IRISH NORTHERNERS AND SOUTHERNERS

[MoChara]

There was a thread I read a while back that had tailed of into the abandonment felt by Northerners by their compatriots in the South, I looked for it there but I couldn't find it.

I then came across this blog post today which I thought fairly well summed up the feeling of being a "Nordie"


https://danieldcollins.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/irish-northerners-and-southerners/

[Rossfan]

Are people from Inishowen "southerners"?

[muppet]

There was a thread I read a while back that had tailed of into the abandonment felt by Northerners by their compatriots in the South, I looked for it there but I couldn't find it.

I then came across this blog post today which I thought fairly well summed up the feeling of being a "Nordie"


https://danieldcollins.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/irish-northerners-and-southerners/

Any chance of a balancing piece or will this be the usual one way traffic of Southerner bashing?

[MoChara]

There was a thread I read a while back that had tailed of into the abandonment felt by Northerners by their compatriots in the South, I looked for it there but I couldn't find it.

I then came across this blog post today which I thought fairly well summed up the feeling of being a "Nordie"


https://danieldcollins.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/irish-northerners-and-southerners/

Any chance of a balancing piece or will this be the usual one way traffic of Southerner bashing?

It's a piece about one persons personal experience so I don't really see how he could explain someone elses experience and feelings. I'm a "Nordie" too so you needn't ask me either lol

[MoChara]

Are people from Inishowen "southerners"?

Donegal the only place in the world where the Norths in the South and the Souths in the North.

[muppet]

There was a thread I read a while back that had tailed of into the abandonment felt by Northerners by their compatriots in the South, I looked for it there but I couldn't find it.

I then came across this blog post today which I thought fairly well summed up the feeling of being a "Nordie"


https://danieldcollins.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/irish-northerners-and-southerners/

Any chance of a balancing piece or will this be the usual one way traffic of Southerner bashing?

It's a piece about one persons personal experience so I don't really see how he could explain someone elses experience and feelings. I'm a "Nordie" too so you needn't ask me either lol

That'll be a no then. 

[Farrandeelin]

Interesting read all right. Nothing remotely anti 'Southern' about it imo.

[Franko]

Are people from Inishowen "southerners"?

He clears that up in the first couple of paragraphs.  You may have noticed the use of inverted commas around the word southerner?  Or maybe you didn't read the piece at all?  To my mind, it sums things up quite well.

You have taken the trouble to respond to the post, so I'm going to assume that you're interested in the subject matter.  Have you anything relevant to add or are you waiting for muppet or some of the lads to post a response and then you can quote it and add your customary "+1"?

[Franko]

There was a thread I read a while back that had tailed of into the abandonment felt by Northerners by their compatriots in the South, I looked for it there but I couldn't find it.

I then came across this blog post today which I thought fairly well summed up the feeling of being a "Nordie"


https://danieldcollins.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/irish-northerners-and-southerners/

Any chance of a balancing piece or will this be the usual one way traffic of Southerner bashing?

I'm not aware of a rule about having to post both sides of the argument when starting a thread?  If you've got something to post that 'balances' MoChara's piece, then by all means go ahead, you're quite free to do so.  It's not up to him.

[haranguerer]

Its an excellent piece, sums it up pretty well. Muppet and Rossfans comments suggest they didn't bother to read the piece.

[Orior]

There was a thread I read a while back that had tailed of into the abandonment felt by Northerners by their compatriots in the South, I looked for it there but I couldn't find it.

I then came across this blog post today which I thought fairly well summed up the feeling of being a "Nordie"


https://danieldcollins.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/irish-northerners-and-southerners/

Any chance of a balancing piece or will this be the usual one way traffic of Southerner bashing?

I'm always interested in hearing the views of Southerners about abandoning us in the occupied six. Unless of course you are Ruth Dudley Edwards.

Muppet are you, by any chance, Ruth Dudley Edwards?

[muppet]

There was a thread I read a while back that had tailed of into the abandonment felt by Northerners by their compatriots in the South, I looked for it there but I couldn't find it.

I then came across this blog post today which I thought fairly well summed up the feeling of being a "Nordie"


https://danieldcollins.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/irish-northerners-and-southerners/

Any chance of a balancing piece or will this be the usual one way traffic of Southerner bashing?

I'm not aware of a rule about having to post both sides of the argument when starting a thread?  If you've got something to post that 'balances' MoChara's piece, then by all means go ahead, you're quite free to do so.  It's not up to him.

There are two ways of starting a topic such as this. Post a balanced piece or a biased piece.

I am simply suggesting that the former might have been a better way to start the discussion.

[muppet]

Its an excellent piece, sums it up pretty well. Muppet and Rossfans comments suggest they didn't bother to read the piece.

Of course I read it. It followed the usual stereotypical line, even with added Joe Brolly insult.

[laoislad]

You tell em muppet....
Don't let them Nordies away with anything.

[haranguerer]

So you saw it as southern-bashing? What parts in particular?