What do you hate about Irish people

Glassheart

The self loathing is really pathetic.

CHealy

changes wrote: »

People from the border counties and parts of dublin would prob recognise this......

A sunday drinking in a pub that has sky sports on all day showing the premership and then a rebel band on that night.

You get to see some roughneck republicans nearly crying because man utd or liverpool got beat (they may never have been to liverpool or manchester) then 5 or 6 hours later they are jumping about and singing republican songs cursing everything british..... laughable if it wasn't so sad!

This is in every town in every county mate, dunno where you got it was just border counties and parts of Dublin.

And its emmbarasing. During the world cup i was walking down a street with a cousin of mine from England. He was wearing an England polo top, it was just plain navy with the small 3 lions badge, fella comes up to him bout 20-23 and shouts the usual "fcuk off back home" ****. This same fella was wearing a liverpool trackie.

gcgirl

Uneducated morons who constantly mouth off about anybody who wants to earn a decent wage in this country !

aDeener

Terry wrote: »

Those ****ers annoy the **** out of me.
Brainless drones who can't make their own choices.



Not fond of generalisations then?
tree fiddy.

well no they clearly have made their own choice. no one can force them to vote a particular way and they have chosen to vote with whatever way their family has traditionally voted

previous user

Everytime a celebrity gets asked from another country if they have some Irish heritage whether it be on the tv or in the newspaper -F**k OFF!

Terry

aDeener wrote: »

well no they clearly have made their own choice. no one can force them to vote a particular way and they have chosen to vote with whatever way their family has traditionally voted

Yes, but they only vote that way because their family does. They do not do it based on the merits of the candidate.
The fact that there are "Traditional" FF or SF or FG seats says it all.

maninasia

thebullkf wrote: »

this post beggars belief.



what i don't like is the fact we're too forgiving.


*or maybe its apathy...

How about this then..who is making more sense, me or you? 60 convictions at 20 years of age and running around the streets..raping and God knows what else. I mean 1 or 2 maybe even 3 ..then 10, then 20, then 30 then 60..where does it end? Who's soft in the head?

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FACE+OF+BEAST+WHO+RAPED+WIDOW,+75%3B+Perv+with+60+convictions+attacked...-a0158658568

Terry

maninasia wrote: »

How about this then..who is making more sense, me or you?

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FACE+OF+BEAST+WHO+RAPED+WIDOW,+75%3B+Perv+with+60+convictions+attacked...-a0158658568

Neither of you.
For a start there was no picture in that link.

the particular strain of REALLY red hair which only exists here

yes i am a gingerphobe

thebullkf

maninasia wrote: »

How about this then..who is making more sense, me or you? 60 convictions at 20 years of age and running around the streets..raping and God knows what else. I mean 1 or 2 maybe even 3 ..then 10, then 20, then 30 then 60..where does it end? Who's soft in the head?

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FACE+OF+BEAST+WHO+RAPED+WIDOW,+75%3B+Perv+with+60+convictions+attacked...-a0158658568

ricman

Some people think its cool to drink a large amount of beer,eg i had 6 pints last night .The purpose of the pub is socialising ,talking , meeting people , theres nothing smart about getting drunk.Life should not be measured in much drink i can consume in one night .
AND we have no proper system for prosecuting white collar crime.
Rob 100euro from a shop ,you,ll get arrested , bankers who destroyed the economy/financial system are retiring with a nice fat pension.

LoanShark

I like being Irish, I like the fact that we can have a laugh at each other..I like that fact that we will always try to help each other out when and where possible..

I hate the cringeworthy ways in which people talk about the IRA and when you try to have a conversation with them about it, they shy away, Not because they 'can't' talk about it, But more because They haven't a Fcuking clue...One Wolfe Tone CD doesn't make you a mamber of the RA...

I hate how to a certain degree (some) People have gained massive EGO's due to the Celtic Tiger and basically became arseholes...And now with the country being in the Dire Straits,The same arseholes have a bigger chip on their shoulders because they have to face up to their responsibilties..

I hate how in some cases people extracing the urine from visitors can go a little too far and make the person feel like a fool..

I also hate how people hate the GAA..I don't play the game, But I do follow it, I am proud that a small country like ours has a unique sport like the GAA and I don't begrudge them the support..

I hate how we HAVE to blame others for fcuk ups in the past.....#


But I'm generally happy with my life in this country..

jptk

I wish people would stop using this f#cking smiley (:rolleyes:). Arghh F#ck off!

kfallon

CHealy wrote: »

This is in every town in every county mate, dunno where you got it was just border counties and parts of Dublin.

And its emmbarasing. During the world cup i was walking down a street with a cousin of mine from England. He was wearing an England polo top, it was just plain navy with the small 3 lions badge, fella comes up to him bout 20-23 and shouts the usual "fcuk off back home" ****. This same fella was wearing a liverpool trackie.

It happens to Irish people in the UK also, I'd argue they are worse!

Was on holidays once (I was 9 or 10) in UK and in an arcade wearing a Celtic jersey, two English guys come up to me (they were about 17 - 18) and tell me I'm a 'Fenian B*stard'.....had to ask my da later on what they meant.

K-9

Terry wrote: »

Yes, but they only vote that way because their family does. They do not do it based on the merits of the candidate.
The fact that there are "Traditional" FF or SF or FG seats says it all.

Not really an Irish thing though. England has the safe Tory or Labour seat, Scotland as well.

Luxie

kfallon wrote: »

It happens to Irish people in the UK also, I'd argue they are worse!

Was on holidays once (I was 9 or 10) in UK and in an arcade wearing a Celtic jersey, two English guys come up to me (they were about 17 - 18) and tell me I'm a 'Fenian B*stard'.....had to ask my da later on what they meant.

Were they clad out in Shamrock rovers tracksuits (if such a thing exists) though?

kfallon

Luxie wrote: »

Were they clad out in Shamrock rovers tracksuits (if such a thing exists) though?

One had a Rangers jersey on.....I'd expect nothing but behaviour like that from those cnuts these days tho

thebullkf

jptk wrote: »

I wish people would stop using this f#cking smiley (:rolleyes:). Arghh F#ck off!

:rolleyes:

catbear

It's frustrating that there hasn't been one anti corruption march or demo since NAMA. I've seen a few anti cutbacks demos recently where the local FF head will get up and make a speech about how opposed they are to any cutback yet they continue to vote them through and nobody sees anything wrong with this.

I hate the social apathy when ministers state that they can not do something due to legal constraints yet they had no problem socialising bank debt without a general vote.

I hate irish time keeping (it's not the worst btw), now I just wait ten minutes and then leave. It's amazing how insulted people can get when you tell them you left because they were late.

The inability to see that nepotism and cronyism are bad for greater society.

The inability by FF and FG heads to see that there is no difference between them! They just take turns at screwing the nation.

The reluctance to annalise why compulsory Irish for the greater part of a century has failed to create the desired result; Einstein definition of someone insane is where they keep repeating the same thing expecting different results!

The general accepted view that emigration is a good thing rather than dealing with corruption and inept government that has us repeating the same tragedy again.

I second all the GAA double standards mentioned already. The whole Irish gealic game bullcrap been delineated along county lines set down by what they would view as foreign monarchy yet they are unwilling to change that system to reflect population centres. For example, Cork and Kilkenny could field a few teams each!

Logic and reason, justice and accountability seem like foreign concepts to most Irish people I know. As long as they get their piece of pie, they don't care.

purple_hatstand

K-9 wrote: »

Not really an Irish thing though. England has the safe Tory or Labour seat, Scotland as well.

In this context, it is.

Two important differences between UK and Irish politics in this regard:

1. There is traditionally (and remains) a greater ideological difference between the two main parties and hence, the mindsets of their supporters.

2. It is the perpetuation of the class system in the UK which often determines the geography and demography of a "safe seat" for either party.


There has been some blurring of the ideological boundaries between the Tories and Labour in the last 15 years (particularly since the rise of 'New Labour'), but it is clear that there is a 'typical Conservative' element to the new Government.

owenc

kfallon wrote: »

It happens to Irish people in the UK also, I'd argue they are worse!

Was on holidays once (I was 9 or 10) in UK and in an arcade wearing a Celtic jersey, two English guys come up to me (they were about 17 - 18) and tell me I'm a 'Fenian B*stard'.....had to ask my da later on what they meant.

Don't gimmi that **** english people don't even know anything about the troubles never mind that ****,:rolleyes: thats a word created by people in northern ireland.;) Well done at trying to run down english people again..:rolleyes:

Dudess

I'm absolutely intrigued by all the people saying "We" this and "We" that, who feel they are exempt, and better than other Irish people.
Here's a question for all the enlightened anti Irish Irish cu... I mean people: if you were abroad and you got abuse for being Irish, which of the following ways would you react:
- "Yes indeed sir, I am a worthless piece of sh1t - I shall now bend over for you"
Or
- "Oh I know the Irish are sh1te but I'm different - I'm not like the rest of them"

There is one stereotype associated with the Irish: that of us being pitiful minions, well satirised by The Simpsons' leprechaun guy - by god does this thread drive that home.

Stinicker wrote: »

I hate the fact that Irish people are so opposed to success and if someone thinks that you are better than them in some way they will automatically try shut you out.

Begrudgery isn't exclusive to Ireland and sometimes people dislike successful people not because they are successful but because they are kunts.

scientific1982 wrote: »

A lot of people on this thread are moaning about the thread being self critical. The ability of Irish people to be self deprecating is actually one of our strong points. Arrogance is never an admirable quality.

No, people like you who act like you're so much better than the Irish, despite being Irish yourself, are the arrogant ones.

maninasia wrote: »

The greatest patriots have a critical eye on their home countries

It is of course reasonable to be critical of aspects of Irish society - incompetent government, woeful health service, woeful infrastructure, some very smallminded pockets throughout the island... don't see how it's necessary though to speak about Irish people in a way that would be deemed racist if it were about any other people, or indeed if members of another people spoke about the Irish the way we're spoken of here. And I'm not one for national pride either, but by the same token, I don't understand national shame.

maninasia wrote: »

How about this then..who is making more sense, me or you? 60 convictions at 20 years of age and running around the streets..raping and God knows what else.

"Oh Jaysus Joe, raping and god knows what else"... Are you a 70-year-old woman?

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FACE+OF+BEAST+WHO+RAPED+WIDOW,+75%3B+Perv+with+60+convictions+attacked...-a0158658568

Irish people are responsible for that... how?

thebullkf

owenc wrote: »

Don't gimmi that **** english people don't even know anything about the troubles never mind that ****,:rolleyes: thats a word created by people in northern ireland.;) Well done at trying to run down english people again..:rolleyes:

whatever about the truthfulness of the post,to say english people are ignorant of the troubles is ignorant itself.

i didn't get from that post that it was putting english people down.
you seem to do a good job yourself with your expletive ridden retort.

Max Power1

Its probably been said already, but the things I hate most about irish people are travellers and northside scangers.

caseyann

Dudess wrote: »

I'm absolutely intrigued by all the people saying "We" this and "We" that, who feel they are exempt, and better than other Irish people.
Here's a question for all the enlightened anti Irish Irish cu... I mean people: if you were abroad and you got abuse for being Irish, which of the following ways would you react:
- "Yes indeed sir, I am a worthless piece of sh1t - I shall now bend over for you"
Or
- "Oh I know the Irish are sh1te but I'm different - I'm not like the rest of them"

There is one stereotype associated with the Irish: that of us being pitiful minions, well satirised by The Simpsons' leprechaun guy - by god does this thread drive that home.

Begrudgery isn't exclusive to Ireland and sometimes people dislike successful people not because they are successful but because they are kunts.

No, people like you who act like you're so much better than the Irish, despite being Irish yourself, are the arrogant ones.

It is of course reasonable to be critical of aspects of Irish society - incompetent government, woeful health service, woeful infrastructure, some very smallminded pockets throughout the island... don't see how it's necessary though to speak about Irish people in a way that would be deemed racist if it were about any other people, or indeed if members of another people spoke about the Irish the way we're spoken of here. And I'm not one for national pride either, but by the same token, I don't understand national shame.

"Oh Jaysus Joe, raping and god knows what else"... Are you a 70-year-old woman?

Irish people are responsible for that... how?

lol i am very surprised by your lingo today :eek::D

thebullkf

Max Power1 wrote: »

Its probably been said already, but the things I hate most about irish people are travellers and northside scangers.

hmmmm......ALL travellers?

Southside Skangers??

Walsh

Olé Olé Olé Olé.

Dammo

LoanShark wrote: »

...And now with the country being in the Dire Straits,

Have they reformed? Doing country?

Einhard

ricman wrote: »

Some people think its cool to drink a large amount of beer,eg i had 6 pints last night .The purpose of the pub is socialising ,talking , meeting people , theres nothing smart about getting drunk.Life should not be measured in much drink i can consume in one night .

That's not a large amount of beer ya big wuss!!

Sure last night I had 15 pints, a flagon of Scrump Jacks, and a few shots of Bacardi.

And shure wasn't I still grand to drive home.



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Horse_box

Thread title should be ''What do you hate about people'' because most of the stuff mentioned applies to any other country in the world

caseyann

Horse_box wrote: »

Thread title should be ''What do you hate about people'' because most of the stuff mentioned applies to any other country in the world

Its funny Op titled like he isnt Irish and lumps himself there when he is so he hates his family friends etc.. attitudes :pac:

Dudess

In fairness, the OP isn't the only one by a long shot.

changes

You we damn paddy's

The french must hate themselves too.....surely, they must, they have to!!

nyarlothothep

begrudgery, self hating, cliquey/clannish/smallminded conservative types. So called banter, the craic whatever that is, the GAA, the fact that drinking seems to be the only thing to do. But if there was one thing that takes the proverbial biscuit its the smallmindedness. In addition the rampant anti intellectualism, short sightedness, insularity, I could go on and on. And I will, the music is ****, Irish people like crappy soft singer songwriter rubbish, its a continuation of the showband days and country music, Irish people like bland soft simple music, which is connected to their political apathy, theres no place for metal or progressive rock here because it would be too much for them to handle, the only good band to come out of Ireland was Thin Lizzy and most of them weren't even Irish. Irish people can't tolerate musical brilliance, like technical virtuosity, they just wanted simple ****. Also I don't like when certain Irish actors like Colm Meaney raise their voices up severa octaves when posed with a question and answer in a rhetorical tone or when politicians/guests on the vincent browne show answer in a salt of the earth fashion, this should be an intellectual discussion program, not some common sense backgarden farmers market show! There is no room for questions about football!!! I wish I was an Indian.

ColeTrain

Sergeant wrote: »

The whole Tayto eating, Wolfe Tone "song" singing, celtic jersey wearing goon you find in Oirish bars around the world.

Cringe inducing creatures.

What's wrong with people supporting Celtic and wearing their jersey abroad?

What's wrong with people enjoying a song about Ireland's history?

God forbid people see the Irish being proud of their country abroad.

SquirrelFace

Irish people on holidays; we speak more Irish on holidays than we do in our own country, to single oursleves out as the craic-loving leprechauns from the Green Isle so people will like us when we're abroad...
The only problem is that we allll do this, thinking we're original, forgetting that hundreds of people have done it before us so the locals in Spain etc actually know what we're talking about, which is unfortunate seeing as most of the time we use Irish as a form of morse code, thinking nobody else understands... when I was in Greece a waiter was like "You're Irish??*launches into Irish-spiel*"

Also I hate to say this but as a nation we actually don't look after our appearance. Im sorry but people walking around in pyjamas or pyjama bottoms/tracksuits etc = *shudder* I am often aware of the fact that sometimes I manage to look out of place due to the fact many people look like they have just rolled out of bed... am I the only person who still brushes their hair instead of gathering it into a pile on top of my head??And Im not just addressing a certain *type* of person.... I hate the way everything baggy and saggy and casual has taken over, seriously hoodies with trackie bottoms and Uggs, just gah!! :mad::mad::mad:

And yes, Irish through and through, to be sure to be sure..... :rolleyes:

Kev_ps3

Whats with the GAA hate lol

Dudess

SquirrelFace wrote: »

Irish people on holidays; we speak more Irish on holidays than we do in our own country, to single oursleves out as the craic-loving leprechauns from the Green Isle so people will like us when we're abroad...
The only problem is that we allll do this, thinking we're original, forgetting that hundreds of people have done it before us

Do we? News to me. Oh and most people brush their hair. The slating of Irish people's appearance doesn't have to go so far as to resort to downright lies.
Absolutely nothing unreasonable with citizens of this country criticising aspects of it - that's the way it should be, but those who are clearly hanging their heads in shame about being Irish really should just fuk off...

up for anything

nyarlothothep wrote: »

begrudgery, self hating, cliquey/clannish/smallminded conservative types. So called banter, the craic whatever that is, the GAA, the fact that drinking seems to be the only thing to do. But if there was one thing that takes the proverbial biscuit its the smallmindedness. In addition the rampant anti intellectualism, short sightedness, insularity, I could go on and on. And I will, the music is ****, Irish people like crappy soft singer songwriter rubbish, its a continuation of the showband days and country music, Irish people like bland soft simple music, which is connected to their political apathy, theres no place for metal or progressive rock here because it would be too much for them to handle, the only good band to come out of Ireland was Thin Lizzy and most of them weren't even Irish. Irish people can't tolerate musical brilliance, like technical virtuosity, they just wanted simple ****. Also I don't like when certain Irish actors like Colm Meaney raise their voices up severa octaves when posed with a question and answer in a rhetorical tone or when politicians/guests on the vincent browne show answer in a salt of the earth fashion, this should be an intellectual discussion program, not some common sense backgarden farmers market show! There is no room for questions about football!!! I wish I was an Indian.

I sense a failed creative here.

Pittens

scientific1982 wrote: »

I hate when Irish people say things like "sure everyone loves us" or "everyone wants to be Irish". No they dont and its fcukin embarrassing.

so embarrassing that nobody has ever said it ever, except ironically.

Pittens

up for anything wrote: »

I sense a failed creative here.

I would have been crueler.

Am I the only person who wants to get his gun when he hears someone talk about "progressive" music?

Pittens

SquirrelFace wrote: »

And Im not just addressing a certain *type* of person.... I hate the way everything baggy and saggy and casual has taken over, seriously hoodies with trackie bottoms and Uggs, just gah!! :mad::mad::mad:

And yes, Irish through and through, to be sure to be sure..... :rolleyes:

Also when someone quotes the "to be sure, to be sure" nonsense I want to get my gun.

Anyway got a link to a picture of normal Irish people in the city centre all ( or mostly) in pajamas? Any picture of Grafton street should do.

nyarlothothep

up for anything wrote: »

I sense a failed creative here.

yeah right :rolleyes: Progressive music ****in rules.

Pittens

nyarlothothep wrote: »

yeah right :rolleyes: Progressive music ****in rules.

Lol.

7Tdriver

Im not Irish i lived here for half of my life now which is 10 years now and i've visited lots of other E.U coutries is well and i dont think you can judge anyone on their nationality theres all kinds of people in every single coutrie in the world. This thread is a bit pointles.

caseyann

SquirrelFace wrote: »

Irish people on holidays; we speak more Irish on holidays than we do in our own country, to single oursleves out as the craic-loving leprechauns from the Green Isle so people will like us when we're abroad...
The only problem is that we allll do this, thinking we're original, forgetting that hundreds of people have done it before us so the locals in Spain etc actually know what we're talking about, which is unfortunate seeing as most of the time we use Irish as a form of morse code, thinking nobody else understands... when I was in Greece a waiter was like "You're Irish??*launches into Irish-spiel*"

Also I hate to say this but as a nation we actually don't look after our appearance. Im sorry but people walking around in pyjamas or pyjama bottoms/tracksuits etc = *shudder* I am often aware of the fact that sometimes I manage to look out of place due to the fact many people look like they have just rolled out of bed... am I the only person who still brushes their hair instead of gathering it into a pile on top of my head??And Im not just addressing a certain *type* of person.... I hate the way everything baggy and saggy and casual has taken over, seriously hoodies with trackie bottoms and Uggs, just gah!! :mad::mad::mad:

And yes, Irish through and through, to be sure to be sure..... :rolleyes:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/04/15/article-1266245-092568CE000005DC-238_468x443.jpg


in a club http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:XiHEqz-7erTehM:http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e347/SnowBoardMag/block/IMG_4394.jpg&t=1

Brazilians wearing out pjs http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:mHq6nn9UwQSdtM:http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e347/SnowBoardMag/block/IMG_4402.jpg&t=1

In italy wearing pjs out. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2wMA0GRDk0/RsUFktgfMaI/AAAAAAAAAkU/H4heWR7E7Mk/s400/Maddy+005.jpg


So very Irish isnt it :rolleyes:

up for anything

Pittens wrote: »

I would have been crueler.

Am I the only person who wants to get his gun when he hears someone talk about "progressive" music?

Well, to be sure, to be sure I would say life has already been cruel enough to him/her, Begorrah and Top O' the Marnin to ye. I hope the soft day out there is suitin' ye.

Pittens

nyarlothothep wrote: »

begrudgery, self hating, cliquey/clannish/smallminded conservative types. So called banter, the craic whatever that is, the GAA, the fact that drinking seems to be the only thing to do. .

indeed. Although were I you I would have written this:

nyarlothothep wrote: »

begrudgery, self hating, *** like me for instance*** because I hate so called banter, the craic whatever that is, the GAA, the fact that drinking seems to be the only thing to do. .

Pittens

And what is it with the hatred of the GAA. I love watching Cricket, Rugby, and Hurling in that order ( Gaelic Football and Soccer I can take or leave). Clearly the only reason to hate a sport which is unique to Ireland is it's precisely it's uniqueness. It is a form of small-mindness in itself to hate the organisation, or the sport - unless you hate all sports - which at least is a bit more common.

Nolanger

Why don't we play croquet? Supposed to have been invented here.