Irish people disliking Ireland

!!!

I've travelled a lot and Ireland is one of the ****test countries I've been to.

Anyone agree? (I presume not as so many Irish never leave their home village)

PS genuinely not trolling!

The King of Moo

At 8.09 am, on 13 November 2012, After Hours officially became a parody of itself.

shedweller

Its always a sickener when i come back from abroad.
As i often say: " we are our own worst enemy"

Chuck Stone

Go away.

FearDark

The thing that always really gets me when I'm abroad is Irish banging on about how great Ireland is and how great we are as a nation/everyone loves us etc.

We are the most deluded people in the world and you only realise how shite it actually is when you live abroad for a while. I miss my friends and family like crazy but Ireland is a kip of a place.

dd972

Huge house in Clontarf / Stillorgan, millions in the bank,...great place to live

Stuck in Moyross, Finglas or Jobstown, no money,.....sh*te place to live

Same equivalents to be found anywhere tbh


Though lousy infrastructure, weather, political class, healthcare, crime, etc, do seem to be more grating when being in Ireland

WIZE

Ireland ia a great Country. Its just a pity we cant get the right people to run it

WIZE

FearDark wrote: »

The thing that always really gets me when I'm abroad is Irish banging on about how great Ireland is and how great we are as a nation/everyone loves us etc.

We are the most deluded people in the world and you only realise how shite it actually is when you live abroad for a while. I miss my friends and family like crazy but Ireland is a kip of a place.

Thats your opinion . I lived in Germany for 10 years and always loved coming home

Sky King

I *love* a nice pub with a nice open fire and a nice pint, and no TV or loud music, and a few mates.

Chevolution

Not another one of these threads, if you dislike Ireland, get off AH, pack your bags and leave.

Xavi6

I love coming home, partly because I know I'll be leaving again after my 'holiday'.

It's grand for a few weeks to catch up with everyone but the buzz wears off and by all accounts it's not the best place in the world to be settled right now.

OneArt

WIZE wrote: »

Thats your opinion . I lived in Germany for 10 years and always loved coming home

I live in Germany now and I love this place, but I do enjoy visiting Ireland. It wouldn't be so bad if a few things were changed. If nightclubs/pubs were open longer, maybe people wouldn't scoff so much drink into themselves in such a short space of time and going out would actually be fun.

If you want a sh!t country then live in South Africa. Very little public transport, piss poor currency and ridiculously high rates of crime. I don't think I'll ever go back to Ireland to live, but I'd choose to live in it a million times before I'd live in South Africa again.

Zebra3

!!! wrote: »

I've travelled a lot and Ireland is one of the ****test countries I've been to.

Anyone agree? (I presume not as so many Irish never leave their home village)

PS genuinely not trolling!

Course not. :rolleyes:

FrogMarch

WIZE wrote: »

Ireland ia a great Country. Its just a pity we cant get the right people to run it

...or live in it.

Lambsbread

You have obviously not traveled a lot if you have that opinion! Ireland is one of the best places to live in the world. People take for granted having running water, hot water and electricity.

I am sure your experiences of traveling in America, Australia and that hotel you stayed in Thailand might have given you a different idea, but the world is a big place.

This post might make me seem smug, but I hate the negative opinion of Ireland that Irish people have!

elefant

It's not the country itself, it's the people in it that make Ireland a great place. It sounds weird, but I don't miss Ireland living abroad, yet I do miss the Irish.

Zebra3

Lambsbread wrote: »

You have obviously not traveled a lot if you have that opinion! Ireland is one of the best places to live in the world. People take for granted having running water, hot water and electricity.

I've travelled a lot and I don't think it's odd to take those things for granted.

Xavi6

elefant wrote: »

It's not the country itself, it's the people in it that make Ireland a great place. It sounds weird, but I don't miss Ireland living abroad, yet I do miss the Irish.

See that to me as bad a generalisation as saying Ireland's a shithole. There's a lot a absolute pricks, both at home and abroad.

WIZE

FrogMarch wrote: »

...or live in it.

Are you saying you dislike irish people

Lambsbread

Zebra3 wrote: »

I've travelled a lot and I don't think it's odd to take those things for granted.

I haven't traveled a lot and have still been to places without running water or electricity. To be honest, it did not affect me while traveling, but to live there would be difficult I would imagine.

Merkin

!!! wrote: »

I've travelled a lot and Ireland is one of the ****test countries I've been to.

Anyone agree? (I presume not as so many Irish never leave their home village)

PS genuinely not trolling!

As a matter of interest where exactly have you travelled to and what is it specifically about Ireland that makes it so awful for you?

FearDark

Lambsbread wrote: »

You have obviously not traveled a lot if you have that opinion! Ireland is one of the best places to live in the world. People take for granted having running water, hot water and electricity.

I am sure your experiences of traveling in America, Australia and that hotel you stayed in Thailand might have given you a different idea, but the world is a big place.

This post might make me seem smug, but I hate the negative opinion of Ireland that Irish people have!

Sure is luxury, running water and electricity.

Screw the awesome job I have over here, the low tax rates, cheap living, sunshine, awesome women etc etc and let me go back to not having a job in Ireland, living off the dole, not having a life, paying redicilous amounts of tax just to drive a car on the road, being kicked out of a pub at half eleven at night, nanny state etc.

I'm booking my flights home as we speak.

doyle61

Ireland's a grand place to live in..........pity about the crap weather though

elefant

Xavi6 wrote: »

See that to me as bad a generalisation as saying Ireland's a shithole. There's a lot a absolute pricks, both at home and abroad.

I never said anything about the number of Irish prícks or lack thereof.

I miss Irish people and Irish ways in a way I don't think I could ever miss the Dutch for example.

RGM

I live in the states and I'm actively working out a move to Ireland.

The grass is always greener...

Zebra3

Lambsbread wrote: »

I haven't traveled a lot and have still been to places without running water or electricity. To be honest, it did not affect me while traveling, but to live there would be difficult I would imagine.

Of course it would be difficult to live in those places, however I don't think twice when I get home twice, hit the light switch and the light comes on.

It seems like you do.

Xavi6

elefant wrote: »

I never said anything about the number of Irish prícks or lack thereof.

I miss Irish people and Irish ways in a way I don't think I could ever miss the Dutch for example.

But that's because (I presume) you're Irish and you have an emotional tie as it's what you know. If you were Dutch you'd miss the Dutch.

You don't necessarily miss Irish people cause they're a great bunch of lads.

Madam

FearDark wrote: »

We are the most deluded people in the world and you only realise how shite it actually is when you live abroad for a while. I miss my friends and family like crazy but Ireland is a kip of a place.

I suppose that would depend where in Ireland you come from:rolleyes:

Lambsbread

FearDark wrote: »

Sure is luxury, running water and electricity.

Screw the awesome job I have over here, the low tax rates, cheap living, sunshine, awesome women etc etc and let me go back to not having a job in Ireland, living off the dole, not having a life, paying redicilous amounts of tax just to drive a car on the road, being kicked out of a pub at half eleven at night, nanny state etc.

I'm booking my flights home as we speak.

I'm not arguing that there are better places to be, I don't live in Ireland either. But I am going to argue that Ireland is not one of the worst places to live, which was the opinion of the OP!

Show Time

!!! wrote: »

I've travelled a lot and Ireland is one of the ****test countries I've been to.

Anyone agree? (I presume not as so many Irish never leave their home village)

PS genuinely not trolling!

Bitter ex-pat by any chance??

Did you have to leave the old sod to head to England to work in a factory as your eldest brother got the farm and being the youngest you were expected to join the priesthood perhaps OP?

kneemos

!!! wrote: »

I've travelled a lot and Ireland is one of the ****test countries I've been to.

Anyone agree? (I presume not as so many Irish never leave their home village)

PS genuinely not trolling!

Who are these villagers who never leave?or are you just making assumptions and generalisations?I bet you'd be hard put to find anyone who's never left the country.

hoodini89

Ireland's not a bad place to live in! It's one of the safest countries in the world considering we don't get any natural disasters or extreme weather, has one of the lowest rates of car fatalities in Europe.

And the people are one of the friendliest! I lived in Spain for a while and was so happy to get back to the craic in Ireland, ya can't bate it :P
I agree with RGM, the grass is always greener..

westies4ever

Op would I be right in saying that you live in Glasgow??????????

And you think Ireland is ****e? Would love to hear your comparisons!

Luca Brasi

Ah shure the Irish are great craic i.e great at getting pissed and vomiting and urinating on the street. Everyone loves us and we really contribute to other cultures when we go abroad especially by getting pissed, fighting unrinating in public and vomiting on the street.
And then we elect TD s because they promise to get us grants and medical cards we are not entitled to. Also they put it up to "that crowd in Dublin" we're great craic entirely.

Leftist

the great thing about ireland is the isolation, hospitality and sense of humour.
and the worst thing is the people, if you're in public you're always withing farting distance of a collosull idiot who wants to display his/her sheer obnoxious stupidity.

dizzywizlw

We have nice food, as in Meat and Poultry


Aside from that and my Dog, I either do not miss or actively dislike everything about Ireland. I'm not saying where I am currently is better but objectively.

Pros: The Craic with genuinely friendly people, not 'lads', Food, Non extreme weather, High Wages, Good Education, Very high standard of living, compact and generally safe

Cons: Drunken idiots (including myself at times)/ Drink culture, rip-off, no nice weather, Education et al not commensurate with cost to taxpayers, no jobs, nation of complainers (irony?), car insurance,

Essentially every good point has a bad counterpart.

Irish are friendly? Irish are an embarrassment
Ireland gave culture to the world? Ireland is deluded about it's own history and manufacture culture
Ireland has running water Uni etc? Ireland is bankrupt due to such things being done poorly


Really the only benefit is the 'social capital' generated by our excellent PR that treats tourists etc better than we treat each other at times.

I don't miss Ireland, I don't miss Irish people (save for the odd bit of nostalgia)

It's a kip, always has been, always will be but it comes in handy sometimes.


Still better than 90% of the world...

kupus

elefant wrote: »

It's not the country itself, it's the people in it that make Ireland a great place. It sounds weird, but I don't miss Ireland living abroad, yet I do miss the Irish.

Xavi6 wrote: »

See that to me as bad a generalisation as saying Ireland's a shithole. There's a lot a absolute pricks, both at home and abroad.

I'm with elephant on this, it is a beautiful country with great scenery but there is a lot of countries with even more spectacular scenery only a short plane ride away, with weather a lot better than Irelands, but its the people that make it extra special,
ifyou ever travel around the tourist sites of Europe, you'll find most of the people working in these places are about as friendly as a coldsore, with an odd one being nice and genuine.

BUt here is the difference, Dinny down in rain soaked Kerry owns a souvenir shop/or a cafe whatever, servicing the tourists.
Now Dinny is a bit on the expensive side, but at least he smile nod and chat and have a great interaction with you, all the while he's taking your money out of your wallet.

Giuseppe in sun soaked Italy who owns the same business as Dinny will barely acknowledge your existence as you pass him your hard earned money.......

To me that is the difference.

!!!

!!! wrote: »

PS genuinely not trolling!

Typing "uhh, I'm not trolling, I swears it", doesn't work I'm afraid.