own bridge? I would have called it "Big Mac crossing" myself.

WilyCoyote · 22-08-2013 03:11AM

Christ the Redeemer wrote: »

Honestly, What are you? you're here all day trying to push your agenda in Ireland but as far as I can tell you live in Yankestan.

You want kudos for that? And what's wrong with an Irishman living and working abroad?

ardle1 · 22-08-2013 03:20AM

Finton90 wrote: »

The article below just got me thinking about the amount of ass kissing we Irish do to american's and how cringe worthy it is.First you have the whole JFK thing. Fair enough he has strong Irish roots but still making him a free man in every Irish city and in Galway naming the main city square after a man that visited the place once is a bit over the top. Surely there are people who have made a far greater contribution to the history of Galway that such a prestigious square could be named in honour of. Now Limerick city council want to name a bridge after him even though there's already a primary school named after him in the city.

Then you have O'bamas:) visit to Monegal and the twinkly eyed villagers awestruck at the great powerful man's return "home" and of course the song theres no one as Irish as Barack Obama that goes with it.

Seriously, do people have so little pride that they fell the need to brown nose yanks at every opportunity.
http://www.limerickleader.ie/what-s-on/arts-entertainment/call-to-rename-shannon-bridge-in-honour-of-jfk-1-5406523

True so True, but we also take the piss out of them, I know a guy when asked by an American Lady, 'what where loose chippings' she had seen a view signs along the way. Well his reply was, 'oh you have to look out for those wee feckers and keep your windows closed or they'll get into your car they don't sting but they're very itchy' her reply to her husband who was standing beside her was, "omg I think I seen one"...... True Story.

Norwesterner · 22-08-2013 03:30AM

I think in general most of us are friendly to most holiday makers, irregardless of nationality.
What does the O.P want us to do?
Mope around like James Dean, sulking and making squinting faces at Americans on holidays.
What a bitter, shallow thread.

i wonder if we changed "Yanks" to "Brits" would it have got so many likes or even allowed to continue.

Fratton Fred · 22-08-2013 08:27AM

ardle1 wrote: »

True so True, but we also take the piss out of them, I know a guy when asked by an American Lady, 'what where loose chippings' she had seen a view signs along the way. Well his reply was, 'oh you have to look out for those wee feckers and keep your windows closed or they'll get into your car they don't sting but they're very itchy' her reply to her husband who was standing beside her was, "omg I think I seen one"...... True Story.

Loose chippings, as in a resurfaced road?

Haven't seen one of those in years, must bean old story!

Gummy Panda · 22-08-2013 08:31AM

I thought the brown nosing referred to something else because I know a few yanks I'd like to brown nose

Finton90 · 22-08-2013 09:54AM

Norwesterner wrote: »

I think in general most of us are friendly to most holiday makers, irregardless of nationality.
What does the O.P want us to do?
Mope around like James Dean, sulking and making squinting faces at Americans on holidays.
What a bitter, shallow thread.

i wonder if we changed "Yanks" to "Brits" would it have got so many likes or even allowed to continue.

I never said anything about holidaymakers, of course we should be friendly to every nationality that visits our country. But the constant fawning over famous american's and claiming them as our own is a bit much. This thread has nothing to do with your average american that visits Ireland.

Why should any man or women, regardless of what nationality they are, who visits a place once ever, be made a freeman of the city, have a school named after him and now a bridge as well

the purple tin · 22-08-2013 10:14AM

Nothing wrong with a bit of harmless admiration of the US. The country that has influenced most of the world with it's music, literature and films etc.

pundy · 22-08-2013 10:26AM

Candie wrote: »

Most major cities have places named after international statesmen/women. Should we deliberately exclude Americans? Or should they only include ones of Irish descent, like Kennedy? Oh, right.

Exactly how has Irish culture degraded? Has it not expanded, like Irish peoples horizons and tastes have? Or would people be happiest if everyone was singing diddley eye, dancing jigs and drinking Guinness on a Saturday night in preparation for Mass on Sunday followed by a thorough rogering by the Parish Priest? Don't think I don't appreciate modern Irish music and literature, but most people bemoan a culture that belongs firmly in the past.

Culture evolves, like everything else. Most of the world enjoys aspects of American pop culture, everything from Springsteen to Breaking Bad, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It reflects the adaptable mobility of taste on a world wide scale, and you can't throw that into reverse without blanking out the internet, broadcasting and all modern media.

eh your response is a bit over the top, it also assumes that "most people" enjoy american culture - i dont like springsteen, i dont watch breaking bad.

anyway, i've made my point, so i dont really have an argument for such overly emotive and ott nonsense as you posted above.

brown nosing yanks

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