Top ten things I didn't like about Ireland during my first trip

Oh come on! Lack of road signs is part of the heritage and charm. :)

Maureen Hawkins: You sound like a real Little Oirelander. Have you never traveled outside of Ireland?

Asarlai - I remember this article and I think I was one of the commenters back in the day as well. LOL. They are definitely re-hashing an old story. Must have been a slow day....

You see one reason why I like holidaying in Cuba is there's fewer Americans there to complain about everything.

"Published Thursday, June 6, 2013, 8:22 AM." Comments from 2011 on an article published on June 6, 2013 - Irish Central doing time travel? I also posted the above comment yesterday and IC took it down. I want to see how long this version will remain.

skydiver: Your description of Ireland - at least the independent part of that country - is far more accurate than that of Simon. In most, if not all parts, of the Irish state the vast majority of the people, especially those over 40, are still very largely Irish but many have a tendency to shed their Irishness for Europeanism, which they perceive to be vastly superior. The few who still tolerate teanga na nGael continue to dwindle rapidly as high ranking politicians and clergy encourage that trend.

2. What do you want, the movie set from The Quiet Man? Americans used to have the some complaints about Irish accents in the States. Do you want Irish businesses to put up signs saying, "No Immigrants Need Apply" to satisfy your fantasies? 3 & 5. Why don't you ask? 8. Flights are at night so people can sleep on board & wake up on Irish time. It minimizes jetlag. Most people who travel frequently take a sleeping pill when the plane takes off. 9. So it's not the Irish who are lushes!

Go to Ireland and be fleeced

Another Golden Oldie from Irish Central. I think I was in high school when IC first published this. Still, it's not the worst remake I've seen.

I agree with him I had said the same thing a long time ago. I think the Irish left for a better life and they are educated so they have better places. More company are moving to Ireland

Deburca and abhainn how about the ugly Irish not welcome in many places in Australia, California and many other places. Take the points made and use them to be better. The last I heard tourism is 12 to 15% of GDP and ergo keeps a lot of ungrateful Irish employed.

How embarrassing... an article written by the proverbial 'Ugly American".

* No refills on my coffee - Americans are infamously served excessive portions in the US and expect the rest of the world to make the same error. * Foreign accents in hotels - Get out of your hotel and see the place. * Public transport - Learn how to use it. I had to do the same in the US. When I tried to get change from a bus driver in Miami, he said, "You ain't from around here, are you?" * Price of petrol - The United States doesn't pay the same price for petrol as other countries do. Join the real world. * Could never figure out how to turn off and on lights - It seems you're not ashamed to admit you can't operate a light switch. They go up and down like American ones, but in reverse. When the switch is down, it is on, and vice versa. It's like the roads - they are mirror images of US roads. Simple. * Narrow roads in the countryside - The roads are wide enough for the Irish, and are easy to navigate unless you try tear-assing through them. Country roads in most of the world are narrower than in the US. * Mixed drinks too tiny says wife - Whatever about soft drinks, Irish measures of liquor are twice the size of American measures. America gives excessive food portion sizes and is mean with the booze. * Overnight flights only to get there - Huh? Get your travel agent to fly you at a different time. Simple. I just checked online and you can fly all day. You should certainly complain very loudly about snotty Irish service, if you run into any. Speak to the manager in a loud voice. Be an ugly American if the service is bad. It usually isn't, but don't take any crap. I don't take any when I'm in US, either. Some Americans are poor travellers who can't adjust to the wider world. Stop whining and just enjoy the differences. You don't want a monochromatic experience that mimics what you've come from, do you?

The problem with this report is that he stayed in the tourist areas. That is where all of the immigrants are due to the businesses and where the money is. If Ireland could send them back to where they came from then the Irish jobless rate would drop by a long shot!!! If you go to the towns outside the big city then you would be in the TRUE Irish community and people are so much nicer. But dont act like an idiot and embarass yourself or your country... DONT EVER TALK ABOUT POLITICS OR RELIGION!!!!! HAHAHA!!! YOU WILL UNDERSTAND IF IF YOU DO!!!!! HAHAHA!!! But all in all... Ireland is the best country in Europe!!!! I have visited 68 countries so far and it is definetly the best!!! My gf lives in Cork and I go as much as I can.... I hope evryone enjoys ERIE as much as I always have.... Mo Éirinn go hálainn!

I agree with the bad service and cant be bothered attitude in bars and restaurants. Being Irish and now living away its hard to imagine why prices are so high! However its still a lovely place to be especially in clare or west cork!