Is Ireland a middle class hellhole

**max power** · 23/02/2006, 3:28 PM

Originally Posted by anto1208

ah so your upper middle class so

... because working class people dont have pc's and are nt able to arse about on forums all day because they are out digging holes and working in factories all day long

no i'm a lowly paid civil servant

**Hither green** · 23/02/2006, 3:47 PM

Originally Posted by anto1208

ah so your upper middle class so

... because working class people dont have pc's and are nt able to arse about on forums all day because they are out digging holes and working in factories all day long

Actually it’s an interesting point, maybe Max could have illustrated the first post not with what might be seen as the trappings of middle-class but in the use of the description middle-class. I’ve a reasonable education, a comfortable office job, my own house etc but as I work for a living and haven't economic independence I'm working class.

**pete** · 23/02/2006, 8:35 PM

Back to the topic on hand.

What is middle class & what is working class?

I work for a living so am i working class?

People aspire to better their lot in life otherwise we'd still be living in caves.

I think a lot of examples of SUVs 'n the like have nothing to do with middle class.

**Block G Raptor** · 24/02/2006, 3:47 PM

Originally Posted by klein4

its the blackrock national team by any other name.

Oh So True

**CollegeTillIDie** · 25/02/2006, 6:22 PM

Not only is Ireland a middle class hell hole it's a West Brit hell hole into the bargain.

**pete** · 25/02/2006, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Not only is Ireland a middle class hell hole it's a West Brit hell hole into the bargain.

TBH I think thats just Dublin.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 25/02/2006, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by pete

TBH I think thats just Dublin.

It's not just Jackeens who slavishly follow the Premiershi*

**pete** · 25/02/2006, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

It's not just Jackeens who slavishly follow the Premiershi*

If watching the Premiership qualifies you as a West Brit then that covers 99% of the country.

**Block G Raptor** · 26/02/2006, 2:22 AM

Originally Posted by pete

If watching the Premiership qualifies you as a West Brit then that covers 99% of the country.

sad but true. The rapturous aclaim that greated Scotland's defeat of england in my local was second only to Liverpool wiinning the Cl last year. And many of these cnuts call themselves natinalists

**CollegeTillIDie** · 26/02/2006, 7:20 AM

Originally Posted by pete

If watching the Premiership qualifies you as a West Brit then that covers 99% of the country.

Being an EL supporter however exempts you!

**crc** · 26/02/2006, 8:50 AM

Originally Posted by pete

If watching the Premiership qualifies you as a West Brit then that covers 99% of the country.

and 99% of Norway!

(or would they be East-Brits??)

**CollegeTillIDie** · 26/02/2006, 2:21 PM

Norwegian League games are relatively well attended so no they don't qualify as East-Brits.

**BobbySands** · 26/02/2006, 11:40 PM

This is possibly the funniest thread ever posted here. Thank you.

**dcfcsteve** · 27/02/2006, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by klein4

agree with the leinster thing.went up to watch liverpool v man u match in the local recently and bloody leinster match was bein shown on the big screen for the benefit of some shams not from the area.who the hell has any identification with leinster? its either dublin or the bog. there is no leinster.

The beauty of someone in the Irish province of Leinster going to watch 2 English football teams playing in his local Leinster-based pub, bemoaning the fact that there were lots of other Leinster people in there watching a Leinster team play rugby and disturbing his viewing of English sport, and then questioning how how anyone in that Leinster-based pub could possibly identify with a Leinster team.....

I sware, you couldn't make stuff like that up if you tried.......!

**Jerry The Saint** · 27/02/2006, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by Block G Raptor

Oh So True

The Leinster squad currently includes players from North Dublin, South Dublin, Meath, Louth, Wexford, Kildare, Wicklow, Cork, Australia, New Zealand, England and Argentina

And anyway Blackrock isn't a nation (yet...)

**klein4** · 27/02/2006, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

The beauty of someone in the Irish province of Leinster going to watch 2 English football teams playing in his local Leinster-based pub, bemoaning the fact that there were lots of other Leinster people in there watching a Leinster team play rugby and disturbing his viewing of English sport, and then questioning how how anyone in that Leinster-based pub could possibly identify with a Leinster team.....

I sware, you couldn't make stuff like that up if you tried.......!

wow that is sarcasm!!!!

As I said before I dont feel any loyalty or sense of belonging to any place called leinster or any team representing them. and I would say most dublin people would feel the same. I dont see any differance in me wanting to watch two british teams and you supporting one.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 27/02/2006, 8:29 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

The beauty of someone in the Irish province of Leinster going to watch 2 English football teams playing in his local Leinster-based pub, bemoaning the fact that there were lots of other Leinster people in there watching a Leinster team play rugby and disturbing his viewing of English sport, and then questioning how how anyone in that Leinster-based pub could possibly identify with a Leinster team.....

I sware, you couldn't make stuff like that up if you tried.......!

Well said !