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Trivial things that annoy you Part 2

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  • #8102
    Ice Storm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Ice Storm


    eisenberg1 wrote: »
    In that vein..when on holidays.

    "Where are you form?"
    "Ireland"
    "Poland?"
    "No, Ireland.."
    "Oh yeah, Iceland"
    "NO, Ireland..
    "What? Say it again.."
    "Ireland...I.R.E.L.A.N.D."
    "Right, and where is that?"


    :mad:
    Haha, I used to get this all the time in less touristy areas in Asia.

    In my case:

    "Holland?"
    "No, Ireland"
    "Ah, island!"
    "Nope, IREland!" *cringing at myself pronouncing it like an American*
    "Ohhh. Is that close to Germany?"
    "Welll, in the grand scheme of things yes, yes it is!" :)

    Or one time, an annoying girl I was travelling with butted in with:
    "It's close to London!"
    "Oh, ENGLAND!"

    NO! :mad:


  • #8103
    gramar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    I know I've griped about travelators before and thanked any post that has done the same but my annoyance of people's behaviour on them knows no bounds.

    I was on it today going downwards and parked my trolley well to the side leaving ample room for anyone to pass.
    Three people were behind me, two empty handed and one with one shopping bag and I could see their reflection in the glass as they just stood there like imbeciles all the way down.


  • #8104
    eisenberg1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,387 ✭✭✭eisenberg1


    Ice Storm wrote: »
    Haha, I used to get this all the time in less touristy areas in Asia.

    In my case:

    "Holland?"
    "No, Ireland"
    "Ah, island!"
    "Nope, IREland!" *cringing at myself pronouncing it like an American*
    "Ohhh. Is that close to Germany?"
    "Welll, in the grand scheme of things yes, yes it is!" :)

    Or one time, an annoying girl I was travelling with butted in with:
    "It's close to London!"
    "Oh, ENGLAND!"

    NO! :mad:

    Less touristy areas in Asia?

    This happened to me in Salthill:D


  • #8105
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    Ice Storm wrote: »
    Haha, I used to get this all the time in less touristy areas in Asia.

    In my case:

    "Holland?"
    "No, Ireland"
    "Ah, island!"
    "Nope, IREland!" *cringing at myself pronouncing it like an American*
    "Ohhh. Is that close to Germany?"
    "Welll, in the grand scheme of things yes, yes it is!" :)

    Or one time, an annoying girl I was travelling with butted in with:
    "It's close to London!"
    "Oh, ENGLAND!"

    NO! :mad:

    We're an insignificant blip on the globe - why should people give a shít where we are?

    And yes, we are close to England relative to anywhere else in the world…


  • #8106
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,205 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    gramar wrote: »
    I know I've griped about travelators before and thanked any post that has done the same but my annoyance of people's behaviour on them knows no bounds.

    I was on it today going downwards and parked my trolley well to the side leaving ample room for anyone to pass.
    Three people were behind me, two empty handed and one with one shopping bag and I could see their reflection in the glass as they just stood there like imbeciles all the way down.

    I love those things. I does "Chariots Of Fire", slow-motion an' all, the wrong way down 'em. :D


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  • #8107
    Ice Storm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Ice Storm


    kunst nugget wrote: »
    We're an insignificant blip on the globe - why should people give a shít where we are?

    And yes, we are close to England relative to anywhere else in the world…
    Well if people are bothered to take the effort to ask me where I'm from, I do tend to answer them.

    Yes, we are close to England but we are not England, which is what was assumed. :)


  • #8108
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,205 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    kunst nugget wrote: »
    We're an insignificant blip on the globe - why should people give a shít where we are?...

    Because the same people who are too cool to give a shít where we are are generally the ones who get their panties in a right twist when we don't give a shít where they are,. as in "Ooh, Moldova! You don't look like a Russian!", "Canberra eh? No harm to have all that oul' Apartheid shíte finished with, is it!!", "Shanghai, cool - I love all them Samurai biys!", and "Ontario yeah, beautiful place. And they wear surprisingly quiet trousers for Yanks!"


  • #8109
    geeksauce
    Closed Accounts Posts: 826 ✭✭✭geeksauce


    jimgoose wrote: »
    I love those things. I does "Chariots Of Fire", slow-motion an' all, the wrong way down 'em. :D

    :confused:


  • #8110
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    jimgoose wrote: »
    Because the same people who are too cool to give a shít where we are are generally the ones who get their panties in a right twist when we don't give a shít where they are,. as in "Ooh, Moldova! You don't look like a Russian!", "Canberra eh? No harm to have all that oul' Apartheid shíte finished with, is it!!", "Shanghai, cool - I love all them Samurai biys!", and "Ontario yeah, beautiful place. And they wear surprisingly quiet trousers for Yanks!"




    :D


  • #8111
    OldNotWIse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    kunst nugget wrote: »
    Tbf, if yours sounds bad and you live with a Brazilian, no wonder the football pundits don't bother their holes…

    Indeed...only I'm not being paid ridiculous money to say the names, am I?


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  • #8112
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    jimgoose wrote: »
    Because the same people who are too cool to give a shít where we are are generally the ones who get their panties in a right twist when we don't give a shít where they are,. as in "Ooh, Moldova! You don't look like a Russian!", "Canberra eh? No harm to have all that oul' Apartheid shíte finished with, is it!!", "Shanghai, cool - I love all them Samurai biys!", and "Ontario yeah, beautiful place. And they wear surprisingly quiet trousers for Yanks!"

    I generally don't think it's people being too cool, it's just information they are probably never going to need. An American not knowing where Ireland is on a map would be on a par with me not having a clue where Rhode Island is. I've had people assume I'm English when I'm abroad but that doesn't bother me. I'll probably correct them but if I get blank stares I'll let it slide. Tbf, people that get hung up on shít like that (unless the person they are dealing with is being an outright ignorant ****), I'm not too bother hanging out with.


  • #8113
    OldNotWIse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    kunst nugget wrote: »
    We're an insignificant blip on the globe - why should people give a shít where we are?

    And yes, we are close to England relative to anywhere else in the world…

    My cunning powers of deduction tell me that if someone asks where you are from, it is because they do give a bit of a sh1t. Even if it's just one of those little pellets that drops off before the main event. They give a sh1t...a bit.


  • #8114
    LynnGrace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,346 ✭✭✭LynnGrace


    Litter and people who litter.

    I was out walking last night and noticed so much litter, often in places where there was a litter bin, but obviously it's just 'easier' to throw the litter on the ground.
    People who don't tell their little darlings to take home their litter when they get stuff at the ice cream van, or when they are given a snack to take out on the green.

    And while I think of it, why do people request advice slips at ATMs and not take them with them, or bin them?


  • #8115
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    OldNotWIse wrote: »
    My cunning powers of deduction tell me that if someone asks where you are from, it is because they do give a bit of a sh1t. Even if it's just one of those little pellets that drops off before the main event. They give a sh1t...a bit.

    Probably badly phrased on my part. What I mean is that, generally these people probably have a rudimentary knowledge of Europe and so might be completely ignorant of where or what Ireland is (a country of less than 5 million people amongst 7 billion on this planet) before they meet our intrepid holidaymakers. If you live in Asia or America or wherever, it's probably not something that's essential to know day-to-day.


  • #8116
    OldNotWIse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    kunst nugget wrote: »
    Probably badly phrased on my part. What I mean is that, generally these people probably have a rudimentary knowledge of Europe and so might be completely ignorant of where or what Ireland is (a country of less than 5 million people amongst 7 billion on this planet) before they meet our intrepid holidaymakers. If you live in Asia or America or wherever, it's probably not something that's essential to know day-to-day.


    In Tunisia a number of years ago, when I told someone I lived in Ireland they asked if I lived near the war zone :P


  • #8117
    Ice Storm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Ice Storm


    kunst nugget wrote: »
    Probably badly phrased on my part. What I mean is that, generally these people probably have a rudimentary knowledge of Europe and so might be completely ignorant of where or what Ireland is (a country of less than 5 million people amongst 7 billion on this planet) before they meet our intrepid holidaymakers. If you live in Asia or America or wherever, it's probably not something that's essential to know day-to-day.
    I get what you mean but some people do seem to be genuinely interested and keep trying to "place" you. Most of the people who I was referring to actually worked in tourism - drivers, tour guides etc. which is why I would persist in correcting them as they will surely meet more Irish people along the way.


  • #8118
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    Ice Storm wrote: »
    I get what you mean but some people do seem to be genuinely interested and keep trying to "place" you. Most of the people who I was referring to actually worked in tourism - drivers, tour guides etc. which is why I would persist in correcting them as they will surely meet more Irish people along the way.

    Most people working in tourism are going to give you friendly patter. Doesn't mean they give a flying feck where you're really from. Like you said yourself, you're the one that persists in correcting them…


  • #8119
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    OldNotWIse wrote: »
    Indeed...only I'm not being paid ridiculous money to say the names, am I?

    I imagine they are being hired for their knowledge of soccer and not their grasp of sociolinguistics. I'd imagine you'd have a fair few heads wondering why George Hamilton had a weird lisp for that match if the commentators went full native.


  • #8120
    OldNotWIse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    kunst nugget wrote: »
    I imagine they are being hired for their knowledge of soccer and not their grasp of sociolinguistics. I'd imagine you'd have a fair few heads wondering why George Hamilton had a weird lisp for that match if the commentators went full native.

    Pronouncing someone's name right is not exactly sociolinguistics. Its common courtesy.


  • #8121
    gramar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    My brother was staying somewhere on the US west coast a few years back and they had barely heard of eye ur land? They even asked if we had the dollar.

    As for commentators mashing peoples names....I don't really mind. I've become immune to if after so many years in Spain of listening to people pronounce names according to the local alphabet and looked at them blankly until the penny dropped.
    wen ronnie wen ronnie?
    No sorry, don't know...ah you mean Wayne Rooney?


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  • #8122
    gramar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    jimgoose wrote: »
    I love those things. I does "Chariots Of Fire", slow-motion an' all, the wrong way down 'em. :D

    That's so fcukin' stoopid Jim it makes me laugh out loud:pac:


  • #8123
    OldNotWIse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    A confirmation email that begins with "Congratulations!" - tf? I just typed in my card number to buy something that I wanted. it's not exactly an achievement ffs.


  • #8124
    OldNotWIse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    Kids "graduating" from montessori.


  • #8125
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,723 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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  • #8126
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,205 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    gramar wrote: »
    That's so fcukin' stoopid Jim it makes me laugh out loud:pac:

    I know. You should have a go - it's wonderful!! :)


  • #8127
    eisenberg1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,387 ✭✭✭eisenberg1


    OldNotWIse wrote: »
    Kids "graduating" from montessori.
    Fred Swanson wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Cap n Gown gigs for Leaving Cert.....:eek:


  • #8128
    OldNotWIse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    eisenberg1 wrote: »
    Cap n Gown gigs for Leaving Cert.....:eek:

    I imagine in the US they probably already have caps and gowns for the toddlers :(


  • #8129
    OldNotWIse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    Fred Swanson wrote: »
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    What will happen to these kids whose every movements are celebrated when they realise they are thoroughly average? Big fish are ok in small ponds....

    I always imagine when I am a parent I will give my children a healthy sense of self-worth but this malarky of treating every single thing they do as wonderful is just setting them up for disappointment.


  • #8130
    mickydoomsux
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭mickydoomsux


    Fred Swanson wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Everyone gets a medal for everything in our new society.

    The real world will tear them all to pieces.


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  • #8131
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,723 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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