Why does the rest of the country dislike Dublin so much?

Relax brah · 31-07-2023 6:40pm #1

Its a broad statement yes and of course not all culchies feel this way but yesterday I had a strange experience.

I was in butlers on grafton street ordering a coffee when some random drunken Kerry man turned to me and said;

“flat white? you f**king dubs have serious notions.”

I really don’t get it.

31-07-2023 6:46pm

A lot of Jackeens have more in common with the folks of Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool than they do the Native Gael.

coolbeans · 31-07-2023 6:48pm

It's full of skangers and entitled rugger bugger types with no manners. The city centre is a half derelict hole that's seems to have been overtaken by truly feral youth. Used to love the place but unless you're on 500k and can insulate yourself from all that then you're better off elsewhere.

L.Ball · 31-07-2023 6:48pm

Because it's a sh*thole and the people running the country into the ground are all based here.

ZookeeperDub · 31-07-2023 6:51pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120922300#Comment_120922300

No they don't and Im not from Dublin or live in it.

31-07-2023 6:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120922321#Comment_120922321

Hooliganism at LoI games, being loud and obnoxious on package holidays, Mrs Brown’s Boys, shopping in Iceland, Superking cigarettes, neck tattoos etc etc.

ejmaztec · 31-07-2023 6:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058307388/why-does-the-rest-of-the-country-dislike-dublin-so-much

It may surprise you but Kerry men aren't the only ones with a wicked sense of humour. 😜

Hungry Burger · 31-07-2023 6:57pm

I like Dublin but anytime I visit I get the impression the posh types float around thinking they live in an American television show set in California and the rough types all think they live a Conor McGregor lifestyle despite the fact half of them are on the dole.

ZookeeperDub · 31-07-2023 6:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120922348#Comment_120922348

Imagine neck tattoo's...shocking.

Honestly I was expecting something else, not sure what but this is beyond ridiculous response. Package holidays :-)

P.S. LoI is all over Ireland....

SteM · 31-07-2023 7:01pm

A flat white ffs He's right, you do have notions.

elperello · 31-07-2023 7:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058307388/why-does-the-rest-of-the-country-dislike-dublin-so-much

Most of them don't hate you at all but you aren't doing yourself any favours with the tired old "culchies" slur.

nachouser · 31-07-2023 7:03pm

Drunk or not, no-one from Kerry would use the word notions.

oceanman · 31-07-2023 7:06pm

jealousy.....

Spanish Eyes · 31-07-2023 7:07pm

Most of the people running the city are not native Dubs, therefore they have no interest in making the city better, and are delighted that the boggers hate it too. Justifies their positions.

fly_agaric · 31-07-2023 7:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120922311#Comment_120922311

Ha, first is subjective to an extent (!) but the second part of that is one aspect I find very unfair about the whole jackeens vs boggers/culchies nonsense.

Yeah the govt. are based in Dublin but it is very much IMO a rural govt. for a rural people (which is fair enough, how could it be otherwise in a democracy with a PR voting system). Why does "Dublin" get blamed for its decisions?

TDs may be responsive to constituents etc. and pay attention to what is going on locally, but there's really no proper local/regional govt. in Ireland. Dublin itself has no political power of its own (no region does). The govt. has IMO deliberately stimied that in Dublin in particular as it would be a competing powerbase to central govt. because of the population size/economic importance of the region.

The govt. doesn't really give much of an indication of (a special) interest in welfare of Dublin beyond it serving as the cash cow for milking (MNC hub, tourism centre etc.) with the goal always to get the best return...as much juice out for as little feed in as possible. I just don't see all the favouritism/bias they are reputed to show to Dublin vs the rest of the country.

buried · 31-07-2023 7:15pm

So a drunken man from the country was in a Butlers coffee shop?

This doesn't sound very likely at all at all.

What the f**k was he ordering? A map on how to get to the 200 pubs all around grafton street?

Shoog · 31-07-2023 7:21pm

No real characture to the city to make it worthwhile even visiting. Cannot think of a single good reason to go there.

Galwayguy35 · 31-07-2023 7:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120922430#Comment_120922430

Well when there was native Dubs running things it didn't really go that well either, Charlie Haughey and Bertie come to mind.

Relax brah · 31-07-2023 7:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120922422#Comment_120922422

They are happy to relocate and work up here yet hate the place at the same time. Miserable culchies

31-07-2023 7:33pm

Some parts of Dublin - maybe 15-20% of it is fine, and us sons and daughters of the soil are happy to live there (Close to a DART station with a few obvious exceptions is a good rule of thumb). Get involved in the GAA, golf club, local politics etc. The rest of it can be left to the natives though.

StevenToast · 31-07-2023 7:35pm

Whats a "Flat white"?

Spanish Eyes · 31-07-2023 7:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120922513#Comment_120922513

The Government runs the country. Dublin City Council runs the city and the Garda Commissioner decides on Dublin policing. Department of Health/HSE/Quango run the drug clinics. Now I doubt any of the managers of the above (and more) entities live anywhere near the badlands of Dublin. QED.

31-07-2023 7:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120922561#Comment_120922561

It’s a coffee, Stevo. It’s pretty much a bad-value Latte.

Galwayguy35 · 31-07-2023 7:37pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120922519#Comment_120922519

Bus loads of unvetted economic migrants arriving every week and you are worried about culchies.

StevenToast · 31-07-2023 7:41pm

I have a friend who was in a Rural Kerry pub and asked for a "Latte"....he was correctly ridiculed and will be for the rest of his life...

Know your place....

buried · 31-07-2023 7:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120922571#Comment_120922571

Ahh yeah but all them lads are doctors and engineers G, the culchies are nothing but lost drunks befouling Butlers coffee shops

shesty · 31-07-2023 7:44pm

As a Dub - I'd be more than happy to spread the housing/jobs/investment round.Be nice to have the option to be able to afford to live near my parents (not D4 - way out in the North suburbs), but that's out of the question for most Dubs.

A large chunk of the population of Dublin are from outside Dublin so the whole thing is ridiculous.

I think some local politicians in the country feed the "them up in Dublin" line to get support.It's detrimental to places outside Dublin, causes friction when the energy would be better spent building a good relation and putting their case forward for investment.

It's all nonsense otherwise.