The Most Embarassed Moment You have Ever Felt to be Irish

Dexterm99

A few minutes ago when I read the begging post.

hairy sailor

pmcmahon wrote: »

what of protestant irish?

It's still st stephen's day in the republic,even if your muslim.

lmaopml

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Anyone who goes abroad with a tricolour.

There is no need to take our national flag on holidays with you, really. Especially when you're going to wear it wrapped around your sunburnt body at 3am in Spain whilst out of your mind on sangria and shouting about how much you want a roide.

Makes me die a little bit inside.

The only consolation with this, is the other nations we share this particular boorish behaviour with, those who drape their flags on the balconies too..

In Spain, you will find mostly English flags and German flags or even just their towels ( although they're mostly on the sun loungers before 6am to book the lounge for the day... ) and Irish...

...and because the sun loungers are all booked up from the early hours, we end up going out walking along the peers, and in the shops etc, when we wake up at 11 or 12am - and later as the holiday progresses wearing our celtic jerseys and ankle socks with Jesus sandals - sexy!!!!

Got to love it! lol


We LUV Spain. I personally wear the spanish colours while out and about on holliers sometimes - gets me a nod, a knowing smile and the odd free drink from the barman.

That, and my magnetism (''.)

major bill

I cringe when Irish football fans pack into small grounds like sardines cheering on some british football teams under 18s against a local side.

Oh_Noes

Xivilai wrote: »

I'm gonna be pretty embarrassed if this whole Queen visit thing goes down the ****ter

I'll be embarrassed if it doesn't.

major bill

Deedsie wrote: »

You are the one talking boll0x.

GAA jerseys are much nicer material and style. Wouldnt be caught dead in a soccer strip. Of any club, may as well tuck your pants into your socks...

There is another one, Irish scumbags embarrass me.

you serious?? GAA jerseys are pish id love for Nike or Adidas to get a hold of them and start doing nice ones. O'neils always made crap gear but i guess amature gear for an amature sport.

Oh_Noes

major bill wrote: »

you serious?? GAA jerseys are pish id love for Nike or Adidas to get a hold of them and start doing nice ones. O'neils always made crap gear but i guess amature gear for an amature sport.

+1
GAA jerseys look cheap and gammy and always have been.

FinnLizzy

Jaysus, where to start? Well, I couldn't explain the sheer embarressment I feel in words, but here's a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGJC1pM54EQ

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

pmcmahon wrote: »

what of protestant irish?

Protestants still have St Stephen. I'd be more concerned about Atheist Irish. Anyway I usually call it Wrenboys Day.

barryd09

people defending & encouraging the wearing of GAA jerseys.
Go wash the sods of turf out of your ears.

Deedsie

major bill wrote: »

you serious?? GAA jerseys are pish id love for Nike or Adidas to get a hold of them and start doing nice ones. O'neils always made crap gear but i guess amature gear for an amature sport.

Oh_Noes wrote: »

+1
GAA jerseys look cheap and gammy and always have been.

Ya i am serious. That's BS, O'Neills gear is fine, its not a fashion show, it's training gear. Much nicer in my opinion, bit expensive but I buy all my gym/training clothes off the O'Neills website/sports shops. I would rather by Irish anyway. Azzuri are another company that make GAA jerseys, be sure to boycott them too.

Deedsie

barryd09 wrote: »

people defending & encouraging the wearing of GAA jerseys.
Go wash the sods of turf out of your ears.

Could the judgemental p*icks on here who have to make generalising, idiotic comments give us one reason why Irish people shouldn't wear GAA jerseys? People should be allowed wear whatever they are comfortable in. It's none of your business.

bc dub

when I heard the greeks, i think, chanting "We are not the Irish"

paddy kerins

Cunning Stunt wrote: »

You beat me to it! Here is the link if anyone is interested..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps3kxGo_gro

Oh and the whole IMF bailout thing was a bit embarrasing for me. Living abroad and everyone was asking me about it when it was in the news..

Ha ha. Who the F thought that was a good idea?

mrsbyrne

this is a very interesting thread to me. i spent the first half of my childhood, exactly 9 years, in england and have lived here ever since. i dont feel, and have never felt,any particular affiliation to either country, but strangely i find my self becoming more and more defensive of Ireland in the face of the current barrage of criticism, i feel like "ok yes we messed up and big time but you've told us now we hear you now thats enough go and find some other small state to devour. like north korea."

superelliptic

OutlawPete wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2XXuRHq15o

sweet jesus...Im burning my passport. after I email an apollogy to the Ellen show, and maybe everyone in the US.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Napper Hawkins

FinnLizzy wrote: »

Jaysus, where to start? Well, I couldn't explain the sheer embarressment I feel in words, but here's a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGJC1pM54EQ

And to think that the majority of folks there who actually believe that they can see Mary (or who/whatever) in the sky.......are also eligible to vote..

Ellian

Dudess wrote: »

I can understand it being an awfully awkward moment for you, but ashamed to be Irish? It didn't have anything to do with you just because the bastards who did it said it was for Ireland...

Because I think Ireland is bigger than me. It's all of us. It's an idea of who we are as a nation and what we want to do as a nation. And when some other Irish people choose to do and say something despicable, I find that shaming.

mosi

There's a potentially very embarrassing moment coming up soon if eirigi/RSF/People's Republic of Judea etc manage to make a scene in front of the world media when the Queen visits.

PomBear

To be honest, i've never felt embarrassed to be Irish ever.

There's plenty I could feel embarrassed over e.g. the recent FF years, west Britishness, plenty of things to be embarrassed about but i'm not because other some Irish people are idiots and crooks, being proud to be Irish is a very personal thing and it's 100% pride in people like Pearse, Tone, Joyce, Beckett, Yeats, Wilde to name a few that have made this country great.

Also, anyone who gets embarrassed to be Irish because they're embarrassed about how other countries see us needs a good slap imo.

flash1080

KeithAFC wrote: »

Ulster.

Ireland.

Predator_

What a typical anti Irish boards.ie thread. Bunch of nerdy dubs giving out about people protesting the queens visit and real Irish people who wear GAA jerseys. West Brits:rolleyes:

pickarooney

end a eknny wrote: »

really where would you start the royals really helped us out with the famine and the usual colonial deprivation they leave in there wake and what is she doing to help us now, she going to give the ministerial cars a free service

Is that not what he's saying? If it weren't for imperial interference, we'd be up there with the DRC, officially the world's richest country in terms of resources?

Paparazzo

Predator_ wrote: »

What a typical anti Irish boards.ie thread. Bunch of nerdy dubs giving out about people protesting the queens visit and real Irish people who wear GAA jerseys. West Brits:rolleyes:

If wearing a gaa jersey makes you "real Irish" I'd rather be a "west brit".

Pandora2

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

The Dubs were intelligent enough to understand them, but they weren't similarily bright enough to understand the Dubs and were ignorant enough to show it by laughing, but the Dubs were the problem and you should be embarrassed? :rolleyes:

A couple of years ago I attended my cousin's wedding in Glasgow. My husband and I were outside having a cigarette after the meal (love that smoking ban!) and were asked by another guest who's side we were with, common enough question at a wedding, I explained I was the groom's eldest cousin over from Ireland.....and then he started, I was in shock, he didn't strike me as drunk, the only excuse imo, but within seconds it became apparent we were Catholic guests at a mixed wedding (it had never been mentioned nor should it be imo) and that the Rangers fan speaking to us was more than a little miffed about efforts to bring peace to the Island of Ireland and in a snarling fashion informed us "we shall rise again", I explained that we, the Irish, largely had moved on from this and excused ourselves!! It was my last cigarette of the day!! As we were getting into a taxi at the end of the evening he spotted us again and roared his mantra across the forecourt of the hotel, echoed by a good number of fellow guests. I was frightened and shocked in equal measure:eek: Now I am not exactly naive in such matters, I worked in the Europa in Belfast during the whole Belfast Says No/24 hour strike (I went to work!!) debacle..mixed with people both sides of the divide, went out with RUC officer, best friend lives top of the Whiterock Road and I was raised in a border county during the height of the troubles but I have never, ever seen such venom and hatred as appeared in that man's eyes for total strangers because of their likely religion!! When I had put some distance between myself and the venue, I relaxed and mused on how far we had come...no inferiority complex that day!!

fryup

Muck Savages who go crazy over a poxsy GAA game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1khn0OxDLA

don't mind hurling so much, but gaelic football is like something a bunch of bored school kids invented during a lunch break.......in short its muck

fakearms123

Most embarrassed moment I have felt to be Irish was when I was interrailing 2 or 3 years ago and myself and a friend were in Prague on a night out. We met a group of Canadians and they were all sound and we had a few drinks with them when one of the Canadian guys said that they bumped into 3 Irish lads on the dance floor and all the canadians said to bring them over cause "we might know them"... eh Ireland isn't THAT small. Anyway the canadians brought these 3 absolutely hammered legless lads from drogheda co.louth over and they were doing cotton eye joe jigs swinging around in circles hooking arms putting on the worst american accents.

Then they were quoting Forest Gump and Cletus the slack jawed yokel from The Simpsons at them saying "Lets go down to the ranch and grab ourselves some cheeseburgers and french fries!". The Canadians were in bits laughing. Then we were introduced to them and when they found out we were Irish as well they challenged us to a drink off to see who the REAL Irish were, when I said no I'm grand one of the lads took off his t-shirt and said we'll have an arm wrestled contest instead. One of the Irish lads took head of the table and explained to everyone how this is how the Irish normally act, how we are best drinkers in the world and then he told how much he had to drink tonight and that if a German or Italian drank that much then they would die. The whole thing was embarrassing, its like when Irish go abroad we have a moral obligation to be the guys who will be the last standing at a party, that we can handle any drink thrown our way. We are immune to the side effects of alcohol :rolleyes:

mconigol

fryup wrote: »

Muck Savages who go crazy over a poxsy GAA game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1khn0OxDLA

don't mind hurling so much, but gaelic football is like something a bunch of bored school kids invented during a lunch break.......in short its muck

You did actually listen to the commentary right?

mconigol

Oh_Noes wrote: »

+1
GAA jerseys look cheap and gammy and always have been.

major bill wrote: »

you serious?? GAA jerseys are pish id love for Nike or Adidas to get a hold of them and start doing nice ones. O'neils always made crap gear but i guess amature gear for an amature sport.

Funnily enough I've had loads of non-irish guys I work with ask me about GAA jerseys and if I can get them one.

Poor attempt at trolling boys...

Arnold Layne

Reeling In The Years.

It makes me cringe to see how backward Ireland was & how we were controlled by the Catholic Church even in the early 1990's.

Lord Trollington

fryup wrote: »

Muck Savages who go crazy over a poxsy GAA game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1khn0OxDLA

don't mind hurling so much, but gaelic football is like something a bunch of bored school kids invented during a lunch break.......in short its muck

What an abosulte idiotic post.

Elba101

Fair City. Anyone I show that to who isn't Irish just laughs. Actually, a lot of stuff on RTE is quite embarrassing.

Paparazzo

mconigol wrote: »

Funnily enough I've had loads of non-irish guys I work with ask me about GAA jerseys and if I can get them one.

Poor attempt at trolling boys...

This may shock you, but its possible for "non Irish" to have bad taste too.

fryup

mconigol wrote: »

You did actually listen to the commentary right?

yes i did hear the commentary, i'm talking about those inbreds who go crazy over a GAA game, don't understand it, never understand it

then again the whole GAA scene makes me cringe, the most unsexy sports in the world, its muck (imo)

patrickbrophy18

I find it particularly embarrassing when my fellow Irish people claim that we, as a nation are known for our "simple-mindedness" and are proud of it?

I don't think these people know that "simple-minded" is a phrase used to describe a person or group of people who have a very limited span of intelligence. I think that unintelligent people should speak for themselves. Furthermore, I think that their say in particular matters should be limited to the very rare intelligent comment that they broadcast. It becomes even more embarrassing when we are being represented (erm, misrepresented) by these people.

Duggy747

When that utter, scum-of-the-earth bastard Gerald Barry murdered the Swiss girl Manuela Riedo.

The fact that it was the scenario that she was just litteraly after coming into this country made me feel embarrased in front of the world. That scumbag should've been better kept control of years before hand with all the shìte he was up to around the city.

Plus, spot the Paddy. I feel sick everytime I see it.

OutlawPete

Christ, I thought the performance was cringeworthy, the interview is worse again ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asdr10spTaE

Wompa1

Met two sober American girls in Eyre Square one night crying from the abuse they got for being American.

Also when we claimed Muhammed Ali as Irish was pretty up there!!

yupyup7up

definitely this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIDMUrMMlMg

Orando Broom

sparksfly wrote: »

Went to a funeral in London with a plane load of relations. Afterwards in the pub,
one uncle started every sentence with "begob". The sniggering was unbearable.

It is your shame to be embarrassed by that. You should not be so easily embarrassed. Most of those English fückwits can't speak their own fücking language never mind sniggering at Hiberno-English. You should take pride in the fact that we've taken a language and made it our own. we've givent he world many new words and turns of phrase, some that are revered by the literati the world over. I would never be ashamed by any one saying begob or bedad or what ever Hiberno flourish they choose to use. such manipulation of the language is what gives our writing it's unique, quirky flavour.

Next time you meet your English relatives ask them, where the fück is Australier?

Deedsie

fryup wrote: »

yes i did hear the commentary, i'm talking about those inbreds who go crazy over a GAA game, don't understand it, never understand it

then again the whole GAA scene makes me cringe, the most unsexy sports in the world, its muck (imo)

You admit you don't understand it. There you go. It's a cultural, tribal thing. Are you into any sports out of curiosity? Or is it just Gaelic games that stick in your craw?

fatherted1969

The las time i cringed to be irish, watching crystal swing on ellen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2XXuRHq15o

veryangryman

Day the IMF came in, i must admit i wasnt too proud to fly the flag

mconigol

Paparazzo wrote: »

This may shock you, but its possible for "non Irish" to have bad taste too.

Right...it's equally possible it's just you too!

fryup wrote: »

yes i did hear the commentary, i'm talking about those inbreds who go crazy over a GAA game, don't understand it, never understand it

then again the whole GAA scene makes me cringe, the most unsexy sports in the world, its muck (imo)

One guy out of a crowd of 80000?

Ever hear of football hooligans? What about all the abusive chants sung from the terraces of premiership games, the greatest league in the world apparently, every week?

http://sportige.com/sport-fans-violence/
http://www.totalprosports.com/2010/03/15/fan-attacks-backup-goalie-during-khl-action-video/

http://www.musclesportmag.com/2010/11/18/drunken-browns-fan-attacks-8-year-old-jets-fan/
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ycn-8301811

Notice how it's not just gaelic games that has crazy fans?? (and yes I do realise there is a clip from a football match in there)

I don't condone any violence and it is one of the many things that annoy me about gaelic football & hurling but to tar everyone with the same brush is stupid and you're obviously just making a poor attempt to troll.


Edit: Oh and in todays news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-13192968

the groutch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps3kxGo_gro

unfortunately

kfallon wrote: »

Anyone who says 'Boxing Day' automatically loses their right to be Irish imo

I'm from Donegal and I always call it Boxing Day, as does everyone I know, and the local paper, local radio station and shops. It wasn't til I was about fifteen that I heard on RTE; "the St Stephen’s Day Big Movie is..." I was like; "what the fup is St Stephen’s Day?"

True Story.

The thing I feel embarrassed for is the trying to out-Irish everyone brigade. Anyone who accuses someone of not being Irish enough or denying someones Irishness because they don't fit the accusers narrow mindset is a moron.

I think I have enough confidence in Irish culture that I don't have to jump around going "look at me! I'm watching GAA; you'll find no foreign jerseys in here. Look at the TV it isn't even tuned into the BBC, we're all to busy having a céilí." I think you can admire and English author or whatever without completely writing off you Irishness.
Get a bag of cement and a trowel and fill in that chip on your shoulder Ireland.

mconigol

unfortunately wrote: »

I'm from Donegal and I always call it Boxing Day, as does everyone I know, and the local paper, local radio station and shops. It wasn't til I was about fifteen that I heard on RTE; "the St Stephen’s Day Big Movie is..." I was like; "what the fup is St Stephen’s Day?"

True Story.

The thing I feel embarrassed for is the trying to out-Irish everyone brigade. Anyone who accuses someone of not being Irish enough or denying someones Irishness because they don't fit the accusers narrow mindset is a moron.

I think I have enough confidence in Irish culture that I don't have to jump around going "look at me! I'm watching GAA; you'll find no foreign jerseys in here. Look at the TV it isn't even tuned into the BBC, we're all to busy having a céilí." I think you can admire and English author or whatever without completely writing off you Irishness.
Get a bag of cement and a trowel and fill in that chip on your shoulder Ireland.

Donegal??

Don't even get me started on Donegal :P

this is arse

brendan kilkenny

mossyc123

fryup wrote: »

yes i did hear the commentary, i'm talking about those inbreds who go crazy over a GAA game, don't understand it, never understand it

then again the whole GAA scene makes me cringe, the most unsexy sports in the world, its muck (imo)

If you think Sports are supposed to be "sexy" I don't think your opinion on them holds much weight to be fair.

Lustrum

Arnold Layne wrote: »

Reeling In The Years.

It makes me cringe to see how backward Ireland was & how we were controlled by the Catholic Church even in the early 1990's.

I love Reeling in the Years!! You mightn't like how it was, but that's our history, it's what makes us what we are today (both the good and the bad)