Useless cagers and annoying habits

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You have a bit of a point there and that does happen, but this is across the board. And its like everyone wants to be like Aussies or Yanks or Brits but they mimic ONLY the negatives and don’t get the culture that they mimic.

I would put us in a par with the aussies now.

We have alot of good and unique traits and while you have to move forward i think we are forgetting the fundementals of what made us who we are.

We tend to ignore peoples actions and give them leeway cos they have good stories or a bit of craic down the pub or is a handy footballer etc. But i prefer to judge people on day-to-day actions.

@Bad_Winner
With regards driving, simply letting people out in traffic. This is very ironic as the Aussies have implemented this as a standard for everyone based on what the IRISH did.
Or people not allowing you the space to back into a parking spot on a street even if you have indicated, and then spinning around you as you back into oncoming traffic.
Speeding up so they can cut you off at a junction or not let you out. This used to be the preserve of cranky old women, now its every cunt.

Other issues;
People not responding to texts/calls/emails
People skipping cues
Talking loudly on their phone in crowded areas - thats at epic levels
Customer service is dead. It has been dying for a while but its gone.
People don’t hold doors or help the elderly or hold lifts anymore.
People getting highly offended that you won’t give them your expertise or time for free.
Any government agency or bank or Garda or any of those institutions are stone cold useless and cannot answer any questions whatsoever anymore.

And many many more things that i’ll be reminded of over the next few days.

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You are living in la la land.

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:smiley:

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I agree with some of that. The banks are running smoother than ever before since the “no humans to help customers” policy was rolled out in branches.

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That’s just Cork.

Don’t be denigrating everyone by the standards of those wankers.

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Other issues;
People not responding to texts/calls/emails Maybe that’s a you thing Kev?
People skipping cues No more or less prevelant than it ever was. There are cunts now, there were cunts before
Talking loudly on their phone in crowded areas - thats at epic levels Versus what? When people didn’t have phones?
Customer service is dead. It has been dying for a while but its gone. I’ll give you that one, but that’s worldwide in fairness.
People don’t hold doors or help the elderly or hold lifts anymore. Yes they do
People getting highly offended that you won’t give them your expertise or time for free. I think that’s more to do with your industry Kev.
Any government agency or bank or Garda or any of those institutions are stone cold useless and cannot answer any questions whatsoever anymore. They always have been Kev FFS.

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Have to agree with the replies, @caoimhaoin your experiences appear to be very subjective rather than objective.

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Newsreaders and snooker players are bastards for that.

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My observation would be that Ireland has become gradually more like England over the years. The step in culture and all around pleasantness that used to strike me after getting off the plane or the boat is no longer there.
It may just be me, it probably is, but kevs points are not without merit. The pace of life is just faster in Ireland now. Measurable living standards have gone through the roof, but peace has been a casualty imo.

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I do a awful lot of driving In and around Dublin and up and down to Waterford. I have to say that in general other drivers are unfailingly polite and courteous. I rarely have an issue about being let out into traffic and I would almost always let people in as well unless I thought they were taking the piss.

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Same as, I very rarely have any difficulty being let back into the left hand lane after flying past the majority of the traffic on the dock road by only merging at the last possible second. The odd time you will meet an ignorant cunt who will refuse to let you in, but generally the next car will oblige you.

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This may sound chauvinistic, but while I too find this, I generally find the few that dont are predominantly women, adopting that “grip the steering wheel until your knuckles are white and stare forward” approach in doing so.

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Always best to move one or two forward and slip in if possible, irritating the non compliant driver even more then.

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I would have made a similar observation but I didn’t want to appear to be a misogynist.

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I have no such issue.

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Or if you’ve forced your way in regardless, give them the full works of a big thank you salute and maybe even a go of the flashers.

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Oh definitely the flashers. Maybe even stick the hand on the window and give them the thumbs up, all the while grabbing glimpses in the rear view mirror of them completely seething.

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This pisses me off to no end and is something that I associated with London.

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It amuses me. The banality of other people’s existence always amuses me.

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I always hold the door open for others, irrespective of age or gender.

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