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Phil D. Rolls
13-11-2010, 12:54 PM
How bad are things in Ireland if the government think handing out cheese is going to solve the country's problems?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/nov/05/ireland-recession-let-them-eat-cheese

I recently read Dara O'Briain's book "Tickling the English". It's a light hearted look at how the English behave, from a foreigner's perspective.

One of the bits of praise he had was that the English were much better prepared for the recession than the Irish. He said that in England, they had already started to tighten their belts at the start of 2009, whereas when he was in Dublin that summer people were still spending willy nilly.

Dara suggested that Britain as an industrial economy had long experience of dips in the economy. Ireland, which had never experienced a post industrial downturn - as they were entirely rural up till 20 years ago - just didn't know how to cope.

This seemed to be borne out by a young girl interviewed for Newsnight. "It's going to be tough", she said. We've already had it tough for a good while now, I'm curious to know how much worse things have to get before handing out free dairy products isn't considered a worrying development.

To me, any government that is handing out free cheese is in a bit of a mess. I don't know Ireland, and because of the "special" relationship between them and Scotland, it seems too sensitive an area to raise with Irish friends.

What does everyone else think? I know we have a few Eire based posters on here - what is the situation like there, and what does the future look like.

Jack
13-11-2010, 12:56 PM
Is it cheddar?

CropleyWasGod
13-11-2010, 12:57 PM
The Irish have been milking the EU for years.

One Day Soon
13-11-2010, 02:20 PM
Economic problems be Edamned. Anyway, where's (not very Red) Leicester when you need a right of centre take on the economy?

Phil D. Rolls
13-11-2010, 03:59 PM
Some of these reponses are full of holes.

IndieHibby
13-11-2010, 05:14 PM
The Irish economy, from what I have managed to pick up, is on shoogly Stiltons.

Phil D. Rolls
13-11-2010, 05:15 PM
The Irish economy, from what I have managed to pick up, is on shoogly Stiltons.

Cheeses - is nobody taking this seriously!!

lapsedhibee
13-11-2010, 06:03 PM
What does everyone else think? I know we have a few Eire based posters on here - what is the situation like there, and what does the future look like.

Hesitate to be so critical, but the Irish government's strategy here is, em, mental.

Phil D. Rolls
13-11-2010, 06:27 PM
I just hope they aren't crazy enough to bring Monterrey Jack into this.

Leicester Fan
13-11-2010, 08:17 PM
Economic problems be Edamned. Anyway, where's (not very Red) Leicester when you need a right of centre take on the economy?

Things like this need to be considered very caerphilly.

bighairyfaeleith
13-11-2010, 08:29 PM
This thread stinks!!!

Phil D. Rolls
13-11-2010, 08:45 PM
Although I had hoped there would be a discussion on a serious subject, the whole thing's starting to grate on me now.

CropleyWasGod
13-11-2010, 08:48 PM
Although I had hoped there would be a discussion on a serious subject, the whole thing's starting to grate on me now.

It's going to go right to the wire.

bighairyfaeleith
13-11-2010, 10:00 PM
It's going to go right to the wire.

It's not over till the fat cow has sung

CropleyWasGod
13-11-2010, 10:01 PM
It's not over till the fat cow has sung

Pull the udder one.

One Day Soon
14-11-2010, 12:24 AM
Things like this need to be considered very caerphilly.

That's exceptionally good. Especially on a thread that's attracting such a big Crowdie.

steakbake
14-11-2010, 12:52 AM
One thing is for sure is that things are going to brie tough. The irish economy is in a right pickle but this plan sounds just plain crackers.

One Day Soon
14-11-2010, 03:54 PM
One thing is for sure is that things are going to brie tough. The irish economy is in a right pickle but this plan sounds just plain crackers.

You're right. This plan of theirs really takes the biscuit. I wonder if the Irish TUC will get involved?

Phil D. Rolls
14-11-2010, 04:09 PM
I suppose it's unfair to make a joke about such a serious situation, when so many people are on the dolce latte.

Leicester Fan
14-11-2010, 05:06 PM
I suppose it's unfair to make a joke about such a serious situation, when so many people are on the dolce latte.

That's a rare-bit of satire.

One Day Soon
14-11-2010, 09:23 PM
That's a rare-bit of satire.

All this talk about the Irish and their financial woes makes me wonder if we can now start referring to them as fiscal cheese eating no-surrender monkeys?

discman
14-11-2010, 10:47 PM
All this talk about the Irish and their financial woes makes me wonder if we can now start referring to them as fiscal cheese eating no-surrender monkeys?

For goudas sake is no one taking this seriously : )

steakbake
14-11-2010, 11:08 PM
Sounds like that 50billion loan they're getting off the EU is a feta-complis. Hope they get to spread the repayments. Its good to know you can still always rely on your neigh-bours in a fiscal meltdown.

Hibbyradge
14-11-2010, 11:13 PM
Threads like these get my goat.

steakbake
15-11-2010, 02:38 AM
Threads like these get my goat.

If you don't like it, go find an udder one (as they might say in Dublin).

Phil D. Rolls
15-11-2010, 05:04 PM
If you don't like it, go find an udder one (as they might say in Dublin).

Looks like we already have: http://www.hibs.net/showthread.php?197443-Quantitative-Cheesing&p=2637033&viewfull=1#post2637033 :greengrin

One Day Soon
15-11-2010, 06:13 PM
Looks like we already have: http://www.hibs.net/showthread.php?197443-Quantitative-Cheesing&p=2637033&viewfull=1#post2637033 :greengrin

That takes the biscuit. But these financial problems do tend to recur Fromage to age.

BroxburnHibee
15-11-2010, 06:40 PM
Moved - some off you obviously miss the cheeseboard. :greengrin

steakbake
15-11-2010, 09:25 PM
Moved? This is an outrage. Clearly its one roule for some posters and another for everyone else.

Mixu62
16-11-2010, 12:13 AM
If you don't like it, go find an udder one (as they might say in Dublin).

Someone beat you to that one. Or are we going to keep churning up the same puns till the cows come home?

HibeeB
16-11-2010, 12:24 PM
Dairy me, this is grim.


Well at least the Irish are trying to hang on to their decency.


The Danish blue it ages ago.

One Day Soon
16-11-2010, 01:14 PM
Moved? This is an outrage. Clearly its one roule for some posters and another for everyone else.

Leerdammer it you're right. This is an outrage. Whey was it moved?

Phil D. Rolls
16-11-2010, 05:48 PM
At least we know now whether the admins are (wo)men or mice. Squeak!!!!