"CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!"
#IMAGETRIGHTONIT
Posted on 07/24/2014 4:01:33 AM PDT by PotatoHeadMick
The business community in an Irish village has hit back at a cafe owner who has refused to serve "loud Americans".
Peter Fitzgerald of Waterville, County Kerry, annoyed villagers when he posted a notice in his cafe banning coach parties and loud Americans.
The story went viral on social media and was picked up by dozens of newspapers around the world.
The village, however, has assured all, loud or not, of a warm welcome.
Business people and residents took to the streets on Tuesday to send out a strong message to visitors.
Albert Walsh, chairman of Waterville Business Association, said: "What we want to do is reflect the real attitude to America.
"There is a loud welcome in Waterville for all loud American visitors and friends.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Yep, nothing like a “drunken Irishmen” to get things riled up.
As one that is 72, I find it difficult to prevent the wisdom that continuously just bubbles up from being conveyed
Self ping to hear the rest of Dave’s story...should he care to share it (which I hope he does too)
“I SAID, ‘DO YOU HAVE ANY PO-TAY-TOES!!!!’”
Really?
Can refuse service for anyone?- that’s a laugh!
Homo’s kissing at the bar?
Lesbo’s- doing the same thing?
black wannabe rappers- with wife beater shirts/pants pulled down to reveal the color of under ware?
In America- try tossing these people out-you will lose
your business to the lawsuits filed by the feds.
(there is currently a bar in mineeesooota that is being
called out as racist for trying to ban certain “thugs”-gang colors)
The city is looking if it can force them to take down
the sign- and others are looking to challenge and sue.
Apparently, Ireland is still somewhat a free country.
The USA is not.
I am always appalled by the behavior of people in public places.
Going to a café, etc. why should I have to hear EVERY word that is spoken at the next table, booth or from the table all the way across the place?
Americans need to learn how to conduct themselves in public... especially women, who are more coarse and unrefined all the time.
Working in the south, from ny, I was told I had a talent for telling people off without really letting them know that’s what I was doing. It wasn’t conscious, just normal...a polite amber of protecting coworkers and maintaining efficiency
I guess that’s Irish. Hmm
Correction: GOOBERMINTS ban smoking. If an owner wanted to do so, like dress restrictions, that's fine with me. When the goobermint does so it's based on propaganda and junk science.
It's something that does not belong in a "free country".
"CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!"
#IMAGETRIGHTONIT
I’ve been wanting to visit Ireland, however, I’m the least loud American that I know.
“Speak softly and carry a big stick”, “A soft answer turneth away wrath” etc.
Not a lot to it. We went into the “Fishermens’ Pub” and it was literally for the village’s fishermen. Everyone was talking Irish (Gaelic) and the bartender was in no hurry to wait on us.
A couple of younger fellows did befriend us and we chatted while we had one drink. I went to the men’s room and had a hard time getting down the corridor to it because I didn’t know how to say “excuse me, pardon me, get the #$@ out of my way” in Irish.
We finished our drink and got out to more friendly places in town. There was a definite “you don’t belong here” vibe.
"QUIET! SHUDDUP! QUIET!! I HATE NOISE!! I CAN'T STANDS NOISE!! WHAT THE MATTA? YOU DEEF OR SOMETHIN'??"
“bartender was in no hurry to wait on us/There was a definite “you don’t belong here” vibe.
Hmm, you sure you weren’t in France?
I heard Germans were pretty loud, and I can’t say I have much experience in that regard. I also don’t know much about the Chinese. However, Americans do seem to stand out in my travels. If I’m in a local community and I hear a loud and boisterous group, it tends to be Americans.
Perhaps we’ve been to different places :) But here in Poland the noisiest are the English — drunk mostly in Kraków.
it’s the accent ya fooghghink koounth. Though strangely enough, the Irish accent only soounds nice to us English speakers (and probably to Germanic and Italic speakers as well), but to Slavic speakers and Indic speakers it sounds bad, like the Scottish accent
This entire thread is about subjective generalizations. I agree with letting people run their own businesses however they want, regardless of whether Americans are noisy or not.
In America, on the other hand, it seems we give up all constitutional rights the instant we open a business. That is wrong. Government must not discriminate against or show favor for anyone.
This madness we have today where special interests constantly battle to carve out special rights is a major part of what is wrong with the country. There’s no end to it UNLESS we return to the ideals enshrined in the US Constitution.
I once mentioned to an Australian lass that her accent was wonderful. She looked shocked and said it was we Americans that had beautiful accents! I’m pretty sure I don’t have an accent...at least none I’ve heard.
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