Distinguishing Fenians from Prods

Donagh · April 25, 2008, 11:23:22 AM

The 'Strange Eating Habits' thread reminded me of a 'diversity in the workplace' project I worked on a while back. Part of it entailed challenging prejudice and listed some of the ways in which different parts of the community identified each other.

Some of my favorite characteristics were:

Toasting the bread on one side (Fenians like it on one side)
Pole vaulting (apparently the Prod schools didn't do vaulting)
Haitch / Aitch
Length of hair (Proddy girls always had it short)
Looking for the (RTE) aerial on the roof
Evenings out (Sat / Sun)
Beer - Harp or Tennents
Fish on a Friday

Any others?

bingobus · April 25, 2008, 11:32:12 AM

Was working in Dennys in Portadown on a Audit about 6/7 years back. 3 of us up from Dublin and we all knew about the situation in Portadown and the divide.

First day, met the financial controller, A gaa head from Dungannon . He told us where the canteen was but when we were up in it to be careful as it was split in two sections, "if you know what I mean". We took this on board and then avoided the canteen till lunch, despite him asking us a few times if we had been up.

At lunch we went up and it was split alright. Every table was taken except, about 4 round tables down in corner with 1/2 sitting at each table. Uneasily we got lunch, went to these tables, scoffed the lunch and back to "safety" of office. One of the girls from Wicklow was particulary unsettled.

As soon as we were back, the FC rushed in and asked us if we notcied the split. Of course we did, then he broke up laughing and those us, we had found the non-smoking section of the canteen, while the rest was smoking. He thought it was as funny as fcuk.

Had to agree.

Really enjoyed working there for the few weeks.

thewingedlady · April 25, 2008, 11:54:44 AM

The prods are awful ones for the hymn singing in church whereas the catholics aren't that mad into it.

Feckitt · April 25, 2008, 11:55:38 AM

The tan!!!

ziggysego · April 25, 2008, 12:06:53 PM

Confessions. Have they nothing to get off their chests, or are us Fenians just sin riddled lay abouts?

nifan · April 25, 2008, 12:08:31 PM

apparently us prods are into "traybakes" when we have visitors

when spelling using "AH" for a is a catholic thing

The Subbie · April 25, 2008, 12:21:56 PM

In my younger days if you pulled a lassie and you dropped the hand and got it slapped away she was a cathaholic, if you dropped the hand and she let you stay she was a prod, crude but true, them collegiate girls were a lot more ........shall we say co-operative than thier convent counterparts!!!

thewingedlady · April 25, 2008, 12:30:42 PM

Quote from: The Subbie on April 25, 2008, 12:21:56 PM
In my younger days if you pulled a lassie and you dropped the hand and got it slapped away she was a cathaholic, if you dropped the hand and she let you stay she was a prod, crude but true, them collegiate girls were a lot more ........shall we say co-operative than thier convent counterparts!!!

A cathaholic? Someone who was addicted to catholics?

Maximus Marillius · April 25, 2008, 12:33:02 PM

Quote from: The Subbie on April 25, 2008, 12:21:56 PM
In my younger days if you pulled a lassie and you dropped the hand and got it slapped away she was a cathaholic, if you dropped the hand and she let you stay she was a prod, crude but true, them collegiate girls were a lot more ........shall we say co-operative than thier convent counterparts!!!

ye haaaa

found that myself

eyes closer together?

gawa316 · April 25, 2008, 12:38:37 PM

Quote from: The Subbie on April 25, 2008, 12:21:56 PM
In my younger days if you pulled a lassie and you dropped the hand and got it slapped away she was a cathaholic, if you dropped the hand and she let you stay she was a prod, crude but true, them collegiate girls were a lot more ........shall we say co-operative than thier convent counterparts!!!

I always thought it was the other way about. Took me ages to get into any of the collegiate girls but the convent and st. frannies were fair game

Square Ball · April 25, 2008, 12:42:39 PM

MM was going to mention that one myself.

Fenians eat their babies

Hank Everlast · April 25, 2008, 12:49:10 PM

catholic lads always had the short back and sides whereas the prods usually had more uumfph to the hair do's!

ziggysego · April 25, 2008, 12:51:14 PM

I remember hearing as a child in the playgrounds and some 'adults', prods don't smile.

Yes I Would · April 25, 2008, 01:15:37 PM

Can be tight with money as well!!

The Subbie · April 25, 2008, 01:18:50 PM

In the old days the prods got a bus to school whilst the taigs had to walk