Sick of the Dublin Bashing

pconn062 · 15-06-2014 05:43PM

Wibbs wrote: »

Culchies, a well balanced folk, a chip on both shoulders.

Then again most of Dublin has been overrun with the buggers. We natives are getting restless. So if you weren't born between the canals and this goes for at least 3 generations back, if your great grannie wasn't on the roof of the GPO manning a Lewis gun/giving Mick Collins a roof for the night/Shagging same*, if you don't have some Viking/Norman blood, if you don't think Connemara Irish sounds like an asthmatic coughing up a clot, if you don't revere Beckett, Joyce and Behan and don't have a whiskey bloodened nose then please make your way to the outskirts in a calm group, while we rebuild the Pale behind you. Thank you for your time.

*though this would normally count as a mark agin ye, him being a fecking Cork boyo, in this case it's OK.

Yeah, I'd say all the scobies in Dublin are big Joyce fans alright. I constantly hear Beckett quoted on the streets every time I visit Dublin.

evolving_doors · 15-06-2014 05:58PM

pablomakaveli wrote: »

The poor little Dubs don't like being bashed. Cork gets way more abuse on AH. We don't cry about it though. We just give it back. Given how ****e the rest of the country is thats not a hard thing to do either.

Ahhh the typical self deprecating Corkman...even the ones with an inferiority complex think theyre JUST as good as everyone else ...like

dj jarvis · 15-06-2014 06:01PM

biko wrote: »

For some reason you guys can't manage to keep it in your regional forum, everything has to be posted in After Hours doesn't it? People from Belfast, Waterford, Cork, etc manage to keep their regional discussions in the regional forum but Dubs just can't manage that.

Jackeens, please use your regional forum. 3/4 of the country don't care about your regional matters.

boggers - understand this , Dublin is of national importance , but dont worry Biko - when dipsos , unemployed and aging British hippy's become of ANY importance , we will give you a shout - Galway will be top'o'list.

now back to the "regions" with ya - oh wait , its Sunday - so all the boggers will be heading back up to the hell hole that is Dublin - can never figure that one out , all the HATE - but yet its over run with cousin ****ers

Adamantium · 15-06-2014 06:05PM

snubbleste wrote: »

Isn't Dublin the second city of the Empire?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvoUvDKh9SA

Peregrine · 15-06-2014 06:09PM

pconn062 wrote: »

Yeah, I'd say all the scobies in Dublin are big Joyce fans alright. I constantly hear Beckett quoted on the streets every time I visit Dublin.

Please read Wibbs' post again.

And again a few more times until you understand why your retort makes no sense.

Micky Dolenz · 15-06-2014 06:14PM

This thread gives me a sad.

pconn062 · 15-06-2014 06:17PM

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

Please read Wibbs' post again.

And again a few more times until you understand why your retort makes no sense.

Meh.

mike65 · 15-06-2014 06:24PM

Nuttin' that a small nuclear device couldn't fix.

BarryLyndon · 15-06-2014 06:26PM

Isn't it all a bit o craic at the end of the day...

I, for one, welcome our miniature union flag/hang sandwich wielding overlords*

(*depending on your pov)

cloud493 · 15-06-2014 06:30PM

mike65 wrote: »

Nuttin' that a small nuclear device couldn't fix.

Did somebody write that hilarious joke for you or did you think of it for yourself?

Son Of A Vidic · 15-06-2014 06:30PM

usersame wrote: »

I'm from cork and I love Dublin, it's a class city

Corkonian loves Dublin? I'm guessing you're from Cork and probably on Meth.

John_Rambo · 15-06-2014 06:31PM

biko wrote: »

For some reason you guys can't manage to keep it in your regional forum, everything has to be posted in After Hours doesn't it? People from Belfast, Waterford, Cork, etc manage to keep their regional discussions in the regional forum but Dubs just can't manage that.

Jackeens, please use your regional forum. 3/4 of the country don't care about your regional matters.

Ah biko, bitching about Dublin on after hours, what's new? Change the record, it's getting boring.

mike65 · 15-06-2014 06:32PM

cloud493 wrote: »

Did somebody write that hilarious joke for you or did you think of it for yourself?

I taught of it meself.

discus · 15-06-2014 06:36PM

dj jarvis wrote: »

boggers - understand this , Dublin is of national importance , but dont worry Biko - when dipsos , unemployed and aging British hippy's become of ANY importance , we will give you a shout - Galway will be top'o'list.

now back to the "regions" with ya - oh wait , its Sunday - so all the boggers will be heading back up to the hell hole that is Dublin - can never figure that one out , all the HATE - but yet its over run with cousin ****ers

Legendary post!

Toto Wolfcastle · 15-06-2014 06:40PM

I love Dublin.

Lots of things to do, the people are (mostly) friendly and I can't say I've experienced many junkies hanging around the place. I'm from Cork, and I love that too, but I'm happy in Dublin.

WakeUp · 15-06-2014 06:41PM

BUD volunteers

The whole Dublin/country thing is just banter it shouldnt be taken seriously. Dublin has its problems but behind them all its a cool city. and we are all Irish no matter where you come from.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T54TU8bsj8

UCDVet · 15-06-2014 06:48PM

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like Dublin gets an appropriate level of bashing. And it usually is fairly balanced, imho. I never hear people saying 'Dublin is the worst city in the world'.

cloud493 · 15-06-2014 06:52PM

UCDVet wrote: »

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like Dublin gets an appropriate level of bashing. And it usually is fairly balanced, imho. I never hear people saying 'Dublin is the worst city in the world'.

You should read more threads in here :pac:

Zaph · 15-06-2014 06:58PM

BarryLyndon wrote: »

Isn't it all a bit o craic at the end of the day...

It should be, but unfortunately people on both sides take it all too seriously.

Micky Dolenz · 15-06-2014 07:03PM

Zaph wrote: »

It should be, but unfortunately people on both sides take it all too seriously.

No they don't!!!

What are you TALKING ABOUT??

heh

anncoates · 15-06-2014 07:30PM

I like lots of places outside Dublin. Galway is the only one that wants immediate nuking because of its twee self regard and surfeit of smug hippy tossers.

evolving_doors · 15-06-2014 07:47PM

anncoates wrote: »

I like lots of places outside Dublin. Galway is the only one that wants immediate nuking because of its twee self regard and surfeit of smug hippy tossers.

Shur what about the Hipsters and their Vinyl walkmans in camden street and rathmines.

Shakespeare's Sister · 15-06-2014 08:04PM

Tobyglen wrote: »

I live in City centre, I walked out of work Wednesday and seen someone after OD and completely passed out with a needle alongside him. The day before I seen 2 guys injecting themselves and this is all alongside Tara Street Dart station. The sheer amount of junkie/pissheads allowed to do what they want in the city is disgraceful, until that problem is sorted it will be looked on as a pretty poor capital city.

I love Dublin, but I agree with the above too - in relation to parts of the city centre.
The good eclipses the bad, for me though, and I really don't understand the vitriol. Seems like something people just say for the sake of it - as a highly-regarded album is called: bandwagonesque.

beano345 · 15-06-2014 08:15PM

Never understood the whole jackeen/culchie thing until I went travelling,country folk are what I'd call tribal if they're not slating you for being a dub,its someone from the next county over, if not them someone from the next town over from them such narrow small,mindedness.even in a city like Toronto with nearly 8 million inhabitants from all corners of the world asian ,Indians,Greeks,Italians who all integrate seamlessly the culchie still has to bring small town Ireland to big city Toronto.

Slicemeister · 15-06-2014 08:33PM

beano345 wrote: »

Never understood the whole jackeen/culchie thing until I went travelling,country folk are what I'd call tribal if they're not slating you for being a dub,its someone from the next county over, if not them someone from the next town over from them such narrow small,mindedness.even in a city like Toronto with nearly 8 million inhabitants from all corners of the world asian ,Indians,Greeks,Italians who all integrate seamlessly the culchie still has to bring small town Ireland to big city Toronto.

Ah, the travelled Dub. Only slightly less condescending than your average reformed smoker. Up there with your gobby dub mouthing at the bar in the airport.

magentis · 15-06-2014 08:41PM

It is a kip though.

The Aussie · 15-06-2014 08:54PM

cloud493 wrote: »

TLDR - Dublin isn't perfect, but its not a **** hole either. Give a balanced opinion or shut up.

no no no, it's a Kip of epic proportions, just that Dubs are precious about their kip, if they could build a wall around the M50 and fill it with Water or even that muck Guiness they would be doing the rest of the country a favour (I ain't kidding either)

OP, it's upto you to prove otherwise, balanced opinion... Lol

A Greedy Algorithm · 15-06-2014 08:57PM

Is Dublin a better city than London?

beano345 · 15-06-2014 08:58PM

Slicemeister wrote: »

Ah, the travelled Dub. Only slightly less condescending than your average reformed smoker. Up there with your gobby dub mouthing at the bar in the airport.

The travelled culchie:find the nearest Irish bar and make it your local,sit in the same seats week in week out and talk about the price of turnips back home,then sing your heart out about young willy mcbride.

Micky Dolenz · 15-06-2014 08:59PM

It's hard not to like Dublin. The first time I ever took a night bus was there and it was a mentally fun experience. If I hadn't been so feckin drunk I would have taken notes. Would make a great play. I loved that everyone thanked the bus driver on the way out. That is a rare thing outside of Ireland.

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