u/damptwig

Right so I’m Irish and this is a bit of a random one for you. Popped into my head this morning. I’m curious of the rivalry and how it translates abroad. Like it’s famously known the countries dislike each other politically, I’m just wondering how that transpires in person here in Ireland and abroad.

Like would be it similar to how the Irish and British fight online and perhaps in person the odd time under the right(wrong) conditions? But mostly is always civil and quite inter-tangled with friends and partners across the pond. Obviously you have the ones that take it too far, but they are rare these days.

So I guess I’m asking how does this rivalry actually play out? Are you more friendly to each other abroad or keep to yourselves regardless?

Much love and just curious. Also is Bangladesh involved at all or you’re leaving the sea deal with that one?

Right so let’s say that tomorrow the EU and UK come to their senses and rejoin under the old deal. Would you as an EU citizen be alright with that option?

I could see the op-out of the Euro cause issues with Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden. As they all must adopt the euro at some point. Denmark is the only country that has a full op-out like the UK did.

Also would stay out of Schengen, therefore also keeping Ireland out. Meaning a lack of full EU cooperation with coverage on external borders. As the UK and Ireland would control their own borders and passport checks for EU and non EU citizens.

What are your opinions on this?

Hello everyone, just have a random question for you. So I have lived in an apartment complex for a couple years now, I’m Irish myself and majority of my neighbours are Indian. Probably like 60/70% of the complex. I’m just finding it hard to find a sense of community here.

It just seems like every time I try to speak to Indian people here, male or female, I just get a smile no words, or a very blunt answer/response. Or there’s often groups of older lads chatting/smoking outside and I’ll say hi walking past but the whole conversation stops while I pass and then continues when I’m far enough away.

Obviously the weather has been nicer and there are more people out and about the complex in the green spaces and such. A lot of us here are friends and like to have the odd chat with each other in passing. It would be great to be closer to my Indian neighbours too, not looking for deep friendships here but it’s nice to be nice, and to know the people living around you. But it just feels pointless at this stage to try anymore, and they have never tried with me so why should I bother.

Is there also something about dogs in your culture? I’ve had people scream and jump back when I walk through the halls/paths with my dog. He’s always leashed and close to me and well behaved. Never seen anything like it.

I guess I’m just wondering if it’s is normal behaviour to you?

Right so I’ve a bit of a weird one. I live in a shared apartment complex, and share my bins with all my neighbours which is grand. The strange part is that someone is going through all the bins, ripping open the bin bags, searching through it all and moving the rubbish around in the bin.

I assumed it was some homeless fella the first few times I noticed and said nothing. But over the last few weeks I see it’s actually someone who lives here. So today I decided to approach him and see what the story was. I asked if he lost something and was looking for it, and then he went into a loud rant about people not recycling properly and how it was his duty to make sure that things were going in the right bins…

So this man in his 60’s goes out everyday, without gloves, and rips open our rubbish and sorts it out. My housemate is pretty creeped out by it and I’ve chatted to another few neighbours who think he’s off his chops. I guess I’m just wondering is there anything we can do to stop him?

And before you ask, yes I put my rubbish in the right bins, and no I don’t think there’s anything I could throw out to put him off, I’ve seen and smelt those bins already, he’s not phased.