Why do all the other counties hate the Dubs?

Question

ON All Ireland Day, when the Dubs are playing, the rest of the country is alive with its fever of 'defeat dublin'. I'm bored with it now - since I know it is a reality, I'm more than bored, I'm concerned. Where does this animosity come from/

Answer 1

Nothing major against Dubs only the accent, and the fact that they think that bright white "trainers" and track suits are fashion statements when the only statement that makes is a bad one.

As I said, nothing major

Answer 2

An interesting question.Originally, when the British came to Ireland, they built a 'pale' around Dublin to keep the Irish out and to protect themselves.  ('Born outside the pale' and 'palefaces' is where the words come from).   In any event, Dubliners were always known to be very loyal to the Crown.   In fact, as the Easter Uprising in 1916 was taking place, the 'rebels' were jeered by the Dubliners and treated with disdain.  It was only when the British shot the leaders, that the tide turned.

Present times, Dublin is where the big money is and yes, they do think that they are superior.  Some of the best education can be found in Dublin and it is the seat of Government.   Dubliners have always taken the mickey out of the 'culchies' - the country people.  It is a strange fact, but the border between counties is a bit hit and miss.  The road where I lived in Bray - the first fifteen houses were in County Dublin, whilst the remainder were in County Wicklow.

Finally, within Dublin itself, there is a class distinction between Northsiders and Southsiders.   With regards to Gaelic Football, is it not a fact that they are the best....................

Answer 3

i think its the same thing that you see in other countries too, where the people from the major cities think they're superior to those in the 'countyside'.  Dubliners have always had the reputation of taking the mick out of people outside of the pale, implying that the 'culchies' were all inbreds, with no idea of what's going on in the 'real world' of Dublin city. So then it comes to everyone around the country who has felt this to join together and 'hate' Dubliners, like everyone has suffered something so terrible at their hands. It's silly really, but I don't think anyone takes it seriously, apart from in great competition when it comes to sport. My Dublin relatives love if they beat Meath, and we gloat for a year if we beat them. I'm not even interested in sport.

Answer 4

Ask Paddy

He always has the answer

Answer 5

There is a certain type of Dub who suffers from a superiority complex. And like the population of most capital cities, they tend to think that the tail should wag the dog. Take a Dub out of the city and leave them far away for a few years and they usually turn out ok. Nicest of all is a Dub relocated to what he considers a superior culture (although he wouldn't admit it out loud).

Answer 6

I'd say it's resentment stemming from the Dublin-centrism of all media in Ireland.   Most radio and television programmes are centred around Dublin.  Any institution with the word "national" in its title is situated in Dublin (the National Library, the National Museum, the national children's hospital, etc). One gets the impression that Dublin is the only major city in Ireland, and that everyone else lives "down the country".

Answer 7

Its just because al the culcies dont get a day out in the BIG SMOKE!! The dubs arent as insterested in GAA as much as a culcies

Answer 8

Do you honestly think that Dubliners care if the culchies hate them???

Every Dub knows that the culchies all live on farms, speak with a funny accent and don't know anything. They all have red necks because their Mum's slap them on the back of the neck and say "go up to Dublin and get a job".

Answer 9

I just love some of the answers so far, so funny..If you want to know whay the rest of the country hates Dubliners, it's because of a small minority of the population of Ireland situated in places like Foxrock,Templeogue, Rathgar,Blackrock etc etc etc, all have a superiority complex where the general consensus is that the more money you have the happier you are, this of course is rubbish...I live on the unfashionable northside and work mainly on the fashionable southside, where every single girl looks exactly the same.. so unless you have 20 pairs of ugg boots and abercrombie and fitch on everything you own, then you are a knacker ....so I understand why the other 31 counties don't like dubs very much because I don't like most of them myself...most of my friends are from the northside, and are more individual, better educated and more respectful to their peers than anyone else in the country. in the past, some areas in the country had very bad infrastructure, high unemployment, and to find work they had to come to Dublin to work, but towns and cities around Dublin are just as cosmopolitan and Trendy (if not more so) than Dublin, places like Galway, Westport, Cork, etc. so the culchies don't need to travel to Dublin to work anymore...and those who do work here usually resent the fact that they have to... but at the end of the day, we are all Irish, and when there is a match on, we all wear the same  colour, sing the same anthems, and that's what's important

Answer 10

To me,Dublin people are heroes who died for their country,Pearce,Connolly,Tom Clarke i salute you and all your comrades,remember 1916,Long live Ireland

Answer 11

America doesn't hate you