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do people actually still not like the English?

rob316

I mean normal people not jumped up idiots.

I was talking to a guy today not old either and he just had such venom against the english. Hated everything to do with them.

I just find it ridiculous in this day and age.

is this a touchy issue? Shut it down mod if it is.

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MJ23

rob316 wrote: »

I mean normal people not jumped up idiots.

I was talking to a guy today not old either and he just had such venom against the english. Hated everything to do with them.

Was he wearing a Man Utd jersey?

SureYWouldntYa

bet he supported Man United and all he talks about is English football

rob316

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

bet he supported Man United and all he talks about is English football

He wasn't unfortunately. I just find it stupid to hate a nation of people based on the past. Especially when irish society is so heavily influenced by the english.
im not talking about Churchill, the crown etc im talking about hating regular english people.

this guy is a business man and won't deal with any english companies.

[Deleted User]

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

bet he supported Man United and all he talks about is English football

Probably the same person on the barstool watching an international match England V ???
and wanting ??? to win regardless of who ??? are while wearing his Man U shirt.

SimonLynch

Northern English and southern English don't really like each other much, midlanders are tolerated despite their 70s haircuts and silly accents :-)

Irishmale0399

Wouldnt say i hate them.....however they can be right arrogent pricks when they want to be.

Live in Germany and went shopping with the wife and kids on Saturday in a big Dutch outlet village. On leaving a shop i overheard a young father wisper to his son....."****in Nazis everywhere" and pointed to my son. I cooly turned asked him in my best German accent what his job was, his reply with a smile was I am a British soldier....my reply with a smile on my face was, my son was born in South Armagh, has an Irish Passport so be careful boy or else you may not leave the the shopping center alive. His jaw dropped and the wife was full of sorrys.

On the other hand.....I am sure he hates the Paddys......like the Dutch hate the Germans, the Germans hate the Dutch, Belguims hate the Dutch, Germans hate the French.......... You will always find a few haters everywhere.

Manach

Current English- Grand.
Historical English - there were a tad overbearing over here.

Karl Stein

I'm always wary of making blanket statements about tens of millions of people but I'm going to go ahead and say the English are a grand bunch of lads.

SweepTheLeg

Irishmale0399 wrote: »

On leaving a shop i overheard a young father wisper to his son....."****in Nazis everywhere"

Disgusting parenting.

Victoria Fortescue

rob316 wrote: »

I mean normal people not jumped up idiots.

I was talking to a guy an idiot today not old either and he just had such venom against the english. Hated everything to do with them.

I just find it ridiculous in this day and age.

I've taken the liberty of fixing that for you Sir.

Vinz Mesrine

I find it an easy way to distinguish between idiots and regular people. Hate the English / Brits because of 800 years? You sir are an idiot.

anncoates

I like them except anybody currently starring in benefits street on channel 4.

WeHaveToGoBack

I think most people, myself anyway, who "dont like England" or the British, don't hate every single person, but the idea of the UK and its people.

For example, I dont like Britain, but that doesn't mean I would never go to England.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

rob316 wrote: »

this guy is a business man and won't deal with any english companies.

Probably not a good one if he lets his judgement be clouded by hate.

I've never understood the anti-Englishism and for me most of the reaons given are done through confirmation bias. They alread hate them now they've just got to find reasons to jistify the hate.

"They always think they're going to win the World Cup" - no more or less than we do. I don't think I've ever seen a major soccer tournament where English fans thought they were genuine contenders. Not actual favourites, mind - just contenders.

Irishmale0399 wrote: »

Wouldnt say i hate them.....however they can be right arrogent pricks when they want to be.

Live in Germany and went shopping with the wife and kids on Saturday in a big Dutch outlet village. On leaving a shop i overheard a young father wisper to his son....."****in Nazis everywhere" and pointed to my son. I cooly turned asked him in my best German accent what his job was, his reply with a smile was I am a British soldier....my reply with a smile on my face was, my son was born in South Armagh, has an Irish Passport so be careful boy or else you may not leave the the shopping center alive. His jaw dropped and the wife was full of sorrys.

On the other hand.....I am sure he hates the Paddys......like the Dutch hate the Germans, the Germans hate the Dutch, Belguims hate the Dutch, Germans hate the French.......... You will always find a few haters everywhere.

Hardly representative, to be fair..? And his hate is hardly based on his nationality.

Vinz Mesrine

WeHaveToGoBack wrote: »

I think most people, myself anyway, who "dont like England" or the British, don't hate every single person, but the idea of the UK and its people.

For example, I dont like Britain, but that doesn't mean I would never go to England.

So you hate the actual land? The grass, rock and muck etc?

PizzamanIRL

I had a dislike towards the English in general when i learnt about the history of it all in secondary school. Just being a silly teenager.

Any English person i know or encountered have been completely sound.

downonthefarm

That **** is so old now,
The ones who really ****ed us over were our own people

MonaPizza

rob316 wrote: »

I mean normal people not jumped up idiots.

I was talking to a guy today not old either and he just had such venom against the english. Hated everything to do with them.

I just find it ridiculous in this day and age.

is this a touchy issue? Shut it down mod if it is.

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WeHaveToGoBack wrote: »

For example, I dont like Britain

What, as a landmass? I suppose it is quite sinister looking... like it's about to pinch Ireland on the bum or something.

Tombi!

I'll say the same thing I say when someone from outside of UK/Ireland asks: some people do understand the history and that's there motivation. But it's more akin to "I don't want anything to do with the British; just give back Northen Ireland". Most people don't.
However, the majority of the "anti-English" people have no clue about history and just claim it because they're idiots.

Tombi!

Vinz Mesrine wrote: »

I find it an easy way to distinguish between idiots and regular people. Hate the English / Brits because of 800 years? You sir are an idiot.

Well that's a bit unfair. I mean if you say you hate modern Britain, yeah sure. You can call them idiots then.
But to say you hated the historial things they did here isn't really idiotic at all.

mathepac

anncoates wrote: »

I like them except anybody currently starring in benefits street on channel 4.

An Irish bird features in the series ... "Holy Mary, mother of god send me down a couple of bob ... "

_Redzer_

I don't care where someone is from, if I dislike them it's got nothing to do with their nationality.

1huge1

You might as well say you hate the Irish while your at it, the amount of ''English'' people of Irish descent is massive, Irish people have played a large part in shaping the Britain of today. Thankfully though, over the past 10-15 years, I've noticed that the anti English sentiment has reduced massively.

rob316

It went like this.

Customer: im looking for x product?
Me: oh my supplier in ireland is out of that let me check the uk sir.
customer: the uk! Can't anyone get something not from the tans, sick of giving the queen my money.
me: excuse me are you serious?
Customer: yes dead serious like any self respecting irish man should be.
Me: right well glad you got over the last 800 years you had zero to do with.
Customer: nothing to do with, cocky arrogant *****. They fed on blood of our slaughtered and we bow to them today. There useless excuse for football and there rubbish television and ideology forced on us.

Rather than engage this moron anymore I asked him to leave and he did.

thecatspjs

I support Man Utd but I'm not particularly fond of the English national team.

Does this make me a bad person? Am I allowed to do this?

Rabelais

As a pure Celtic son of Róisín I spit on the ground whenever I have to go to Perfidious Albion to deal with those unholy goons. With their Tesco's and their Debenhams and their Wayne Rooney's.

rob316

thecatspjs wrote: »

I support Man Utd but I'm not particularly fond of the English national team.

Does this make me a bad person? Am I allowed to do this?

Don't think.many are fond of the english football team mainly due to to media in england.
Most of us watch there players week in week out and I would have no problem with them winning a major tournament.

somuj

thecatspjs wrote: »

I support Man Utd but I'm not particularly fond of the English national team.

Does this make me a bad person? Am I allowed to do this?

Yes. Yes it does make you a bad person. You shall be hung drawn and quartered at the tower of London and your limbs sent to every corner of the country.

thecatspjs

somuj wrote: »

Yes. Yes it does make you a bad person. You shall be hung drawn and quartered at the tower of London and your limbs sent to every corner of the country.

****, I thought as much.

*goes to get a GAA jersey and cancel Sky Sports subscription*