Sick of the Dublin Bashing

cloud493

Is Dublin a perfect city? No, absolutely not. Is there a social problem, or rather can there be at times, a social problem, particularly in the city centre, with beggars and junkies wandering round? Yes there can, I don't know why they put the methadone clinics so close to the city and thus the tourist spots, but there we are. Could the Gardai be doing more about this, and thus about anti social behaviour in Dublin? I've no doubt they could, but I'm sure the Gardai do the best job they can, bearing in mind what their instructions are, where they are told to go, etc.

Yet, none of this, adds to the perception of Dublin people in AH bang on about. You'd think it was a war zone, with gangs of armed criminals roaming the streets, and blood thirsty dogs chained up outside the Dail. Its terrible about say, that poor kid that got shot, I hope the guy gets whats coming to him. But this does not represent the whole of Dublin, or even that area of Dublin. Dublin is a fine city. If you don't go looking for trouble, you won't find it, same as anywhere in the world. I'd be interested to see how many people who slag Dublin actually live here, or in the areas they constantly spout ****e about, or how many base what they say on the news, and general hearsay.



TLDR - Dublin isn't perfect, but its not a **** hole either. Give a balanced opinion or shut up.

snubbleste

Isn't Dublin the second city of the Empire?

Son Of A Vidic

cloud493 wrote: »

shut up.

Typical Dub.

Samuri Suicide

Ya wha? Its a bledin rapid citey righ.

NilesCrane

Dubliners are a different breed to the rest of Hibernia

Mint Sauce

Damn West Brits!

calanus

cloud493 wrote: »

TLDR - Dublin isn't perfect, but its not a **** hole either. Give a balanced opinion or shut up.

NO!

biko

For some reason you guys can't manage to keep it in your regional forum, everything has to be posted in After Hours doesn't it? People from Belfast, Waterford, Cork, etc manage to keep their regional discussions in the regional forum but Dubs just can't manage that.

Jackeens, please use your regional forum. 3/4 of the country don't care about your regional matters.

Faith+1

Could be worse OP....We could be from Cavan.

cloud493

No our news is just important than anywhere else's :pac:

Burky126

cloud493 wrote: »

I'd be interested to see how many people who slag Dublin actually live here, or in the areas they constantly spout ****e about, or how many base what they say on the news, and general hearsay.

Location:Johto

Hmmm.........

michael999999

Ya Bleeeedin Whaa?

cloud493

Ah here, leave it ouh

Umadbrah?

The culchies are just jealous

darkpagandeath

I highly recommend this product or service :pac:

Blackjack

Faith+1 wrote: »

Could be worse OP....We could be from Cavan.

Very True. It seems a number of Dublin Scumbags have decided Cavan is the new "Spayin" for those that cant actually go to Spain.

suicide_circus

biko wrote: »

For some reason you guys can't manage to keep it in your regional forum, everything has to be posted in After Hours doesn't it? People from Belfast, Waterford, Cork, etc manage to keep their regional discussions in the regional forum but Dubs just can't manage that.

Jackeens, please use your regional forum. 3/4 of the country don't care about your regional matters.

That's some chip you have

wretcheddomain

I was going to stick my neck out and say there's nothing wrong with Dublin but I'd be afraid of being shot.

Royal Irish

The city centre is a scummy kip and being Irish it annoys me that the first place and sometimes only place tourists see of our country is that kip of a place.

Gummy Panda

biko wrote: »

For some reason you guys can't manage to keep it in your regional forum, everything has to be posted in After Hours doesn't it? People from Belfast, Waterford, Cork, etc manage to keep their regional discussions in the regional forum but Dubs just can't manage that.

Jackeens, please use your regional forum. 3/4 of the country don't care about your regional matters.

A new and refreshing post about Dublin from Biko...

Tobyglen

I live in City centre, I walked out of work Wednesday and seen someone after OD and completely passed out with a needle alongside him. The day before I seen 2 guys injecting themselves and this is all alongside Tara Street Dart station. The sheer amount of junkie/pissheads allowed to do what they want in the city is disgraceful, until that problem is sorted it will be looked on as a pretty poor capital city.

Frank Lee Midere

I would give this 5* but for problem with save button wrong colour. So I give it 4.5*. I love it. It's perfect. Next time I give 5*.

rolliepoley

Op, if you open a thread about dublin in AH, your going to get a bashing like this.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=90854336&postcount=8

greenpilot

Umadbrah? wrote: »

The culchies are just jealous

No, its just the Dubs suddenly realising that they live in the Anus of Ireland while the rest of us have a, although humble, great, safe place to raise our kids and the only time we are reminded of our countries anus is when we see the D reg cars wandering aimlessly around Achill gawping at the sheep and the bikes on the Greenway and wondering why Achill is called an Island even though they didn't need a boat to get to it.

Nodferatu

AHH HERE, shut yer bleedin mouhh or ill shut yez up yez bleedin culchie.

Legs.Eleven

biko wrote: »

For some reason you guys can't manage to keep it in your regional forum, everything has to be posted in After Hours doesn't it? People from Belfast, Waterford, Cork, etc manage to keep their regional discussions in the regional forum but Dubs just can't manage that.

Jackeens, please use your regional forum. 3/4 of the country don't care about your regional matters.

The bulk of the threads started in AH about Dublin are people complaining about it soo.....

rolliepoley

greenpilot wrote: »

No, its just the Dubs suddenly realising that they live in the Anus of Ireland while the rest of us have a, although humble, great, safe place to raise our kids and the only time we are reminded of our countries anus is when we see the D reg cars wandering aimlessly around Achill gawping at the sheep and the bikes on the Greenway and wondering why Achill is called an Island even though they didn't need a boat to get to it.

:rolleyes:

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/598763/310958.jpg

usersame

I'm from cork and I love Dublin, it's a class city, I'd actually rank it very high by European standards, up there with London and Berlin. The coast line is beautiful, some of the period houses are spectacular. Nightlife is good, loads of hot women, can get served until 6am. Very safe city with decent transport. Great value in resturants at the moment. The city is bulging with young people from all over the world. Get to go to the big GAA, soccer and rugby matches, the Aviva on a crisp sunny but cold morning is my magic. People give out about junkies but they're actually harmless for the most part, and I've worked in the Jame's so I've seen my share. Dublin people are sound, very open and chatty, always have good banter with the "real dubs" old lads driving taxis. I've friends from back home that think Dublin's a kip, but realistically they don't have a clue.

griffdaddy

biko wrote: »

For some reason you guys can't manage to keep it in your regional forum, everything has to be posted in After Hours doesn't it? People from Belfast, Waterford, Cork, etc manage to keep their regional discussions in the regional forum but Dubs just can't manage that.

Jackeens, please use your regional forum. 3/4 of the country don't care about your regional matters.

Does about 3/4 of the country not live in Dublin?

pablomakaveli

The poor little Dubs don't like being bashed. Cork gets way more abuse on AH. We don't cry about it though. We just give it back. Given how ****e the rest of the country is thats not a hard thing to do either.

Wibbs

suicide_circus wrote: »

That's some chip you have

Culchies, a well balanced folk, a chip on both shoulders.

Then again most of Dublin has been overrun with the buggers. We natives are getting restless. So if you weren't born between the canals and this goes for at least 3 generations back, if your great grannie wasn't on the roof of the GPO manning a Lewis gun/giving Mick Collins a roof for the night/Shagging same*, if you don't have some Viking/Norman blood, if you don't think Connemara Irish sounds like an asthmatic coughing up a clot, if you don't revere Beckett, Joyce and Behan and don't have a whiskey bloodened nose then please make your way to the outskirts in a calm group, while we rebuild the Pale behind you. Thank you for your time.





*though this would normally count as a mark agin ye, him being a fecking Cork boyo, in this case it's OK.

pconn062

Wibbs wrote: »

Culchies, a well balanced folk, a chip on both shoulders.

Then again most of Dublin has been overrun with the buggers. We natives are getting restless. So if you weren't born between the canals and this goes for at least 3 generations back, if your great grannie wasn't on the roof of the GPO manning a Lewis gun/giving Mick Collins a roof for the night/Shagging same*, if you don't have some Viking/Norman blood, if you don't think Connemara Irish sounds like an asthmatic coughing up a clot, if you don't revere Beckett, Joyce and Behan and don't have a whiskey bloodened nose then please make your way to the outskirts in a calm group, while we rebuild the Pale behind you. Thank you for your time.



*though this would normally count as a mark agin ye, him being a fecking Cork boyo, in this case it's OK.

Yeah, I'd say all the scobies in Dublin are big Joyce fans alright. I constantly hear Beckett quoted on the streets every time I visit Dublin.

evolving_doors

pablomakaveli wrote: »

The poor little Dubs don't like being bashed. Cork gets way more abuse on AH. We don't cry about it though. We just give it back. Given how ****e the rest of the country is thats not a hard thing to do either.

Ahhh the typical self deprecating Corkman...even the ones with an inferiority complex think theyre JUST as good as everyone else ...like

dj jarvis

biko wrote: »

For some reason you guys can't manage to keep it in your regional forum, everything has to be posted in After Hours doesn't it? People from Belfast, Waterford, Cork, etc manage to keep their regional discussions in the regional forum but Dubs just can't manage that.

Jackeens, please use your regional forum. 3/4 of the country don't care about your regional matters.

boggers - understand this , Dublin is of national importance , but dont worry Biko - when dipsos , unemployed and aging British hippy's become of ANY importance , we will give you a shout - Galway will be top'o'list.

now back to the "regions" with ya - oh wait , its Sunday - so all the boggers will be heading back up to the hell hole that is Dublin - can never figure that one out , all the HATE - but yet its over run with cousin ****ers

Adamantium

snubbleste wrote: »

Isn't Dublin the second city of the Empire?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvoUvDKh9SA

Peregrine

pconn062 wrote: »

Yeah, I'd say all the scobies in Dublin are big Joyce fans alright. I constantly hear Beckett quoted on the streets every time I visit Dublin.

Please read Wibbs' post again.

And again a few more times until you understand why your retort makes no sense.

Micky Dolenz

This thread gives me a sad.

pconn062

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

Please read Wibbs' post again.

And again a few more times until you understand why your retort makes no sense.

Meh.

mike65

Nuttin' that a small nuclear device couldn't fix.

BarryLyndon

Isn't it all a bit o craic at the end of the day...

I, for one, welcome our miniature union flag/hang sandwich wielding overlords*


(*depending on your pov)

cloud493

mike65 wrote: »

Nuttin' that a small nuclear device couldn't fix.

Did somebody write that hilarious joke for you or did you think of it for yourself?

Son Of A Vidic

usersame wrote: »

I'm from cork and I love Dublin, it's a class city

Corkonian loves Dublin? I'm guessing you're from Cork and probably on Meth.

John_Rambo

biko wrote: »

For some reason you guys can't manage to keep it in your regional forum, everything has to be posted in After Hours doesn't it? People from Belfast, Waterford, Cork, etc manage to keep their regional discussions in the regional forum but Dubs just can't manage that.

Jackeens, please use your regional forum. 3/4 of the country don't care about your regional matters.

Ah biko, bitching about Dublin on after hours, what's new? Change the record, it's getting boring.

mike65

cloud493 wrote: »

Did somebody write that hilarious joke for you or did you think of it for yourself?

I taught of it meself.

discus

dj jarvis wrote: »

boggers - understand this , Dublin is of national importance , but dont worry Biko - when dipsos , unemployed and aging British hippy's become of ANY importance , we will give you a shout - Galway will be top'o'list.

now back to the "regions" with ya - oh wait , its Sunday - so all the boggers will be heading back up to the hell hole that is Dublin - can never figure that one out , all the HATE - but yet its over run with cousin ****ers

Legendary post!

Toto Wolfcastle

I love Dublin. Lots of things to do, the people are (mostly) friendly and I can't say I've experienced many junkies hanging around the place. I'm from Cork, and I love that too, but I'm happy in Dublin.

WakeUp

BUD volunteers

The whole Dublin/country thing is just banter it shouldnt be taken seriously. Dublin has its problems but behind them all its a cool city. and we are all Irish no matter where you come from.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T54TU8bsj8

UCDVet

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like Dublin gets an appropriate level of bashing. And it usually is fairly balanced, imho. I never hear people saying 'Dublin is the worst city in the world'.

cloud493

UCDVet wrote: »

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like Dublin gets an appropriate level of bashing. And it usually is fairly balanced, imho. I never hear people saying 'Dublin is the worst city in the world'.

You should read more threads in here :pac:

Zaph

BarryLyndon wrote: »

Isn't it all a bit o craic at the end of the day...

It should be, but unfortunately people on both sides take it all too seriously.

Micky Dolenz

Zaph wrote: »

It should be, but unfortunately people on both sides take it all too seriously.

No they don't!!!

What are you TALKING ABOUT??

heh