Favourite / Least Favourite City

[M@ttitude]

Favourite: DUBLIN

Fantastic City flying the flag for the capital of IRELAND, Jealous little siblings like cork and galway try to put it down but it just gets better and better.. also New York, Boston, Nice.

[A face]

Fav. Cork, Bologna

Hate. London (a week is cool, anything more its a sh!te hole), Glasgow (third world), Dublin (not cos of the Dubs V everyone else thing. Cos its over priced, traffic is a nightmare, its actually well dodgy at night from what i've seen)

[M@ttitude]

Fav. Cork, Bologna

Hate. London (a week is cool, anything more its a sh!te hole), Glasgow (third world), Dublin (not cos of the Dubs V everyone else thing. Cos its over priced, traffic is a nightmare, its actually well dodgy at night from what i've seen)
As over priced as most citys (you have to know where to go for the cheap stuff), we're working on our traffic problem, safe at night as anywhere i have been. Cork is a fantastic city aswell, I wouldnt just say a part of my green isle is a dump fo the sake of it.. For anybody not from here reading this who plans to visit Ireland, come to the capital, dont listen to the green eyed peoples republic of cork. :D

[A face]

dont listen to the green eyed peoples republic of cork. :D

It aint green-eyed at all my friend ... I cant say a word now because you'll think i'm biased .... but Cork, its one cool City ... i kid you not. Again, like you said if you know the places i suppose !!

[Cosmo]

It aint green-eyed at all my friend ... I cant say a word now because you'll think i'm biased .... but Cork, its one cool City ... i kid you not. Again, like you said if you know the places i suppose !!

For me cork is one of the most chilled out and friendliest cities in ireland (and it kills me to say that cos ive relatives from there and id never admit what i just said to them :o )

[Green Tribe]

At least we have something in common now. ;)

How you doin'? :p ;) They are just jealous of our moderator love. :D

[M@ttitude]

It aint green-eyed at all my friend ... I cant say a word now because you'll think i'm biased .... but Cork, its one cool City ... i kid you not. Again, like you said if you know the places i suppose !!
As you can see i agree with you my friend, all my family on my Dads side are from Cork but Dublin is another cool city, and its not me being biased, I know alot of foreigners who love Dublin, Still find it fascinating though that alot (not all) of Cork folk have such a chip on their shoulder about Dublin, I wont lose sleep over it but its like a little brother being jealous over his big brother when really he should idolise him, Dublin should be your idol Cork :p ...........

Cork is a fantastic city aswell. :D

[finlma]

Least favourite: ......... Frankfurt

:D

I forgot about Frankfurt - that is one horrible place and just like Limerick is best seen through the rear view mirror of your car.

[Dublin12]

I forgot about Frankfurt - that is one horrible place and just like Limerick is best seen through the rear view mirror of your car.

:D Were you Alan Whicker in a previous life :p

[Wiseguy]

Favourite: DUBLIN

Fantastic City flying the flag for the capital of IRELAND, Jealous little siblings like cork and galway try to put it down but it just gets better and better.. also New York, Boston, Nice.

I really have to disagree with you about Dublin.Although it has lots of good things it really dosen't stand up against alot of cities of a similar size and population.I know lots of foreigners love it but they only visit it on short trips so they rearly see the problems with it.I travel in and out of Dublin quite often for work & social reasons and it's a complete nightmare.The traffic gets worse by the day.The place is turning into one big urban sprawl with no proper planning.The public transport is 3rd world at best.If you live in the burbs the only transport available in the over crowded late Bus that gets fuller and fuller the closer it gets to town.The Dart is a joke.The Luas is in a crash every day.I don't know why they built it overground along already crowded roads.Property is a complete rip off so is the pint.If your with a friend and want to go into a bar in Templebar you get stopped at the door by some d1ckhead bouncer saying "not tonight bud".The city is filthy dirty and there are to many little scummers in the city centre starting sh1t.

[Anto McC]

Favorite: Dublin
Least favorite:Cork

[Ash]

Fav:
- Sydney: worked there for about 6 months and loved every minute of it.
- Boston: only spent a couple of days there but really liked it

Least Fav:
- Prague: cos I got mugged there
- Dublin: Im not overly fond of Dublin. Worked there for 4 years and had some
great times there but all in all its over priced and over rated.
1 thing that really annoys me is the people from "down the country" ;) moving
to Dublin for work/college, and within a month they have the terrible pretend D4
accent and suddenly nothing in the world compares to living in Dublin

[Green Army Girl]

Your not going to believe this but im from Dublin and i would put Cork or Galway ahead of Dublin any day. Dublin is the same old every day it gets boring (thats why everyone is going to Australia and places like that, including me, had to get that in) and we have the madest people in the world here. Its still home and ill never leave Dublin for good but its started getting s*it after my junior cert nit!

Athens is definitely the worst city in the world. I wouldnt hold a conversation there never mind an olympics

[Peadar]

Dublin is the same old every day it gets boring (thats why everyone is going to Australia and places like that, including me, had to get that in) and we have the madest people in the world here.

I think Dublin is a great city.
You'll soon find that no matter where you are, life becomes boring once you settle into a routine. For many people, it's a case of the grass being greener.

I've heard so many people come back from Australia saying how great their time was. All they did was temp work and get ****ed. Then they moan about Ireland because they have to face up to their responsibilities.

[ColinR]

favourites:

edinburgh - came here for a weekend, loved it, so deceided to move here, still loving it
new york - just an amazing city
basle - beautiful city, and small enough to get around

least favourite:
dublin - dirty city, and it was a pain in the arse commuting to it when i was in college
aberdeen - had to spend a week there for work, very long boring week, the city seemed dead after 6' o clock
athens - a city even dirtier than dublin

[Green Army Girl]

[QUOTE=Peadar]I think Dublin is a great city.
You'll soon find that no matter where you are, life becomes boring once you settle into a routine...QUOTE]


Maybe its just missing people like you P :)

[Babysis]

Favourites:

Brighton - Everyone rips the p*ss about it, but its a great, so chilled out and friendly.
Derry - I have a real soft spot for Derry, and think I always will.
London - It got something for everyone. Well I like it anyway.

Im not well travelled enough (yet) to pass judgement on which cities I really dislike.

[Anto McC]

London - It got something for everyone. Well I like it anyway.

You would :D

[Macy]

Not really a huge fan of cities tbh, despite having lived most of my life in them. Not to say I haven't had great times in the cities I've lived, but my ideal would be live in the country with a crash pad in the city.

Anyway....
Favourite:
Dublin. Despite the rip off's it is a good city, once you're actually living in the city not in the distant suburbs. And again, despite my depressing rant of the other day, isn't actually that bad walking around at night (even if it is getting worse). Never had an incident in 3 years of walking around post pub and nightclub and only ever saw one incident (when living in Parnell Street and it went off in the Blue Lion between the locals and the immigrants).

Least Favourite:
Liverpool. Full of scousers, which is enough for me....

[paul_oshea]

@I've heard so many people come back from Australia saying how great their time was. All they did was temp work and get ****ed. Then they moan about Ireland because they have to face up to their responsibilities.@

very good point peadar, but as a whole austrailia has a lot to offer, in terms of birds, bird watching, sight seeing, diving , weather etc. this cant be said about ireland really.

i think you cant judge a city till you have lived there or gone there quite often, a week almost anywhere with the right people will (nearly) always be great.

I have seen a lot of negative feedback about london, something i have to say again cant be judged on after a few days or a week, however i am here up on two years now nearly, and i have to say it is nothign special, i dont know how all the yanks and commonwealth countries come over here and rave about it i really dont. its just like dublin, but dublin is better in my opinion.

Another thing, Dublin is one of those places that most of my mates from home would never go as its big not friendly llah de blah, the kind that love galway and cork, becaues they are bumpkins, who arent well travelled etc, and i have found that the people on here who are saying cork are either a from there or b just what i have described.

DUBLIN IS a big city, it has all the other things that big cities have, except good pubs, open late, good clubs, with decent music, and friendly people ( in general ). galway and cork are small ideal for small minded people who dont want to see the bigger picture, its comfortable, friendly, easy get round just like a big town....

[finlma]

@
.... galway and cork are small ideal for small minded people who dont want to see the bigger picture, its comfortable, friendly, easy get round just like a big town....


What a stupid comment.
I've lived in New York, Dublin, London and Melbourne and I now live in Galway. Galway kicks the ass out of the other 4 cities. I've seen the bigger picture, probably more than you and I don't have a small mind but there's no place in the world like Galway.
You can walk anywhere, there are great pubs, great music, good theatre and culture, lots of sport, beautiful scenery on your doorstep, gorgeous birds (some anyway) and most importantly a relaxed and friendly atmosphere everywhere you go. That cannot be said for any of the aforementioned cities.

I think you'll find its people that make comments like yours that are small minded.

[paul_oshea]

no exactly its like a big town thats my point! thank you.

im sure you will find many towns the size of galway with all the same attributes as you have just mentioned in all of the countries the cities you have mentioned. ;)

[finlma]

no exactly its like a big town thats my point! thank you.

You make a good point - I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter. :rolleyes:
At least back up calling people who live in places like Galway and Cork small minded with a decent argument.

[paul_oshea]

what do i have to back up, i have met many people like that, i have gone to school with the same kind, i have a very good mate who raves about cork every time i speak with him, i have friends over here that want to go back to ireland but not to dublin, why? cos they like the town mentality, dublin is too big, too many people, too crowded, too hard get around etc etc. i dont need to describe the people for you surely, i assume you can comprehend that for yourself, i have heard this from them all, its what they feel, something that a town offers them or a @city@ in this case.

[finlma]

Oh I see - I get your point now. People that live in small towns or cities are small minded. It all becomes clear - crystal clear.

[Peadar]

At least back up calling people who live in places like Galway and Cork small minded with a decent argument.

I think there are some very small minded attitudes in Cork City.
I actually find West Cork more accepting that Cork City.
Even if it's just something as small as wearing a pink shirt and a product in your hair, there are people in Cork who'll try to make out that you're Gay.
Small minded and sad.

[Schumi]

Best: Berlin
Worst: Been in few enough cities I didn't like but Limerick was a bit grim.

[Conor H]

What a stupid comment.
I've lived in New York, Dublin, London and Melbourne and I now live in Galway. Galway kicks the ass out of the other 4 cities. I've seen the bigger picture, probably more than you and I don't have a small mind but there's no place in the world like Galway.
You can walk anywhere, there are great pubs, great music, good theatre and culture, lots of sport, beautiful scenery on your doorstep, gorgeous birds (some anyway) and most importantly a relaxed and friendly atmosphere everywhere you go. That cannot be said for any of the aforementioned cities.

I think you'll find its people that make comments like yours that are small minded.
Thanks Finlma.Don't mind the the Dub he's just jealous that most people outside of Dublin hate Dublin.And BTW the last time i was in Dublin,they had pretty much everything we have,just bigger.Obviously there are exceptions(Lansdowne,Point etc)

[Éanna]

what do i have to back up, i have met many people like that, i have gone to school with the same kind, i have a very good mate who raves about cork every time i speak with him, i have friends over here that want to go back to ireland but not to dublin, why? cos they like the town mentality, dublin is too big, too many people, too crowded, too hard get around etc etc. i dont need to describe the people for you surely, i assume you can comprehend that for yourself, i have heard this from them all, its what they feel, something that a town offers them or a @city@ in this case.
Dublin has more of a small town mentality than anywhere I've ever been- people who've moved there are "blow-ins", people who live anywhere else are either "foreign" or "from down the country." The attitude of so many Dubs is encapsulated in Noel King's comment: "I can't see outside Dublin." The problem with Dublin is that its such an almighty sprawl- its actually just a town that got surrounded by a couple of gigantic housing estates and swallowed up a few nearby villages. I've had some great times there, and I have some great friends there, but i just don't like the place. As for it being too big and too hard to get around- absolutely! Madrid has 3 times the population, but in terms of physical size, its a lot smaller and easier to get around. I love the big city mentality, but Dublin is just in a state of confusion as to what it actually is.

[Macy]

I actually don't like Galway that much. Too big for the town vibe, too small for the city one.... I don't know, just something about it I don't like - actually could be Galwegians always talking the bloody place up so much :D

[Metrostars]

Like:
Galway - from there...don't like the changes over the last 8 years or so
New York - go there probably once every 2 months, great spot always something new to see
Boston - good spirit
Prague - just beautiful

Bad:
Philadelphia - The pitts
LA - never been so scared in my like when I made a wrong turn
Dublin - goes without saying

BTW I'm heading down to Sao Paolo from October 1-8 for a business trip - I'll let you all know how it is when I get back. Apparently kidnapping of tourists and especially business travelers has become a bit of an art form there. It's been nice knowin' yawl.

[drinkfeckarse]

Even if it's just something as small as wearing a pink shirt and a product in your hair,


*snigger*



only messing Pa :p

[paul_oshea]

@Thanks Finlma.Don't mind the the Dub he's just jealous that most people outside of Dublin hate Dublin.And BTW the last time i was in Dublin,they had pretty much everything we have,just bigger.Obviously there are exceptions(Lansdowne,Point etc)@

im not a dub conor, im a rossie!!! ;) :D so when i say small minded, i know all about small mindedness!!LOL

eanna, thats a good point , and pa galway has exactly the same mentality as that, however eanna i would say galway has more @blow ins@ than anywhere else.

[Green Army Girl]

Sure werent all were born in the same COUNTRY at the end of the day and support the same team whether your from Dublin Cork or wherever

[Peadar]

only messing Pa :p

That's the kind of messing that I appreciate but don't get in Cork City.

[finlma]

You can't just make a sweeping statement saying all people from one place are narrow minded. There are people everywhere like that and maybe some of them stand out more (the louder ones, like Cork people :eek: ).
Its like Irish people saying all English are evil land grabbing pillaging murderers. I know one or 2 of them that aren't :D

[paul_oshea]

"Its like Irish people saying all English are evil land grabbing pillaging murderers."

but they are!!!LOL

in my opinion 1 or 2 exceptions indirectly infers a "fair" generalisation. :D

[finlma]

Sure werent all were born in the same COUNTRY at the end of the day and support the same team whether your from Dublin Cork or wherever

Cue attack from 2nd gens.

[Peadar]

but they are!!!LOL


Paul, get your arse up to Wood Green.
I'm gagging for a pint, again. ;)

[Dublin12]

As for it being too big and too hard to get around- absolutely!

Dublin is a small city and is very easy to get around,the transport system is not the best in fairness but unlike London or Paris it has a city centre where everybody goes at night,if you're in Grafton St and you want to go to Temple Bar(god forbid) you just walk,it's no big deal,you can walk everywhere in the city centre,lor you can jump in a taxi,it's not like it was 10 years ago,there are plenty of them floating around.

[paul_oshea]

"Dublin is a small city and is very easy to get around,the transport system is not the best in fairness but unlike London or Paris it has a city centre where everybody goes at night,if you're in Grafton St and you want to go to Temple Bar(god forbid) you just walk,it's no big deal,you can walk everywhere in the city centre,lor you can jump in a taxi,it's not like it was 10 years ago,there are plenty of them floating around."


there are a lot of negatives to this though however.

[strangeirish]

BTW I'm heading down to Sao Paolo from October 1-8 for a business trip - I'll let you all know how it is when I get back. Apparently kidnapping of tourists and especially business travelers has become a bit of an art form there. It's been nice knowin' yawl.
Went there two years ago for Carnival with a Brazilian mate. Had a massive time. I was lucky I was with someone from there as it would have scared the sh**e out of me otherwise. Some top totty though.

[Poor Student]

Dublin has more of a small town mentality than anywhere I've ever been- people who've moved there are "blow-ins", people who live anywhere else are either "foreign" or "from down the country." The attitude of so many Dubs is encapsulated in Noel King's comment: "I can't see outside Dublin." The problem with Dublin is that its such an almighty sprawl- its actually just a town that got surrounded by a couple of gigantic housing estates and swallowed up a few nearby villages. I've had some great times there, and I have some great friends there, but i just don't like the place. As for it being too big and too hard to get around- absolutely! Madrid has 3 times the population, but in terms of physical size, its a lot smaller and easier to get around. I love the big city mentality, but Dublin is just in a state of confusion as to what it actually is.

What would you know? You're from down the country. ;)

[Slash/ED]

What would you know? You're from down the country. ;)

Yeah who cares what some culchie thinks really. Small town mentality indeed :rolleyes: ;)

[Da Real Rover]

You can't just make a sweeping statement saying all people from one place are narrow minded.
Do we have a hypocrit of the month award here because i feel finlma deserves first prize cause this is the same poster that was questioning sligos ligitamcy for calling itself a City and your from Kilkenny. Whats the name of that club down there?? And the doctor wasnt murdered he fell and hit his head, fact, so get your facts together before you start tarring us with same brush.
Fav
-Sligo-no particular reason just cause its home and its got that insestious environment where you know every person on the street, lots of reasons to hate it and i understand but for people from here, they love it cause its home.
-Dublin-North siders are the soundest people you'll come across in the world and they are genuinly good naturd, they get far to much bad press. I cant stand D4 but every town has its compton. The public transport is wicked compared to here.
-Vancouver, perfect.
-Prague, it was a beauty.

Hate
-Galway- after living there for far too long i just hate the town, its full of scabs who dont work and just sponge off society. All those smelly dirty b@stards who never had a wash in there lives, krustys. Those fellas who have there tight pink shirts and there spiked up fringes and most of all its poluted with clueless yanks. They dont really have trouble there and its really tidy and pritty but i just dont like the populace.

[anto eile]

I think Dublin is a great city.
You'll soon find that no matter where you are, life becomes boring once you settle into a routine. For many people, it's a case of the grass being greener.

I've heard so many people come back from Australia saying how great their time was. All they did was temp work and get ****ed. Then they moan about Ireland because they have to face up to their responsibilities.
ah yes.a great ****nig point if i say so myself!!!!

[anto eile]

very good point peadar, but as a whole austrailia has a lot to offer, in terms of birds, bird watching, sight seeing, diving , etc.


technically, arent they all the same thing??:D

[Conor H]

Do we have a hypocrit of the month award here because i feel finlma deserves first prize cause this is the same poster that was questioning sligos ligitamcy for calling itself a City and your from Kilkenny. Whats the name of that club down there?? And the doctor wasnt murdered he fell and hit his head, fact, so get your facts together before you start tarring us with same brush.
Fav
-Sligo-no particular reason just cause its home and its got that insestious environment where you know every person on the street, lots of reasons to hate it and i understand but for people from here, they love it cause its home.
-Dublin-North siders are the soundest people you'll come across in the world and they are genuinly good naturd, they get far to much bad press. I cant stand D4 but every town has its compton. The public transport is wicked compared to here.
-Vancouver, perfect.
-Prague, it was a beauty.

Hate
-Galway- after living there for far too long i just hate the town, its full of scabs who dont work and just sponge off society. All those smelly dirty b@stards who never had a wash in there lives, krustys. Those fellas who have there tight pink shirts and there spiked up fringes and most of all its poluted with clueless yanks. They dont really have trouble there and its really tidy and pritty but i just dont like the populace.
Your just jealous that most of Ireland prefers Galway than yere Kip of town,full of Knackers and scumbags.

[Closed Account 2]

Best: Berlin, Tallinn
Worst: Birmingham

[The Stars]

Your just jealous that most of Ireland prefers Galway than yere Kip of town,full of Knackers and scumbags.
How is it a Kip of a town?have you been here recently?if not,shut the fcuk up!!!