David K 172 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) Born and lived in the UK for most of my life and have lived in the South West of Ireland for a good few years now so I can compare the two. Good points about the UK are the excellent free at the point of use Health service, paying €50 to see a GP in Ireland really does question whether you really feel that ill. Good roads and public transport in the UK, they are better here now than a few years ago but getting around can be an adventure sometimes. I love Ireland because the country is basically uninhabited once you leave the city or town, I can fish for wild trout in the river and wander the coastline without seeing another person some days. It's a safe place for my children to go to school, they get educated well and have respect for the teachers and their fellow pupils.( The school I went to nearly thirty years ago in the UK is still as much of a failure now as it was when I attended.) Nobody bothers if you decide to tether your horse in your front garden or sell some spare chickens out of the back of your car. Yes the country has be f****d by a bunch of dodgy banks, politicians and property developers but the average person will still go out of their way to help you if they can. I miss the family back in the UK but I can't see myself ever returning permenantly. Edited May 9, 2012 by David K 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Our traditions, architecture, historical figures, our countryside and stunning diverse wildlife, our old fashioned villages, our sense of humour......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Saho-man 50 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 i love ireland because of its people , i have irish fella in my gym and i always tell him how i like ireland and the people are good hearted people ... and specialy the accent cooler than american accent... fook off.. pure bollocks ...lol, just love it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nothernlite 18,247 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Born and lived in the UK for most of my life and have lived in the South West of Ireland for a good few years now so I can compare the two. Good points about the UK are the excellent free at the point of use Health service, paying €50 to see a GP in Ireland really does question whether you really feel that ill. Good roads and public transport in the UK, they are better here now than a few years ago but getting around can be an adventure sometimes. I love Ireland because the country is basically uninhabited once you leave the city or town, I can fish for wild trout in the river and wander the coastline without seeing another person some days. It's a safe place for my children to go to school, they get educated well and have respect for the teachers and their fellow pupils.( The school I went to nearly thirty years ago in the UK is still as much of a failure now as it was when I attended.) Nobody bothers if you decide to tether your horse in your front garden or sell some spare chickens out of the back of your car. Yes the country has be f****d by a bunch of dodgy banks, politicians and property developers but the average person will still go out of their way to help you if they can. I miss the family back in the UK but I can't see myself ever returning permenantly. Got to agree with you 100 % Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 i like the winter months.. feck that yellow thing in the sky and the stupid heat it releases.. You wont be saying that when yer poults arrive though?...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
killing crew 2,708 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 the fens lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mickmck 716 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 i love the way we welcome imigrants with open arms , yet our old age pensioners freeze to death and our soldiers get fcuk all for fighting for this great britain , all the money we donate for comic relife ect,ect never seems to get spent here , we are in resesion yet we bail out other countries , having said that ive been to a good few countrys for work and allways come back here , so summit here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 596 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Best bit of ireland? No cops hassling you out in the countryside, roam where ye like with dogs no bother Best bit of england.... Not living there I have relatives in England who I visit several times per year...............but always glad to get home again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 596 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 ive been to america a few times and its one of the safest if not the safest places ive been. dont belive all what you see in the movies lol went to rhode island and the people there have never locked there doors and leave there car keys in there car. i couldnt belive it america is a big place to generalise. some places you cant walk through without getting shot or threatened by gangs. I was in San Francisco in January and it was definitely mixed up, one street can look really smart with gucci shops etc, go on street down and it is crawling with smackheads screaming at the walls. I got a bit lost looking for my colleagues at an 'Irish bar' and ended up walking about at night on my todd, I am not exactly danger mouse so I didn't feel particularly safe. It wasn't so much I thought I was going to be mugged by a scary gang man, it was just how crazy the hoardes of homeless addicts were, I thought they would trip balls and think I was Satan and bite me in the scrot or something. I was following one guy and was catching up, then he knelt down and kissed the floor (passionately) before screaming something inexplicable and punched himself in the face. I walked a bit slower. Scary that................not quite 'living the American dream'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David K 172 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 i love the way we welcome imigrants with open arms , yet our old age pensioners freeze to death and our soldiers get fcuk all for fighting for this great britain , all the money we donate for comic relife ect,ect never seems to get spent here , we are in resesion yet we bail out other countries , having said that ive been to a good few countrys for work and allways come back here , so summit here The UK has welcomed people from other countries for the benefit of the country as most work in jobs that couldn't be filled by it's own population. From the 1950's to present day immigration has helped run the UK. UK pensioners are well looked after if you compare them to most of the rest of Europe and compared to many parts of the world, where if your family doesn't look after you in old age the state certainly will not. The UK armed forces get well paid and enjoy a generous pension entitlement, nobody is forced to join and most of them love what they do. As for bailing out the rest of the world, the UK was bailed out in the early seventies by the IMF due to being unable to manage it's own finances. What goes around comes around as they say. Another thing I forgot to say about what I dislike about the UK is the people who moan about things but have a very blinkered view and selective memory. Speaking as an "immigrant" in another country I hope never encounter the racism and xenophobia I saw in the UK laid upon "foreigners" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RubyTex 1,957 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 The countryside for hunting, the coast for fishing live half a mile from the beach, 10 minute drive to my main permission and about 15 mins drive to the clay shoot The views are fooking fantastic out to sea coming over the hump into Hartlepool when the suns blazing. I wouldn't swap my current area for much, i love it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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