Travelling

Bitored wrote: LHurlz wrote: heighway2heaven wrote: LHurlz wrote: heighway2heaven wrote: Have hostelled on 4 continents and I have never met any nationality with even an ounce of the arrogance of Israelis.  It really doesn't take much contemplation to figure out why they've such a massive and unashamed superiority complex. The S. Africans have a touch of it too and it's a hangover from their Apartheid era. By the same token though, they didn't believe they were god's chosen people. Chosen does not mean superior.  If you said that to an Israeli they'd probably take offence at what you're implying.  Not to mention nearly half of them being secular anyway What am I implying?  Implying that Jews/Israelis believe they are chosen/superior to everyone else. Ah i wouldnt read too much into the "choosen people" stuff. If you talk to your average Irish Catholic they are convinced what they are following is bang on the money. The Jews, The Budhists etc are away with the faries. Its the same for the vast majority of religions. Simply put they cant accept that the other guys could be right or that they all could be wrong. They refuse to pull at that thread.   Also, the thread is racist. Its clearly racist to say "I`ve never met a worse crowd than the Israelis" or im not racist but i meet a Southa African prick and he started on this other black lad so clearly all South Africans are pricks!

Was in Copenhagen last weekend had a great time altogether would definietly recommend....met two guys from pittsburgh in the hostel Friday night and things just escalated from there  one of the guys brothers is a former NHL player and currently playing Champions League hockey in Sweden felt like celebrities whichever club we went into, he was idolised , the lad was the best wingman ever...and as for the Danish and Norwegian birds we met

Shedite wrote: bannerboy95 wrote: Was in Copenhagen last weekend had a great time altogether would definietly recommend....met two guys from pittsburgh in the hostel Friday night and things just escalated from there   Can't beat a holiday romance

MC Hammered wrote: My rule of thumb when encountering Israelis abroad was if they were in groups then avoid them at all costs. Some of the ones traveling by themselves or in ones and twos were grand. I met a few really cool Israelis also. Having said that, they have the worst knobhead to sound ratio of any nationality I've come across.  My pal owns a few large hostels in South America and he won't accommodate them. His experience is that they won't pay what they owe and will cause grief. Given that they tend to travel in large numbers and are straight out of the army in a lot of cases then it's going to be difficult to recoup what you're owed.

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Gary McKay wrote: MC Hammered wrote: My rule of thumb when encountering Israelis abroad  Mine is to wear my Germany away shirt (the black one) and start singing the Panzer song from Battle of the Bulge.

Bob Hoskins wrote: MC Hammered wrote: Gary McKay wrote: MC Hammered wrote: My rule of thumb when encountering Israelis abroad  Mine is to wear my Germany away shirt (the black one) and start singing the Panzer song from Battle of the Bulge.     Horses for courses but I would suggest that your response is not best fitted for certain classes of encounters. https://www.instagram.com/hotisraeliarmygirls/?hl=en Funny how quickly Free Palestine would become f**k Palenstine

Nothing like a dose of the horn to tear core principles to shreds

Anyone travel down to the Waterford greenway ? I said to myself I'd try to get away the bank holidays with the aul chap as much as I can . Any info or tips appreciated , he is mad into the cycling and thought this would be a good spin

Whelo79 wrote: It's only just opened. I'm doing it next weekend with a couple of friends. I'll report back. There's lots of videos online and it looks class.

I've booked the hotel and all that craic . Seems like it will be well used . I was talking to someone today and they know a man who has a pub somewhere along the route and they only opened a couple of times a year for the sake of holding onto the license but now they are onto a good thing with this new cycle way . Let me know how you get on and any little spots to stop of to rehydrate. Oh Treacy's have a good triple room for €120 a night . Good location with pool facilities if your staying over .

Be careful around Stradbally lads,lotta strange folk there