Childcare worker's behaviour outside work?

mumps

poet123 wrote: »

It certainly wasn't meant to be offensive and in fact the Irish person on the thread said it might be pertinent. It doesn't surprise me though that you picked me up on it. You rarely miss a chance to do that!

Anyway, the comment was in no way similar to the situations you describe. Using the word f e c k is commonplace in Ireland, just as it is portrayed in Mrs Brown's Boys, that may be exaggerated but it has a basis in fact. It was just an observation.

Well it is offensive to say swearing is "an Irish thing" Haven't you heard how much swearing there is in England. I

t is similar to the situations I describe as it is taking one thing, in your case a wedding a friend went to, and thinking that is representative of an entire nation. This despite the fact that you hadn't experienced that when you went to Ireland.

Reminds me of being invited to dinner by a school friend. Her mother asked me if I was all right with cutlery as she understood that the Irish all eat off the floor. I looked round her house and said, "No we don't eat off the floor, its just that our floors are clean enought to eat off." She didn't look pleased.

poet123

mumps wrote: »

Well it is offensive to say swearing is "an Irish thing" Haven't you heard how much swearing there is in England. I

t is similar to the situations I describe as it is taking one thing, in your case a wedding a friend went to, and thinking that is representative of an entire nation. This despite the fact that you hadn't experienced that when you went to Ireland.

Reminds me of being invited to dinner by a school friend. Her mother asked me if I was all right with cutlery as she understood that the Irish all eat off the floor. I looked round her house and said, "No we don't eat off the floor, its just that our floors are clean enought to eat off." She didn't look pleased.

If you are looking for offence then I suppose you will find it. If you have issues to get redress for you may see it. It was not my intent, but it is your prerogative to see it. No one else took it that way and perhaps you could also take issue with the other Irish people who said it was true? And with Brendan O'Carrol who promulgates the "myth"?

Hey ho, it is a forum and people have different views.:D

IrishRose12

*max* wrote: »

Just to point out...the "Irish" posters are from Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK.

Seeing as my posts have been pointed out so frequently on here, I just want to pick you up on this and clarify that I'm Irish. I hold an Irish passport, and I live on the Island of Ireland. But that's a whole other topic that we'll not start lol

mumps

poet123 wrote: »

If you are looking for offence then I suppose you will find it. If you have issues to get redress for you may see it. It was not my intent, but it is your prerogative to see it. No one else took it that way and perhaps you could also take issue with the other Irish people who said it was true? And with Brendan O'Carrol who promulgates the "myth"?

Hey ho, it is a forum and people have different views.:D

Irish posters said it was common in their families or where they live. Only you suggested it was "an Irish thing." The language I hear on the bus suggests that it is quite common in England.

I am not seeking redress, just pointing out the English thing of putting the Irish down.

Personally I'm not keen on Brendan O'Carrol and know plenty of Irish people who feel the same. Dave Allen was my favourite Irish comedian of all time, but I didn't approve of his bad language either even though he made me laugh.

*max*

IrishRose12 wrote: »

Seeing as my posts have been pointed out so frequently on here, I just want to pick you up on this and clarify that I'm Irish. I hold an Irish passport, and I live on the Island of Ireland. But that's a whole other topic that we'll not start lol

Definitely not! lol :eek:

mumps

IrishRose12 wrote: »

Seeing as my posts have been pointed out so frequently on here, I just want to pick you up on this and clarify that I'm Irish. I hold an Irish passport, and I live on the Island of Ireland. But that's a whole other topic that we'll not start lol

I wonder what they think people from Northern Ireland are? Or maybe they think swearing is a Northern Ireland thing, good job they never met my granny in Bangor.

poet123

mumps wrote: »

Irish posters said it was common in their families or where they live. Only you suggested it was "an Irish thing." The language I hear on the bus suggests that it is quite common in England.

I am not seeking redress, just pointing out the English thing of putting the Irish down.

Personally I'm not keen on Brendan O'Carrol and know plenty of Irish people who feel the same. Dave Allen was my favourite Irish comedian of all time, but I didn't approve of his bad language either even though he made me laugh.

Even when it is not there, even when those who are Irish agreed with it? As I said, your prerogative, an incorrect assessment in this case, but your prerogative.

whodathunkit

mumps wrote: »

Ireland is a country, not a village, not one family but a country with lots of people who are all different individual people. Do you seriously think all Irish people swear? Is it likely that you can say that about an entire nation? Well I can tell you they don't all swear. Maybe it is where they come from in Ireland, maybe it is there family but it is not all Irish people and it is not "An Irish thing."

By the way we don't all drink too much, have twelve kids and eat nothing but potatoes either.

I think you're overeacting, I simply commented that others posting here backed an assertion that had been made.

Buzzybee90

mumps wrote: »

I wonder what they think people from Northern Ireland are? Or maybe they think swearing is a Northern Ireland thing, good job they never met my granny in

I would not refer to someone from Belfast as Irish, whether they want to be or not.

GobbledyGook

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

Hokey pokey does exist. Americans say pokey as a rule, and we say cokey.

I've seen amusing YouTube videos with one Brit and one American arguing over it, both thinking they were right - when they were!

Sorry for starting the atom/Adam debate but it was too random to ignore.

Next time my cousin laughs at me I'm going to tell her that

She'll know that I never went to America when I was a kid and I just heard it wrong (like Agadoo), but it's worth a shot :rotfl: