England is better than Ireland isn't it.

Calibos

David Michael wrote: »

Racists are people too!

Regardless..I like the Tube in London. The general infrastructure of the mainland is way better than Ireland.

Motorways FTW!

Those two words tell us so much about you David

Terry

Calibos wrote: »

Those two words tell us so much about you David

That he's trying to get a rise out of people?

Just ignore it.

dumbyearbook

Pubs in England are cack

dumbyearbook

Fratton Fred wrote: »

You ought to try socialising in Dalkey, there are plenty of cranium up anus types there, it's all over the place, England doesn;t have a monopoly.

Thats all new celtic tiger money (alot of it), we dont do posh in Ireland - the buck talks here you got the money your 'posh', in the UK you can be middle class and not be that well off at all.

We dont have the class system that comes with the past of a place like the Uk; thank god imo, for example Middle class people in Ireland's parents might not even have been to Uni in the Uk that would be rare, I love Ireland and actually hate leaving it btw.

Latchy

philstar;54188467]i lived in england for a while back in the 90s........and to be completely honest with you.........better keep my head down when i say this but, .......i found it easier to get on with the english than the irish.

english people are more open minded they don't care where you come from- they've got no chip on their shoulder, but irish people are way too clanish & tribilistic esp the ex-pats in england.

They are to be found in the irish centres living up to the ' more irish than the irish ' routine and are the very ones i said in another post who make little or no effort to mix with the natives.

To quote an old saying about the irish ' they never have a good word to say about one and other ''

mike65

Re David Michael and mainland, maybe a straightfaced joke on his part.

Mike.

dumbyearbook

Another point ill make for the Uk (who im no big fan of i shall add) but this does hark back to OPs (pigheads) prrofessionalism vibe from English people so it is relevant;

is that from what I have seen of most Irish people in an office environment there is a daft 'awkwardness' about the place the English guys however float in and give a more business like impression and these are guys permanent in Ireland not over for the day.

I think personally now that its because the Irish guys who have a real get go to them are not in the office working for the man they are out working for themselves, whereas the Brits as is in their culture are quite happy to take up a role in a big corp and stick with it, like what im saying is that were they irish they would nt actually stick it out.

Im a bit locked and will not stay in on a Friday night again I promise

Terry

I have to hand it to Pighead.
One hell of a trollfest you started here, and all without breaking any rules.

David Michael

Terry wrote: »

I have to hand it to Pighead.
One hell of a trollfest you started here, and all without breaking any rules.

I doubt any ones cares what you think Terrance.

But thanks for sharing anyways.

philstar

Terry wrote: »

I have to hand it to Pighead.
One hell of a trollfest you started here, and all without breaking any rules.

its a tongue in cheek thread, me thinks;)

Terry

David Michael wrote: »

I doubt any ones cares what you think Terrance.

But thanks for sharing anyways.

The voice of boards.ie speaks.

It's Terence BTW.

arbeitsscheuer

David Michael wrote: »

I doubt any ones cares what you think Terrance.

But thanks for sharing anyways.

Very harsh - I reckon Terry's on the ball.

Terry

arbeitsscheuer wrote: »

Very harsh - I reckon Terry's on the ball.

I think he just wants me to give him an infraction, so that he can take it up in feedback and then bitch about 6th.

David Michael

Terry wrote: »

The voice of boards.ie speaks.

It's Terence BTW.

A voice Terrence.

Stop being so dramatic.

Terry wrote: »

I think he just wants me to give him an infraction, so that he can take it up in feedback and then bitch about 6th.

An infraction for eh..what exactly?

Terry

David Michael wrote: »

A voice Terrence.

Stop being so dramatic.

As soon as you stop trolling.

Deal?

philstar

but nowadays, its hard to tell the two countries apart, i mean look around you...everywhere you look you see....tesco's, pc world, dixons, currys, jjb sports, halfords, next, river island, argos, homebase, B&Q etc etc

Kold

Dr Pepper in the can and purple Nik Naks are just some of the reasons I love going home to London.

Personally I think Ireland and England are both ****holes, as soon as I get the cash I'm off to Vienna with a Dummys guide to German.

Terry

Kold wrote: »

Dr Pepper in the can and purple Nik Naks are just some of the reasons I love going home to London.

Personally I think Ireland and England are both ****holes, as soon as I get the cash I'm off to Vienna with a Dummys guide to German.

Purple Nik Naks rule.
The spar on the other side of town occasionally sells them.
Occasionally being two or three days a year.

I think I'll ask the local supermarket to get some in. They sell other walkers products.

Pighead

Kold wrote: »

Dr Pepper in the can and purple Nik Naks are just some of the reasons I love going home to London.

Personally I think Ireland and England are both ****holes, as soon as I get the cash I'm off to Vienna with a Dummys guide to German.

Make sure you tie some plastic bags around your shoes. Viennas streets are awash with dog shit. City stinks of poo and wee wee but the architectures nice in fairness.

Kold

Terry wrote: »

Purple Nik Naks rule.
The spar on the other side of town occasionally sells them.
Occasionally being two or three days a year.

I think I'll ask the local supermarket to get some in. They sell other walkers products.

Man, there was a stage where I was downing about 20 packs of the ****ers a day. They were like crack. It was depraved, I couldn't get them in me fast enough. The fact that noone does them over here is prob the reason I've lost like a stone and a half.

Terry

Kold wrote: »

Man, there was a stage where I was downing about 20 packs of the ****ers a day. They were like crack. It was depraved, I couldn't get them in me fast enough. The fact that noone does them over here is prob the reason I've lost like a stone and a half.

I just missed out on the last batch in that spar.
I was going to buy a box of them.
If the local supermarket get them in, I will buy a box. It would probably only last two days though.

They really ae like crack.

Marksie

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Proper beer should be served in a glass that is over one pint in size, to allow for the head. Bitter or Ale in half glasses is for the wimmin.
.

depends. A line glass is for beer with heads and a brim glass for ales.

Drinking up north is generally the former and down south the latter

You can get real ales over there big time including the Bishops finger. You can get that in Ireland as well, but its nothing to do with drink

Wertz

Not knowing wtf Nik Naks were, I googled them....both of you might like to know that they can be bought online by the 10-pack:
http://www.expats-shoppingarcade.co.uk/supermarket/crisps-&-snacks/?page=0

The only food stuff I look forward to when in britain is Cherry Coke....why oh f*cking why was it ever withdrawn from sale here? I'm occasionally able to pick up the diet version in the North, but you can't beat the full sugary badness of the original.

England has Cherry Coke available to buy, therefore it > Ireland.
QED

Marksie

Wertz wrote: »

Not knowing wtf Nik Naks were, I googled them....both of you might like to know that they can be bought online by the 10-pack:
http://www.expats-shoppingarcade.co.uk/supermarket/crisps-&-snacks/?page=0

The only food stuff I look forward to when in britain is Cherry Coke....why oh f*cking why was it ever withdrawn from sale here? I'm occasionally able to pick up the diet version in the North, but you can't beat the full sugary badness of the original.

England has Cherry Coke available to buy, therefore it > Ireland.
QED

Niknaks...drool!!!!!!!!

Go to a cash and carry lace to stock up and it pays for the ferry journey ;-). But I noticed there are two types of coca cola. ONe from ireland and one from England. Anyone know why?

An Citeog

Marksie wrote: »

Niknaks...drool!!!!!!!!

Go to a cash and carry lace to stock up and it pays for the ferry journey ;-). But I noticed there are two types of coca cola. ONe from ireland and one from England. Anyone know why?

It tastes different in Germany too and in Spain, but not quite as bad. The difference in the taste of Fanta is completely different from country to country. I'm guessing they all have something to do with the quality of the local water supply.

Wertz

AFAIK with coke, they source their sugar locally for the syrup and it's down to the type of sugar (fructose/glucose/sucrose) used, the proprtions and in some cases how the sugar was sourced (beet, cane, fruit) that changes the overall taste. You don't notice a difference with diet, at least I never have no matter where I've gone...

Latchy

Quote Kold;Personally I think Ireland and England are both ****holes, as soon as I get the cash I'm off to Vienna with a Dummys guide to German

.From todays Daily Mail

It seems the German football team delegation were not at all impressed by croke park stadium and derided the irish team and the fans when they were in attendence at the ireland wales match .

So if you include the swedish tourist delegation who also gave the country the thumbs down for visiting ,do they know somthing we dont ?

Dudess

ntlbell wrote:

I fail to see how they're more sexy than Irish men apart unless you're one of them "accent" people.

I must admit I am.

I would of thought the English sense of humour is very close to our own.

It is and it isn't. And English comedies are second to none. Irish attempts at comedy shows... ahem.

Are you one of them gobsheens who thinks it cool to be a west brit just to annoy people around you?

Ye-essss, that's EXACTLY who I am :rolleyes:

Aw, I missed the dude who got banned! I didn't get anywhere near Boards yesterday because of this nation's "wonderful" bus service and Dublin's "wonderful" traffic. Spent more time waiting for/sitting on a bus than doing anything else yesterday. :mad:

Anyway, I also got a charming PM. If he got to know me, he would learn that I'm actually quite nationalist when it comes to the question of a united Ireland, but eh... hon, if you're reading, we're not talking politics here.

The Denouncer

latchyco wrote: »

.From todays Daily Mail

It seems the German football team delegation were not at all impressed by croke park stadium and derided the irish team and the fans when they were in attendence at the ireland wales match .

Compare this crap to BBCs superb reception and historial rundown when England and Ireland played there in the 6 nations. German supporters seemed to be enjoying themselves in Temple Bar..I think these inferiority complex threads pop up every now and then when Ireland fails at a world sporting event like the Rugby World Cup..the country is in a state of transition..look, watch Into the West set 15 years ago to see how far we have come, the good work put in by many people in the last 10 years in particular completely derided by those states who had their act together a lot sooner than we did and the self-loathing Irish people who grew up in the Celtic Tiger era and now deride the city and the nation themselves while seemingly doing little except posting on these forums and moaning..make me sick, I really can't stand the belittlers and the begrudgers who run their own nation down even as it improves so much. For shame.

Dudess

mike65 wrote:

Mmmmmmm, me seeks Dudess pic and addy!

Mike.

No pic - don't have a digital camera and darned if I know how to upload a piccy. Yep, I'm a luddite.
I've seen your "moody" pic in Know Your Nerds though. So... you're a bit of a brooding Englishman are ya?

/knees wobble

MDTyKe

England is going to the dogs. Outside of London, it appears to be one big council estate. It's only a nice country if you're Muslim, Pakistani or some other ethnic minority. Otherwise you're taxed on everything, and the country is full of cameras watching you every move.

It's only going to get worse soon, with the Identity Database coming in (backtracing it to so many unsolved crimes when you go for your interview), and the fact the cameras now in cities are having Facial Recognition. Economicaly, it's the worst country you could be in, if you're working class majority.

mike65

MDTyKe wrote: »

It's only a nice country if you're Muslim, Pakistani or some other ethnic minority. Otherwise you're taxed on everything, and the country is full of cameras watching you every move.

Ethnic minorties not taxed? /mass stampede of Irish to the promised land!

Mike.

indough

MDTyKe wrote: »

It's only a nice country if you're Muslim, Pakistani or some other ethnic minority. Otherwise you're taxed on everything, and the country is full of cameras watching you every move.

The cameras watch Muslim's, Pakistani's and other minorities aswell, and by the way they also pay taxes.

MDTyKe wrote: »

It's only going to get worse soon, with the Identity Database coming in (backtracing it to so many unsolved crimes when you go for your interview), and the fact the cameras now in cities are having Facial Recognition.

If you aren't a criminal you have nothing to fear. If you are then you shouldn't be.

MDTyKe wrote: »

Economicaly, it's the worst country you could be in, if you're working class majority.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1321313,00.html

Pay particular attention to what the UN have to say in that article.

Ireland is still a great place to live though.

Latchy

The Denouncer;54193520]Compare this crap to BBCs superb reception and historial rundown when England and Ireland played there in the 6 nations. German supporters seemed to be enjoying themselves in Temple Bar..I think these inferiority complex threads pop up every now and then when Ireland fails at a world sporting event like the Rugby World Cup..the country is in a state of transition..look, watch Into the West set 15 years ago to see how far we have come, the good work put in by many people in the last 10 years in particular completely derided by those states who had their act together a lot sooner than we did and the self-loathing Irish people who grew up in the Celtic Tiger era and now deride the city and the nation themselves while seemingly doing little except posting on these forums and moaning..make me sick, I really can't stand the belittlers and the begrudgers who run their own nation down even as it improves so much. For shame.

You make some intresting points and agree more or less with what you say .Those same begrudgers you mention seem to bring out the tired old brickbat about hating England and Engish to add to the inferiority complex you mention .The whole world and its dog knows all about the ' Englander bulldog football supporters 'and i would put them in the same catogory as the crowd who rioted at the love ulster march in dublin 2 years ago but like their english counterparts ,they are in the minority , and dont represent the race as a whole. The BBC are to be congratulated for the coverage you mention and i felt proud that such a historical event was taken place in my home town /country without little or no Hassle. Maybe we are growing up as a race and we can be proud of the celtic tiger and all that it brought with it .An aquaintence recently left Dublin after working there for 7 years and on asking her of her memories while living there she said ' she will always remember her time in ireland with great fondness,' but was astonished at the amount of racist taxi drivers in the city , her words not mine . .

Dyr

The Denouncer wrote: »

.look, watch Into the West set 15 years ago to see how far we have come

Hang on, stop the bus. Stop the f***king bus a minute. You're putting forward a film made for yanks about little tinker boys who lost their horsey as an accurate portayal of ireland 15 years ago?

Do you realise how hilariously retarded that is?

Latchy

England is going to the dogs. Outside of London, it appears to be one big council estate. It's only a nice country if you're Muslim, Pakistani or some other ethnic minority. Otherwise you're taxed on everything, and the country is full of cameras watching you every move.

It's only going to get worse soon, with the Identity Database coming in (backtracing it to so many unsolved crimes when you go for your interview), and the fact the cameras now in cities are having Facial Recognition. Economicaly, it's the worst country you could be in, if you're working class majority.

Yes your right , that does seem to be the way its going with cctv cameras everywrere and it also seems ethnic minoritys have more rights than the native British.Last week a catholic worker at Heathrow airport was told to remove a picture of Jesus from his area of work because a non-christian complained it was offensive to him , yes thats the way it is going /gone . (uk has a third of the worlds cctv cameras ) and it might also be the way lot of europen countries follow suit .

It is estimated that in the next decade there will be 2 million more immigrants living in the uk . Big brother has arrived indeed .

off out to watch the ireland v germany match ...speak soon

indough

latchyco wrote: »

It is estimated that in the next decade there will be 2 million more immigrants living in the uk . Big brother has arrived indeed .

What exactly does an increase in immigrants have to do with the idea of big brother?

Latchy

Quote - indough;54193889 What exactly does an increase in immigrants have to do with the idea of big brother?

Well given that the UK is an already overpopulated island of so many millions with more as mentioned to come, is it not obious that to police this island and its overcrowed population,the goverment /police needs more cctv cameras ??? ( to monitor everybody) ???

indough

latchyco wrote: »

Well given that the UK is an already overpopulated island of so many millions with more as mentioned to come, is it not obious that to police this island and its overcrowed population,the goverment /police needs more cctv cameras ??? ( to monitor everybody) ???

No. Its not overpopulated either.

Latchy

No. Its not overpopulated either.

It isint? am i reading the wrong newspapers /news ? well at the current rate of people entering the country per year (not sure of exact figures ) it soon wil be .......

sdanseo

Pighead wrote: »

England is better than Ireland isn't it.

No.

Kold

indough wrote: »

If you aren't a criminal you have nothing to fear. If you are then you shouldn't be.

This is a terrible argument on the idea of possession and human rights.

sdonn_1

sdonn_1 wrote: »

No.

Informative! :rolleyes:

A Dub in Glasgo

latchyco wrote: »

Well given that the UK is an already overpopulated island of so many millions with more as mentioned to come, is it not obious that to police this island and its overcrowed population,the goverment /police needs more cctv cameras ??? ( to monitor everybody) ???

Over populated, maybe you should travel a bit?

Seems a lot of people confuse England with Britain and vice versa.

sdanseo

Deleted User wrote: »

Informative! :rolleyes:

What else is there to say? :rolleyes:

indough

latchyco wrote: »

It isint? am i reading the wrong newspapers /news ? well at the current rate of people entering the country per year (not sure of exact figures ) it soon wil be .......

No, England is nowhere near overpopulated. It currently ranks at having the 35th highest population density of all countries, at 388.7 people/km². The highest is Monaco at 18,285 people/km². As I said, England is nowhere near overpopulated.

Kold wrote: »

This is a terrible argument on the idea of possession and human rights.

No it isn't. If you are not a criminal then you have nothing to fear from people checking your criminal past or using CCTV to make sure you don't commit a crime/get caught on camera committing a crime. It's as simple as that.

Besides, anyone who's ever watched Crimewatch or whatever knows that the majority of CCTV footage is of a quality far removed from what was proposed in the earlier post. It's just the usual Orwellian sensationalism thats found all over the internet.

A Dub in Glasgo

indough wrote: »

No it isn't. If you are not a criminal then you have nothing to fear from people checking your criminal past or using CCTV to make sure you don't commit a crime/get caught on camera committing a crime. It's as simple as that.

You really believe that? It is not that simple.

I assume you have not heard of Jean Charles De Menezes, Bimingham 6, Guildford 4, Maguire 7? They sure had nothing to worry about either!

indough

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

You really believe that? It is not that simple.

I assume you have not heard of Jean Charles De Menezes, Bimingham 6, Guildford 4, Maguire 7? They sure had nothing to worry about either!

How exactly did a high level of CCTV footage play a part in their cases? If anything it would have helped them.

remember I said that non-criminals have nothing to fear from CCTV, I didn't say that they have nothing to fear from the police.

sdonn_1

sdonn_1 wrote: »

What else is there to say? :rolleyes:

Well, you could at least say why? have you lived there?

I personally prefer living in Athlone to where I used to live (in Northampton) but there are so many similarities between the two countries that anyone from outside would find it hard to see the differences.

Same language, same shops, drive on the same side of the road, different standards of driving - English better, quality of life - Ireland better, etc etc
edit: at least I no longer have a cctv camera at the end of my road anymore!

cson

Dey iz better dan us at teh rugby too. Seriously, what a result 14-9 to England, now in the world cup final, who would have thought it after the South Africa game. And after we whacked them in Croker, funny how things turn out.

Come to think of it, theres feck all sports we're actually better than England at, hurling maybe.