[Closed] Why are the irish always shown to be a bit thick....

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flash, no mate, serious question.

Cos you English thickos are jealous so it is.

flash, no mate, serious question.

At the risk of a fish pie, balls is it.

Al, but my gran was irish.

Every nation has it's people to pick on. We have the irish, the American have the polish imigrants. We (English) pick on the Welsh for their love of sheep, the Aussies pick on the Kiwis (although Aussie sheep far outnumber Kiwi sheep), etc, etc.
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How man potatoes does it take to kll an irishman?
None.

Mmmm, fish pie! Yum.

Ton, I don't believe you. Sorry.

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We're just shown to be thick, while, [i]some[/i] people, just go ahead and show themselves to be thick with no help at all.

I think the accent has a lot to do with it.

Isn't it to make the English look smart? But, obviously, it's not always the case. 😛

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i don't know I think certain things worked very well, like father ted

I think the accent has a lot to do with it.

Always thought the Irish lilt quite boner inducing myself.....from the laydeez of course.

Maybe because in Britain the prevailing impression of the Irish originally was from meeting Irish navies (who constructed our man-made waterways). Extremely hard workers, but not very well educated (if at all)?

That's just a guess mind.

I think most countries have another nationality they base all their stupid person jokes on.

utter shite.

Why are Irish jokes so simple?

So the English can understand them 🙂

I think most countries have another nationality they base all their stupid person jokes on.

In Ireland, it's people from Kerry.

how many potatoes does it take to kill an Irishman?

none

utter shite.

Did you have something intelligent to add?

On the mend then ton, obviously well enough to amuse yourself with trolling...

Maybe because in Britain the prevailing impression of the Irish originally was from meeting [b]Irish navies [/b](who constructed our man-made waterways).

Extremely hard workers, but not very well educated (if at all)?

pot, kettle, black etc etc Fail 😆

if you are serious: I watched a programme the other day and the "Irish savages" thing was based a lot on the navvies who were over worked, under paid and lived in squalid conditions. Apparently.

ton........................trolling................................with jibes about Irish people?

Nah................................he's................................not................................[i]that[/i]................................clever.

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ton...she was...you aren't.

Every country has a neighbouring one to insult...for the Scandanavians it's Norway.

Mrs Higs (who's Dutch) once told me a load of 'Belgian' Jokes. I'd heard most of them before told as 'Irish' jokes.

The ones I hadn't heard before all related to the Belgians' love of chips.

point taken. 🙂

In Ireland, it's people from Kerry.

Hmm...my brother in law from County Limerick always said that: " Roscommon man is tick as two short planks, so he is"

There is a little bit of history between the Irish and the English I seem to remember hearing about I'm not sure.

Making fun of the other-side and belittling make it easier to justify that it's acceptable to behave in what otherwise would be considered an unacceptable manor.

And now the roles seem to be reversed cf Dale Farm.

It couldn't stay good natured for long could it.

The ones I hadn't heard before all related to the Belgians' love of chips.

Thought it would be waffles.

I think the accent has a lot to do with it.

it never fails to amaze me.
no matter what subject you post on here about, the insults begin straight away............. 🙄

Oh, and nice ninja edit there vinnyeh.

In your rush to get something ****y out there, you managed to get your information wrong. Well done you!

Where are the insults?

the insults begin straight away.............

It's terrible innit ton. 🙁

Start a thread on the bike forum to have a belly rub about it.

"it never fails to amaze me."

That makes you seem errr....... a bit thick?

dave, that is a fact mate......... 8)

There is a little bit of history between the Irish and the English I seem to remember hearing about I'm not sure.

Making fun of the other-side and belittling make it easier to justify that it's acceptable to behave in what otherwise would be considered an unacceptable manor.

This ^

I think it stems from the vestigial English mandate to repress the irish people. It's all dim and distant past now but I don't think anyone laughs at Oirish jokes any more do they?

Oh, and nice ninja edit there vinnyeh.

In your rush to get something ****y out there, you managed to get your information wrong. Well done you!

at least I had the grace to back down.

It's all dim and distant past now but I don't think anyone laughs at Oirish jokes any more do they?

You might have misundersrtood me there DS?

Wouldn't the use of Oirish allude to the fact that the speaker of the joke is themself Irish? Just my reading of it, no offence intended if you are yourself Irish.

caught my Irish mum singing... "Heyyyy Macaroni"

Says it all 😉

I don't think the Irish have ever told Irish jokes, have they?

Frank Carson does.

Dave Allen used to tell jokes about the Irish but I don't remember him telling 'Irish Jokes'.

no offence intended if you are yourself Irish.

I hear the price of beer in Ireland atm is a joke.

That's my Irish joke.

I've only ever met lovely Irish people when abroad, once they realise you, as a Brit, have no ridiculous historic preconceptions of them. Warm, funny and intelligent people, but they've always started off as slightly aggressive, dismissive and/or a bit defensive towards us. Not surprising I suppose given this example.

Aye..................... 🙄

I've only ever met lovely Irish people when abroad, once they realise you, as [s]a Brit[/s] English, have no ridiculous historic preconceptions of them. Warm, funny and intelligent people, but they've always started off as slightly aggressive, dismissive and/or a bit defensive towards us. Not surprising I suppose given this example.

Never felt any aggression or such as s Scot 🙂

seven, yes my error there 🙂 . Their reference to us 'Brits' IME, but you are probably correct they actually ment 'English'.

I've never met any aggression from the irish either, apart from once in Donegal as a teenager - in deep IRA territory.

i reckon that a lot of irish folk pretend to be a bit thick, to keep up the myth, unlike the rest of us, who are too dim to pretend...... 😀

You forgot about me toys19. 🙂

You're only sexually agressive DD.

DD, I've never met you.

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That can't be you DD, there is no pig under the arm.

You stole it from me.

(giggling as I'm reminded of that belter of an episode of HIGNFY) 😀

So you're saying that I have taken your pork?

Can't say I miss being called a terrorist bastard in midlands pubs. Or maybe they were calling me thick and I misunderstood.

I know a few Irish who are as thick as pigsh!t (& can give you examples). However I also know even more English who are either just as thick, or thicker.
However (again) what do you mean by 'thick'?

PS, Ton knows what I work as. 😉

Jimmers, you can email your fantasies if you want. It's a bit unedifying on a public forum 😐

toys19 - ahhhh so that's where they were hiding.........

Jimmers, you can email your fantasies if you want. It's a bit unedifying on a public forum

I was referring to pig theft. Sicko.*

*email sent.

well it was a particulalry well known IRA supporting town, it wasn't like it was a secret. It wasn't nice either.

Hey ton I'm back ?

PMSL! You've been to Bundoran!

The only town where West Belfast Black Taxis take their hols.......

What did they say to you toys19, you British bastard? *

* joke 🙂

i went on tour with an irish band and they were all fantastic chaps, so having undertaken this in depth study of the irish i can safely say [s]ders more to oirland dan dis[/s] that all irish people are awesome.

but not darcy, he likes to point out how poor we are by bragging about heated wing mirrors.

how the other half live 🙄

Bejaysus.

did he say how the wing mirrors were heated though? gas lamp is my guess.

I think Apology Phil should apologise for that heated-wing-mirrorist comment.

That'd be SHOUTY RACIST Apology Phil. x

IM SORRY!

dunno, why are the english seen as a bunch of arrogant racists? except of course by the americans who look down on them like petulant children

You know all those Paddy and Murphy jokes? They are told in Wales as Dai and Ianto jokes.

I dunno what that demonstrates mind 🙂

that all nations like a ****n larf so they does

They are told in Wales as Dai and Ianto jokes.
I dunno what that demonstrates mind