Moving to Ireland

fifthcolumn · Post by **fifthcolumn** » 03 Dec 2009, 20:03

Ludwig,

Good luck mate and congratulations.

Cork is alright from the looks of it. I interviewed there about five years ago. It's fairly smallish, the feel of it is more like a smaller northern city than, say, cambridge and it has a lot less amenities than cities in the south east of England but the people are really, really friendly and the food is great.

fifthcolumn · Post by **fifthcolumn** » 03 Dec 2009, 20:05

Kieran wrote:At least, not like fifthcolumn after he upped sticks to go all the way across the atlantic and then had the cheek to call US a bunch of doomers

Heh I resemble that remark!

I don't think you're ALL doomers, just some....

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 03 Dec 2009, 20:14

Kieran wrote:Yes congratulations Ludwig

Just don't get too optimistic and upbeat though. At least, not like fifthcolumn after he upped sticks to go all the way across the atlantic and then had the cheek to call US a bunch of doomers

I'm sure that Fifth is a real doomer at heart.

Just take a look at his first post:

http://www.powerswitch.org.uk/forum/vie ... ght=#48573

fifthcolumn · Post by **fifthcolumn** » 03 Dec 2009, 20:18

Aurora wrote: I'm sure that Fifth is a real doomer at heart. Just take a look at his first post:

http://www.powerswitch.org.uk/forum/vie ... ght=#48573

What a difference a couple of years and a change of view make, eh?

And I am a doomer. Just that doom is not going to be evenly spread. You lot will get it in the neck worse, sadly.

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 03 Dec 2009, 20:27

fifthcolumn wrote:
Aurora wrote: I'm sure that Fifth is a real doomer at heart. Just take a look at his first post:

http://www.powerswitch.org.uk/forum/vie ... ght=#48573
What a difference a couple of years and a change of view make, eh?

And I am a doomer. Just that doom is not going to be evenly spread. You lot will get it in the neck worse, sadly.

Here's your badge Fifth.

Remember to wear it with pride.

Ludwig · Post by **Ludwig** » 03 Dec 2009, 20:40

fifthcolumn wrote:Ludwig,

Good luck mate and congratulations.

Cork is alright from the looks of it. I interviewed there about five years ago. It's fairly smallish, the feel of it is more like a smaller northern city than, say, cambridge and it has a lot less amenities than cities in the south east of England but the people are really, really friendly and the food is great.

Cheers 5th.

I visited Cork for my interview, and it seemed quite a decent place. There are many things I will miss about Cambridge - there is lots to do here for intellectual navel-gazers like me

That said, another part of me likes remote places; and I could maybe do with a change, having been here for 15 years.

I'll be keeping my flat in Cambridgeshire for the time being, mainly because it needs doing up before I contemplate selling it. (My workaholic dad seems keen to organise the refurbishment - cool

)

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 03 Dec 2009, 20:48

Haggis wrote:Ireland is a lovely place to visit, but I didn't want to live there.

This is what I want to hear.

2 As and a B · Post by **2 As and a B** » 03 Dec 2009, 21:05

Well done Ludwig! Ignore the Vernon's - they're miseries. I hope you enjoy Ireland and discover a whole new, happy you.

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 03 Dec 2009, 22:12

Oi, there's nothing wrong with rain, so long as you have a brolly. I like rain.

stumuzz · Post by **stumuzz** » 04 Dec 2009, 08:48

I work in Ireland about one day a week, I like Dublin a lot, then I hate it with a vengeance, it’s that sort of place.

Observations so far, very friendly and welcoming especially when you get to know people. There is a contrary streak that runs a mile wide in quite a few people, maybe we have it as well but I notice it more when in Ireland. £6 a pint. There is a bigger spread of middle class than the UK, wages are distributed more evenly, we tend to have people at either end of the pay scale. Don’t bother trying to work on Friday afternoons. Some of the council estates are like Beirut on a bad day. I have noticed a of gated communities in Dublin, which is quite strange to someone from Anglesey, maybe there are quite a few in London but I have not noticed them.

Dubliners ( about 25% of all southern Irish people) have a superiority attitude to the people who live in the ‘ country’ but when they make a few quid want to buy a pad out in the sticks.

Example of the contrariness. I got off the DART at Pearce Street and after the appointment went for a pint, the pub had Kilkenny Irish beer written on the signs,slates, the table umbrella, the table mats. I asked for a pint of kilkenny, the reply?

Don’t sell it!

Good luck with the move you will enjoy it.

SILVERHARP2 · Post by **SILVERHARP2** » 04 Dec 2009, 09:58

nice one about the Kilkenny beer. Also if you happen to see a sign outside a pub that says "Sambos upstairs" its not a form of racial discrimination.

stumuzz · Post by **stumuzz** » 04 Dec 2009, 10:35

SILVERHARP2 wrote:nice one about the Kilkenny beer. Also if you happen to see a sign outside a pub that says "Sambos upstairs" its not a form of racial discrimination.

fifthcolumn · Post by **fifthcolumn** » 04 Dec 2009, 17:28

stumuzz wrote:I work in Ireland about one day a week, I like Dublin a lot, then I hate it with a vengeance, it’s that sort of place.

Interesting. My take is I just like the place.

Observations so far, very friendly and welcoming especially when you get to know people. There is a contrary streak that runs a mile wide in quite a few people, maybe we have it as well but I notice it more when in Ireland.

I wonder if you're using a different point of view to describe the same thing. I didn't find the Dubliners to be contrary. I found them to be pretty shrewd bargainers and incredibly nice to the point of putting themselves out to help you in equal measure. I also noticed they were almost as violent as the Scots are. In other words more violent than most English towns. To get what I mean you have to go to Glasgow on a Friday night. The rest of the UK has nothing on the pervasive violence there is there.

There is a bigger spread of middle class than the UK, wages are distributed more evenly, we tend to have people at either end of the pay scale. Don’t bother trying to work on Friday afternoons.

Agreed.

Some of the council estates are like Beirut on a bad day.

Maybe. But when I was looking for a room to rent I visited a few. I'd have to say that Estate in Northern Cities in the UK are far worse. Perhaps an apt description might be Mogadishu on a bad day.

Dubliners ( about 25% of all southern Irish people) have a superiority attitude to the people who live in the ‘ country’ but when they make a few quid want to buy a pad out in the sticks.

Yeah. There's a word they use which effectively translates as "country bumpkin" but with an element of disdain. I think the word is something like "culchie". But conversely, I think there is an equivalent word for Dubliners. Something like "Shaheen" perhaps.

Example of the contrariness. I got off the DART at Pearce Street and after the appointment went for a pint, the pub had Kilkenny Irish beer written on the signs,slates, the table umbrella, the table mats. I asked for a pint of kilkenny, the reply?

Don’t sell it!

Ah OK I think I understand you. I picked up a slightly different angle. My take was the people were so nice they don't want to tell you anything that might upset you or make you feel bad. So there are a lot of white lies told.
One example was I asked an old guy for directions and I'm fairly sure he made the directions up rather than tell me he didn't know. He just wanted to help I think.

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 04 Dec 2009, 18:17

fifthcolumn wrote:I also noticed they were almost as violent as the Scots are. In other words more violent than most English towns. To get what I mean you have to go to Glasgow on a Friday night. The rest of the UK has nothing on the pervasive violence there is there.

I was offered a job on a bridge building site in Glasgow in 1965 when I was 16. I didn't take it for the reason above. It was probably worse then.

Kentucky Fried Panda · Post by **Kentucky Fried Panda** » 04 Dec 2009, 19:36

When I lived in Waterford I got into a fight every single night I went into town. Not just push and swearing fights like they have here in England but proper headbutting and eye gouging stuff.

Damn those girls were tough