The Poppy

[pintsofguinness]

Anecdotal evidence points to more people wear the poppy in NI and for a longer period.
Is that disputed?

All depends whose anecdotes you're talking about. Certainly if it is someone like Lynchbhoy, who clearly feels he can discern a Poppy-wearer's motives without ever even having asked him/her, I wouldn't give it any credibility.

Myself, AZOffally and others have given relevant statistics to back our respective cases, you (and Lynchbhoy et alia) have given only "anecdotal evidence" [sic] to back yours.

Try harder.

Well I've said on here what my experiences are from living in England and have yet to get a explanation as to why there are far more poppies on display in the North than you would ever see here.  To clarify, again, I'm not talking about sales I'm talking about poppies being on display. 
Have you any suggestions why this is the case or is is simply down to the fact that quite a few in NI want to rub the other sides noses in it?

[magickingdom]

i take your points eg but my point is that we'd all be in a better place if we let go of all these war commemorations, the provos have about 10 of them a year as no doubt do loyalists do we really need them for 3 weeks every year out of official britian. i could probably tolerate one day of it but its getting as long as Christmas now ffs. in america its called Veterans DAY and as someone whose dad served in the US army i'm quite happy with one day..

Then again, Germans are as aware as anyone else that the Allies liberated them  from the Nazis, too (no thanks to the neutral Irish Free State, btw)

the only reason the fs was neutral was because of the british govs disregard for democracy in ireland

for what its worth the brits would be speaking german today if it wasnt for america 

"for what it's worth"? 
Seeing as it's neither witty, original or even relevant, that comment is like the rest of your post: worthless.

its witty, relevant and TRUE

[DennistheMenace]

I'm sure a few want to rub their noses in it but I'd also wager that the majority wear it for the 'proper reasons'.

Suspicion will never be lost in this country, that's for sure.

[pintsofguinness]

I'm sure a few want to rub their noses in it but I'd also wager that the majority wear it for the 'proper reasons'.

Suspicion will never be lost in this country, that's for sure.

So is it just a case that unionists in the six counties are more patriotic and appreciative than the English?

I dont buy that.

[Main Street]

Anecdotal evidence points to more people wear the poppy in NI and for a longer period.
Is that disputed?

All depends whose anecdotes you're talking about. Certainly if it is someone like Lynchbhoy, who clearly feels he can discern a Poppy-wearer's motives without ever even having asked him/her, I wouldn't give it any credibility.

Myself, AZOffally and others have given relevant statistics to back our respective cases, you (and Lynchbhoy et alia) have given only "anecdotal evidence" [sic] to back yours.

Try harder.

On the contrary I have not given anecdotal evidence on this matter,
Also I am pretty sure AZoffally stated clearly that he had no statistics on the wearing of the poppy, do you?

Have you offered evidence to counteract the claims that more people in NI wear the poppy and for longer than the rest of the people in the UK?
I have no way to compare.
Although I do recall being in England around this time I have no memory of the poppy wearing, one way or another

[AZOffaly]

Jaysus Lads. I'd forgive EG, but any fíor gael should know it's AZO-F-F-A-L-Y. 2 'F's 1 'L'. It's a county for Jaysus' sake

[red hander]

'In fact, unlike a (seemingly depressingly high) number of Irish people, modern Germany demonstrates a highly mature attitude towards former enemies, as the following episode from as recently as last week demonstrates'

Yeah, well maybe when our country is reunited too and the occupiers have left, then we can afford to be magnanimous to our enemy, you patronising p***k

[Main Street]

Co. Azoffaly 

[AZOffaly]

The Capitalisation should give you a clue.AZOffaly.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Arizona Offaly Cork 

[Olaf]

'
Yeah, well maybe when our country is reunited too and the occupiers have left, then we can afford to be magnanimous to our enemy, you patronising p***k

Who exactly  are these people?

[AZOffaly]

Arizona Offaly Cork 

Cork?

[Orior]

Dear Evil Genius,

Does Germany commemorate their dead from two world wars?

Kind regards

Orior

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

... Myself, AZOffally and others have given relevant statistics to back our respective cases, you (and Lynchbhoy et alia) have given only "anecdotal evidence" [sic] to back yours.

Try harder.

Tut tut, as well as mangling an Irish county name, you're also mangling your (German) queen's latin: Do you mean et al., or inter alia? 

[Gabriel_Hurl]

don't you live in Cork now?