If Ireland could replicate one aspect of another country or city....

steddyeddy · 03-06-2018 10:04pm #1

What would it be? I'm talking about things like healthcare, education, nightlife or housing.

Pac1Man · 03-06-2018 10:06pm

The asses of South American girls.

frag420 · 03-06-2018 10:08pm

Something British...

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 03-06-2018 10:08pm

Depends on the individual. Some will say childcare while others would want healthcare, housing, transport, education etc.

No one place has the perfect 'everything'. For me it would be a world class health service.

Mutant z · 03-06-2018 10:08pm

Why replicate any why not be the country which sets an example to others itself.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 03-06-2018 10:09pm

Finland's education system, where they focus on the student rather than the subject or the exam.

Dtp1979 · 03-06-2018 10:09pm

Jail systems that actually keep scum locked up

steddyeddy · 03-06-2018 10:09pm

Pac1Man wrote: »

The asses of South American girls.

Yes because there's none of those in Ireland.

HeidiHeidi · 03-06-2018 10:10pm

German (or even British) road driving lane discipline

Your Face · 03-06-2018 10:12pm

Big mad European/American/Asian engineering projects.

Hector Bellend · 03-06-2018 10:14pm

A daycent red light district

Atoms for Peace · 03-06-2018 10:15pm

Arabian oil deposits with Norwegian common sense.

Pauliedragon · 03-06-2018 10:15pm

Australian superannuation system. 10% on top of your wages goes to a pension fund paid for by the employer.

AllForIt · 03-06-2018 10:16pm

I think we need private health insurance mentality because I don't think state run health care isn't good enough either in Ireland or the UK.

I think that for trivial healthcare it could be provided by the state. I think it would work and would cover those from deprived backgrounds but I think when it comes to serious healthcare the US insurance system is better.

Edit: I really do think that if ppl thought more about their health and spent less money on nights out in the pub and taxis etc it wouldn't be as difficult as it might seem to pay for private health insurance.

dxhound2005 · 03-06-2018 10:16pm

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

Arabian oil deposits with Norwegian common sense.

That's American oil. It just happens to be under Arabian sand.

steddyeddy · 03-06-2018 10:21pm

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Finland's education system, where they focus on the student rather than the subject or the exam.

Indeed and the only system which tries to give an equal start in life irrespective of your social class, gender or race.

Wanderer78 · 03-06-2018 10:21pm

AllForIt wrote:

I think we need private health insurance mentality because I don't think state run health care is good enough either in Ireland or the UK.

Fcuk it, privatise everything, the market is Feckin great

EPAndlee · 03-06-2018 10:28pm

I'd love if Ireland had a rabbit and cat island like Japan

jacksie66 · 03-06-2018 10:30pm

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Try_harder · 03-06-2018 10:30pm

Norwegian model

Rechuchote · 03-06-2018 10:34pm

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Finland's education system, where they focus on the student rather than the subject or the exam.

Ireland has now outstripped Finland in STEM results.

Despite that, yeah, the Finnish education system - child-led and creative and kind and intelligent.

The Portuguese system on drugs: they have decriminalised all drugs, and while you'll face the slammer if you have amounts suitable for dealing, you can have drugs for personal use, and if you register as an addict the State will throw help and housing and job and counselling at you. Very successful from all accounts.

The Norwegian prison system - so successful in reforming people that they're shutting their prisons.

The French health system: a mix of private and public but stringently State-inspected so no profiteering. High-quality care for low prices, and the doctors don't work crazy hours, and they've never heard of a trolley.

The Dutch transport system: most short journeys by bicycle and cities designed to facilitate this, with tiny locally-made cars for the elderly and disabled which can use cycle lanes.

The Swiss water system, cleanest and best in the world.

Vladimir Poontang · 03-06-2018 10:42pm

German organisation and efficiency.

We can't organise **** in this country

the_pen_turner · 03-06-2018 10:48pm

australia s imigration system.
everyone is welcome once your not a criminal etc.
paid ticket home ready
kicked out if you do anything wrong
jobs lined up before you get there.

diferent system then for tourists

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 03-06-2018 10:52pm

Rechuchote wrote: »

Ireland has now outstripped Finland in STEM results.

Despite that, yeah, the Finnish education system - child-led and creative and kind and intelligent.

Therein lies one of the problems: the need to compete and compare.

And even then, it's cherry picking as you say - and doesn't take into account things like art, lingusitic or creative abilities (probably because those things are very difficult to actually compare in terms of numbers).

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 03-06-2018 10:53pm

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

German organisation and efficiency.

That's a bit of a myth....

steddyeddy · 03-06-2018 10:57pm

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

That's a bit of a myth....

Anyone who's been to Frankfurt airport could see it's a myth.

jaxxx · 03-06-2018 11:04pm

Not being afraid of buiding vertically..............

zl1whqvjs75cdy · 03-06-2018 11:07pm

Decent public transport

jacksie66 · 03-06-2018 11:07pm

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mikemac2 · 03-06-2018 11:08pm

jaxxx wrote: »

Not being afraid of buiding vertically..............

We can copy Belfast for that

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

German organisation and efficiency.

Berlin Schonfeld, they should be ashamed to be using that dump as the main airport of their capital

Deutsche Bahn ain’t all that punctual either

the_pen_turner · 03-06-2018 11:13pm

jacksie66 wrote: »

Thought you needed to be a criminal to get into Australia...

its bit ironic really

tastyt · 03-06-2018 11:18pm

A police force that demands respect, appearing fit strong and not to be ****ed with.

One that will genuinely deal harshly with the absolute scrotes roaming our steets, like the french or Spanish cops

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 03-06-2018 11:21pm

mikemac2 wrote: »

jaxxx wrote: »

Not being afraid of buiding vertically..............

We can copy Belfast for that

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

German organisation and efficiency.

Berlin Schonfeld, they should be ashamed to be using that dump as the main airport of their capital

Deutsche Bahn ain’t all that punctual either

It's not the main airport, Tegel is.

Of course, if you really want to review German efficiency, google "Berlin-Brandenburg Airport"...

jaxxx · 03-06-2018 11:24pm

tastyt wrote: »

A police force that demands respect, appearing fit strong and not to be ****ed with.

One that will genuinely deal harshly with the absolute scrotes roaming our steets, like the french or Spanish cops

^ Along with judges who have the cop-on and morality to dish out actual justice and not pathetically short sentences with pathetic early release excuses.

Mikenesson · 03-06-2018 11:25pm

Food Stamps definitely

.....On top of the dole money

corner of hells · 03-06-2018 11:34pm

France with its French Foreign Legion and Israel with its fun foreign policy , I'm joking.

the_pen_turner · 03-06-2018 11:40pm

sweedens respect for their country side and nature . no rubish dumped anywhere when i was there

Greybottle · 03-06-2018 11:41pm

Munichs public transport system. Along with the German system of land ownership and planning.

Germany's support and commitment to community energy schemes.

Dutch commitment to seeing cyclists as being normal rather than a valid target for motorists.

Licencing laws from almost any country in Europe.

System of communal politics and local tax raising in Germany and France.

jaxxx · 03-06-2018 11:44pm

America with its gun laws!

LOL. I had you there for a moment didn't I?

4068ac1elhodqr · 03-06-2018 11:45pm

Actually making stuff to use and export: Cars, planes, ships, ebikes, hoovers or other decent heavy machinery.
Sweden only has twice the population, yet bang out hundreds of fighter aircraft, containers of furniture and millions of cars.

When the low corp-tax party is over, it'll be back to sowing spuds and fishing for what's left in the EU sea.

Mikenesson · 03-06-2018 11:47pm

Kyla Prehistoric Saleswoman wrote: »

Actually making stuff to use and export: Cars, planes, ships, ebikes, hoovers or other decent heavy machinery.
Sweden only has twice the population, yet bang out hundreds of fighter aircraft, containers of furniture and millions of cars.

When the low corp-tax party is over, it'll be back to sowing spuds and fishing for what's left in the EU sea.

Ya but we make the furniture for them

Jamie2k9 · 03-06-2018 11:47pm

Political system where there is no parish pump....

Tell me how · 04-06-2018 12:02am

Dutch attitude to facilitating cycling.

German efficiency in planning/organization

Pompous · 04-06-2018 12:12am

Map of cycle lanes in central Europe.

I am not a greedy man so I would like one of two things:

1) Cycling infrastructure rivalling that of the Netherlands.
2) For cyclists to be treated with respect like they are in the Netherlands. Like human beings.

After the day (or life) I have had cycling in Dublin, I'll settle for just one of these. Either one would probably save my life.

steves2 · 04-06-2018 12:14am

Was at the beach today and seen a 40 year old scrote finish his smoke at the door of his car and mash it in the sand with his foot. I'd like to think this doesn't happen in other countries, but it probably does.

Pinch Flat · 04-06-2018 12:15am

Civic pride. We seem to have a real aversion to dealing with our own ****e. Other countries mastered this generations ago.

steves2 · 04-06-2018 12:19am

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Civic pride. We seem to have a real aversion to dealing with our own ****e. Other countries mastered this generations ago.

I think we don't have a good attitude towards rules or general social norms that we should all follow. We hate the rules/laws we don't like or pay attention to.

Pinch Flat · 04-06-2018 12:28am

steves2 wrote: »

I think we don't have a good attitude towards rules or general social norms that we should all follow. We hate the rules/laws we don't like or pay attention to.

The general attitude seems to be of there’s a rule, let’s find a way around it.

In terms of social norms, I find that people live in a little bubble that extends about a foot from them. We think in the “me” rather than what’s better for the wider society.

Civic pride is seriously lacking. Our beaches and parks will be in a state after the recent good weather. I see it on Sunday mornings in particular - roads strewn with McDonald’s, pizza boxes, etc. Fly tipping is rampant. Truly depressing.

4068ac1elhodqr · 04-06-2018 12:30am

As much 'woodland coverage' as 'any' of the EU neighbours.
Even the UK (with x4 the population density) has a load of decent national parks.

ChikiChiki · 04-06-2018 1:16am

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

German organisation and efficiency.

We can't organise **** in this country

The biggest con of all time. The new airport in Berlin is a prime example. It may never even open such was the scale of the mess.

browne.h · 04-06-2018 4:15am

Unless otherwise indicated, you are legally allowed to make right turns at red lights in the US, Saves on time, and fuel.Of course in Ireland, it would have to be a left turn.

If Ireland could replicate one aspect of another country or city....

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