Cringeworthy irish traditions that won't just die

veryangryman

Just flicked past TG4 and saw some auld lad doing Sean Nós singing and it gave me an idea for this thread.

Like whats the point of Sean Nós. Stinks of making it up as you go along

MilesMorales1

Is christmas pubs Irish or? Its a stupid tradition either way, if its a tradition at all.

arayess

rock the boat.

I just don't get it - why?

Junkyard Tom

Cultural cringe, in cultural studies and social anthropology, is an internalized inferiority complex that causes people in a country to dismiss their own culture as inferior to the cultures of other countries. It is closely related to the concept of colonial mentality and is often linked with the display of anti-intellectual attitudes towards thinkers, scientists, and artists who originate from a colonial or post-colonial nation. It can also be manifested in individuals in the form of cultural alienation.

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Pac1Man

Traveling football fans who bring flags with Father Ted references.

LordSutch

The Rose of tralee.

looksee

Christmas pubs?

BorneTobyWilde

Mass

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Cultural cringe, in cultural studies and social anthropology, is an internalized inferiority complex that causes people in a country to dismiss their own culture as inferior to the cultures of other countries. It is closely related to the concept of colonial mentality and is often linked with the display of anti-intellectual attitudes towards thinkers, scientists, and artists who originate from a colonial or post-colonial nation. It can also be manifested in individuals in the form of cultural alienation.

wikipedia.org

That's a well aimed torpedo to the centre of the OPs nether region.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Mass

Doesn't every country in the world have mass, or at least some kind of way to worship god/gods?

Miss Demeanour

Clapping when the plane lands.

LordSutch

Thanking the bus driver when he stops at the bus stop!

People blessing themselves when they pass a church.

Singing ole ole ole at absolutely everything.
It's not even Irish.

The 'good' front room - especially odd in tiny houses with limited space to begin with.

PowerToWait

Any Father fcuking Ted related shiite.

I don't mind a bit of sean nós. It's just singing.

LordSutch

Candie wrote: »

People blessing themselves when they pass a church.

You don't see so much of that nowadays, although back in the 80s I remember the whole top deck of the smoke filled 46a frantically blessing themselves as we passed every Chapel

lawred2

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Mass

Grown ups being fearful of Mummy and Daddy finding out that they don't go to mass

frag420

When you're really young and your dad spitting/licking on a tissue and cleaning your face with it...

tomwaterford

Bringing every celebrity/offials person visiting the country to that Guinness place for a pint of Guinness


Lame as fcuk

Gaillimh1976

Fianna Fail

LordSutch

LordSutch wrote: »

You don't see so much of that nowadays, although back in the 80s I remember the whole top deck of the smoke filled 46a frantically blessing themselves as we passed every Chapel

My Granny does it in the car in Ireland. If she's in the UK she doesn't bless herself, because she 'can't be sure the church isn't a Protestant one'.

I guess she doesn't want to waste the effort on a godless Prod church. Another extremely Irish thing to do.

MilesMorales1

LordSutch wrote: »

Thanking the bus driver when he stops at the bus stop!

Sure they do that in the UK/Aus/NZ as well.

Harry Palmr

LordSutch wrote: »

Thanking the bus driver when he stops at the bus stop!

While it's a thing that happens in Ireland, it's not an Irish thing as it happens in other countries.

Funeral cortèges on (often busy) national routes.

LordSutch

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Sure they do that in the UK/Aus/NZ as well.

UK?

Not in London, thats for sure.

bodhrandude

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

That's a well aimed torpedo to the centre of the OPs nether region.

Did you not notice, it ended up in Clare.

Harry Palmr

Happens on country routes in England - seen it myself.

MilesMorales1

LordSutch wrote: »

UK?

Not in London, thats for sure.

Happened every day in Liverpool/Birkenhead

looksee

LordSutch wrote: »

Thanking the bus driver when he stops at the bus stop!

I was in the US a couple of weeks ago and travelled on a lot of buses, and not only did many people greet the driver and thank him as they got off, the driver often held long shouted conversations with people sitting on the bus.

Sweetemotion

Tractors being allowed to drive on motorways.

looksee

I still want to know what the 'Christmas Pubs' tradition is?

LordSutch

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Cultural cringe, in cultural studies and social anthropology, is an internalized inferiority complex that causes people in a country to dismiss their own culture as inferior to the cultures of other countries. It is closely related to the concept of colonial mentality and is often linked with the display of anti-intellectual attitudes towards thinkers, scientists, and artists who originate from a colonial or post-colonial nation. It can also be manifested in individuals in the form of cultural alienation.

wikipedia.org

But surely then your article might be attributed to any and all traditions mentioned in this thread?

Yes/No?

tomwaterford

looksee wrote: »

I still want to know what the 'Christmas Pubs' tradition is?

Also known as the 12 pubs of Xmas??


Forced craic is literally the definition of cringe!

darlett

Thanking someone for carrying out a duty is not cringeworthy.

Do other countries have begrudgery? Im sure its a myth that they dont, but the people who predictably line up to take chunks out of successful and popular groups like Rose of Tralee or Bono or McIllroy or Edna (hehe) or the Late Late or Gaa or generalising attacks on culchies or the Dubs(as if either group is defined by one person someone met pissed in the jacks) or the prods or the RCs or...

Sorry Ive gone of the reservation. The tradition of whinging over **** which is actually totes avoidable if one desires it. All of the above are actually avoidable except for those complaining about them.*


*this post. Not actually a complaint cos complaining fills in silence and big empty cringe hungry gaps in conversation.

MilesMorales1

tomwaterford wrote: »

Also known as the 12 pubs of Xmas??


Forced craic is literally the definition of cringe!

The worst thing is those 'rules' some idiot made up for them. Absolute load of ****e.

Panthro

PowerToWait wrote: »

Any Father fcuking Ted related shiite.

I don't mind a bit of sean nós. It's just singing.

Also Sean nós dancing too. Nothing beats a bitta leppin!

johnnyskeleton

LordSutch wrote: »

Thanking the bus driver when he stops at the bus stop!

So basic manners to a person who has provided a service to you makes you cringe?

Sue Pa Key Pa

Aul wans saying 'Bless You' when you sneeze. Is there a place where they go to get ordained to be able to bestow such a gift on you?

Squatter

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Cultural cringe, in cultural studies and social anthropology, is an internalized inferiority complex that causes people in a country to dismiss their own culture as inferior to the cultures of other countries. It is closely related to the concept of colonial mentality and is often linked with the display of anti-intellectual attitudes towards thinkers, scientists, and artists who originate from a colonial or post-colonial nation. It can also be manifested in individuals in the form of cultural alienation.

wikipedia.org

If it's a choice between slobbering wetly over sean-nós "singing" (sic) as being an exquisite component of native Irish culture or being regarded as a cultural cringer, then it's cringing all the way for this proud Gael!

cython

Playing the national anthem to mark the end of the night in pubs and clubs. Fcuking embarrassing use of something that's supposed to represent national pride. Thankfully less prevalent around the Dublin area than where I'm from orginally

Fluffy Cat 88

Sue Pa Key Pa wrote: »

Aul wans saying 'Bless You' when you sneeze. Is there a place where they go to get ordained to be able to bestow such a gift on you?

I do that! It's becoming increasingly rare though. I'm always muttering "Bless you" when someone sneezes.

I'd feel bad if I didn't. I know it's daft.

I wasn't ordained or anything, sure I don't even go to mass....

Sue Pa Key Pa

The good biscuits for visitors

LordSutch

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

So basic manners to a person who has provided a service to you makes you cringe?

+ The Rose of Tralee + all the other things other people have posted.

Squatter

Panthro wrote: »

Also Sean nós dancing too. Nothing beats a bitta leppin!

I find the deranged babblings of Matty McGrath - independent TD (and father of 8) from Tipperary - much easier to understand when I remember that he is an All-Ireland winning sean-nós dancer. I understand that he also won a table quiz in Toomevara back in 1973.

Sue Pa Key Pa

Fluffy Cat 88 wrote: »

I do that! It's becoming increasingly rare though. I'm always muttering "Bless you" when someone sneezes.

I'd feel bad if I didn't. I know it's daft.

I wasn't ordained or anything, sure I don't even go to mass....

Serious question. What do you mean by it when you say it?

LordSutch

Sweetemotion wrote: »

Tractors being allowed to drive on motorways.

Can you now please explain to 'johnnyskeleton' why that's cringeworthy?

neris

Miss Demeanour wrote: »

Clapping when the plane lands.

the only people ive ever seen clapping when a plane lands are east europeans

osarusan

Up for the Match.

Winning Streak, when they introduce all the family and friends along to support the contestant and they have their handmade banners and all that.*

*no idea if this is still being broadcast.

sonny.roofer

Coddle

Miss Demeanour

neris wrote: »

the only people ive ever seen clapping when a plane lands are east europeans

Nah they are all Irish.....the ones I have seen anyway. Big freckly Irish chuckle heads on them.

LordSutch

Miss Demeanour wrote: »

Clapping when the plane lands.

Now now, that's being anti Irish according to some on here.

Its only manners to clap as the plane lands, and when the bus stops, & when . . .