Nemesis ([email protected])
Mon, 18 Jan 1999 13:04:59 +0000
Patty? A few replies...
>You ask 100 high school kids to associate something with Dublin and you
think >they'd say U2 -- or you think they'd say Trinity College? Let me
tell you
>that I'd be surprised if 5/100 of them would even know where
>��Trinity College�� was."
Id just like to add to that that probably a similar amount wouldnt even
know where Ireland was... (Somehow it seems a lot of people still think
Ireland is part of the UK, which it's not). It's all a matter of interest
really. Also, I think there may perhaps be a difference between your
average European person and your average American person. Its natural for
someone a 3000 miles away from a country to not know much about it. Ask me
where Kansas is and the most intelligent reply you'd get from me would be
"Isnt that where Dorothy was from?". Anyhow, I see your point though, to
people on such a geographical distance away U2 will probably be one of the
only things they will ever relate to Ireland. That and the "roots" thing
("Im Irish! coz the cousin of my grandfather was"), and probably the
Guinness (and the Guinness for America isnt actually brewed in America, I
dont think). You'd be amazed at the amount of people who want to be/think
themself Irish. Why? I have my theories, but they dont include U2 in any
sort of way, I personally blame it on the "underdog" position the Irish
have always had. The abuse, the surpressing, the freedom fighting. Read
soc.culture.irish sometime, its quite amusing.
Also, Id say if you asked 100 aforementioned high school kids who U2 is,
they'll probably reply with "Arent they dead?"
To a U2 fan it might seem U2 could be the only possible and only known
"export" in Ireland, but to a lot of people, it is not. I personally think
the biggest stack of tourists are Americans looking for their "roots"
followed shortly by language students. If you lived here, and walked up and
down Grafton Street on a saturday in summer, you'd probably agree. Count
the U2 shirts. Count the spotty tanned Spanish speaking 16 yr olds and draw
your conclusions.
There's a lot more to say on this, but to be honest, its getting dreadfully
boring... NEXT....
Stephen:
>Oh, thank heavens!! I thought I was the only one who felt this!! the
>best fun is to give them wrong directions. I remember many years
>ago working in the NI Tourist Board as a student, having to deal
>with copious American tourists to Belfast. ye gods, was that not
>fun!
No, youre not the only one who feels like that, and Ive only been living in
Dublin for a year and a few months, mind you (and no folks, sorry to
disappoint you, Im neither American, nor am I going to change my own
passport for an Irish one... mine has a nice colour, yadda yadda). Stephen,
I think you shouldve been fired over the Boston woman thing, so there.
"Pierluigi Marchetti":
>U2 will be the main attraction at the usual summer musical happening that is
>kept in the great green area around to the Slane Castle, in Ireland.
They say that every year.
Mullog:
Im not a prat. Luckily Bono has got a lot more sense of humour than you
credit him with, and takes it a lot better than you. Yes, I misquoted
Gavin, does it matter? I may add I have been out at that studio before and
have had similar slagging matches, and hey, Bono still comes out to say hi
to his fans, even to me, though with his tremendous memory, he should have
stamped me as "prat" and should just have ran for the door, gawd, perhaps
next time I should wear a name tag and just push a record into his face for
him to sign? Or ask him could I have his glasses...
Gawd, isnt he great? I think he's divine, really... I mean, Im serious.
Mullog, do you think I should go over to the studio again tomorrow to
apoligise for my "outrageous" behaviour?
Oh, and btw, Im not a lying two tongued sadist either. So there (and trust
me I could get really obnoxious and all that, but *yawn* you bore me, must
be the attitude, *ROAR*)
Nico:
Thanks for sticking up for me, buy ya a pint next time youre over ;-)
Robbie:
Same.
Patricia:
>I wanted to go to Dublin long before I discovered U2. Some of the
>things that I associate with Dublin are Ireland, James Joyce, the Temple
>bar district, DART, Guinness, Bailey's, etc..
You want to go to Dublin for the *DART*? Oh wait, misread that you
*associate* Dublin with the DART, well, thats alright... Talking of the
DART, a while back me and Conor were waiting for the Dart, and he mentions
this thing Edge was , in some documentary about Dublin or something...
anyways, I cant remember correctly, point being, here was Edge, going on
about how great the DART is etc etc.... Bet he has never used the Dart in
his *life*
Just for people going to Dublin at some stage... The DART trip Southward is
definitely worth it. The train goes right out along the seafront, gives you
the most stunning few of Killiney Bay, (the 6.2 million pound one) and goes
right past Bono's house (if youre into that kinda thing).
'Nuff already.
~E
And I want to be free
Don't you want to be free
~Bowie~
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