Off Topic Thread 5.0

Neil3030 · 02-07-2020 3:52pm

Is the Brit bashing in Ireland any worse than elsewhere in Europe right now?

swiwi_ · 02-07-2020 6:06pm

Neil3030 wrote: »

Is the Brit bashing in Ireland any worse than elsewhere in Europe right now?

Well I wouldn’t characterise Switzerland as a hotbed of anti-British sentiment...not that Switzerland is really a hotbed of anything.

I think the hotbed of Irish-Brit bashing is Venjur’s account

Podge_irl · 02-07-2020 6:11pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

not that Switzerland is really a hotbed of anything.

Except cheese

swiwi_ · 02-07-2020 6:23pm

Podge_irl wrote: »

Except cheese

I hate Emmentaler. But some of the other Swiss hard cheeses are delectable. NZ in the 80s was various sorts of utterly bland cheddar (not a patch on Irish cheddar) so I’m always partial to good cheese

Neil3030 · 02-07-2020 6:56pm

Well, EU countries then. Because the Germans and Belgians in my life take the piss out of Britain these days to the point that I, the Irishman, sometimes have to entreat some propriety.

Podge_irl · 02-07-2020 6:56pm

I absolutely adore Tête de Moine and I can't say no to a fondue.

hahashake · 02-07-2020 7:34pm

My favourite hot bed of cheese is Raclette.

swiwi_ · 02-07-2020 7:40pm

Podge_irl wrote: »

I absolutely adore Tête de Moine and I can't say no to a fondue.

That is delicious alright. Prefer raclette to fondue myself.

Podge_irl · 02-07-2020 7:44pm

I'll happily eat a raclette but you're objectively monsters for preferring it to a fondue.

Though when your argument is over whether dunking food in melted cheese is better than spreading melted cheese over food, its safe to say the cheese has won.

thomond2006 · 02-07-2020 8:07pm

A Croque Monsieur is a crock of ****. An excuse to overcharge for a ham and cheese toastie.

Buer · 02-07-2020 8:39pm

Incredible to learn that Tony Holohan was doing everything in his power to lead the public through a pandemic whilst the entire time he was dealing with an extremely tragic situation in his own household.

Completely put his duty first to help save lives. Fair play to him.

Stheno · 02-07-2020 8:43pm

Buer wrote: »

Incredible to learn that Tony Holohan was doing everything in his power to lead the public through a pandemic whilst the entire time he was dealing with an extremely tragic situation in his own household.

Completely put his duty first to help save lives. Fair play to him.

It was desperately sad to hear

Mike Hough · 02-07-2020 8:47pm

Buer wrote: »

Incredible to learn that Tony Holohan was doing everything in his power to lead the public through a pandemic whilst the entire time he was dealing with an extremely tragic situation in his own household.

Completely put his duty first to help save lives. Fair play to him.

I'm genuinely tearing up after reading that 20 mins ago

Buer · 02-07-2020 8:52pm

Mike Hough wrote: »

I'm genuinely tearing up after reading that 20 mins ago

Indeed. I'm somewhat stoic generally but that caught me off guard. His leadership and input is likely to have contributed to saving hundreds if not thousands of lives in Ireland. Meanwhile, he was going through something utterly horrible at home, watching a loved one being consumed.

pickarooney · 02-07-2020 9:46pm

Buer wrote: »

Incredible to learn that Tony Holohan was doing everything in his power to lead the public through a pandemic whilst the entire time he was dealing with an extremely tragic situation in his own household.

Completely put his duty first to help save lives. Fair play to him.

What's this about?

sydthebeat · 02-07-2020 9:47pm

pickarooney wrote: »

What's this about?

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/tony-holohan-stepping-back-from-role-as-chief-medical-officer-1.4294754

thomond2006 · 02-07-2020 10:59pm

I can't imagine the stress he's been under. He's been a confident and steady presence in these months, remarkable in such horrible circumstances.

aloooof · 03-07-2020 2:39pm

I see everybody's favourite ex-pat journalist in Brazil/Portugal had a pretty awful reactionary tweet to the news before, to his credit, deleting it. Can't think of a clearer example that demonstrates his instinct is to provoke, rather than finding out details tho.

thomond2006 · 03-07-2020 2:43pm

aloooof wrote: »

I see everybody's favourite ex-pat journalist in Brazil/Portugal had a pretty awful reactionary tweet to the news before, to his credit, deleting it. Can't think of a clearer example that demonstrates his instinct is to provoke, rather than finding out details tho.

He's a Tweet and Delete champion.

Clegg · 03-07-2020 2:50pm

aloooof wrote: »

I see everybody's favourite ex-pat journalist in Brazil/Portugal had a pretty awful reactionary tweet to the news before, to his credit, deleting it. Can't think of a clearer example that demonstrates his instinct is to provoke, rather than finding out details tho.

Doesn't deserve much credit for deleting it either. He's a journalist who didn't even take 5 seconds to inquire as to why Holohan was stepping down from his role. Just immediately piled into him. Can't even do his job right.