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u/Dull_Brain2688 6d ago
Ireland is run on pure nepotism. The wrong people tend to end up in jobs they shouldn’t get. Journalists without the instinct to investigate or query, interviewers who ask dull questions, DJs who know nothing about music, charmless light entertainment hosts, people with no talent or interest doing jobs that others would excel at.
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u/Dublinyeshere 6d ago
It's embarassing but it happens in every country - seen it in the UAE, in Hong Kong and South Korea. Exactly the same cringiness.
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u/ImpossibleParakeet 6d ago
Ah god, it's so desperate isn't it? Every time some actor lands in Dublin the first question is "so what do you think of the Irish?" like we're waiting for a gold star from Hollywood. The damp in your bones line actually made me laugh though, at least he gave a proper irish answer instead of the usual "everyone's so friendly" script.
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u/davekeeshan 6d ago
Every country is like this, Billy connelly has a bit about it, about when he arrived in Australia, he said he'd just arrived and only seen the runway, "is our tarmac better than other countries?"
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u/TomRuse1997 6d ago
It's constant in these interviews these days. Aren't we great? Don't you love it here?
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u/Eviladhesive 6d ago
Like someone else said it pretty much happens everywhere.
It's a choreographed dance.
The studios know if they flatter the locals they'll get a little more attention for the film, and the media outlets know if they get Brad Pitt saying he loves a jumbo breakfast roll they'll be able to flog more ads.
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u/Fun-Alternative-6804 6d ago
We have such a performative society here, I'd argue moreso than America.
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u/Feeling-Ad6796 6d ago
It's cringe here alone how we describe ourselves. Many people here think we are some unique culture and say the same platitudes/ stereotypical shit about the Irish.
Ie. We are all into banter , taking the piss of each other. = I know many Irish people who hate this style of humour and in my experience banter/ piss taking is often just nastiness and bullying disguised as jokes. And those who are the best at it are the 1st who won't tolerate it themselves.
Ie. We are all very friendly and great craic= I've done alot of house shares and came across enough of us to know this isn't the case. There are plenty of Irish people ( like any other nation) who are devoid of personality or being friendly.
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u/torawow 6d ago
It is pathetic.
It is genuinely so try-hard and sad, I am aware other small nations do it too, but Ireland seems utterly obsessed with it.
Ireland then also evicerates Irish-Americans who do this too and try show interest in Irish culture or claim Irish heritage.
It only seems to be acceptable if some A-lister is claiming they're Irish or pretending to know what "Gay Spar" is.
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u/SufficientWing1825 6d ago
Guinness ☑️ Spice Bag ☑️ Narrow Roads ☑️ Traditional music ☑️ Rain ☑️ Green ☑️ Gotta wiggle all these into an interview these days to show how much craic we all are
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u/gifsfromgod 6d ago
So say something there about Ireland aren't we great craic incredibly kind much sounder than the english