Just curious - Page 2

extreme-4x4 · 25-08-2009, 19:35

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Originally Posted by BigBlack

I travel alot to Northern Ireland with work, and have been to Dublin and the south for fun (mainly Dublin... drinking!!)

I would love to take my caravan to South Ireland, but as Zippy said - its the cost of the ferry. Think the last time I costed it up was gonna be about £400plus return... cost more then the actual site for a fortnight!!!

In regards to accents etc I have a good thick Yorkshire accent, shaved head and am reliably informed that I look like a squady. Had plenty of trips to Belfast and never had anything bad happen yet - sure, your told to be carefull when your out having a beer in some pubs, or not to stop and ask for directions in certian areas.... but aint that the same everywhere?????

As for the murials on houses in Belfast there more tourist attractions now then anythin....

oh well lets all paint swastika's on our houses, and see if the jewish people want to come and look at our new tourist attraction

if ireland wants to move on all that garbage should be removed , same as germany has outlawed all that stuff ( allegedly )

and still no offense liam, its just not for me
there are just too many innocent lives lost by them fu.ks bombing all around the uk

i know nothing about the northern ireland business , but i suspect most of the bombers victims knew nothing about it either

and really its not personal

dont anyone mention scotish govenment either ......... please

iceman · 25-08-2009, 19:44

i have lived here for 18 years a english accent and i definitely look like a squaddie and i can honestly say i have never had any confrontation whilst out of uniform, i also walk my dog everywhere and late at nights through the town without hassle i could not say the same about the mainland.

i have a caravan and i love to bring it over and visit family and friends but it's cheaper to fly across and hire a car imo, there is no better place to fish then the lakes of fermanagh, caravanning i do not go to far because i found perfect place right against the coast called rossess point in sligo, a friend of ours are down in wicklow and says it's fantastic there.

Bibio · 25-08-2009, 21:03

Hi Liam.

I have deliverd all over the north with no trouble, My Daughter used to live in Dublin for 4 years, she said it was the best 4 years of her life !, expensive place but the people were very friendly, ( We SCOTS get on with everyone)

extreme, I wont mention the scotish government , but what about the SCOTTISH Gov !.

John

extreme-4x4 · 25-08-2009, 21:46

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Originally Posted by Bibio

Hi Liam.

I have deliverd all over the north with no trouble, My Daughter used to live in Dublin for 4 years, she said it was the best 4 years of her life !, expensive place but the people were very friendly, ( We SCOTS get on with everyone)

extreme, I wont mention the scotish government , but what about the SCOTTISH Gov !.

John

ok well seeing as you mention it............im sure the people will speek with thair feet...... and the twat will get a nice pay off or pension.

but hey its not me the rest of the world is laughing at

..... well a few possibly are but.... thats life

having worked in construction ive met loads if irish in the uk. and yes very nice friendly people. but why would i want to go there . to look at that shit painted on walls.....hatred is still being bred into kids in the poorer places , its not gone ok it better but its not gone.

i know in irish girl in wales and her welsh boyfriend , and he get shit for being welsh when he visits ireland.cos he sounds english

go and visit some estate in northern ireland and then tell me its a nice place. when they hear an english accent.

lacroupade · 25-08-2009, 22:03

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Originally Posted by extreme-4x4

ok well seeing as you mention it............im sure the people will speek with thair feet...... and the twat will get a nice pay off or pension.

but hey its not me the rest of the world is laughing at

..... well a few possibly are but.... thats life

having worked in construction ive met loads if irish in the uk. and yes very nice friendly people. but why would i want to go there . to look at that shit painted on walls.....hatred is still being bred into kids in the poorer places , its not gone ok it better but its not gone.

i know in irish girl in wales and her welsh boyfriend , and he get shit for being welsh when he visits ireland.cos he sounds english

go and visit some estate in northern ireland and then tell me its a nice place. when they hear an english accent.

Oh Mr Grumpy LOL!!

You're right of course Colin, but you'd no more set foot on a bloody estate like that than you'd go camping on Mosside would you, so its a bit academic really....like me

extreme-4x4 · 25-08-2009, 22:04

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Originally Posted by lacroupade

Oh Mr Grumpy LOL!!

You're right of course Colin, but you'd no more set foot on a bloody estate like that than you'd go camping on Mosside would you, so its a bit academic really....like me

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lacroupade · 25-08-2009, 22:06

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Originally Posted by extreme-4x4

gosh Paul you are always right aren't you, thats why I think you are so wonderful

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extreme-4x4 · 25-08-2009, 22:16

again avatar..........oh look pauly has learned how to mess with the quote bit.

isnt he really very funny......

the cravat is so you............................... gramps

lacroupade · 25-08-2009, 22:19

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Originally Posted by extreme-4x4

that Paul is just a sharp as a bloody tack, and heres me, dim as a Toc H lamp - how does he do it, and all those women as well....!!!!

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willow · 25-08-2009, 23:05

Ok Just my little bit here

'I have a mad northern irish man in my life
I have been to northern Ireland many times and really enjoyed my time there
The history between northern and southern is sad and to be honest the children who grew up in those times have long wanted to see it all pass away. It is after all an island split by religion.

I love the place so many lovely people just wanting get on with life

I have been to southern Ireland with myman and he was so pleased to be able to go and see things without hatetred
We both loved the art on the walls and saw it as art not graffetti
Ireland has a great history and is full music that tells you the history of the north and south

the meeting of the drums at storemount when the peace treaty was signed was so moving .

It is a beautiful island not to missed both north and south

extreme-4x4 · 26-08-2009, 00:39

i dont dispute the place is nice . i think the people are very nice.
and id love to go .

but

id go to a nice resturant full of 1000 nice people and yes id have a nice time

but if i knew one of them was insane and had a gun

would i go ?
would i have such a nice time ?

like i said its nothing personal

i dont do london either let alone brixton

lacroupade · 26-08-2009, 08:08

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Originally Posted by extreme-4x4

i dont dispute the place is nice . i think the people are very nice.
and id love to go .

but

id go to a nice resturant full of 1000 nice people and yes id have a nice time

but if i knew one of them was insane and had a gun

would i go ?
would i have such a nice time ?

like i said its nothing personal

i dont do london either let alone brixton

thats Swansea out then LMAO!

willow · 26-08-2009, 09:25

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Originally Posted by extreme-4x4

i dont dispute the place is nice . i think the people are very nice.
and id love to go .

but

id go to a nice resturant full of 1000 nice people and yes id have a nice time

but if i knew one of them was insane and had a gun

would i go ?
would i have such a nice time ?

like i said its nothing personal

i dont do london either let alone brixton

I take your point but I felt safer in Ireland than I ever would in London

Its got a few nutters but so has England Wales and Scotland

Its no worse than that and better in lots of ways

lacroupade · 26-08-2009, 11:32

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Originally Posted by willow

I take your point but I felt safer in Ireland than I ever would in London

Its got a few nutters but so has England Wales and Scotland

Its no worse than that and better in lots of ways

He's having a laugh Wendy - he's even scared to go in Kwik-Save in case a housewife trolley-bashes him......

Liam · 26-08-2009, 19:06

Ok,thanks again for the input,interesting views by all of you. Ok,here's a suggestion,how about a little email campaign to the ferry companies. They are chasing business all the time and maybe if enough people emailed and said they would love to use their ferries to travel to Ireland but they are charging too much for cars and caravans, it is possible they might do a deal at particular times of the year. Being Ireland it won't matter if the deals are off season as it will be raining anyway. They do great deals for golfers so why not for caravans? Maybe the Caravan Club could also approach them or maybe somebody already did this and I'm years behind. Worth a try,anyway. Norfolk Line are doing Dublin -Liverpool at the moment, car and two people for about €65 each way, Think that's about £100 return, not bad value.

By the way, if any of you are coming over anytime,let me know where you are going to so I can maybe point you towards the good bits and around the bad spots.

25-08-2009, 19:44	#17
iceman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: northern ireland Vehicle: nissan terrano 2.7 tdi Posts: 218	i have lived here for 18 years a english accent and i definitely look like a squaddie and i can honestly say i have never had any confrontation whilst out of uniform, i also walk my dog everywhere and late at nights through the town without hassle i could not say the same about the mainland. i have a caravan and i love to bring it over and visit family and friends but it's cheaper to fly across and hire a car imo, there is no better place to fish then the lakes of fermanagh, caravanning i do not go to far because i found perfect place right against the coast called rossess point in sligo, a friend of ours are down in wicklow and says it's fantastic there.

25-08-2009, 21:03	#18
Bibio Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Glasgow Scotland Vehicle: Mistral Posts: 262	Hi Liam. I have deliverd all over the north with no trouble, My Daughter used to live in Dublin for 4 years, she said it was the best 4 years of her life !, expensive place but the people were very friendly, ( We SCOTS get on with everyone) extreme, I wont mention the scotish government , but what about the SCOTTISH Gov !. John

25-08-2009, 22:16	#23
extreme-4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WALES Posts: 6,295	again avatar..........oh look pauly has learned how to mess with the quote bit. isnt he really very funny...... the cravat is so you............................... gramps

25-08-2009, 23:05	#25
willow Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Norfolk East Vehicle: terrano11 1995 TD Posts: 1,955	Ok Just my little bit here 'I have a mad northern irish man in my life I have been to northern Ireland many times and really enjoyed my time there The history between northern and southern is sad and to be honest the children who grew up in those times have long wanted to see it all pass away. It is after all an island split by religion. I love the place so many lovely people just wanting get on with life I have been to southern Ireland with myman and he was so pleased to be able to go and see things without hatetred We both loved the art on the walls and saw it as art not graffetti Ireland has a great history and is full music that tells you the history of the north and south the meeting of the drums at storemount when the peace treaty was signed was so moving . It is a beautiful island not to missed both north and south

26-08-2009, 00:39	#26
extreme-4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WALES Posts: 6,295	i dont dispute the place is nice . i think the people are very nice. and id love to go . but id go to a nice resturant full of 1000 nice people and yes id have a nice time but if i knew one of them was insane and had a gun would i go ? would i have such a nice time ? like i said its nothing personal i dont do london either let alone brixton

26-08-2009, 19:06	#30
Liam Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Laois,Ireland Posts: 923	Ok,thanks again for the input,interesting views by all of you. Ok,here's a suggestion,how about a little email campaign to the ferry companies. They are chasing business all the time and maybe if enough people emailed and said they would love to use their ferries to travel to Ireland but they are charging too much for cars and caravans, it is possible they might do a deal at particular times of the year. Being Ireland it won't matter if the deals are off season as it will be raining anyway. They do great deals for golfers so why not for caravans? Maybe the Caravan Club could also approach them or maybe somebody already did this and I'm years behind. Worth a try,anyway. Norfolk Line are doing Dublin -Liverpool at the moment, car and two people for about €65 each way, Think that's about £100 return, not bad value. By the way, if any of you are coming over anytime,let me know where you are going to so I can maybe point you towards the good bits and around the bad spots.