Do you feel a difference between North and South?

Mr_Spaceman

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Class is a bigger deal up north.
It's more conservative and religion is more of a big deal.
People have better manners in general.
Services are better.
Property is maintained to a higher standard.
It feels more sterile and less relaxed than in the republic.

Agree with this 100%. Although I'll take your word on the manners aspect.

With religion being entangled in identity/politics makes NI quite a backward society IMHO - especially in the bible belt of north Antrim.

Far fewer pubs in Norn Iron too.

They're also much more fond of a march.

Pantsface

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Class is a bigger deal up north.
It's more conservative and religion is more of a big deal.
People have better manners in general.
Services are better.
Property is maintained to a higher standard.
It feels more sterile and less relaxed than in the republic.

that's why its so obvious

don't agree on the class / manners thing however

i think thats more based on personal circumstance to be honest

Where To

I live,on the border, Donegal and Derry are the same people, efven the, Londonderry ones.

ted1

Northie girls are easier and wear shorter dresses, however they don't age aswell.

Where To

ted1 wrote: »

Northie girls are easier and wear shorter dresses, however they don't age aswell.

no they aren't. Yes,they do xx

Pantsface

ted1 wrote: »

Northie girls are easier and wear shorter dresses, however they don't age aswell.

:eek:

humbert

The land isn't better but the people are, by and large, more blunt, which is very refreshing.

Where To

Pantsface wrote: »

ted1 wrote: »

Northie girls are easier and wear shorter dresses, however they don't age aswell.

:eek:

do you really have pants on your face? Aee they sexy pants?

DEFTLEFTHAND

I love the northies. For me Northern Ireland is a separate state and I'm fine with that. Fair play to them, they've a population of one million and they've produced three major golf winners in Rory M'cilroy, Graeme Mcdowell and Darren Clarke.

bstar

CJC999 wrote: »

Apart from northern Ireland's two motorways the roads in the south are much better. NI haven't upgraded any of their primary or regional roads in 50yrs. If you get stuck behind a slow moving vehicle in the north then that's it, your stuck there, the road surfaces may be good, the road layouts are pure ****e.

Northern Ireland and in particular Belfast have piss poor road signage. Belfast is a nightmare unless you actually know where your going, it's the one city I absolutely hate driving in despite the fact I've been there countless times.

the roads in the countryside in the North are alot better than the ones in the south. The country roads in Kilkenny and Carlow area are like dirt roads still with grass up the middle, you wont find that in many places in the North.

Also find Belfast one of the easiest cities to drive around

ted1

bstar wrote: »

the roads in the countryside in the North are alot better than the ones in the south. The country roads in Kilkenny and Carlow area are like dirt roads still with grass up the middle, you wont find that in many places in the North.

Also find Belfast one of the easiest cities to drive around

USED to be the case but not any.more. also tractor ans lorry drivers are ignorant and never pull in. It's the only place on the island where the gps is under. Generally arrive 30 minutes after eta.

bstar

I've drove in both areas in the past few months and still the same? The roads in towns in the south are overtaking the north but not rural.

stoneill

As the people from the north say:

Lirdle lirdle lirdle lidlre lirdle lirlde lir

poeticseraphim

It is a seprate country....totally different...we should respect that.

We are very different. I think it would be nice if we could get on..


But it is a separate and independant country from us in the republic and they always will be. We should make it clear we respect and acknowledge that and that it always will be. I think it would make a difference.

I like the 26 counties...and the six ..i think it's nice that they are separate ..somewhere to visit.

Culurally we are very different ..anyone i have ever met from the north has been a really nice person actually and i have had great friends from there. The whole thing never came into it...they were just good friends.

Richard

starbelgrade wrote: »

The roads are better in the South.

The motorways are. But the really rural roads are better in NI.

Julius Seizure

Trust me they are much better up north. Motorways are straight, connect what need connecting... so what it's only 2 and some spurs, it serves what it needs. The difference between n3 at belterbet and the a503 past teemore, derrylin, etc and on to Enniskillin is amazing. Enniskillen to Belfast is easy, even though it isn't mw the road is wide and straight. And yes they did extend the m1 to Dungannon.

hattoncracker

Roads are way better, you notice that straight away...

Cee-Jay-Cee

bstar wrote: »

CJC999 wrote: »

Apart from northern Ireland's two motorways the roads in the south are much better. NI haven't upgraded any of their primary or regional roads in 50yrs. If you get stuck behind a slow moving vehicle in the north then that's it, your stuck there, the road surfaces may be good, the road layouts are pure ****e.

Northern Ireland and in particular Belfast have piss poor road signage. Belfast is a nightmare unless you actually know where your going, it's the one city I absolutely hate driving in despite the fact I've been there countless times.

the roads in the countryside in the North are alot better than the ones in the south. The country roads in Kilkenny and Carlow area are like dirt roads still with grass up the middle, you wont find that in many places in the North.

Also find Belfast one of the easiest cities to drive around

I'm sorry but I live 15 miles from the border/NI and I can safely say the roads are worse. They have plenty of small
Narrow roads with grass growing down the middle of them too. They have potholes, craters and rough surfaces just like in Ireland. If you've ever approachedbelfast from Derry direction you'll know exactly how confusing the signs, road markings and lanes are. Maybe the rest of the city is easier to drive in but not the areas I know. There are no direct routes anywhere, there are countless one way systems, no right turns, multiple lane roads with piss poor signage and then in other places a complete lack of signage. I absolutely hate driving there and have driven in London, Munich, Sydney, Miami and Paris and all have been easier to navigate.

ted1

The hard shoulders are raised like foot paths so slow vehicles don't pull in.

df1985

stereotype alert: I always find northern Irish a bit more aggressive/confrontational, fair few chips on shoulders.

Just personal experience before anyone jumps on me.

Fenian Army

I don't notice much difference, depends where you go I reckon. I live near the border btw

MJ23

The accents from the north are painful. The cork accent is bad too, but not as bad as the north.

swimming in a sea

i always like going to NI when a kid in the 80's since they had a much better selection of sweets and to think of it they still have a better selection

Also having a black car with a yellow number plate is much cooler

IceFjoem

I find the number of Protestants up North to be highly suspicious.

Colmustard

Belfast looks and feels like an English city, a nice city as well. I use to think the nicest countryside was in the south, but not anymore. The North is beautiful.

Mr_Spaceman

IceFjoem wrote: »

I find the number of Protestants up North to be highly suspicious.

Suspicious of what, exactly?

IceFjoem

Mr_Spaceman wrote: »

Suspicious of what, exactly?

Do I need a reason, can't I just be small-minded?

Defiler Of The Coffin

The roads aren't better up North, that's just a myth. The Motorways aren't that well maintained either, the (NI) M1 needs serious maintenance in some parts

Daniel S

PseudoFamous wrote: »

Maybe in the 80s the roads were better in the North, but now we're streets ahead (Pun definitely intended) down here. Except in Clare, maybe.

What? Roads here are grand, look at the bypass ffs! Roads in Quilty are ****e though, but so is Quilty in general.

hiDEhi

I spend a lot of time working in the north and there are several differences. The roads in the north are definitely worse. It's ok travelling up the M1 to Belfast, but when you have to go to Derry, Ballymena, Coleraine, Omagh, Portrush, there is no great road that leads to any of them towns/cities. The road network in general is bad when compared to the south. There is a great motorway network in Ireland now which is a lot better than the motorway network in the north which is essentially the M1 from Dungannon to Belfast (which is 50 years old) and a few other bits of motorways north of Belfast.

There is also some lovely areas of the north, nice British towns and villages, lovely scenery. The people are friendly and it can be quite cheap to stay there too. I get to stay in different parts at times for work, not as a tourist.

Yes there are areas that have the union jacks and British flags flying, but it is another country, another culture, I like it and at some stage will be going there for a holiday to explore the parts that I don't get to see.