Why are you still in Ireland paddypackpacker? It makes no sense since you are obviously angry and frustrated. Don't make such sweeping statements like "almost everyone" is still a loser. You yourself are the loser! Ireland isn't good enough for someone of your incredible gifts. Just buy a one way ticket anywhere and make your fortune elsewhere!
Public sector works earn more than private sector employees, and that's before taking their generous pensions, holidays and job security into account. That's a fact - not an opinion!
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celticrover
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carraig
For the record, and for those not in the know: Bertie is Bertie Ahern, the Irish prime-minister, an old charmer and crook who pretends to be a global player but turns out to be such a corrupt and selfish - ah I don't know what.... another pet hate ...
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paddypackpacker
Why thank you Carraig. NOT ALL PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES EARN MORE!!!! As i said i am on minimum wage. I am STUCK here, because my degree is useless, well in this "2 years experience necessary for a graduate job obsessed country". I am saving money to get out, don't you worry celticrover and once i'm out, that's it. It's just that i don't earn enough money to save fast enough to get out!!!!!
Celticrover sounds like one of Bertie's brainwashed followers there.....
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paddyleblanc
More Americanised I would have thought. The spead of multinationals in Ireland has brought with them some excellent ideas, processes etc but alas has brought the dog eat dog mentality very much to the fore. If you dont make as much money as me youre a 'loser', dont agree with me..'loser'
Live in a nice semi d on the southside, drive an SUV for 2 hours to cover the 45 minute walk to work, take 2 foreign holidays per year where you desperately try to avoid other tourists and use Ciao instead of goodbye and all this is funded on credit? WINNER!
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paddypackpacker
hahaaha i love it Paddy! Or buy the "investment" property in some resort in Spain and hang with all the other actual losers just like you, pretending they're all so la-di-dah cultured, but really spend their time immersing themselves in fake Irish culture and Irish pubs abroad!!!!
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anonymous
Having just got back from another weekend in Ireland, and spending it in Mullingar, I think that the prices in rural/semi rural Ireland are comparative to London. Each time I go it shocks me how expensive it is as a country.
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sillyirishlady
There are lots of things wrong with Ireland but in fairness there are things wrong with every country. Ireland is expensive to live in and we would say that the standard of living is very poor but in France they have a (comparatively) good standard of living, high taxes and high unemployment. Same story in Italy if you listen to Italians moan about their country you would think its an awful place to live but we go there for our holidays and we marvel at the standard of living, the good food, the (comparatively) cheap prices. Don't get me wrong, I feel the same about the health service, the shambolic government that the foolish Irish voting public keep re-electing, corruption etc etc.
To the people that said Irish people stick to their own groups - what do you expect? Did you really think that Ireland would have a red carpet rolled out for you and a bunch of random people waiting at the airport who would become your new friends? If you think Ireland is cliquey then go to Uk, Spain, Italy, France, Australia and see how you get on there.
In essence we are no better or no worse than other countries but our habit of nation bashing gives us something to talk about when the weather is sunny and dry (because that's what we talk about when its raining)
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celticrover
Listen to the inappropriately-named sillyirishlady mr paddypackpacker. She has a sense of perspective. You, on the other hand, are just a frustrated angry, young man.
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paddyleblanc
Great post #50
#51... surely we need more angry young men, student radicals etc.
Change is rarely handed down from on high but is gained by upsetting the status quo.
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paddypackpacker
Celticrover...i'm not a "frustrated angry, young man"....I am a woman!!!!!!!!!!! And i'm not angry, i just have an open perspective on things. You're being completly fooled by this myth floating around the country, while i KNOW it's all fake, a little web the government has spun around us and you will see come December and the new budget mahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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