Why are the majority of all Dubliners so chauvinistic?

Question

I really don't mean to offend any Dubliners, but it is the truth!

Dubliners- People from Dublin, NOT the band.
Sorry- Should have elaborated!

First woman to answer: Basically what you're telling me is that Dubliners are so chauvinistic to other counties because of their Religion and Culture... Eh, all counties in Ireland pretty much have the same religion and culture.

Rockahulababy: I respect the fact that you think I made a sweeping statement. But I did say the majority of Dubs.
What Im referring to is the fact the majority of dubs call all people outside of Dublin "Culchies" and look down on them. If that isnt chauvinisim I dont know what is...

Cozy- I'm from Sligo and what brought me to this conclusion is the fact that I have known MANY MANY Dubs and all of them looked down upon people from other counties and reffered to them as "Culchies".

Me!: Lmao! Very Good! :D

Claire!!!: PMSFL!!!!!!!

Boomedly: Thank you for proving my point and saying the country is full of culchies. And your "Nickname" for being from North Dublin was made up BY hte Dubs!! THAT JUST PROVES MY POINT MORE!!

Ok, Almost all of the answers were brilliant and I'm glad to see nobody was offended. And I must say... The people from Dublin who ansered- You have slightly changed my mind about Dubs!
And as many of you said- We're all Irish and we should all be proud of that- No matter what county we're from!

Answer 1

well, dublin is the pretty close to Britain, so i guess the caught it off them, at least dubliners aren't as chauvinistic as the brits yet....

Answer 2

I am from Dublin and I am not offended by your thought. I never would have thought many dubliners being chauvinistic though. I don't think calling people from the country "culchies" is anything about looking down at them. It is more of a nick name meaning nothing at all the same way Dubliners are called "Jackeens". I rarely use the expression myself but when I do I certainly don't mean anything derogatory by it. Maybe some people do. I lived in the west for a few months and the people in the village were nice but the people in my workplace were horrible to me and to anyone else who didn't come from their area. There definitely is a problem somewhere. I would have thought Dublin people more out for themselves as they have been so affected by the economy boost and they really act like wanting everything for themselves now. I am certainly not attached to dublin or to Ireland. Living here at the moment is important because of family. People are certainly not as friendly as they used to be here. It's a real pity.

Answer 3

Hello Ulterior,
Back in the late 1950s, there was a singer who was known as the King of Skiffle Music, (a kind of rockabilly rhythm) who had a record on the market, his Name was Lonnie Donegan, Irish by birth, and international by reputation, I knew him for a short time, I am a Keyboards Player, and the record I mentioned was entitled "Nobody Loves Like an Irishman", Now this song was not all that chauvinistic in its content, but it was when you consider its title, and maybe a few of the lyrics too.
Now , a lot of Dubliners at the time took this song to heart and I feel it has moved on from generation to generation since, and with all the male attitudes towards women the way the male is nowadays, hear the song, understand my intonations.
There is a way, to beat all this modern Chauvinism, and it's simple to apply the treatmant, this chauvinism is an attitude and attitudes can be easily overome and defeated, and the treatment is as follows, just tell your man that you do love him, but with the chauvinistic attitude that is in him, you are denying him all access to your love until he drops the chauvinism, and Hey~Presto! He is cured, and he is all in love with you again.....After all, nobody loves like an Irishman, right? So resist his attitude, and enjoy the cure.. have fun!....'Bye..... Tony M.........

Answer 4

Well what about the Dubs being called "Jackeens" and "West Brits" by the country people? Anyway, I thought all that namecalling was in good fun. Maybe you are taking it too seriously. Anyway, I've never met a culchie that wasn't well able to stand up for himself and whip out the old "Northside Knacker" if need be. ( : People need to lighten up, we are all Irish after all!

Answer 5

Cmere till I tell you........I am from north Dublin, and they call me a red neck jackeen!! See they name tag their own too. Just look on it as a apart of belonging to the community.
Anyway there is nothing wrong with being a culchie, the country is full of them!

Answer 6

I suppose because a minority of people from the country have some sort of chip on their shoulder about not being from Dublin and so perceive Dubliners as looking down on them, or being chauvinistic, when in fact they are not.

Be proud, be open, say 'I'm from Sligo and I'm not going to hide it any more!!'.

Answer 7

I think there is good hearted banter between country and city people in ALL countries, not just Ireland. You'd want to go to Cork and hear what they say about the Dubs! When we're abroad there is no 'Jackeen' or 'Culchie', just Irish.

Answer 8

I think you can take it that they will be offended !.

My best friends live in and are from Dublin, I am from the country, I have never found them to be chauvinistic, they are the soundest people I have ever met in my life, I visit frequently, go to all their large family gatherings, we go on holidays together, my family has been virtually adopted by them, they have stood by us and supported us when my husband was diagnosed with cancer.

So please do not offend them, anyway, the people you have met in Dublin were probably not true Dubs at all but what we call 'blow ins'.

Where are you from and also, what brought you to that conclusion ?

Answer 9

I think you are forgetting that the Irish national sport is slagging people off - Dubs get slagged off in Sligo for being Dubs... you need a sense of humour! (I'm from the country and I live in Dublin). Just abuse them back!

Answer 10

You cheeky feckin ejut....lol. Take a Chill pill; before one can answer this fully - can you elaborate as to why you say all are this way, have you had some sort of experience that occurred to you, someone offended you or you just piffed off with someone. The old saying of tar with the same brush I am sure you know........there are some decent people out there not all the same but you should be a little more elaborate before you judge.

Answer 11

rite first of all the majority of us don't look down on people from other counties, some do but not the "majority". Us dubliners might refer to ye's as culchies, boggers. Just as the "majority" of country people refer to dubliners as jackeens, nakers, skangers the list goes on and on!!!!!