IRISH NORTHERNERS AND SOUTHERNERS

[Main Street]

I liked the essay apart from  a few generalisations  such as referring to a  "common southern mindset"
Those faults are not enough to detract from the essay. It's a good read and an honest personal account
and way beyond the intelligence level of the tractors.

What do we call nordies if we can't call them nordies? nothing, we don't have to call them anything?  they are just like one of us?
Life was easier when I could call a nordie a nordie and not feel like I was socially stigmatising them.

[muppet]

I liked the essay apart from  a few generalisations  such as referring to a  "common southern mindset"
Those faults are not enough to detract from the essay. It's a good read and an honest personal account
and way beyond the intelligence level of the tractors.

What do we call nordies if we can't call them nordies? nothing, we don't have to call them anything?  they are just like one of us?
Life was easier when I could call a nordie a nordie and not feel like I was socially stigmatising them.

I know they have high torque but they are still very slow! 

[AZOffaly]

I liked the essay apart from  a few generalisations  such as referring to a  "common southern mindset"
Those faults are not enough to detract from the essay. It's a good read and an honest personal account
and way beyond the intelligence level of the tractors.

What do we call nordies if we can't call them nordies? nothing, we don't have to call them anything?  they are just like one of us?
Life was easier when I could call a nordie a nordie and not feel like I was socially stigmatising them.

We're all as Irish as one another, but that doesn't mean we don't have traits related to our areas. Midlanders are different to Cork lads, Dubs are different to nearly everyone. The lads on the Wesht have their own traits, and nordies have their own as well. But we're all Irish.

[haranguerer]

Precisely

[Main Street]

I liked the essay apart from  a few generalisations  such as referring to a  "common southern mindset"
Those faults are not enough to detract from the essay. It's a good read and an honest personal account
and way beyond the intelligence level of the tractors.

What do we call nordies if we can't call them nordies? nothing, we don't have to call them anything?  they are just like one of us?
Life was easier when I could call a nordie a nordie and not feel like I was socially stigmatising them.

We're all as Irish as one another, but that doesn't mean we don't have traits related to our areas. Midlanders are different to Cork lads, Dubs are different to nearly everyone. The lads on the Wesht have their own traits, and nordies have their own as well. But we're all Irish.

That's fair enough. There's no stigma attached  to just being called a nordie.
And if Kerry folk are not too put out by being called cute hoors, then  there's a degree of flexibility allowed.

[AZOffaly]

I'm a Biffo for Jaysus sake. I wear it as a badge of honour. But maybe that's because I'm Big and Ignorant

[Main Street]

To a Dub, you're just from bogland.

The term BIffo, would be way over their heads.

[Rossfan]

Dubs have Ireland neatly partitioned into Dublin and "Deeowen de cooonthry" 

[T Fearon]

This essay could easily have been written by a unionist expressing how he is unloved or not identified with or by real British people.

The fact is,the vast majority of people in England,Scotland and Wales do not regard themselves as kindred spirits of Northern unionists,and neither do the vast majority of 26 counties people regard northern nationalists as their kindred.This works both ways,as I don't think the average northern nationalist or unionist identifies with or even thinks like the people they believe are the same nationality as them in the UK or the 26 counties.

As I've said before why at this stage do so many people from the North owe allegiance to the UK or 26 counties when they've been screwed over many times by them,and with whom their is no national identity or even common traits shared?

[OgraAnDun]

Anyone from Ulster or the 6C that gets offended by the term 'Nordie' or 'Northener' needs to catch themselves on and have a look at which part of the country their county lies in. A lot of people consider Cavan/Monaghan/Donegal people as northerners anyway - because Ulster is in the north of the country.

The trouble comes with some gobshites calling you 'British' or (almost as bad) 'Northern Irish'. A lot of these people subscribe to the modern revisionist view of Irish history and are more interested in furthering the cause of a neutered and PC world than educating themselves about the plight of 6 County Catholics and doing something about it. Don't you know that waving flags (apart from rainbow flags) is uncool?

[muppet]

Anyone from Ulster or the 6C that gets offended by the term 'Nordie' or 'Northener' needs to catch themselves on and have a look at which part of the country their county lies in. A lot of people consider Cavan/Monaghan/Donegal people as northerners anyway - because Ulster is in the north of the country.

The trouble comes with some gobshites calling you 'British' or (almost as bad) 'Northern Irish'. A lot of these people subscribe to the modern revisionist view of Irish history and are more interested in furthering the cause of a neutered and PC world than educating themselves about the plight of 6 County Catholics and doing something about it. Don't you know that waving flags (apart from rainbow flags) is uncool?

Agree with that.

But as for the bit in bold, Haranguerer will be along shortly to lambaste you over your 'lack of any knowledge or understanding of the North'. Which is ironic, assuming you are from County Down.

[MoChara]

Anyone from Ulster or the 6C that gets offended by the term 'Nordie' or 'Northener' needs to catch themselves on and have a look at which part of the country their county lies in. A lot of people consider Cavan/Monaghan/Donegal people as northerners anyway - because Ulster is in the north of the country.

The trouble comes with some gobshites calling you 'British' or (almost as bad) 'Northern Irish'. A lot of these people subscribe to the modern revisionist view of Irish history and are more interested in furthering the cause of a neutered and PC world than educating themselves about the plight of 6 County Catholics and doing something about it. Don't you know that waving flags (apart from rainbow flags) is uncool?

Being called Northern Irish makes my skin crawl

[T Fearon]

What is wrong with being called "Northern Irish?" It is merely an accurate reflection of reality.I wish more people in the North identified themselves as Northern Irish as opposed to the ridiculous British or Irish titles

[Rossfan]

Because "British" and "Irish" are the only Nationalities available.
If the 6 Cos wants to become an Independent State of course then yyou'll be grand......

[general_lee]

I'm a Biffo for Jaysus sake. I wear it as a badge of honour. But maybe that's because I'm Big and Ignorant

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