“Meanwhile In Ireland”: 50 Of The Funniest New Pics That Explain Why People Can’t Get Enough Of Ireland
Although Ireland is only 5 million residents big, the way this lush country handles itself makes it seem bigger in every way possible. Sure, for those of us who haven't had a chance to visit, Ireland is a land where Guinness runs free and Leprechauns roam casually. You might meet Liam Neeson in a pub, too.
But that's a broad generalization, folks. As highlighted by the Meanwhile in Ireland page which boasts almost 800,000 followers, Ireland is much more than that. Whether you find yourself joining a traditional Irish céilí dance, cheering on your favorite team at a lively hurling match, or getting swept up in the joyous atmosphere of a local festival, Ireland's zest for life is infectious. Oh, and they certainly know how to laugh a little.
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I've frequented a Chinese restaurant in my area since I was a teenager. There were times I went several times a week, and times I didn't go for several months. The place is family owned and operated, and the waitress who usually worked when I came in as a teen is still there. I went not long before I was arrested, after a hiatus of a year or so. The waitress saw me come in, and quoted my order to me.
Lol... I had a butcher like that. A guy who I had only ever seen, but never talked to... I hadn't been in for a couple years. As soon as my wife and I walked in, he asked where I had been!
It honestly doesn't sound different than the small town bar that served generations of us. When you eventually returned, and we all did, those of us who knew you would raise a glass.
Some of you may not know this, but Ireland, this scrap of a country on the western edge of Europe, has the most successful Eurovision Song Contest winning streak in the contest's history - a record it shares with Sweden. Of course, 2023 wasn't Ireland's year. Neither was the last 26 years...
However, Ireland's triumphs in the Eurovision Song Contest began with Dana's memorable victory in the 1970s, but their success didn't end there. In 1980, Johnny Logan enchanted audiences with his heartfelt performance of "What's Another Year," securing another victory for Ireland. Seven years later, Logan returned to the Eurovision stage with his captivating song "Hold Me Now," earning yet another triumph for the nation.
I appreciate this SOOO much more than the Brave New World-ish "thank you for cleaning up, remember, together we keep our city clean for everyone!" b******t we get over here.
In 1992, Linda Martin's powerful rendition of "Why Me" resonated with viewers, propelling her to victory and adding another milestone to Ireland's Eurovision journey. The following year, Niamh Kavanagh's soul-stirring performance of "In Your Eyes" captivated audiences and secured Ireland yet another win.
The year 1994 witnessed a remarkable performance by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan, whose heartfelt duet, "Rock 'n' Roll Kids," struck a chord with the audience and earned Ireland another Eurovision victory. And in 1996, Eimear Quinn's ethereal vocals in "The Voice" captivated the hearts of listeners, leading to yet another triumph for Ireland.
They were identified quickly. https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/the-most-irish-thing-ever-ballyhaunis-three-identified-in-quick-time-1.3891835
That's awesome. Internet really can be good sometimes 😊
Load More Replies...You're on another continent. Your phone SIM cards don't work. So you leave your phones at the hotel. And if you want a photo you ask someone to post it and you'll "pick it up" later. Makes perfect sense. Why carry a phone if you don't have to?
My father used to say the same (he was a Spaniard). Maybe an universal or a shared celtic heritage?
My great grandfather used to say it too! He was a Drunkard.
Load More Replies...I have never got drunk enough to stop me from sinning, conclusion - either heaven doesn't exist or i need to drink more.
Pretty sure there's a step or two between "getting drunk" and "falling asleep" that might count as "sinning". Just sayin'.
If only this were true. Just remembering the drunken brawls that spilled out into the streets and parking lots.
During a conversation with my former peer, Lukas Gliaubičius, who moved to Ireland right after completing high school and now has almost 10 years of Irish experience under his belt, I had the opportunity to discover the joys and challenges of the "land of a hundred thousand welcomes." "[Irish] have a great sense of humor," he told Bored Panda in a message. "They don't hold back from teasing you but are not easily offended themselves."
Same in outback Australia. Once, I got talking to a road train (google it!) driver in a pub in Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory. He was talking about a big road train accident. He said it was only a 'short while ago' (ten years!) and 'just up the road' (800 km).
Same in Wales. Can also add "now in a minute"; usually said in response to someone asking you to do something imminently, that you have no desire to do imminently or even in the short term, maybe not ever.
Yes i was telling a neighbour a story and they asked when it was and i said ah twas the other day and my kid said, mam that was about 3 months ago 🙈
Love it! Can confirm it's 100% Scouse as well. My partner, in-laws, his Nan, and all the ancestors to the beginning of time will start a convo like "Went 'round to see the wee baby [mind you the "baby" is 12 & definitely not "wee"] the other day...[which could mean any time from yesterday to 10 years ago]😁 Always tickles me.
When my Brazilian stepmom says “the other day” it could be from yesterday to a month ago
Hindcasting applies to past conditions so that's not it either. And thatsthejoke.jpg
Load More Replies...What happens if the stone has 3 eyes, has 1 leg and is singing “Never gonna give you up” while chugging prime?
Although the first couple of years in Ireland was "pretty rough," Gliaubičius, who currently lives in Dublin, admits, it was the neighborliness of locals that charmed him into staying for the long haul. "What I love about them is that they're very chilled out and open to talk about pretty much anything." Ream off the Irish bands that belt out from your iTunes library without using Bono or The Cranberries, he says, and you pretty much have their respect. Not so much for the politics.
That thing is always present in the Arctics region right now, it's crazy, guys
Had the living tar beat out of him, but showed up at the tavern three days later
this was originally a Jewish joke; worked with his dad, lived at home, mom thought he was god
Jesus was gay AF. He travelled around with 12 bros who were "confirmed bachelors," he was a friend of sex workers, he tolerated his religious bigot of a single-mother who claimed herself the intercessor, his mother was so ashamed (bigot) of being human she lied about being a virgin, and he preached praying in private and socialism. For the record, his "father" died at the age of 111 when Jesus was reportedly 19. So there's definitely no continuity errors there on the part of people constructing a religion to destroy queer people for 2000 years....
One thing he found fascinating about Ireland is the disparity between city life and villages. "Dublin has a lot of immigrants. Sometimes it feels like there are more of us than there are born and bred Irish," he explained. "So when you got to a local pub in a village," like Adare or Cobh, "you're likely to attract quite a few curious glances."
If it's Garth Brooks then you betcha it's an American, not Irish & definitely not touched by any musical sense whatsoever.
Load More Replies...Garth Brooks isn't well known in UK or Ireland, I could actually bump into him and not know who he is. I only have heard of him from American TV.
400,000 went to his Croke Park concerts in 2022. I'd say a few people have heard of him!
Load More Replies...Orchard Thieves was probably the best cider I found when I was in the UK a few months back. God, I wish I was back there.
In Ireland, it does get too hot to cook - means anything above 15C right ?
There seem to be a lot of "what's wrong with that?" comments. What is wrong is that eggs do not look like that unless you cook them.
They could have been cooked a different day.
Load More Replies...As a kid in Cali, there were many dinners that were toast and fruit because it was "too hot to cook". Loved those meals!
Gliaubičius shares this sentiment due to the increasing number of young Irish individuals seeking better opportunities elsewhere. The National Youth Council of Ireland conducted a recent survey revealing that more than 70% of individuals aged 18 to 24 in Ireland are considering moving abroad. Furthermore, 80% of them express concerns about their future prospects if they remain in the country. The survey also found that 50% of respondents reported experiencing deteriorating mental health, likely influenced by the escalating cost of living.
My kids and I were coming home late one night. We were in the parking garage and my niece says "Look, it's Mr Harvey" I turned around and I'll be damned if there wasn't a man in a white van that looked EXACTLY like Mr Harvey from the Lovely Bones with a similar expression on his face but without the warmth. Step lively children! Elevator or steps?!?
this really makes me wonder about the background to this man's life. he looks creepy as f**k
They just don't get it. They just don't realize how they come off as predators instead of regular people.
🎶The boys are back in town🎵 you know you were singing it in your head!
Dancing in the moonlight and Don't believe a word are playing rent free in my headspace.
Tour guide points to Phil Lynott statue, "and there's Phil Lynott, the first black man in Ireland"
Oh, I'm seeing The Boys Are Back in the results. One of the greatest songs enabling toxic masc b******t. That's a hard pass and we should delete this garbage from our cultural memory ASAP.
Load More Replies...In the name of the wee f*****g man! My man is just out hospital and one of the junior doctors who cared for him was the spitting image of Phil Lynott AND he was Irish! I begged him NOT to fkn say anything to the poor Dr but nooooo he just had to say something! I was feckin mortified!
He sometimes while warming up the venue, would ask "Any girls here with a bit of Irish in them?", and when the cheers came back asked "Any of yas want a bit more Irish in em?".
"Many young individuals in Ireland often choose to migrate to countries like Canada and Australia due to the significant challenges they face in attaining a satisfactory lifestyle with a basic minimum wage job," he said. "Renting a one-bedroom apartment alone can cost anywhere between 800-1000 Euros per month. Moreover, if one contemplates living in a house on the outskirts of Dublin, the monthly expenditure can escalate to approximately 3000 Euros."
I worked with someone from a small town in Ireland. Her address was the name of a road next to a church. No numbers.just directions.
I lived in a small mountain community. My niece sent me a letter with only my name, city and state. I received it.
Load More Replies...I was shook when my daughter changed schools in 4th grade (2022) to learn they gave zero homework! I didn't believe her when a full week passed and she still hadn't brought any home. That is when I spoke to the teacher and she confirmed!
High Schools should b more like vocational/technical schools, preparing kids for getting jobs when they graduate
My kids school banned homework 6 years ago and as a parent I’m so thankful, I was sick of feeling stupid!!
I don't give my pupils homework. However, I don't think homework is a bad idea. Also, people cheat. When I was 13 or so the biology teacher told us to draw a digestive tract on paper and then use plasticine to fill in all the separate parts. My mother did the entire project.
Hey! I ALWAYS say, it's no fun being an adult if u don't do at least SOME of things u always wanted to do as a kid, but couldn't. If u can't keep a promise to urself, can u REALLY keep a promise to anyone else?
Yes myself and my kid are praying this kicks in next year before school starts again 🤞🤞🤞
Water levels can change as much as 15 meters between high and low tide. This is probably a beach when the tide is out.
Dont you mean when the tide is in? (or did I miss a joke?)
Load More Replies...Guess you'll have to go back to turning water into wine.
Load More Replies...I shouldn't laugh, pretty sure that's blasphemy - but since I think Jesus would laugh too I don't feel so guilty LOL
What you call an Irish man who sits in your garden all summer? Paddy O Furniture.
And that's how you know you're Irish American. Irish people would fight and not spill their pint. I had an aunt fall off a chair & break her wrist & she managed to not spill her drink
Load More Replies...There's a pint glass on the bartop that contains a half-pint of beer. Optimists: "The glass is half-full." Pessimists: "The glass is half empty." Irish folks: "Hey, who's been nickin' me beer?" (As told to me by my paternal grandmother, who was Irish. Although she preferred whiskey to beer.)
Stop the oil protesters crashed snooker championship...they like to throw orange powder about. Been doing it at lots of events in the UK....Hit the Ashes this week too, those cricketers should have battered their sorry a r s e s
Yeah, when they hit The Crucible the guy on the other table was from Belfast. He kept playing even though there was a loud pop like a gun from the table that was being protested 🤣🤣🤣
Load More Replies...There are never any gingers anywhere where I live I wanna go to Ireland and not be the only redhead <3
Consider going to Holland instead? 25/27 August it's Red Heads Days, some 5000 appear in a small town... https://redheaddays.nl/
Load More Replies...In fairness, though, you try telling the British you don't like their bloody tea and the damned frickin' army shows up.
We tried that in Boston awhile back.
Load More Replies...The original piece is by Icelandic artist Dagsson. Check out his other work too.
"Throw it in the harbor!" A Bostonian at some point, probably. (sorry, I don't know how to spell in a Boston accent)
Happens so many times and once husband rings the wife and asks can he stay out longer and she gave out s#it to him everyone heard 😂🤣🙈
This is 😂😂 and brilliant if everyone in the pub gets to play a song each
I feel you! I work in a building that is located in a public park and most of the times, the doors are open (it's a school). I escort *feathered birds out on a daily basis. That's because the *not so feathered birds are too scared to do it.
I work in a warehouse. Once when I was walking past a closed gate I glanced through the little window into the trailer standing there waiting to be unloaded and saw some movement. I walked closer and saw that there were two birds trapped in the trailer! I quickly told my supervisor before someone opened the gate and let them into the warehouse.
I don't see why the bird can't read if it wants to. Libraries are supposed to be for everyone.
Actually, everything that is used for beer was a plant at a certain stage, except the water. So beer is a mixed salad, with an extremely bland, salt-less dressing = superfood
We call beer "liquid bread". Grains, yeast and some herbs :D
Load More Replies...Doctors in Ireland used to tell Pregnant women to have a pint of Guinness for the iron in it
My Irish grandmother said this when I was pregnant with my eldest (only 21 years ago)
Load More Replies...That explains my sense of humor…Hello to any Murphys who read this, dear cousins!
Husband's phone. Mine has only vital notifications and modest sound/brightness. I have to resist the urge to clean it all up, turn down sound and brightness.
The man on the right is Amou Haji, 'World's Dirtiest Man'. He is nearly 90 and didn't wash himself for 70 years. He eats roadkill and loves to smoke anmimal feces. He looks happy. :)
Maybe the got confused because Iran sounds like Ireland when you're drunk
Load More Replies...Actually he skipped 25,550 days of showering as he didn't shower for 70years
Load More Replies...And......? Appreciation can be welcome. What if she is Canadian or Australian or South American.. whoo hoo too.. nothing new ..
He helped rob us of our culture and forced Christianity on us ;'(
Load More Replies...Snakes. Dragons. If I'm not mistaken, the Druid priests/priestesses had dragons tattooed on their forearms. Banishing the "snakes" was banishment of the Druids. You know how The Church can be.
My experience has been, when you are actually in that place, it's Derry ( if you are there, go visit the memorial museum). When speaking with some English people, call it Derry and they will correct you.
Me reading gaelic as * insert my surname * like huh we have our own language
What is the difference? Most characters have at least lost one parent, have an evil stepparent, and live in (some kind of) dysfunctional family.
For Disney you sing a song and get animals to chill with you
Load More Replies...Pfft, you don‘t need to be Irish for this one. I‘m German and it‘s the same
Tell me about it- try explaining that your "Mums Brother is married to your Dads Sister"..............do you know how many times I've had to say the phrase "It's not Incest!- it just SOUNDS like it!"
OH GOD, THIS!!! At this point, my go-to answer is "I no longer have any family in Ireland."
I have the awe bonus of having a sibling who is obsessed with Disney who uses to go with someone who was on Springer.
Studied with a girl at the uni and we'd hang out on a daily basis talking about all sorts of things. One day as I'm again explaining something about my family she suddenly stops me, telling me "OH. MY. GOD! I think I understand your family now" and we went on to talk about the step-parents, half-siblings, almost-related people and so on and for the first time in 3 years she didn't look like a question mark halfway through. Haha! Have now had the same bf for 10 years and he's still figuring out parts of how my family is shaped. In his defence, I tell him about more distant relatives than I told my study-pal about.
Just tell them they don't want to know and change the subject. If you say it the right way it could give them something to mull over for weeks.
Families are not that different, some just do things differently. There is not one family on the planet without some dysfunctional person or aspect... or ten
It's not a good idea to tell people straight off the bat you wished you were Bambi.
I’ve seen this before but instead it was “the grease from the rotisserie chicken I just ate in the parking lot”
A rotisserie chicken I could understand but I've lived in Ireland all my life and I've never even heard of a caperberry.
They kinda look like little green ish brown berries (very tiny) and idk how to explain the taste but I don’t like them very much :/
Load More Replies...If you choose a night when either Garth Brooks or Taylor Swift are in town you'd need to win the euromillions to spend a night in a hotel in Dublin.
Nah you have proper tropical paradise, not a breeding ground for verrucas and someone kid has just shat in the pool
Load More Replies...Not Ireland! It'd be tea with loads of milk, or coffee with loads of milk.
When I was eight or nine my family returned from a camping trip. I was reading in the back seat when my mom suddenly went "MOOOOO". I looked up and asked where it aid that, thinking she had read it somewhere. Nope, she mooed because we just passed some cows on the side of the road xD
Northern Ireland is still Irish. I mean, anyone born on the island of Ireland can be Irish.
Load More Replies...I got so tired of motorists behind me honking or tail gating, I taped a "Can't Afford Another Surcharge" notice in the rear window. I'd pull to the edge when I could to allow passing, but that sign actually worked.
2 branches of Cinnamon, Ranelagh and Monkstown (both Dublin)
Load More Replies...It was the right flag, but the wind was blowing from East.
Load More Replies...Important lesson tine! Irish Flag: 🇮🇪 Ivory Coast Flag:🇨🇮
When we first moved to rainy Seattle we took a one week vaca to Canada and came back to a brown yard - the neighbors told us we 'missed summer'!!! hehe
Applies to Finland as well. My holiday is starting and after 1,5 months of what we Finns call an unbearable heat (+26 c) it's gonna rain for the next three weeks.
Must be why the grass is so incredibly green over there, I don't know.
Yep, my mom’s Italian and this happens every time. Even when I steal the letter before she gets to see the contents she still asks if she can read it
Load More Replies...When I was very younger, I went two summers to Ireland in order to improve my English. The scene is pretty correct. But being drunk wasn't necessary.
My friend went to Ireland docks to learn English. When he returned he spoke fluent Polish.
Load More Replies...Yep. Remember being in a "casino" at 4 in the morning, explaining to a Thai stripper how the potato famine was actually a genocide perpetrated by the crown
Probably all we should have a drink or two when facing history.
Load More Replies...I've been trying to learn it. Nothing sounds like it's spelled and nothing is spelled like it sounds. Somebody was drunk when they came up with those spellings!
I feel this one. It is a good 10 minutes walk from the plane to baggage reclaim.
New Yorks updated LGA is, too. Now you have to walk thru a mall and by a giant waterfall. Up and down stairs for miles. Overdone and unhelpful when one is late, as this one constantly is.
Load More Replies...Dallas Airport during renovation - little over 3 miles from arrival terminal to international departure - fit step confirmed
I have experienced this. Saw two signs saying the gate was a 20 minute walk. They were quite far from each other.
We choose to laugh at life. “ If you don’t laugh, you cry. If you don’t cry, you get depressed, etc.”
Who drinks wine in Ireland, surrounded by all that excellent beer and whiskey? I sure didn't.
People like me, who don't like beer or whiskey!
Load More Replies...I mean, you can see why a wine would be cheaper in the country it's made than a country it has to be shipped to. But that still seems pretty steep
Spain and Ireland are like 12 miles apart. (Yes, I know not really but they're close) There's no legit reason the prices should be that expensive short of price gouging.
Load More Replies...The struggle is real. Have a family member who I buy the pricer one for for their birthday..
If you are Irish AND like wine, come to Australia where wine in the cheapest and beer and spirits are ridiculously highly priced compared to Europe.
I had to look up these drinks, they're made by this annoying youtuber so they're expensive. Buying a house in Dublin is expensive.
Load More Replies...My kids keep buying this c**p, there’s half empty bottles of this everywhere in my house. It’s doing my head in.
I work at a drugstore in NC, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and we put these out last Saturday (6/24) and they were gone before the end of the day. People are weird.
Everyone in England (specifically the kids who get on the bus I get on to get to schl) are drooling over these as well. It's a f*****g drink.
Back when they were something like 26 euro a bottle and now they are selling for 3 euro and they taste nasty 🤢
They are awful. My grandson let me try his. It tasted what I assume tge water in a toilet bowl tastes like. Yuk wouldn't buy it even if it was 10p
Load More Replies...Ah yes. Prime. The two guys who "made" these recently came to Denmark. There was a story about it on the news. Children have been buying this sh!te because they thought it made them popular. One kid, with a middle eastern background, was interviewed and asked why he like the black guy (don't know the name) so much. And the boy tried to be cool and said: "he's a black guy and he's famous. What black guys have we had that were this famous since Tupac and Biggy?" And I know I'm just a white, nearly-40yo female..... but I was like "I can come up with a few names, I think?"
I love a Gold biscuit, but my wife hates them. It's a wonder we're still married.
No. That's the reason why you are still married. Imagine her eating all your biscuits. ;)
Load More Replies...They make a gluten free version - bless their hearts!
Load More Replies...Snakebite is cider and lager. At least it was when I lived there.
Load More Replies...Snakey B, larger, cider and blackberry dangerously easy to drink. But tastes the same in both directions if you know what I mean
Ohh, that's bad. As a Scot, I apologise on behalf of the whole nation for this unwarranted act of aggression.
How do you confuse a Celt? Offer an Irish or a Scot and ask him to take his Pict.
Drinking Guinness (Irish beer) out of a Tennent's (Scottish beer) I think?? Not sure I just googled "red letter T Scottish" And this is what I surmised lol
Load More Replies...Dang; I’m both Irish and Scottish-American and recognize that this could get really bad really quickly!
At least Guinness has a bit of body. Speaking as a Scotchman, Tennant's is frankly fizzy yellow p*sh.
Not a big fan of either, Innis & Gunn on the other hand is proper beer
Load More Replies...Haha good one, no train, no tram just a huge line for a rip off taxi
Care for some tea father Ted? Ah ye will..ye will..ye will.
Load More Replies...My lovely horse, running through the field. Where are you going with your fetlocks blowing in the wind? I wanna shower you with sugar lumps and ride you over fences. polish your hooves every single day and take you to the horse dentist. My lovely horse, You're a pony no more. Running around with the man on your back like a train in the night,yeah, Like a train in the night!
Quite clearly a Northern Irish pub. As frequented by "Der Hun".
It wouldn't have "Irish pub" on a pub in Ireland. Even Northern Ireland. Looks like a northern Irish unionist who moved abroad, decided to make money opening a pub based on his Irishness, but then when Ireland were playing a match locally couldn't resist his unionist roots.
Load More Replies...As a Mediterranean person, I have to firmly say that... well, I have no words, actually.
As an Irish Person I have to apologise for my entire country
Load More Replies...In Ireland now im wearing a dress with flip flop because its roasting and my umbrella up because its raining 🙈
Ok putting the sugar at the same time as the tea is ok as it needs the warmth to dissolve... But... The MILK!?! Monster you're altering the temperature ruining the infusion. This ☝️ is an insult to tea AND to milk!
That is the shittiest pint of Guinness I’ve ever seen. Looking at the menu in the background, this pint was poured somewhere in Germany. The head is nonexistent and, if you served that anywhere in Ireland, you’d get murdered.
Probably because it came from a bottle, not from a tap
Load More Replies...So you're somewhere where you can order Gouden Carolus and you choose Guinness? You deserve such a poorly drafted beverage!
Belly, it's only 4 months past that date now and those things are 95% sugar at a minimum
Strongly agree. If you're in any kind of doubt, just send them to me.
Load More Replies...If they're not stale or growing mold that's just a suggestion date.
Always after having a baby. Toast diet for weeks after giving birth, they give you some toast with butter and jam after and your settled on the ward, then when you get home that's all you want to eat.
My parents had them at one point too in Scotland - they’re spreading everywhere
Did you know St. Patrick’s day is a National Holiday in the Caribbean island of Montserrat?
Nope. The amount of foam on this one is correct as well as the degree of filling. ;)
Load More Replies...F**k it, rip up the Good Friday Agreement, we're going back at it lads
The irony of it being in a pub called The Liffey, in Liverpool. What, they couldn't find an Irish barman? In f*****g LIVERPOOL?
Load More Replies...What's most confusing as an American is how North Ireland can be any more than one thing. You could fit two of them in between the two biggest cities in my state, and there's NOTHING but half a dozen small towns and empty land there. It's hard to conceive of a place that small having so much history.
Hmm..sitting here wondering what those from the US are thinking this one's about...
Every single year. Raised by a British mother so have always said Boxing Day. Get flack for it all the time. Although I do say La la Stiofan (sp?) When reading the Xmas rte guide!!!
Is that “not wrong?” Sorry, it’s been a while…I haven’t seen that kind of sacred text in a few years 😅
Load More Replies...Reminds me of Bill Bryson receiving a letter addressed to "Bill Bryson, Writer, Yorkshire Dales". "Which was a pretty impressive bit of sleuthing by the Post Office," he said, "and never mind that the correspondent was a trifle off his head."
And it got there. Irish posties know where everyone lives. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/donegal-postman-delivers-letter-to-your-man-with-the-glasses-1.2289890
B b b but. It's freezing cold with drizzly rain in Australia right now. Mid winter.
So better weather than Ireland right now? I'm on my way lol
Load More Replies...None of those products are Irish. Where’s Punjana Tea? Veda Malt loaf? Soda Bread? Treacle Scones?
Excuse you but Hot Lips and Banshee Bones are for sure Irish!! lol as for the rest I don't know
Load More Replies...Where is the tattoo, kimberley mikados and coconut creams or red lemonade, cidona or HB Ice cream. Mint crisp or tiffin 😭😢 wanna go home...
This post annoyed the hell out of me, not because of stereotyping (that's a given), but because most of it was ancient memes that are not even from Ireland. Irish people are well-educated and digitally literate, so plonking a photo of 3 gobshites who supposedly went to NY without phones is just ridiculous. And another of a 90-yo Iraqi man, meant to be a filthy Irish farmer, seriously? Even most of the photos aren't even the Irish countryside. If you want a true reflection of Irish wit, look up "overheard in Dublin", which is genuinely funny everyday comments from real Irish people, or look up any tourist page to see the real reason people come to Ireland - the beautiful scenery. Rant over, but now I'm feeling homesick!
Ah yes, good job BoredPanda. Yet another cruel posts stereotyping an entire country and its people. What the hell has happened to this site. You have employees who with degrees in journalism yet they’re churning out harmful posts like this because it’s pure clickbait. Do you even listen to your readers? No, you don’t because you would realise that posts like this ruin the integrity of your site.
Almost all memes/jokes are based on stereotypes e.g. gun-slinging yanks, nagging boomers, and delinquent teenagers. It just hurts when you are the butt of the joke. P.S. my wife is Irish, and we both had a good chuckle at these.
Load More Replies...I think Ireland is the most wonderful place on earth! Spent 9 days there, brought my 16 yr old son with me, and we both agreed Ireland and the people are fantastic! The kindness never stops and on the plane ride back to the US, we said we wanted to carry that forward and have .oyre of it in our lives, especially a favorite Irish saying, "Courtney doesn't cost anything." Love the Irish!
Autocorrect really shited this up! Should read... "...have more of it in our lives" and "Courtesy doesn't cost anything"
Load More Replies...For those denigrating the contents of BP and stereotypes get over it. I'm a 67 year old woman. LIFE is stereotypical. Drummed into people what they can and can't do. This is Bored Panda. NOT a news source. Bog off instead of complaining. Your CHOICE.
It's not about the stereotypes, it's because these are not really Irish!! BP writers think if they dig up ancient memes and put a new caption on them, they can write what they like. Very poorly researched article.
Load More Replies...I'm like 1 percent Irish so I dare be that one American that thinks they get this but they don't.
I once encountered a very annoying person who thought he was the center of attention and as if it wasn't bad enough, he once told me that he thought English was the main language that everyone spoke and all the other languages were just side languages. Like he thought there was no such thing as an American accent because it was the main language because he spoke it. I honestly just can't with some people 😂
If other religions/nationalities had similar posts, BP would be labeled as evil anti-XYZ
This post annoyed the hell out of me, not because of stereotyping (that's a given), but because most of it was ancient memes that are not even from Ireland. Irish people are well-educated and digitally literate, so plonking a photo of 3 gobshites who supposedly went to NY without phones is just ridiculous. And another of a 90-yo Iraqi man, meant to be a filthy Irish farmer, seriously? Even most of the photos aren't even the Irish countryside. If you want a true reflection of Irish wit, look up "overheard in Dublin", which is genuinely funny everyday comments from real Irish people, or look up any tourist page to see the real reason people come to Ireland - the beautiful scenery. Rant over, but now I'm feeling homesick!
Ah yes, good job BoredPanda. Yet another cruel posts stereotyping an entire country and its people. What the hell has happened to this site. You have employees who with degrees in journalism yet they’re churning out harmful posts like this because it’s pure clickbait. Do you even listen to your readers? No, you don’t because you would realise that posts like this ruin the integrity of your site.
Almost all memes/jokes are based on stereotypes e.g. gun-slinging yanks, nagging boomers, and delinquent teenagers. It just hurts when you are the butt of the joke. P.S. my wife is Irish, and we both had a good chuckle at these.
Load More Replies...I think Ireland is the most wonderful place on earth! Spent 9 days there, brought my 16 yr old son with me, and we both agreed Ireland and the people are fantastic! The kindness never stops and on the plane ride back to the US, we said we wanted to carry that forward and have .oyre of it in our lives, especially a favorite Irish saying, "Courtney doesn't cost anything." Love the Irish!
Autocorrect really shited this up! Should read... "...have more of it in our lives" and "Courtesy doesn't cost anything"
Load More Replies...For those denigrating the contents of BP and stereotypes get over it. I'm a 67 year old woman. LIFE is stereotypical. Drummed into people what they can and can't do. This is Bored Panda. NOT a news source. Bog off instead of complaining. Your CHOICE.
It's not about the stereotypes, it's because these are not really Irish!! BP writers think if they dig up ancient memes and put a new caption on them, they can write what they like. Very poorly researched article.
Load More Replies...I'm like 1 percent Irish so I dare be that one American that thinks they get this but they don't.
I once encountered a very annoying person who thought he was the center of attention and as if it wasn't bad enough, he once told me that he thought English was the main language that everyone spoke and all the other languages were just side languages. Like he thought there was no such thing as an American accent because it was the main language because he spoke it. I honestly just can't with some people 😂
If other religions/nationalities had similar posts, BP would be labeled as evil anti-XYZ
