Originally posted by sasquatch672I agree, most capital cities are very similar nowadays... cosmopolitan and full of McD's...
About your Dublin comments - I think Dublin's a European city and most cities are more alike than different, no matter which two you're talking about. There might be some unique topography but that's about it. So it wouldn't surprise me that dublin's alot like Britain.
Perhaps Ireland's a bit like Philadelphia - so close to a major cultural infl ...[text shortened]... c. However, though I've never been, the west of Ireland is supposed to be quite unique.[/b]
FYI sasquatch:
something can't be quite unique - it either is, or it isn't! And yes the west of Ireland is lovely!
In 2005 I've seen that they made a 3D-real time application to offer a vision of the place of the events the way it was then, and they said that it was to be used for the re-opening of the trial that was due at the end of that year but nothing happened 🙁
And yeah U2 did some good stuff but then went baaaaaaaaaaaaaaanng !
Originally posted by catfoodtimYour stuff on Dublin and Ireland was hilarious. Really. Very accurate. We're all aspiring saxons really. So contorversial and offensive... cutting edge. Great material. I have a friend who is a stand-up. You should take that on the road. We'll get you a gig. You're gifted.
Aye, it is. I'm trying to get sjeg's goat. He's so quick to dish out the anti-English crud I thought I'd see how he'd react.
Ireland is split into 3 distinct regions, despite what you read in your geography books.
1. Northern Ireland. Who no one in the rest of Ireland likes. Catholic and Protestant alike are all viewed with suspicion in the ' ...[text shortened]... ts to be from England too and can't stand the fact!
¹Never trust a Nordlys too.
Who's a slaggin? Just saying if you wish to talk nonsense about victims of atrocities, then at least have the balls to do it in the open. Don't be a coward all your life, 'Timmy', old boy.
I'll meet you for a pint and a chat if you like. We can discuss it in detail. I'm nothing if not hospitable. 😉
First pint is on me.
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Originally posted by catfoodtimHey, wait now- give me an example of my anglophobia. I don't have much time for their football team and fans, but that hardly qualifies.
Aye, it is. I'm trying to get sjeg's goat. He's so quick to dish out the anti-English crud I thought I'd see how he'd react.
I don't support any of your teams, Tim, so I don't suffer that particular conflict of interests. Many people do, I think that's a shame. But frankly our league never really grew past amateur level. We were a small, poor country with three other field sports to compete. Good players traditionally went to England to play. And the clubs with the great Irish players of the past are the most popular ones: Man U., Liverpool and that- so that's not really the hypocrisy you make out.
Anyway, I was reading in one of your English papers yesterday (guilty as charged, the Times and Indo are rubbish, IMHO- would I really read them if I hated the English so much?) that the number of English looking to obtain an Irish passport has more than doubled in the last year. Are you perchance one of that breed, seeking to pass yourself off as a Paddy? If so, a medal for bravery is called for. Ring old Brenda quick! You pay us a great compliment, Tim. We are honoured.
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Originally posted by sjegI've heard that if we can get an Irish driving licence it'll be clean of all points accrued in the UK... is there any validity to this?
that the number of English looking to obtain an Irish passport has more than doubled in the last year.
'Cos if there is, that's why people might be applying for passports.
Originally posted by sasquatch672Of course we would love to sort the situation out up there. It's not that we don't care about the North, it's more that this political impasse has gotten everyone frustrated. It's a drag. The whole bloody scene. An epic drag.
I didn't know that the North was looked upon that way. Over here, you can find quite a large number of those "26+6 = 1" bumper stickers. The ROI really doesn't worry about the North? I find that amazing.
What is a Jackeen? I know the type though. There are two cities whose fans I can't stand. One is Dallas and the other is New York. If you're ...[text shortened]... hould wall in all New Yorkers around Secaucus somewhere and not let anybody in or out.
Don't know about American sport, sorry. Not my forte.
A Jackeen is Cork pejoritive slang for a Dubliner.
Of course, how do you recognise a well-balanced Corkonian?
-He has a chip on EACH shoulder.
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