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Ireland on the up

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  • I love the Paddies, their work ethic is second to none, they probably have the same problems as Greece and Spain, the only difference is that they will knuckle down and with their great sense of humour and a love of the crack(not the drug) will work through these crap times like they have done in the past.

    I also have noticed things now looking a little better in the States, two similar countries over the last five years, I have family scattered around Virginia, and even though I would back off from saying they are now over all their problems, things are looking up.

    Both these countries have had a full blown crash in every sense, economy and housing, now they have reached rock bottom they are now looking up and forward.

    I can't help but think that we still have our proper recession to come yet, we are still trying to cling onto the safety net that was 2008.
  • alleycat`
    alleycat` Posts: 1,901 Forumite
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    Speaking as someone who has a lot of family in the USA it is far from "on the up".
    There is "some" upturn in certain aspects but in general the country is still fairly rammed.
  • The_White_Horse
    The_White_Horse Posts: 3,315 Forumite
    "Today's sale saw each house make just over €10,000."

    The boom times are back!!!
  • alleycat` wrote: »
    Speaking as someone who has a lot of family in the USA it is far from "on the up".
    There is "some" upturn in certain aspects but in general the country is still fairly rammed.


    I am not saying the USA has no problems or that they are all sorted, far from it. But what I do suspect is they have reached rock bottom, fingers crossed
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,469 Forumite
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    and a love of the crack(not the drug)

    this cheered me up. it conjured up a mental image of the irish being in love with @rse cracks.

    craic is what you were aiming for. i think. (although they probably love !!!!!! too)
  • MacMickster
    MacMickster Posts: 3,648 Forumite
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    this cheered me up. it conjured up a mental image of the irish being in love with @rse cracks.

    craic is what you were aiming for. i think. (although they probably love !!!!!! too)

    No! Its just the accent.

    When they say that they love !!!!!! they are (usually) referring to horses - I hope.

    Quickly presses submit before typing the 2 gay Irishmen joke :eek:
    "When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty." - Thomas Jefferson
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