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By *asual777 OP   Man
over a year ago

i travel all over

Would be interested in the views of those who have lived in both countries

Was interesting to Hear the views in the lounge

Whilst there was a number of comments about Guinness , and generalisations about the people themselves , some stuck well to the question .

Ireland generally being thought about as a beautiful but expensive country .

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

Ffs sorry lol. Fab keeps editing word that makes my post make no sense. Trying again using a different spelling.

In Ireland they have the hokey-pokey, and in England they have the hokey-kokey

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Irish people are more uncertain of their opinions which leads to more deleted messages

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By *asual777 OP   Man
over a year ago

i travel all over


"Irish people are more uncertain of their opinions which leads to more deleted messages "

If anything Hunter is too certain of his opinions lol

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork


"Irish people are more uncertain of their opinions which leads to more deleted messages "

Lol. I'm actually half English half Irish.

Sorry to mess up your thread casual

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork


"Irish people are more uncertain of their opinions which leads to more deleted messages

If anything Hunter is too certain of his opinions lol "

You're not wrong

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Beans shouldn't be on a fry

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By *oserMan
over a year ago

where the wild roses grow

I think there's a bit more "homelyness" (is that a word?) In Ireland especially outside the cities.

Yes

We both have our stereotypes

The Guinness drinking partying Irish and the we are Engerland English but all in all if you neutralise the accent we are very similar.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Irish people are more uncertain of their opinions which leads to more deleted messages

Lol. I'm actually half English half Irish.

Sorry to mess up your thread casual"

Which half??

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By *oserMan
over a year ago

where the wild roses grow


"Irish people are more uncertain of their opinions which leads to more deleted messages

Lol. I'm actually half English half Irish.

Sorry to mess up your thread casual

Which half??"

The right hand side

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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago

on the hill NordWest of

The English don't know guilt, while the Irish do.

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By *ettaManMan
over a year ago

Based in Kerry, work in Cork.

Looking at the Irish fans who have traveled to tournaments, I would say that Irish banter tends to be more inclusive, in general.

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By *twistedtoys100Man
over a year ago

LIMERICK

Well l lived and worked in London for 12 years,I personally have no problem with the English, I found its more difficult to become friendly with them, but if you do, they can't do enough for you. They certainly aren't waiting for you to fall flat on your face, like some of my own Irish people!

Just my experience!!

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By *asual777 OP   Man
over a year ago

i travel all over


"The English don't know guilt, while the Irish do. "

Such a catholic thing. I spoke to a neighbour this morning and in telling me a 1 minute story about litter collecting and polite neighbours offering tea she mentioned guilt 3 times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Having spend a long period of time in both, from experience

1. Irish woman are more conservative sexually than their English counterparts

2. The English as better drivers, they know how to use roundabouts and know how to drive on motorways

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Genuine experience...Irish people seem to know more about politics,history and geography than English people

I've had crews over from England working on specialised sites that didnt know you couldn't use sterling and one crew knew nothing at all about Irish history before early 1970's

Anyone here go to school in England to explain the curriculum

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By *asual777 OP   Man
over a year ago

i travel all over

The focus is very much on the world wars in GSCE history

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By *arajeanCouple
over a year ago

mayo

Irish are more nosey

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork


"Genuine experience...Irish people seem to know more about politics,history and geography than English people

I've had crews over from England working on specialised sites that didnt know you couldn't use sterling and one crew knew nothing at all about Irish history before early 1970's

Anyone here go to school in England to explain the curriculum

"

I endured the UK education system. Gotta say there was ZERO about Ireland in it. Knowledge levels are low.

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

England is an infinitely more stratified society than Ireland; Ireland's social stratum is much flatter.

In Ireland you are significantly more likely to know a wide spread of people, by many criteria.

English people tend to be more deferential; Ireland, as an ex-colony, is more rebellious and disrespectful to the uppermost stratum.

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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in Co. Down


"Irish are more nosey "

People think we are being friendly but we really are just nosey

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down


"Irish are more nosey

People think we are being friendly but we really are just nosey "

People the world over are naturally inquisitive about the lives of others; it is part of the human condition, as when we lived in much smaller groups in the past.

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By *asual777 OP   Man
over a year ago

i travel all over


"England is an infinitely more stratified society than Ireland; Ireland's social stratum is much flatter.

In Ireland you are significantly more likely to know a wide spread of people, by many criteria.

English people tend to be more deferential; Ireland, as an ex-colony, is more rebellious and disrespectful to the uppermost stratum."

Yes there is a caste system

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down


"England is an infinitely more stratified society than Ireland; Ireland's social stratum is much flatter.

In Ireland you are significantly more likely to know a wide spread of people, by many criteria.

English people tend to be more deferential; Ireland, as an ex-colony, is more rebellious and disrespectful to the uppermost stratum.

Yes there is a caste system "

I think you mean there is a class system; the caste system is evident on the Indian subcontinent; the lowest cast being the untouchables, the uppermost being the brahmans. Apologies if the latter has been misspelt.

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By *onderingpurposeMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Morris dancing would never be tolerated in Ireland.

Irish people will spend the first 5 minutes of a conversation trying to find out if you know the same people. "Ah your from Leitrim, do you know the O'Shae's who own the shop"

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By *asual777 OP   Man
over a year ago

i travel all over


"England is an infinitely more stratified society than Ireland; Ireland's social stratum is much flatter.

In Ireland you are significantly more likely to know a wide spread of people, by many criteria.

English people tend to be more deferential; Ireland, as an ex-colony, is more rebellious and disrespectful to the uppermost stratum.

Yes there is a caste system

I think you mean there is a class system; the caste system is evident on the Indian subcontinent; the lowest cast being the untouchables, the uppermost being the brahmans. Apologies if the latter has been misspelt."

No I mean a caste system. With the rulers only coming from the eton/oxbridge caste

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No customs VAT to navigate when shopping on amazon.co.uk

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down


"With the rulers only coming from the eton/oxbridge caste "

That used to be the case, but English society is gradually progressing towards a more meritocratic system.

But attending Eton, Harrow, Winchester and then Oxbridge still carries a lot of weight, and is advantageous.

People who attend these institutions are imbued with self-confidence and an inherent sense of entitlement, sometimes bordering on pathological narcissism.

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By *asual777 OP   Man
over a year ago

i travel all over


"With the rulers only coming from the eton/oxbridge caste

That used to be the case, but English society is gradually progressing towards a more meritocratic system.

But attending Eton, Harrow, Winchester and then Oxbridge still carries a lot of weight, and is advantageous.

People who attend these institutions are imbued with self-confidence and an inherent sense of entitlement, sometimes bordering on pathological narcissism. "

Are they ?

The last non privately educated PM was John Major I think

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down


"With the rulers only coming from the eton/oxbridge caste

That used to be the case, but English society is gradually progressing towards a more meritocratic system.

But attending Eton, Harrow, Winchester and then Oxbridge still carries a lot of weight, and is advantageous.

People who attend these institutions are imbued with self-confidence and an inherent sense of entitlement, sometimes bordering on pathological narcissism.

Are they ?

The last non privately educated PM was John Major I think "

He was; but people from the lower echelons will percolate to the top of the pile over the coming decades.

The Christian Brothers in Ireland battered their charges into submission; the English public school system was designed to produce colonial administrators who looked down their noses at inferior races, including the Paddies.

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By *t777Woman
over a year ago

close by


"Having spend a long period of time in both, from experience

1. Irish woman are more conservative sexually than their English counterparts

2. The English as better drivers, they know how to use roundabouts and know how to drive on motorways

"

This is soo ooo true x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The EU

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By *t777Woman
over a year ago

close by

The English are more loyal, they also tend to socialise more as in girls nights out each week, they also know how to use a watch or clock....they say they are gonna be there at a certain time they are there at that time not 5 hours later, we are also brought up to have proper table manners.... kids are seen bit not heard .

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By *rmrs1234Couple
over a year ago

Waterford


"The English are more loyal, they also tend to socialise more as in girls nights out each week, they also know how to use a watch or clock....they say they are gonna be there at a certain time they are there at that time not 5 hours later, we are also brought up to have proper table manners.... kids are seen bit not heard ."

Ah yeah were totally backwards and let our kids run riot and never teach them manners

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The English are more loyal, they also tend to socialise more as in girls nights out each week, they also know how to use a watch or clock....they say they are gonna be there at a certain time they are there at that time not 5 hours later, we are also brought up to have proper table manners.... kids are seen bit not heard .

Ah yeah were totally backwards and let our kids run riot and never teach them manners "

Tbf she is in Cavan

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By *t777Woman
over a year ago

close by


"The English are more loyal, they also tend to socialise more as in girls nights out each week, they also know how to use a watch or clock....they say they are gonna be there at a certain time they are there at that time not 5 hours later, we are also brought up to have proper table manners.... kids are seen bit not heard .

Ah yeah were totally backwards and let our kids run riot and never teach them manners "

Thats not what I meant actually.... I meant when in a restaurant English kids sit still at the table once finished their food whilst Irish families are allowed to get up from the table....no offence meant

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By *t777Woman
over a year ago

close by


"The English are more loyal, they also tend to socialise more as in girls nights out each week, they also know how to use a watch or clock....they say they are gonna be there at a certain time they are there at that time not 5 hours later, we are also brought up to have proper table manners.... kids are seen bit not heard .

Ah yeah were totally backwards and let our kids run riot and never teach them manners

Tbf she is in Cavan "

Haha what difference does that make?

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast


"Genuine experience...Irish people seem to know more about politics,history and geography than English people

I've had crews over from England working on specialised sites that didnt know you couldn't use sterling and one crew knew nothing at all about Irish history before early 1970's

Anyone here go to school in England to explain the curriculum

"

I studied history for 5 years. Not one single word about Irish history was ever uttered so I have no clue about anything that happened on this island apart from what was happening around me and bits and pieces I've picked up over the years.

I know virtually nothing about politics and that's by choice because of the tribal crap we've had to listen to up here for generations. I can honestly say I couldn't tell you the difference between left and right wing politics and don't have the slightest interest in learning.

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By *ightower2021Man
over a year ago

donegal


"Beans shouldn't be on a fry "

Ohhh God no have to disagree there full fry definitely needs beans

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By *t777Woman
over a year ago

close by


"Genuine experience...Irish people seem to know more about politics,history and geography than English people

I've had crews over from England working on specialised sites that didnt know you couldn't use sterling and one crew knew nothing at all about Irish history before early 1970's

Anyone here go to school in England to explain the curriculum

I studied history for 5 years. Not one single word about Irish history was ever uttered so I have no clue about anything that happened on this island apart from what was happening around me and bits and pieces I've picked up over the years.

I know virtually nothing about politics and that's by choice because of the tribal crap we've had to listen to up here for generations. I can honestly say I couldn't tell you the difference between left and right wing politics and don't have the slightest interest in learning. "

This is so true

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By *rmrs1234Couple
over a year ago

Waterford


"The English are more loyal, they also tend to socialise more as in girls nights out each week, they also know how to use a watch or clock....they say they are gonna be there at a certain time they are there at that time not 5 hours later, we are also brought up to have proper table manners.... kids are seen bit not heard .

Ah yeah were totally backwards and let our kids run riot and never teach them manners

Thats not what I meant actually.... I meant when in a restaurant English kids sit still at the table once finished their food whilst Irish families are allowed to get up from the table....no offence meant"

No offence taken but neither statement is true on either side so i guess our experiences have been entirely different

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By *affa31Woman
over a year ago

Galway


"The English are more loyal, they also tend to socialise more as in girls nights out each week, they also know how to use a watch or clock....they say they are gonna be there at a certain time they are there at that time not 5 hours later, we are also brought up to have proper table manners.... kids are seen bit not heard .

Ah yeah were totally backwards and let our kids run riot and never teach them manners

Thats not what I meant actually.... I meant when in a restaurant English kids sit still at the table once finished their food whilst Irish families are allowed to get up from the table....no offence meant"

Well done on the sweeping generalisations

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By *t777Woman
over a year ago

close by


"The English are more loyal, they also tend to socialise more as in girls nights out each week, they also know how to use a watch or clock....they say they are gonna be there at a certain time they are there at that time not 5 hours later, we are also brought up to have proper table manners.... kids are seen bit not heard .

Ah yeah were totally backwards and let our kids run riot and never teach them manners

Thats not what I meant actually.... I meant when in a restaurant English kids sit still at the table once finished their food whilst Irish families are allowed to get up from the table....no offence meant

No offence taken but neither statement is true on either side so i guess our experiences have been entirely different"

I expect they have, I am just commenting on how my friends and my kids behave

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The English are more loyal, they also tend to socialise more as in girls nights out each week, they also know how to use a watch or clock....they say they are gonna be there at a certain time they are there at that time not 5 hours later, we are also brought up to have proper table manners.... kids are seen bit not heard .

Ah yeah were totally backwards and let our kids run riot and never teach them manners

Tbf she is in Cavan

Haha what difference does that make?"
i take it you have never seen an English stag party the make irish stag parties look like a tea party. They are a total and utter disgrace.

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By *t777Woman
over a year ago

close by


"The English are more loyal, they also tend to socialise more as in girls nights out each week, they also know how to use a watch or clock....they say they are gonna be there at a certain time they are there at that time not 5 hours later, we are also brought up to have proper table manners.... kids are seen bit not heard .

Ah yeah were totally backwards and let our kids run riot and never teach them manners

Tbf she is in Cavan

Haha what difference does that make?i take it you have never seen an English stag party the make irish stag parties look like a tea party. They are a total and utter disgrace. "

Quite possibly I've only been on hen parties

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast


"Genuine experience...Irish people seem to know more about politics,history and geography than English people

I've had crews over from England working on specialised sites that didnt know you couldn't use sterling and one crew knew nothing at all about Irish history before early 1970's

Anyone here go to school in England to explain the curriculum

I studied history for 5 years. Not one single word about Irish history was ever uttered so I have no clue about anything that happened on this island apart from what was happening around me and bits and pieces I've picked up over the years.

I know virtually nothing about politics and that's by choice because of the tribal crap we've had to listen to up here for generations. I can honestly say I couldn't tell you the difference between left and right wing politics and don't have the slightest interest in learning.

This is so true"

Have you studied in Northern Ireland too?

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By *t777Woman
over a year ago

close by


"Genuine experience...Irish people seem to know more about politics,history and geography than English people

I've had crews over from England working on specialised sites that didnt know you couldn't use sterling and one crew knew nothing at all about Irish history before early 1970's

Anyone here go to school in England to explain the curriculum

I studied history for 5 years. Not one single word about Irish history was ever uttered so I have no clue about anything that happened on this island apart from what was happening around me and bits and pieces I've picked up over the years.

I know virtually nothing about politics and that's by choice because of the tribal crap we've had to listen to up here for generations. I can honestly say I couldn't tell you the difference between left and right wing politics and don't have the slightest interest in learning.

This is so true

Have you studied in Northern Ireland too?"

No just England

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast


"Genuine experience...Irish people seem to know more about politics,history and geography than English people

I've had crews over from England working on specialised sites that didnt know you couldn't use sterling and one crew knew nothing at all about Irish history before early 1970's

Anyone here go to school in England to explain the curriculum

I studied history for 5 years. Not one single word about Irish history was ever uttered so I have no clue about anything that happened on this island apart from what was happening around me and bits and pieces I've picked up over the years.

I know virtually nothing about politics and that's by choice because of the tribal crap we've had to listen to up here for generations. I can honestly say I couldn't tell you the difference between left and right wing politics and don't have the slightest interest in learning.

This is so true

Have you studied in Northern Ireland too?

No just England"

Then you don't actually know it to be true

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By *oxic1998Woman
over a year ago

Belfast


"The English are more loyal, they also tend to socialise more as in girls nights out each week, they also know how to use a watch or clock....they say they are gonna be there at a certain time they are there at that time not 5 hours later, we are also brought up to have proper table manners.... kids are seen bit not heard .

Ah yeah were totally backwards and let our kids run riot and never teach them manners

Thats not what I meant actually.... I meant when in a restaurant English kids sit still at the table once finished their food whilst Irish families are allowed to get up from the table....no offence meant

Well done on the sweeping generalisations "

Ahhh now come on......I think someone wrote earlier about the English not able to feel guilty which I would class as a sweeping generalisation.....whats good for the goose is good for the gander.........lol

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By *t777Woman
over a year ago

close by


"Genuine experience...Irish people seem to know more about politics,history and geography than English people

I've had crews over from England working on specialised sites that didnt know you couldn't use sterling and one crew knew nothing at all about Irish history before early 1970's

Anyone here go to school in England to explain the curriculum

I studied history for 5 years. Not one single word about Irish history was ever uttered so I have no clue about anything that happened on this island apart from what was happening around me and bits and pieces I've picked up over the years.

I know virtually nothing about politics and that's by choice because of the tribal crap we've had to listen to up here for generations. I can honestly say I couldn't tell you the difference between left and right wing politics and don't have the slightest interest in learning.

This is so true

Have you studied in Northern Ireland too?

No just England

Then you don't actually know it to be true"

They dont teach Irish history in any form in England

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast


"Genuine experience...Irish people seem to know more about politics,history and geography than English people

I've had crews over from England working on specialised sites that didnt know you couldn't use sterling and one crew knew nothing at all about Irish history before early 1970's

Anyone here go to school in England to explain the curriculum

I studied history for 5 years. Not one single word about Irish history was ever uttered so I have no clue about anything that happened on this island apart from what was happening around me and bits and pieces I've picked up over the years.

I know virtually nothing about politics and that's by choice because of the tribal crap we've had to listen to up here for generations. I can honestly say I couldn't tell you the difference between left and right wing politics and don't have the slightest interest in learning.

This is so true

Have you studied in Northern Ireland too?

No just England

Then you don't actually know it to be true

They dont teach Irish history in any form in England "

I wouldn't know that but I wasn't talking about England. My comment was about the fact it wasn't taught in certain parts of Ireland either.

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By *t777Woman
over a year ago

close by


"Genuine experience...Irish people seem to know more about politics,history and geography than English people

I've had crews over from England working on specialised sites that didnt know you couldn't use sterling and one crew knew nothing at all about Irish history before early 1970's

Anyone here go to school in England to explain the curriculum

I studied history for 5 years. Not one single word about Irish history was ever uttered so I have no clue about anything that happened on this island apart from what was happening around me and bits and pieces I've picked up over the years.

I know virtually nothing about politics and that's by choice because of the tribal crap we've had to listen to up here for generations. I can honestly say I couldn't tell you the difference between left and right wing politics and don't have the slightest interest in learning.

This is so true

Have you studied in Northern Ireland too?

No just England

Then you don't actually know it to be true

They dont teach Irish history in any form in England

I wouldn't know that but I wasn't talking about England. My comment was about the fact it wasn't taught in certain parts of Ireland either. "

Then I misunderstood your post

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Is it my imagination or are houses/ Housing estates designed differently between Ireland North and South and England

I'm not talking about red telephone boxes and post boxes...Im talking the actual feel of the place.

Driving though a place called Zion Mills on the way to Derry felt alien to me driving from Dublin

I had a friend once and when I brought her to my first house on her first visit to Dublin she couldn't believe that people had venetian blinds with net curtains ...she laughed her head off as she said it wasn't like that in London

Maybe sweeping generalisations....dont know

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By *oxic1998Woman
over a year ago

Belfast


"Is it my imagination or are houses/ Housing estates designed differently between Ireland North and South and England

I'm not talking about red telephone boxes and post boxes...Im talking the actual feel of the place.

Driving though a place called Zion Mills on the way to Derry felt alien to me driving from Dublin

I had a friend once and when I brought her to my first house on her first visit to Dublin she couldn't believe that people had venetian blinds with net curtains ...she laughed her head off as she said it wasn't like that in London

Maybe sweeping generalisations....dont know

"

Alot of that on this thread

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere


"Is it my imagination or are houses/ Housing estates designed differently between Ireland North and South and England

I'm not talking about red telephone boxes and post boxes...Im talking the actual feel of the place.

Driving though a place called Zion Mills on the way to Derry felt alien to me driving from Dublin

I had a friend once and when I brought her to my first house on her first visit to Dublin she couldn't believe that people had venetian blinds with net curtains ...she laughed her head off as she said it wasn't like that in London

Maybe sweeping generalisations....dont know

Alot of that on this thread "

We need to use the theme from Eastenders more often

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne

Lived in England for 10yrs and never encountered any racism towards me.

Great times and I respect the normal English person, whom I've always found friendly and personable.

I've met dicks in many parts of the world, so that's not exclusive to English people.

Most I've met were in Ireland actually and we also seem to be governed by them

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

Sion Mills is near Strabane.

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By *asual777 OP   Man
over a year ago

i travel all over

My response is probably coloured by moving from an urban U.K. area to a rural West of Ireland area

But

1. I have observed Greater reliance on family in Ireland , friends in England.

2. Fewer sirens in Ireland

3. The EU is considered more positively in Ireland

4. Local representatives way more accesible in Ireland which I think makes their jobs hell on earth

5. Harder to find genuinely cheap pubs/bars/restaurants in Ireland. It’s more uniformly expensive .

6. Local primary schools in Ireland seem to be more uniformly outstanding in general

7. Much smaller populations required in Ireland to be classified as a city

8. Ireland has much better public sector wages . 9. The crash here has shaped things significantly . With property prices falling so sharply between 2009 and 2014 when you bought your forever house determines largely your financial state.

10. A lot more self build on family land in Ireland .

11. One off housing in rural Ireland is often of phenomenal standard . I didn’t know what a utility room was until I arrived here .

12. In 2007 only japan had a higher proportion of millionaires. Ireland despite many I know’s protestations has an awful lot of hidden wealth .

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

The differences and similarities could easily form the basis of a doctoral thesis, there are so many potential parameters to compare:

Economically, industrially, socially, culturally, politically, familially, religion, topographically, regipnally, historically, educationally, lingually, etc.

Lives would have been more different in the past, but worldwide lives are progressively becoming more similar as diversity is lost through a process of homogenisation.

The www is gradually making us into clones, as heterogeneity is lost;this process is accelerating exponentially.

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

Apologies: lingually refers to the tongue. That should of course have been -linguistically!

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By *etmebeurfantasyWoman
over a year ago

My town


"Is it my imagination or are houses/ Housing estates designed differently between Ireland North and South and England

I'm not talking about red telephone boxes and post boxes...Im talking the actual feel of the place.

Driving though a place called Zion Mills on the way to Derry felt alien to me driving from Dublin

I had a friend once and when I brought her to my first house on her first visit to Dublin she couldn't believe that people had venetian blinds with net curtains ...she laughed her head off as she said it wasn't like that in London

Maybe sweeping generalisations....dont know

Alot of that on this thread

We need to use the theme from Eastenders more often "
dof dof dof I feel guilty doing that or do I

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I lived in Norwich, then in rural West Norfolk for 14 years and found it very similar to home in most ways.

Saying "England" is a really broad brush stroke because the differences in regions alone can be vastly different and the England I experienced I'm sure bears no resemblance to the England of someone living and working in one of the major cities.

One big universal difference though - the rail network

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By *oserMan
over a year ago

where the wild roses grow


"Apologies: lingually refers to the tongue. That should of course have been -linguistically! "

Obviously

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I lived in the UK for over a decade

Biggest differences:

England's fabulous public transport system, which ironically they constantly complain about

An English tradesperson will turn up when they said they would

Easier to make friends in England, the Irish are superficially "friendly" but only because they want information for gossip

Irish people are in general better travelled and better informed about the world

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast


"Is it my imagination or are houses/ Housing estates designed differently between Ireland North and South and England

I'm not talking about red telephone boxes and post boxes...Im talking the actual feel of the place.

Driving though a place called Zion Mills on the way to Derry felt alien to me driving from Dublin

I had a friend once and when I brought her to my first house on her first visit to Dublin she couldn't believe that people had venetian blinds with net curtains ...she laughed her head off as she said it wasn't like that in London

Maybe sweeping generalisations....dont know

"

Literally just drove through Sion Mills 10 minutes ago. It's only a small village but it's in a conservation area so some of the old mill buildings are still there but there's no difference in any of the housing.

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"Zion Mills"....sounds like a small Israeli village .bit of a typo

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By *etmebeurfantasyWoman
over a year ago

My town

Born and bread in London Irish connections on both sides. 2 of my daughters born in London one in Ireland. Of course there is differences population, transport, I will say education in Ireland is much better, both sets of my grandparents moved to London for better opportunities work wise etc.

For me and my middle daughter Ireland has been better for her diagnosed with autism in U.K. at the time over 20 yr ago wasn’t much services available she was lucky coming here and given a great opportunity that honestly changed her life for the better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ireland is small and England is faar away.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Everything!

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By *antra MassageMan
over a year ago

city


"Apologies: lingually refers to the tongue. That should of course have been -linguistically! "

Of course, ergo cunnilingus, not cunnilinguistic. Allthough that might be an interesting skill to have.

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

I have lived in England, and have also travelled through most of England.

For me, the most significant difference is that I feel at home in Ireland and have a strong compulsion to work for the betterment of Irish society and its citizens.

England is a foreign country to me, and I feel no affiliation at all to its diverse citizenry.

Crucially, to many English people, right across the social strata, I am classed as a second class citizen: a Paddy.

I am proud to be Irish; I like this place, despite all of its faults!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I have lived in England, and have also travelled through most of England.

For me, the most significant difference is that I feel at home in Ireland and have a strong compulsion to work for the betterment of Irish society and its citizens.

England is a foreign country to me, and I feel no affiliation at all to its diverse citizenry.

Crucially, to many English people, right across the social strata, I am classed as a second class citizen: a Paddy.

I am proud to be Irish; I like this place, despite all of its faults! "

There's no faults with Ireland. Prefect weather, perfect government, and a society that is always open to change like, like swinging etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The English don't know guilt, while the Irish do. "

Lol true, many reasons for that though and to deep to get into it,, but your dead right ,, shit , i feel bad now saying Dead

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By *irdyxWoman
over a year ago

dublin/ Birmingham


"Genuine experience...Irish people seem to know more about politics,history and geography than English people

I've had crews over from England working on specialised sites that didnt know you couldn't use

sterling and one crew knew nothing at all about Irish history before early 1970's

Anyone here go to school in England to explain the curriculum

"

We are taught nothing in school about Irish history as it would not shows the English in the best light .

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By *unkerbobMan
over a year ago

belfast


"I lived in the UK for over a decade

Biggest differences:

England's fabulous public transport system, which ironically they constantly complain about

An English tradesperson will turn up when they said they would

Easier to make friends in England, the Irish are superficially "friendly" but only because they want information for gossip

Irish people are in general better travelled and better informed about the world

"
fair play to you you know what you are talking about.the English voted for brexit and are getting on with it!!!all the Irish do now or maybe I should just call them “europeans”say yes sir no sir 3 bags full sir!take it in the ass all the time and love it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Genuine experience...Irish people seem to know more about politics,history and geography than English people

I've had crews over from England working on specialised sites that didnt know you couldn't use sterling and one crew knew nothing at all about Irish history before early 1970's

Anyone here go to school in England to explain the curriculum

"

I went to school in England. Very few times did anything irish come up. Bit in history about Cromwell invading but that was it really. Even the Easter rising was only a brief side note.

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By *adhatter and coCouple
over a year ago

Middle of mayo n peaceful tranquility

The currency

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Red lemonade

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I spent most of my adult life in England. In all that time I only ever encountered racism once. I worked hard and made my way in life. But I always knew I would settle down back on the old sod. I cant really say anything bad about the UK. Personally I find it much cheaper to live here in Ireland. As for respective history of each country, We werent taught very much about our own history.

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