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Arrived to Cork for work, but don't like the place. Having a cultural shock.
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What on earth is wrong with the city hall?
Agh, my apologies, this one, county hall on Carrigrohane Road.
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Agh, my apologies, this one, county hall on Carrigrohane Road.
http://kieranmccarthy.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/602b-construction-photograph-of-cork-county-hall-near-completion.jpg
This one?
I quite like the county hall. Great example of mid-20th-century architecture. It's of its time, rather than being a stupid fake 1900's building.
All full of glass, concrete and promise of the future, things that were important in the 60's. It's a protected building.0 -
.I wouldn't be at all certain of that.
In fact, I KNOW groceries here are a lot more expensive! Choice is better than it was when I first moved here, but still not brilliant.
But like I've said you get much better quality:- Meat. Decent butchers here and not too bad cost-wise. Not the supermarket crap we get at home!
- Butter
- Bread
- Cheese
- Sausages. My London mates KILL to get Clon saussies!
But things like loo rolls, washing detergent, conditioners, shampoos and other cosmetics are hideously expensive here. Thank God for Amazon! 0 -
This one?
Yes, that one! Each to their own, but I must have passed the place by a hundred times now and not once, ever, have I seen anything attractive, modern or appealing about the place. It's so grey. But apparently, it's been renovated recently?
I prefer to look across the river at St Kevin's to be honest.0 -
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"Welcome to Cork. Let's talk about modern architecture and Irish grocery prices!"
And someone said the Irish aren't friendly...
very true, all great when we are having fun , reminiscing, nostalgic, agreeing.
its when you say something that others dont agree with is when it changes.
On the county Hall, the "improvements " were decent enough considering there is only so much that could be actually done.0 -
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This one?
I quite like the county hall. Great example of mid-20th-century architecture. It's of its time, rather than being a stupid fake 1900's building.
All full of glass, concrete and promise of the future, things that were important in the 60's. It's a protected building.
Good way of looking at it. I'm not a fan of the county hall either tbh, but the work on its surroundings has improved, it and that photo makes it look great!
Well, more the way it's said, rather than it simply being disagreed with.Justin Credible Darts wrote: »very true, all great when we are having fun , reminiscing, nostalgic, agreeing.
its when you say something that others dont agree with is when it changes.0 -
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ABajaninCork wrote: ».
In fact, I KNOW groceries here are a lot more expensive! Choice is better than it was when I first moved here, but still not brilliant.
But like I've said you get much better quality:- Meat. Decent butchers here and not too bad cost-wise. Not the supermarket crap we get at home!
- Butter
- Bread
- Cheese
- Sausages. My London mates KILL to get Clon saussies!
But things like loo rolls, washing detergent, conditioners, shampoos and other cosmetics are hideously expensive here. Thank God for Amazon!
I'm glad someone agrees with me. Tesco in Ireland is a total rip off compared to Tesco in the UK, and yet Tesco in the UK is expensive compared to Morrisons or especially Asda, Aldi and Lidl. Even Sainsbury's and Waitrose are not a whole lot dearer than Tesco over here and they are the Superquinn of the UK supermarkets. Both of these stores often run 'brand match' campaigns, promising to at the very least be no dearer than Tesco.
Some examples of things that are a total rip-off in Ireland:
- 3 litres of milk, €2.49 in Tesco or SuperValu in Ireland, six pints (3.41 litres) is only £1.48 (€1.72) in Asda, and even in Tesco it is £1.89 (€2.19 at today's prices) in the UK. Milk is 64 cent per litre in a Tesco in the UK, only 50 cent per litre in an Asda, yet in Ireland it is 83 cent per litre - so Tesco Ireland charge 30% more than Tesco UK, which in turn is a whopping 66% more than Asda
- Tropicana 1.75 litre orange juice, £3.28 (€3.81) in Tesco in the UK, €4.55 in a Tesco Ireland, and often they run special offers over here, so it's usually only £2.50. Even on the non-discounted price, the same product is 19% more expensive in Ireland - for exactly the same thing
- 48 Weetabix is normally £4.18 (€4.85) over in the UK, but is often £3 (€3.28) in Tesco, in Ireland Tesco charge €6.25, so the 'standard' price is 29% more expensive in Ireland, again these products are identical
- 1.5 litres of comfort conditioner is £3.30 (€3.83) with Tesco in the UK (it's often available for just £2 or €2.32), but Tesco Ireland charge €4.59, which is 20% more expensive in Ireland
- Surf 2 kg (25 wash) is currently €5 with Tesco in Ireland, but this is down from €8.59! In the UK, Tesco normally charge £5.70 (€6.62), and the special offer price is £3 (€3.48). The usual price is £4 (€4.65) in Asda and Morrisons by the way. Comparing the standard prices in both countries, it is 30% more expensive in Ireland, and if you compare Tesco Ireland to Asda or Morrisons in the UK, it is an incredible 85% more expensive in Ireland
- Tesco organic broccoli is €2.59 in Ireland, vs £1.20 (€1.39) in the UK, that's an incredible 96% more expensive in Ireland
Some things, like pre-packaged meat seems to be cheaper in Ireland for sure, and the quality of Irish food is definitely better, nothing compares to a Clonakilty sausage or a Galtee rasher, and hot chicken rolls seem to be something you cannot find anywhere in the UK, but really, it's totally untrue to say that the cost of groceries and food is cheaper and/or better value in Ireland, because it just isn't.
And I have to go back to the customer service, it's simply miles better in the UK than at home. I am particularly interested in cars, and the UK usually gets longer warranties, and the manufacturers are more inclined to honour things out of warranty in the UK than in Ireland (probably helped by the fact that in the UK people are much more likely to service their car on time and in an authorised garage), but there are things like injectors that Volkswagen recalled in the UK but refused to do the same thing in Ireland.
If you go into shops or department stores, in general the English are far more polite, they generally sound a lot more interested in their jobs and trying to offer good customer service. They're very helpful without overdoing it, it's just more of a pleasure to go and buy things in shops. And in many shops if you spend more than a minute or so, someone will come up and check to see if there is anything you want or anything they can do to help. This seems to be an alien concept in Ireland.
I certainly have encountered bad customer service in the UK, but it happens at a far lower frequency than it does in Ireland that's for sure.0 -
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