Do you think Dublin is a "boring" city?

Nermal · 25-02-2014 10:39PM

Boscoirl wrote: »

"the city is really boring after 1 week"

Whatkind of moron goes to a small city for a weeks holiday?

I love Dublin but we don't have enough to keep a tourist occupied for over a week. Not many cities in Europe do. Rome, Paris, London - that's about it.

Arbiter of Good Taste · 25-02-2014 10:43PM

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

Sounds like they were there for more than 1 week. Wouldn't you think they'd have the cop on to go on a day trip outside ffs or go somewhere else in the country. :rolleyes:

Did you not read the post. He's studying here, so presumably is living in Dublin.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 25-02-2014 10:44PM

I am pie wrote: »

Dublin is a great city, lots to do. Its a bit of a bollix trying to find somewhere to have a coffee after 8pm and a but tricky to get a table in a restuarant after 10, but those are relatively minor drawbacks. Plenty to be doing, plenty of natural resources on hand if you like the outdoor stuff too.

The Blu Cafe on Aston Quay serves coffee and food until after 2am.

Dublin has many faults, our walking dead/zombie junkies littering the place is our great failing/eye sore but boring its not.

I often find people who say that [things are boring] are totally lacking in imagination and falling short of someone taking them by the hand they'll choose to bitch and moan about somewhere being boring and finding nothing to do.

Legs.Eleven · 25-02-2014 10:52PM

Arbiter of Good Taste wrote: »

Did you not read the post. He's studying here, so presumably is living in Dublin.

If you're the kind of person that needs to be entertained 24/7, then a city the size of Dublin is obviously not for you. Hardly rocket science. I was never bored there personally because I'm not a 2 year old and don't need to be entertained all the time. You're bored? Go for a walk! Read a book! Meet a friend for a coffee! Turn on the television or the internet like you would anywhere you live!

Aphex · 25-02-2014 10:55PM

Busted Flat. wrote: »

I am lucky, I made the decision to leave the KIP when when I did.
Life is far more richer and healthy in my adopted county.

Ahh, so that's why it's a "kip"

harry Bailey esq · 25-02-2014 10:56PM

zetalambda wrote: »

Stumbled across this article from 2009 in which Dublin was voted the most friendly city in Europe but was also voted one of the three most over rated and boring cities in Europe.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2009/0504/world/dublin-voted-friendliest-capital-ndash-but-so-over-rated-and-boring-90955.html

That prompted me to have a look on TripAdvisor for tourist reviews of Dublin. Some of the comments are priceless:

"Dublin has had a reputation for being one of the world's coolest and most fun cities so my expectations were high. However, my perception gradually changed from the moment I landed at the airport"

"the city is really boring after 1 week. I've been living here since the beginning of 2008 and I just want to leave and never come back. I can't do it now because I'm studying. I don't know what is making me feel so bored everyday here but I'm not the only one. All my friends feel the same."

http://www.tripadvisor.ie/ShowUserReviews-g186605-r15710639-Dublin_County_Dubli.html

Dublin can be both mind dumbingly boring or cum in the pants exiting,the contents of your wallet dictate how much fun you'll have in this town

Frank Lee Midere · 25-02-2014 10:57PM

Busted Flat. wrote: »

I am lucky, I made the decision to leave the KIP when when I did.
Life is far more richer and healthy in my adopted county.

You really should kick the Irish TV habit though.

Busted Flat. · 25-02-2014 10:57PM

Aphex wrote: »

Ahh, so that's why it's a "kip"

?????

Frank Lee Midere · 25-02-2014 10:59PM

Nermal wrote: »

I love Dublin but we don't have enough to keep a tourist occupied for over a week. Not many cities in Europe do. Rome, Paris, London - that's about it.

Except they don't have Howth, the Wicklow Mountains, Newgrange etc. there are more day trips in Dublin than most.

Merkin · 25-02-2014 10:59PM

Dublin is a wonderfully vibrant little city with lots to see and do, I'd never call it boring.

I bet half the turnip eating culchies on here slagging it off are the very ones tripping over their wellies to make it up for a bit of Christmas shopping on the 8th December!

Busted Flat. · 25-02-2014 11:02PM

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

You really should kick the Irish TV habit though.

Cryptic ?.

Aphex · 25-02-2014 11:02PM

Busted Flat. wrote: »

?????

You didn't explain why you hate Dublin so much.

cena · 25-02-2014 11:03PM

The country in whole is as boring as watch paint dry

delw · 25-02-2014 11:04PM

Boring,over rated & over priced

rant over

Son Of A Vidic · 25-02-2014 11:07PM

zetalambda wrote: »

Do you think Dublin is a "boring" city?

Yes, but I'd say disappointing is a more apt choice of word to use. Then again, spending most of the nineties and noughties living in New York and London undoubtedly spoilt me.

Frank Lee Midere · 25-02-2014 11:08PM

Busted Flat. wrote: »

Cryptic ?.

Your entire post history is Irish TV or radio, you watch Vincent Browne and listen to liveline. You talk about Ireland being here. You are therefore here.

PrettyBoy · 25-02-2014 11:08PM

Dublin is an incredibly dull, boring city. Tourist attractions are abysmal when compared to other European cities and everything here is overpriced.

I would never advise anyone to come here for a holiday and if they must I'd tell them to make it a very short stay.

dgt · 25-02-2014 11:10PM

Nothing boring about the place.... Sure it's dull as ditchwater in places but what place isn't?

I find more and more to do as each day goes by

D1stant · 25-02-2014 11:10PM

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

Except they don't have Howth, the Wicklow Mountains, Newgrange etc. there are more day trips in Dublin than most.

Oh FFS. Howth? oooh that will show them Frenchies with the Palace of Versaille.

Dublin is a dirty uninteresting pit in comparison to many other European capitals. Lets face it the architecture is mostly dull, the urban planning apalling, the variety of things to do in the city poor. It also seems to be a bit on edge, very tense aggressive undercurrent, and full of junkies/scumbags. The airport, bus & train stations set the tone. And its not pleasant

Fridge · 25-02-2014 11:11PM

Just out of interest, what would those who find Dublin fun recommend foreign visitors to do?

Is Temple Bar supposed to compare to Kentish town or Camden, or the 6th arr. in Paris? There are areas people said would turn into a cultural hub but never did really, D8, Docklands.

We have a lot of gigs by local acts but foreign visitors don't always go for that kind of thing especially when there's a cover charge and they don't know them, and they often find the mediocre food and uncomfortable pubs unpleasant.

I find Dublin interesting, but you really have to go looking for that kind of thing here. It doesn't help that we were historically not rich, so we miss out on what a lot of European cities have to offer.

Busted Flat. · 25-02-2014 11:13PM

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

Your entire post history is Irish TV or radio, you watch Vincent Browne and listen to liveline. You talk about Ireland being here. You are therefore here.

I hope to fook I am still here, had to check in the mirror just to make sure. Hopefully by me answering your post you will be reassured that I am.
My post referred to county not country.

stmol32 · 25-02-2014 11:14PM

I find Dublin to be incredibly stimulating and exciting.
But that my be just because it's where I keep me playstation.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 25-02-2014 11:16PM

It doesn't really have any must see cultural landmarks like Paris Rome or London.

You have to make the effort to get out there walking and explore, look up the free museums, the zoo, botanic gardens etc. There plenty more to the city than the Guinness Storehouse and overrated Temple Bar that's sold to tourists.

Frank Lee Midere · 25-02-2014 11:16PM

D1stant wrote: »

Oh FFS. Howth? oooh that will show them Frenchies with the Palace of Versaille.

Dublin is a dirty uninteresting pit in comparison to many other European capitals. Lets face it the architecture is mostly dull, the urban planning apalling, the variety of things to do in the city poor. It also seems to be a bit on edge, very tense aggressive undercurrent, and full of junkies/scumbags. The airport, bus & train stations set the tone. And its not pleasant

Another angry culchie. Anybody I've brought here loves the place - including Howth. Versailles is just a big house, bigger than most. We've got those.

Not that I would diss Paris. All European cities have their charms.

Frank Lee Midere · 25-02-2014 11:18PM

Busted Flat. wrote: »

I hope to fook I am still here, had to check in the mirror just to make sure. Hopefully by me answering your post you will be reassured that I am.
My post referred to county not country.

Ah yeah. So it did. Apparantly life is richer in termofekin.

Fridge · 25-02-2014 11:19PM

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

Except they don't have Howth, the Wicklow Mountains, Newgrange etc. there are more day trips in Dublin than most.

Windsor, Oxford, Cambridge, Versailles (takes a few days) Chantilly, Giverny (Monet), Fontainebleu, and I've never been to Rome, but it takes a long time to get through all Rome has to offer by all accounts.

Frank Lee Midere · 25-02-2014 11:22PM

Fridge wrote: »

Just out of interest, what would those who find Dublin fun recommend foreign visitors to do?

Is Temple Bar supposed to compare to Kentish town or Camden, or the 6th arr. in Paris? There are areas people said would turn into a cultural hub but never did really, D8, Docklands.

We have a lot of gigs by local acts but foreign visitors don't always go for that kind of thing especially when there's a cover charge and they don't know them, and they often find the mediocre food and uncomfortable pubs unpleasant.

I find Dublin interesting, but you really have to go looking for that kind of thing here. It doesn't help that we were historically not rich, so we miss out on what a lot of European cities have to offer.

In fact Central London is fairly charmless these days and the pubs are fairly samy. It's plenty easy to stroll around Dublin and find interesting pubs. In terms of history, of course it has interest. From Newgrange to the Vikings to Normans to Irish independence. Although the 20th century hasn't left much.

Busted Flat. · 25-02-2014 11:24PM

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

Ah yeah. So it did. Apparantly life is richer in termofekin.

Why are you so angry, if Dublin is such a great place you should be happy, or maybe you are having second thoughts, now that you have read some of the posts on this thread.

OneArt · 25-02-2014 11:25PM

If you think Dublin's dull then take a trip to Mulheim an der Ruhr in Germany. Miserable hole of a city yet it's supposed to be nice.

Dublin's a metropolis in comparison.

Frank Lee Midere · 25-02-2014 11:25PM

Fridge wrote: »

Windsor, Oxford, Cambridge, Versailles (takes a few days) Chantilly, Giverny (Monet), Fontainebleu, and I've never been to Rome, but it takes a long time to get through all Rome has to offer by all accounts.

Howth isn't a day trip, it's part of the city effectively. Oxford is not really London.

In fact oxford reminds me that cities don't have to be big to have long and interesting histories. It also helps to be walkable for most things. Dublin is. London isn't. Bath and oxford are. Paris is better than London. Bristol is great. Bruges... I could go on.

Since I bring people here once a year I could easily list a weeks trip. But work it out yourself.

Do you think Dublin is a "boring" city?

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