Anyone else hate Dublin?

The Hill Billy

I've never for a second considered bike couriers to be an issue in north county Dublin.

John_Rambo

mrhoppy wrote: »

It's absolutely filthy. Everywhere I go, Lusk, Rush, Skerries, Swords, Dublin City, etc. is absolutely filthy and disgusting just to be in. The ground is constantly full of litter..

Must have taken Google Street View hours and hours to edit, airbrush and clone out all the litter that the streets of North County Dublin are full of.

LeoB

mrhoppy wrote: »

I seem to be the only person living in Dublin who absolutely despises it. There are several reasons for this, take them as you may.

1) A lot of people here seem to not be very nice at all, in stark contrast to people from, let's say, anywhere in the West of Ireland, who seem much friendlier and don't seem as pretentious as quite a lot of people from Dublin.

Maybe it is you who is the problem? As stated elswhere some country folk bid you time of day as the opener for getting information, gossip.

mrhoppy wrote: »

2) It's absolutely filthy. Everywhere I go, Lusk, Rush, Skerries, Swords, Dublin City, etc. is absolutely filthy and disgusting just to be in. The ground is constantly full of litter.

No it is not. That is just a stupid statement. Massive work has been done in each of the places you mention and apart from the award winners in Tidy towns the other villages have took inspiration and improved year on year over the last few years. They are as nice as any large market town in West of Ireland.

mrhoppy wrote: »

3) Dublin City. Don't get me started on Dublin City; it's a nightmare. It's an absolutely disgusting place and I never ever go there unless absolutely unavoidable.

Sadly parts of Dublin city are awful. Just like every other large or capital city I have been in. The same can not be said of North county.

mrhoppy wrote: »

I want to move to the West somewhere and unless someone can give me at least 5 good reasons why I'd want to stay here I'm leaving this utter kip.

If the way you come across here is anything to go by you wont last a day.

MayoAreMagic wrote: »

Well there is a large number of people from outside Dublin living there, so you cant blame all these perceived failings on the Dubs either. I agree with the point about the lack of civic mindedness, but that is just a failing of the Irish in general tbh.

People from the country say hello buy mainly because they generally know each other, or someone connected to them etc, and so they have gotten into the habit. On the flipside they spend a lot of time wanting to know each other business, particularly any sort of scandal etc. Very often assumptions are made to fill in the blanks in in such stories and completely untrue tales go around as gospel, so there are two sides to that.

On the general topic, would people from Dublin notice any difference between themselves and people from rural places, bar obviously their accent etc.? Id have noticed that country people would generally wear their heart on their sleeve a bit more, whereas friends from Dublin would generally be that bit more socially aware as regards what they might say etc. That probably comes from attending bigger schools growing up, with far more diverse social backgrounds etc. Curiously enough, Id also find that people from rural places would tend to laugh at themselves a bit more, while Dubs would take themselves a bit more seriously and spend more time on their image etc. Maybe that is down to rural people tending to socialise more with older generations as they grow up? Hard to know really.

One thing I don't like is the divide between 'culchies' (Ive always found that term quite derogatory, there is connotations of ignorance and stupidity attached to it) and 'Jackeens'. Christ sake, we are around 100 miles away from each other at the furthest point - we cant be that dissimilar.

Civic mindedness is a problem all over I think!! It can change from one road to to the next where you can have people really take care of things and the next road dont.

On the differnce between rural people and city people I think there is a bit of a difference and you are fairly spot on.
Im a postie and in my experience I feel city folk often find it a little harder to settle in rural areas whereas The country people are used to saying hello. I know people who moved back to city because it was too quiet in Rush/Lusk. You have to take into account a bustling city commuter suburb as opposed to a sleepy village. People in city I believe spend up to 3 hours a day in traffic and if they dont get involved in a local club dont mix or go home at weekends. In rural areas I have seen the benefits of people getting involved in local clubs as more and more clubs in North Dublin are becoming more successful as people can create an identity in their new village.

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Have you tried crossing over the bridge to the south of the city OP?

The real class is on the North side especially in the North county.

There have been a few good posts on this. To me there is no place like the North county. Good people and a generally nice area. The problems we have are not a patch on other areas but I would like to see more Gardái out and about. I used to love Dublin city but dont go in much any more at night. There is so little visible Garda presence. The Temple bar area is just full of young drunk people and the open drug dealing is shameful.

I would like to wish the O.P a happy life in their cave

McAlban

Well I hate going into the City too, I'd agree that Civic Mindedness and Social Responsibility are major factors.

I live near the Nags Head and Hollywood is one of the best places in the country, despite the occasional dodgy characters, fly tipping and attempted and actual break ins. It's our area, and we have to look after it.

I was out for a run near Balbriggan last night and was disgusted by bags of rubbish just thrown into a gateway and blowing all over the place. We have some wonderful little lane-ways in Fingal for Cycling and Running and they're being ruined by, what I can see, people who won't pay their bin charges, and motorists just chucking their crap out of the car.

mrhoppy

Sleepy wrote: »

It depends on where you are in Dublin tbh. Where I live in the North County is fairly rural tbh.

I live in the North County as well. Lusk to be precise. I don't think in the last few years I've travelled around a worse area of Ireland.

mrhoppy

John_Rambo wrote: »

Yep. Was out in the city till last night. Amazing atmosphere, great food, went to a few different bars, had good fun with friends and randomers. Ended up strolling from Harcourt st. to Amiens st. place was hopping. A stunning, vibrant, diverse city. Heading for the beach now. Not many capital cities have numerous beaches!

Are you living in the same Dublin I am?

Yes, I'm in the same Dublin. Unless you mean Dublin, Ohio. Then no.

mrhoppy

JayZeus wrote: »

Off you go then. Bring that chip on your shoulder with you.

Cuddles,

A proud Dub

What exactly is there to be proud of besides having a half decent scene on Henry St. at Christmas?

zetalambda

I love Dublin.It's one of my favourite cities to fly over. :pac:

Dizzyblonde

mrhoppy wrote: »

Yes, I'm in the same Dublin. Unless you mean Dublin, Ohio. Then no.

You're still in Dublin then. Have you any plans to leave? I'm not being funny - there's no way I'd live somewhere that I hated.

mrhoppy

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

You're still in Dublin then. Have you any plans to leave? I'm not being funny - there's no way I'd live somewhere that I hated.

Yeah, to the states hopefully, leaving Ireland and never coming back thankfully

The Hill Billy

I've lived & worked in a few countries over the years. Far away fields aren't always greener. I find that you create your own happiness wherever you are.

D0NNELLY

biko wrote: »

New account - check
Start Dub rant in Dublin forum - check
Jackeens go nuts and lashes out at culchies - check

8/10 will read again

Did you read the thread?