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Joey [Visitor] in response to: Are Catholics Funnier Than Protestants?

Joey [Visitor] — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 18:34:00 +0000

Now, since I fall into the demographic of a culchie prod who went to QUB 20 years ago (how long), i feel qualified to comment.
In my day, culchie prods didn't go to places like the Empire and usually studied most of the week before heading
back up the M1 every Friday night to help with the cattle.
Did somebody say proddie work ethic?

eranu [Visitor] in response to: Are Catholics Funnier Than Protestants?

eranu [Visitor] — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:20:00 +0000

"Now as you know there is a majority of nationalist students in QUB/UUJ, most of home live near botanic. Students are generally the most likelt to be "socialising" during the week. There are, of course, also many many Unionist students attending the two insititutions. However given the spread of Unionist throughout the north (i.e. that Unionists are more concentrated in Antrim, North Down and general hinterland of belfast) this means that a higher percentage of Unionist students rather than Natiuonalist students tend to live at home. Students living at home tend to socialise more like a "normal person" i.e. predominately at weekends, rather than during the week."

id agree with PS here. the local students live at home and the culchies live in the city student areas. but i think just catholic and protestant would be better terms to use as i doubt all 18-21 year olds give a toss about politics..
also, when i was at jordanstown i remember the culchies being quite loud compared to us from the general belfast area. i think this is partly due to a more rough and ready upbringing in the country versus urban society being more socially sophisticated. eg. culchies often find loud farts and burps very amusing, where as urban students would have left that behind in primary school also i think the culchies are all chuffed with themselves moving to the big smoke. their clothes / fashion sense might be 10 years out of date and they might say 'bay' after every sentense but they still like to be loud so that people in the city know they are from the country and not intiminated by the fancy city folk

beano [Member] in response to: Are Catholics Funnier Than Protestants?

beano [Member] — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:30:18 +0000

LOL the empire is undoubtedly side-splittingly funny most of the time, and I'm not criticising the nights themselves, just curious as to the cause of this apparent anomoly.

I won't even start on the whole in the wall gang except to say they illustrate perfectly how poor comedians can often succeed by appealing to the lowest common denominator.

Jo [Visitor] in response to: Are Catholics Funnier Than Protestants?

Jo [Visitor] — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:19:14 +0000

Undoutedly the trashiest *comedy* is yet most popular series: from the Hole in the Wall gang (oh my poor sides).

What a shower of Godawful unfunny selfpraising arseholes they are, surely whatever the Empire had/has to offer, Prod or Taig has GOT to be more entertaining thatn that shower.

Paul [Visitor] in response to: Are Catholics Funnier Than Protestants?

Paul [Visitor] — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:05:52 +0000

El Matador

You've taken my comment out of context.
I did go onto say (or at least imply) that in both cases the younger generation do not carry any responsibility for crimes carried out in their name.

The difference which I wanted to highlight is that amongst Protestant mc there is still a residual guilt complex- I believe this is unjustified.

El Matador @ ElBlogador.com [Visitor] in response to: Are Catholics Funnier Than Protestants?

El Matador @ ElBlogador.com [Visitor] — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 21:54:48 +0000

Paul-

"A similar complex doesn't seem to exist amongst younger nationalists/republicans for the attrocities carried out on their behalf by the IRA during the period of the Troubles."

That's a sweeping statement which I personally take issue with. I am a 'younger nationalist' so to speak, and I think you'll find that this doesn't prevent from condemning IRA activity and killings. They did not do it on my behalf, nor on the behalf of most nationalists, hence the fact that Sinn FÃ©in got miniscule votes during the Troubles. The IRA killed more Catholics than any other organisation, so they're certainly no friend of our's.

Don't presume to think that just because SF do well now, that means they get a retrospective carte-blanche for all IRA atrocities in the past. I happen to oppose SF politically, but I know those who support them do not do so because they support the IRA- on the contrary, most do it to show they support SF's political course.

PS [Visitor] in response to: Are Catholics Funnier Than Protestants?

PS [Visitor] — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:03:58 +0000

This is being read into way too deeply. The Empire during the week is a student haunt. Now as you know there is a majority of nationalist students in QUB/UUJ, most of home live near botanic. Students are generally the most likelt to be "socialising" during the week. There are, of course, also many many Unionist students attending the two insititutions. However given the spread of Unionist throughout the north (i.e. that Unionists are more concentrated in Antrim, North Down and general hinterland of belfast) this means that a higher percentage of Unionist students rather than Natiuonalist students tend to live at home. Students living at home tend to socialise more like a "normal person" i.e. predominately at weekends, rather than during the week.

I think its a combination of these factors, rather than any other deeper reason. or at least that's the impression I get.

I agree that there's a general unease about talking about poltiics to strangers. I'm about as political a person as you're likely to find but I still wouldn't tend to bring the topic up, espicially amongst strangers. But i think its just a gnereal politeness in ways. There's would be nothing worse than to end up in a conversation about who did x,y or z 20 or 30 years ago with somebody you barely know.

David Vance [Visitor] in response to: Are Catholics Funnier Than Protestants?

David Vance [Visitor] — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 03:19:25 +0000

I also share Paul's analysis. It's sad, isn't it, as humour should be uniting.

beano [Member] in response to: Are Catholics Funnier Than Protestants?

beano [Member] — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:27:59 +0000

Paul that's the impression I get too.

Obviously the location of the Empire and the demographics of student population are a factor, but given the central location and the fact that the demographics are only (I think) about 60-40, I don't think either or both can account for the phenomenon on their own.

For my part I think I've developed the idea that it's "bad form" to talk about which side you're on in case it raises awkward questions, not to mention the general unease people have discussing politics with strangers. Perhaps such feelings aren't as common among the Catholic population? (Just raising a theory looking for insight here..)

PS [Visitor] in response to: Are Catholics Funnier Than Protestants?

PS [Visitor] — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:02:59 +0000

So, are these happenings a complete irrelevance due to some obscure factor (like the proximity of the Empire to the Holylands? or the number of Protestants who head to the mainland for uni?) or is it the sign of a deeper guilt/inner shame or even fear where they feel that they are unable to be proud of or even admit who they are?

A complete irrelevance due to the proximity of Botanic Avenue to the Holylands is my guess.