Ireland is Great

Free Hat · 08-05-2015 02:10PM #1

People complain about Ireland relentlessly, which is natural, people of every nationality complain about their own country but actually, its a fantastic place to live and work.

It's not perfect but when you add everything up, I think its way ahead of anywhere else in the world.

Looking forward to coming home next month.

OldMrBrennan83 · 08-05-2015 02:11PM

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Kolido · 08-05-2015 02:13PM

Free Hat wrote: »

People complain about Ireland relentlessly, which is natural, people of every nationality complain about their own country but actually, its a fantastic place to live and work.

It's not perfect but when you add everything up, I think its way ahead of anywhere else in the world.

Looking forward to coming home next month.

Curious, how did you come to this conclusion?

Free Hat · 08-05-2015 02:13PM

Patww79 wrote: »

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I don't think notionable is a word.

CosmicSmash · 08-05-2015 02:13PM

Patww79 wrote: »

It is brimming with notionable twats these days.

Don't be so hard on yourself, I think you're great.

Ruu · 08-05-2015 02:14PM

Great bunch of lads.

Free Hat · 08-05-2015 02:14PM

Kolido wrote: »

Curious, how did you come to this conclusion?

I really just pulled it out of my arse.

pmasterson95 · 08-05-2015 02:15PM

North Korea is great.

marc96 · 08-05-2015 02:15PM

Ireland is still playing catch up with rest of the world

Crumpets · 08-05-2015 02:15PM

I love Ireland. We're great shur!

Duckworth_Luas · 08-05-2015 02:16PM

marc96 wrote: »

Ireland is still playing catch up with rest of the world

Thanks Henry Kelly

RZoran · 08-05-2015 02:17PM

Some point between American exceptionalism and constant Irish negativity/self-loathing would be the perfect balance.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 08-05-2015 02:19PM

I used to think Ireland was great.
Then literally every country I visited on my travels was better.
Ireland is actually quite sh1t.

Free Hat · 08-05-2015 02:20PM

The Honey Monster wrote: »

I used to think Ireland was great.
Then literally every country I visited on my travels was better.
Ireland is actually quite sh1t.

Which ones were they and I'll explain why they are not?

JustTheOne · 08-05-2015 02:21PM

Actually a great country surrounded by water and beautiful beaches scenery.

Spoiled and we don't even realise it.

NomadicGray · 08-05-2015 02:23PM

Free Hat wrote: »

I don't think notionable is a word.

It's a perfectly cromulent word

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 08-05-2015 02:23PM

Free Hat wrote: »

Which ones were they and I'll explain why they are not?

By your first post I don't value your opinion.

Buck Melanoma · 08-05-2015 02:25PM

The Honey Monster wrote: »

I used to think Ireland was great.
Then literally every country I visited on my travels was better.
Ireland is actually quite sh1t.

This is the thing, you were travelling, not living there which is a totally different thing, having to pay taxes, work etc. Sure dont the tourists that come here thing Ireland is great, same thing, they are only travelling.... but on balance would not call it great but it is above average.

Free Hat · 08-05-2015 02:26PM

The Honey Monster wrote: »

By your first post I don't value your opinion.

The one where I said T-1000 was my favourite bad guy in a film. It's a fair cop I guess.

TheBeardedLady · 08-05-2015 02:27PM

The Honey Monster wrote: »

I used to think Ireland was great.
Then literally every country I visited on my travels was better.
Ireland is actually quite sh1t.

Newsflash: visiting a country for a pleasant, leisurely holiday of eating, drinking and sight-seeing with not a care in the world is not actually experiencing life in a country. Seems ridiculous I even have to point that out but hey ho.

bradlente · 08-05-2015 02:27PM

It's too cold.

NomadicGray · 08-05-2015 02:35PM

If you and your country men aren't drowning trying to get across someone else's boarders, maybe things aren't so bad

Free Hat · 08-05-2015 02:40PM

Probably the greatest natural resource we have is "craic". Its quite difficult to find outside of Ireland. Hence we have 7000 Irish pubs selling the notion of "craic" all over the world. Alas this "craic" has been cut so heavily, it's not much "craic" at all.

corner of hells · 08-05-2015 02:51PM

NomadicGray wrote: »

It's a perfectly cromulent word

It helps embiggen the thread too.

tayto lover · 08-05-2015 02:54PM

The Honey Monster wrote: »

I used to think Ireland was great.
Then literally every country I visited on my travels was better.
Ireland is actually quite sh1t.

Please stay away then where you'll be very happy.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 08-05-2015 02:56PM

Buck Melanoma wrote: »

This is the thing, you were travelling, not living there which is a totally different thing, having to pay taxes, work etc. Sure dont the tourists that come here thing Ireland is great, same thing, they are only travelling.... but on balance would not call it great but it is above average.

Living then.

Free Hat · 08-05-2015 02:58PM

The Honey Monster wrote: »

Living then.

Why won't you say where it was?

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 08-05-2015 02:58PM

TheBeardedLady wrote: »

Newsflash: visiting a country for a pleasant, leisurely holiday of eating, drinking and sight-seeing with not a care in the world is not actually experiencing life in a country. Seems ridiculous I even have to point that out but hey ho.

Travels includes living in places.
Seems ridiculous I even have to point that out but hey ho.

Free Hat · 08-05-2015 02:59PM

The Honey Monster wrote: »

Travels includes living in places.
Seems ridiculous I even have to point that out but hey ho.

Were you working and living?

billythefish99 · 08-05-2015 03:01PM

Ive lived and worked in six different countries for a period of one year or more. Ireland is the best Ive lived in.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 08-05-2015 03:01PM

Free Hat wrote: »

Were you working and living?

Yes.
I'm not talking about a package holiday to lanzarote for two weeks.

Ireland is Great

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