Curious how we’re viewed across the water these days. Obviously our lot did a wee bit of terrorism over there a while back, but sure it’s all Semtex under the bridge now 👀
I like the English. Nicest people I’ve ever met, in fact. Obviously excluding Stephen Yaxley-Lennon and similar moonfruits, but we’ve plenty of similar dick-knuckles over here, can’t be helped. But yeah, great people and a gorgeous country. Ireland gets a lot of press for its scenery, but I don’t think it compares to some parts of England. For one, we don’t have any giant drawings of fellas with massive willies on our hillsides! Certainly none that are protected by World Heritage Sites. We have the Giant’s Causeway, a place so fascinating and amazing that I’ve never bothered my arse to go there in 40-odd years of life even though it’s only a 30-minute drive from where I live 😴
If you hate us and want rid of us, I couldn’t agree more. I hate us too. So don’t worry about hurting my feelings, have at it!
Welsh here. I stayed in Belfast and Dublin for a few nights each with a group of friends a few years ago, and we visited a handful of nearby places too. Ireland is awesome :D
It might just have been the specific places we stayed, but I preferred Belfast. It had a friendlier small town sort of feeling, like you could live there rather than just go for the day before going home. Not as touristy either. The Giant’s Causeway was interesting, a nice place to visit, but not mind blowing.
As far as I know, most people here like you guys, and the old prejudices don’t crop up any more. You still get some of the older ex military guys who don’t like you, but they tend to be the ones who served over there, so are a bit biased.
I will always love Belfast though, just for the one guy in a bar who thought my friend was my father. I’ve been teasing him about that for over a decade :D
I think Belfast is cool as it has a lot of the stuff that capital cities typically have but most of it is within walking distance of each other