Did you have more or less respect for the Irish people before discovering Boards.ie?

ThinkAboutIt

Just reading some threads here, about the Government, Europe, ranting about anything and everything without even knowing or understand the full stories.

I had way more respect for the Irish race before discovering Boards, I thought we were smarter tbh. What about you?

W.Shakes-Beer

I don't respect threads that don't respect boards.

Seachmall

Respect THIS!!

*grabs crotch*

Minstrel27

ThinkAboutIt wrote: »

Just reading some threads here, about the Government, Europe, ranting about anything and everything without even knowing or understand the full stories.

I had way more respect for the Irish race before discovering Boards, I thought we were smarter tbh. What about you?

I wouldn't use this place as a snapshot for Irish society.

Saila

*remembers what happened over the last 5 plus years*

no seems about right

in answer to your question...

14.

pconn062

ThinkAboutIt wrote: »

Just reading some threads here, about the Government, Europe, ranting about anything and everything without even knowing or understand the full stories.

I had way more respect for the Irish race before discovering Boards, I thought we were smarter tbh. What about you?

Generalised comment is generalised.

EKClarke

Less

I mean now I have Less

Chuck Stone

ThinkAboutIt wrote: »

ranting about anything and everything without even knowing or understand the full stories.

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I had way more respect for the Irish race before discovering Boards, I thought we were smarter tbh.

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bluto63

I don't think we're as happy go lucky as I used to think

cosmicfart

ThinkAboutIt wrote: »

Just reading some threads here, about the Government, Europe, ranting about anything and everything without even knowing or understand the full stories.

I had way more respect for the Irish race before discovering Boards, I thought we were smarter tbh. What about you?

I think u should get out more.

Stinicker

Considering it should boards.dub and not boards.ie I think by reading boards you get a good insight into the typical Dublin mindset considering about 80% of people here are Dublin based and as such do not represent Ireland or what true Irish country people think.

hondasam

ThinkAboutIt wrote: »

Just reading some threads here, about the Government, Europe, ranting about anything and everything without even knowing or understand the full stories.

I had way more respect for the Irish race before discovering Boards, I thought we were smarter tbh. What about you?

Reading threads in AH's has made me way smarter than I was, or smart ass:pac:

bb1234567

i didnt know there were so many funny people in ireland until i came to boards!

CuriousOne

Seachmall wrote: »

Respect THIS!!

*grabs crotch*

You can grab mine and I'll squirt in his face - that should give him something to think about.

Where To

Yes, I more or less had respect for the Irish people.

Next question please.

KeithAFC

Don't know. Probably a bit of both.

Ellis Dee

Don't judge the whole of Ireland by the cranks (except me) who waste their time posting rubbish here.:):):)

later12

I don't believe that boardsies are representative of the Irish popukation at large. This is regularly demonstrated by disparities between boards.ie polls and polls carried out by researching the opinions and intentions of people in real life.

It may be that boards.ie has a very narrow user base, or that users adapt a different opinion on the net to the opinion they tend to adapt when out in the real world.

For these reasons, I don't allow my perception of boards users to colour my perception of Irish people generally.

ahmed89

you are reading threads in After Hours, you are hardly going to have more respect for people while reading their After Hour threads, you need to go somewhere else..

TeddyTedson

I think we're a bit a head of the curve here on boards. We have some great discussions and my only gripe is that I like to see us given a bit more power, particularly here in AH.
Reforming of AH and boards is what I'd like to see.

sandmanporto

a lot of these forums are just full of nerds with chips on their soldiers or opinionated people. its no reflection on a general population so no need to really think any less or more of an entire nation. it says more about the demographic of boards users and their mentality.

My name is URL

I have less respect for a certain coterie of Irish society since I discovered boards, but then I wouldn't have had much respect for them to begin with.

starlit

Not sure. Only really went on boards 'cause I were bored but seemed to have stayed on longer than I imagined! I knew about it but never went on it or looked at it till I actually joined out of boredom.

mattjack

I met my wife in boards , so as far as respect goes ......no, sex however..no as well..

mattjack

mattjack wrote: »

I met my wife in boards , so as far as respect goes ......no, sex however..no as well..

another lie Mattjack ?

moco

sandmanporto wrote: »

a lot of these forums are just full of nerds with chips on their soldiers or opinionated people. its no reflection on a general population so no need to really think any less or more of an entire nation. it says more about the demographic of boards users and their mentality.

Yea, I was just about to say people seem to like to disagree for the sake of it, or jump down your throat for no reason, but it's likely to only be opinionated and/or contrary types that would do that anyway. It's probably not representative or Irish people in general.

CuriousOne

There's a fundamental difference between cyber life and real life.

I agree, some threads are woeful - today is particularly bad.

Hope you were able to get that stuff out of your eye-lids!

guitarzero

I've found boards to be a fair reflection of folks I meet, a mix of jesting, begrudging, smart arses, smugness, but in any crowd of people there are always some good folk.

Latchy

later10 wrote: »

I don't allow my perception of boards users to colour my perception of Irish people generally.

This would be my take on it to .The perception of how Irish people come across on boards may be quite different to what's going on in their real lifes and at the ' end of the day ' ( excuse the cliche ) it's a bunch of people posting on a site of whom over a period , we will interact with and respect opinions of , some more than others which is pretty much how it is IRL anyway . You can make some good friends on here to of course .

cloud493

To quote you guys

'Ah sure your a great bunch of lads'

Biggins

ThinkAboutIt wrote: »

Just reading some threads here, about the Government, Europe, ranting about anything and everything without even knowing or understand the full stories.

I had way more respect for the Irish race before discovering Boards, I thought we were smarter tbh. What about you?

I lose respect for others who rant about more others before bothering to accept that just sometimes they do know what the hell they are talking about and/or what their situation is!

mikom

ThinkAboutIt wrote: »

Just reading some threads here, about the Government, Europe, ranting about anything and everything without even knowing or understand the full stories.

I had way more respect for the Irish race before discovering Boards, I thought we were smarter tbh. What about you?

Duuuuhhh.... Duuuuhhh

*drools on keyboard*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-FmZacGJIE

sunflower27

Irish people as a whole are the best. I have been here 11 years by choice. I just wish some would stand up for themselves more - especially in the workplace. It astounds me the amount of sh*t Irish people put up with instead of standing up for themselves

CuriousOne

sunflower27 wrote: »

Irish people as a whole are the best. I have been here 11 years by choice. I just wish some would stand up for themselves more - especially in the workplace. It astounds me the amount of sh*t Irish people put up with instead of standing up for themselves

Guerilla warfare is our forte.

Dudess

There are horrible idiots in every population OP (see yesterday's thread on single mothers).

Kasabian

ThinkAboutIt wrote: »

Just reading some threads here, about the Government, Europe, ranting about anything and everything without even knowing or understand the full stories.

I had way more respect for the Irish race before discovering Boards, I thought we were smarter tbh. What about you?

Maybe if you understood the subject matter you might not be so condescending. :pac:

Plus we Irish are not a race.

Latchy

sunflower27 wrote: »

Irish people as a whole are the best. I have been here 11 years by choice. I just wish some would stand up for themselves more - especially in the workplace. It astounds me the amount of sh*t Irish people put up with instead of standing up for themselves

Which is interesting because as soon as some do they are seen as been rebelious ,getting above themselfs and going against the grain or the ' Norm ' which as if it hasn't been said enough on boards already , has as much to do with catholic church influence and repression ( or just plain fear ) which can strangle any hope of change but I do agree that overall ,Irish people as whole are the best .

sunflower27

Latchy wrote: »

Which is interesting because as soon as some do they are seen as been rebelious ,getting above themselfs and going against the grain or the ' Norm ' which as if it hasn't been said enough on boards already , has as much to do with catholic church influence and repression ( or just plain fear ) which can strangle any hope of change but I do agree that overall ,Irish people as whole are the best .

Yes, totally. I got totally f*cked over by a 'regional manager' in Ireland. After being offered a full-time job and moving to a new city (she then saw my credentials) and decided the job was now only part-time. F*ck that.

I went to the head of the entire company in the UK and explained my situation and that I refused to accept it. I got my full-time position, she was taken down a good few pegs and several years later was finally fired for bullying after enough my Irish colleagues said enough is enough and got the head honchos email address and took action. She really was/is a tool

Better late than never

Sunnyisland

Minstrel27 wrote: »

I wouldn't use this place as a snapshot for Irish society.

As of July 2010, the site has 365,000 registered accounts, more than 1,300,000 threads and more than 20 million posts. A wide variety of topics from music to politics are discussed, mostly from (but not limited to) an Irish perspective.

Thats a big snapshot.

mattjack

realies wrote: »

As of July 2010, the site has 365,000 registered accounts, more than 1,300,000 threads and more than 20 million posts. A wide variety of topics from music to politics are discussed, mostly from (but not limited to) an Irish perspective.

Thats a big snapshot.

Snapshot ? more a tome of epic proportion.

Siuin

Tbh I see a lot of stuff here which makes me proud to be Irish. In very general terms -- the sense of humour, the open mindedness, the political cynicism. It really defines us, I think, and it's what I miss the most when I'm abroad. Just the complete lack of bullsit. Yeah, we have some weirdos here, but they seem to be in the minority and the fact that they're routinely laughed at just proves that their opinions just aren't acceptable in modern day Ireland. Just recently I watched a thread unravel and sat back and smiled, simply because my people were doing me very proud and their unwillingness to put up with insincere BS was heartwarming. It's like.... hmmm ... the anti-Fox news, or something of the sort.

Latchy

Siuin wrote: »

. Yeah, we have some weirdos here, but they seem to be in the minority and the fact that they're routinely laughed at just proves that their opinions just aren't acceptable in modern day Ireland.

They are the ones who's post's stick out more then others , like it's still 1966 or something and some of those posters would see themselfs as being ' in tune' and reprersenting mainstream opinion when the reality couldn't be more different .

Kevin Duffy

Boards does not affect how I see the people of Ireland, or people in general.

gurramok

realies wrote: »

As of July 2010, the site has 365,000 registered accounts, more than 1,300,000 threads and more than 20 million posts. A wide variety of topics from music to politics are discussed, mostly from (but not limited to) an Irish perspective.

Thats a big snapshot.

How many of those accounts are duplicates(user changes isp and re-regs) and fakes? I seriously wouldn't say that there are 365,000 unique users who regged on this site.

Siuin

Latchy wrote: »

They are the ones who's post's stick out more then others , like it's still 1966 or something and some of those posters would see themselfs as being ' in tune' and reprersenting mainstream opinion when the reality couldn't be more different .

True, but I do think that the bigoted and narrow minded are in the minority