Overhyped places.

LadyAthame

Have really only been to Spain France and the UK ...Ireland is a bit overrated ...I like Dublin though.

Into The Blue

Westernyelp wrote: »

Dublin.

County?

Wacker The Attacker

Lollipops23 wrote: »

I'm with you on Galway- I didn't hate it, but didn't live up to the hype at all.

Thought the same about Chicago-perfectly nice city, but didn't get why people go on and on about it.

Chicago is the city against which I judge every other city I go to. I loved it.

On the subject of overhyped I found Edinburgh overhyped. A perfectly nice city but didn't live u to the hype I'd heard before hand.

Wacker The Attacker

InTheTrees wrote: »

(Sorry to go against the thread) But just for the record, LA is an amazing place. Just dont go there expecting to use public transport because there isnt any.

Its a good city if you know it and are driving I found. I hated it the first few times.

Wacker The Attacker

Ally Dick wrote: »

Blackpool.....I've never been in a rougher town in my life....you wouldn't believe how many cops are out on a Saturday night, and how many gurriers there are starting fights. Definitely not family friendly

Dont go to Portsmouth, Leeds, Stoke, Middlesbrough, Bradford or Bolton.

Wacker The Attacker

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

Dont go to Portsmouth, Leeds, Stoke, Middlesbrough, Bradford or Bolton.

Have always found Leeds grand, not the prettiest but wasn't exactly looking over my shoulder at night time. I would have thought the issue with Blackpool might be common to a lot of seaside resort towns, people landing in at weekend with the intention of living it up on their weekend away, stag, whatever.

Yamanoto

Las Vegas.

Glad I experienced it, but wasn't sorry to leave.

LorMal

anto9 wrote: »

Hong kong ,horrible filthy air with 24 hour smog ,and vastly over crowded.

No! Hong Kong - fascinating mix of east and west. Beautiful Island. Great hotels. Amazing food.

Yamanoto

InTheTrees wrote: »

(Sorry to go against the thread) But just for the record, LA is an amazing place. Just dont go there expecting to use public transport because there isnt any.

My first 2 visits to LA, I used nothing but public transport.

Stayed in Pasadena (on the Gold line), visited Amoeba records on Sunset (Red line to Hollywood & Vine), LA County Museum of Art (Metro Bus), Santa Monica (Big Blue Bus) & the Getty Museum in Brentwood (Metro Bus).

Of course a car makes life a WHOLE lot easier in LA, but it's doable without one.

Egginacup

wallywhittle wrote: »

Amsterdam, attracts the worst kind of English,, and Irish people

Yeah, sitting outside at a cafe in the Jordaan sipping wine and watching the boats go by is worse than being water boarded, isn't it?

Egginacup

PowerToWait wrote: »

Love Galway. Fell around it for seven years, but McDonagh's has to be the most overrated fish 'n chips in Ireland. If not the world. Maybe 20 years ago but these days it's distinctly average imo.

Dude, be grateful it's only still average in your eye because it must have been amazing. As a dub I can tell you that McDonagh's blows Burdock's away.

Un Croissant

I found there to be fewer scumbags around Galway yesterday. Definitely in comparison to Limerick, where I currently live.

I couldn't shake the feeling that living in Galway would wreck my head. Like I want to pop into tescos to grab some milk and I have to dodge a trad session and accompanying American tourist group every 50 metres.

Un Croissant

Egginacup wrote: »

Dude, be grateful it's only still average in your eye because it must have been amazing. As a dub I can tell you that McDonagh's blows Burdock's away.

Only went to Burdocks once.... That's all I'll say.

xabi

Probably been said, but the Ring of Kerry is way overhyped.

anto9

LorMal wrote: »

No! Hong Kong - fascinating mix of east and west. Beautiful Island. Great hotels. Amazing food.

Hotels mouth wateringly expensive .Very little of anything Western left .Views could be good if not smothered in constant smog .Hard to walk the pavements with the sheer number of people .No ,never again will i set foot in the place .:eek:

5rtytry56

Derry city. A wall and a museum? And a tour. And weatherspoons.

fussyonion

Nandos, Starbucks, Jo'burger,Bunsen, Elephant & Castle, Zaytoon, Wagamama and Castlebar.

Un Croissant

fussyonion wrote: »

Wagamama

Ichiman is the only Japanese place the other half would recommend. Never tried wagamama myself but she's warned me away.

Canis Lupus

xabi wrote: »

Probably been said, but the Ring of Kerry is way overhyped.

Overhyped for what? As a a drive involving some pretty views it's not half bad. I've met countless people from all over the world who have nothing but good things to say about it.

Un Croissant

Un Croissant wrote: »

Ichiman is the only Japanese place the other half would recommend.

Insert obvious joke about STDs...

sbsquarepants

biko wrote: »

Sorry you didn't enjoy it. Then again it's not for everyone. I once met one other person that didn't like Galway so you're not alone.

Can you really be sure they aren't the same person?
Anytime I've been to galway I had a great time.

Anyway there's not really any such thing as a great place or a terrible place, except for warzones, disaster areas or something like that.
Sure some places are nicer looking than others, better facilities, nicer weather and so on but it mainly comes down to what you do there and who you do it with.
It's quite conceivable to have a shít time on some gorgeous tropical beach and a great time in some industrial wasteland. (I've done the latter, thankfully not the former:D)

Egginacup wrote: »

Dude, be grateful it's only still average in your eye because it must have been amazing. As a dub I can tell you that McDonagh's blows Burdock's away.

I hereby inform you to that due to your blasphemous behaviour your Dub licence has been revoked. Enjoy your meal, redneck.:mad:

whiskeyman

Nandos also for me.

Yamanoto

fussyonion wrote: »

Nandos, Starbucks, Jo'burger,Bunsen, Elephant & Castle, Zaytoon, Wagamama and Castlebar.

Bunsen is overpriced, burgers are decent though.

xabi

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Overhyped for what? As a a drive involving some pretty views it's not half bad. I've met countless people from all over the world who have nothing but good things to say about it.

Far better drives around the country than the ring of Kerry, nothing to see for the first 3/4 of it.

muppetkiller

As one of the rare Unicorns that is a Galwayman living in Galway I can say that I've lived in many countries and have never found any place in the world quite like Galway.
There's always something on, festivals , Theater, Sports, fantastic Restaurants in the past 5 years (Kai , Thai Garden, Creole, Aniar , Loam, Blakes etc) some of the best pubs in the country (Salt-house, Tigh Neachtains, Blue Note, Roisin Dubhs, Oslo etc) , you've got the ocean on your doorstep , beautiful views of the Burren and Galway Bay from everywhere in the city. Loads of great employers (SAP , Boston , Fidelity , HP , IBM etc) .

Rarely are you more than 15 min drive to work or 30 min on a bus. Unlike the crazy durations in Dublin.

The only downsides of Galway are the hippies who come in the summer, KeyWest playing in Shop Street with their awful music blocking off the main street. The weather can be awful at times too.

Other than that it's perfect

anto9

fussyonion wrote: »

Nandos, Starbucks, Jo'burger,Bunsen, Elephant & Castle, Zaytoon, Wagamama and Castlebar.

Elephant and Castle has always been known as grim ,I love Zaytoon .Its a must for me on every trip back to my home City .

BlackEdelweiss

New Zealand. Total **** hole!

murpho999

The Moon. Absolutely no atmosphere.

jmayo

Fudge You wrote: »

Oz,
Over hyped by many an Irish person.

No I would qualify that by saying Melbourne and Uluru (Ayres Rock for the oldies).
I thought Melbourne was uninteresting shytehole.
Sydney has more about it.

Uluru is a big rock in a parched desert hundreds of miles from anywhere.
And of course it is going to look different as the sun goes down.
Get this it eventually goes black and then disappears when it gets dark, justy like most every other bleedin mountain/big rocky thing round the world.

Would have more fun sitting in Westport watching The Reek disappear as the sun goes down over Clew bay.

cournioni wrote: »

Thought Vienna was pretty underwhelming. Didn't like the people much either. Most of the ones I met were Arschlöcher as they say.

WTF.
It has huge chunks of unbelievable architecture, history, opera house, museums, Spanish riding school, etc.
For instance go to military museum - it has Archduke Ferdinands car and clothes and they even kinda admit their part in WWII.
Some nice shops, some nice restaurants, that revolving ferris wheel thingy, lots of nice Germanic looking ladies.

Granted the much hyped Sacher-Torte is crap and I would rather have a bloody magnum any day.

Level 5 Vegan wrote: »

Another one for the Sistine Chapel. Vatican was cool but the museum and chapel were pretty uninteresting.

Agree.

Level 5 Vegan wrote: »

Lived in Westport and never understood why it was such a popular spot for stags and hens, Friday nights in particular were always so quiet and no one ever looked like they were enjoying it.

Wash your mouth out. :mad:

Maybe they weren't enjoying it because of you ?

FTA69

BlackEdelweiss wrote: »

New Zealand. Total **** hole!

All of it? :rolleyes:

anto9

jmayo wrote: »

No I would qualify that by saying Melbourne and Uluru (Ayres Rock for the oldies).
I thought Melbourne was uninteresting shytehole.
Sydney has more about it.

Uluru is a big rock in a parched desert hundreds of miles from anywhere.
And of course it is going to look different as the sun goes down.
Get this it eventually goes black and then disappears when it gets dark, justy like most every other bleedin mountain/big rocky thing round the world.

Would have more fun sitting in Westport watching The Reek disappear as the sun goes down over Clew bay.



WTF.
It has huge chunks of unbelievable architecture, history, opera house, museums, Spanish riding school, etc.
For instance go to military museum - it has Archduke Ferdinands car and clothes and they even kinda admit their part in WWII.
Some nice shops, some nice restaurants, that revolving ferris wheel thingy, lots of nice Germanic looking ladies.

Granted the much hyped Sacher-Torte is crap and I would rather have a bloody magnum any day.



Agree.



Wash your mouth out. :mad:

Maybe they weren't enjoying it because of you ?

THE WHOLE OF AUSTRALIA IS AMAZING .i JUST WISHTHAT I COULD LIVE THERE.

J Mysterio

xabi wrote: »

Probably been said, but the Ring of Kerry is way overhyped.

No, it really isn't. Its ****ing beautiful.

5rtytry56

Mars. Only a trace of atmosphere. And lots of red rock.

Greenmachine

Bobo's eaten there once and the burger was way to dry. Didn't like the skinny fries in the slightest with dried rosemary. I could do that at home, and it wouldn't work there either.

The J Stands for Jay

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Milan.

Mile after mile of factories. Nice cathedral and old shopping centre beside it, rest an ugly sprawl.

That's what I was expecting before I went there, but I was pleasantly surprised. The area by the canal (navigli?) was pretty good.

Lt J.R. Bell

Un Croissant wrote: »

I've just spent the last six hours in the hell hole that is Galway. I'd not been in many years and have to admit I hate every minute I've spent here. There's nothing to do during the day and the place is full of knitted jumper shops and tin whistle players.

Can't wait to get the train out of here.

Where have you gone that you heard was great but was actually ****e?

Ya, have a love hate thing for Galway. Definitely over hyped.

Salthill is great, but.. don't see the appeal of standing outside pubs in a narrow lane way , possibly raining, and having hassle to get back in.(Festival week) And, I smoke, so....

There are some nice spots to see ,but, meh.

The J Stands for Jay

The Cheers bar in Boston. The interior looks nothing like the bar in the show.

xabi

xabi wrote: »

Far better drives around the country than the ring of Kerry, nothing to see for the first 3/4 of it.

As it's a "Ring", hard to know what you mean by the "first 3/4". That would surely depend on your starting point and which direction you take.

I think the road between Killarney and Killorglin is the least stunning bit, all you have is the view across to the Reeks...which is still great. The rest is better.

Adamantium

Un Croissant wrote: »

I found there to be fewer scumbags around Galway yesterday. Definitely in comparison to Limerick, where I currently live.

I couldn't shake the feeling that living in Galway would wreck my head. Like I want to pop into tescos to grab some milk and I have to dodge a trad session and accompanying American tourist group every 50 metres.

Insult or ignore the Trad Soc in NUIG and a world of hurt will come down upon you :pac:

Many a person I know in those circles is self proclaimed "mad".

bnt

Ally Dick wrote: »

Blackpool.....I've never been in a rougher town in my life....you wouldn't believe how many cops are out on a Saturday night, and how many gurriers there are starting fights. Definitely not family friendly

The hype on Blackpool has to do more with its history as a holiday resort, though. Everything I've heard about it in recent years has been negative (example), since the tourism trade has fallen off and unemployment is very high.

Has Porto been hyped up much? I walked through it on a sunny Sunday morning, on the way back from a resort just north of there, and felt unsafe just being there. That's not normal for me, I didn't feel that way in e.g. Lisbon.

valoren

The Museum of Natural History in New York.

Totally over-rated. Don't waste any of your time going there.

Reoil

walkingshadow wrote: »

Islamic State. The people there are in no way as friendly as they are on the news.

You do realise that Islamic State is a terrorist group and not a place, right?

L'Enfer du Nord

Castleknock.

Probably even fewer 'skangers' than Galway if that's a measure of how attractive a place is to visit/live, but F**k me the village isn't up to much. A few little strip malls and a pub surround by acres and acres of bland housing estates. I'm still having trouble accepting that what I take to be the centre really is the centre. Never mind Howth,Dalkey or Rathgar Lucan,Tallagh and Clondalkin are more attractive villages than Castleknock.

Reoil

Junkyard Cat wrote: »

Chicken Curry.

Hmm, I've never been there. Any direct flights?

RoboRat

Stonehenge is over hyped when you consider Newgrange is far older and far more impressive!

RoboRat

RoboRat wrote: »

Stonehenge is over hyped when you consider Newgrange is far older and far more impressive!

Ah but Stonehenge was stuck back up again in the 1800s whereas Newgrange was built in the 1960s. Those Victorians had no imagination!

Son Of A Vidic

Un Croissant wrote: »

I've just spent the last six hours in the hell hole that is Galway.

I have friends & family living in Galway so I've spent a fair bit of time there. And while I find it overrated with a high opinion of itself from some quarters, it certainly isn't a hell hole. Imo, it should take a lot more than a mere six hours, to form an accurate opinion of any large town or city in Ireland.

jiltloop

I can't understand posters who did not like Lisbon and Berlin, Lisbon is beautiful and has some fantastic places to visit if you just hop on a short train journey. Public transport is great and there's some gorgeous architecture.

Berlin is a great city. Safe, cheap (for a capital city), fantastic transport system loads to see and do, brilliant nightlife and some very good food.

I think some people have just gone to cities and done the wrong things/ate in the wrong restaurants/ordered the wrong food etc

CHealy

Fellas saying they hated New York because it was a hectic noisy hellhole full of arrogant twats. I mean seriously, the pig hanging in my butchers freezer could tell you what to expect when going to New York. How could you not know it was noisy and hectic? And then dislike the place for being that.

Irish Guitarist

My sister loves Cyprus so much she moved to Larnaca. I visited a few years ago. There was some beautiful scenery if you drove into the mountains. However the town was crap. The English population had turned it into their idea of Paradise, which is basically England with sunnier weather.