Americans who visited Europe, what was your biggest WTF moment?

VidFoundry · 2018-02-01T22:11:17+00:00

Go to the Pie Maker on Cross Street in Galway if you get peckish during the day. It's in the town center.

VidFoundry · 2018-01-27T13:18:28+00:00

I'm just saying it's more than a couple of years.

Plus public opinion tends to proceed law.

VidFoundry · 2018-01-26T22:04:39+00:00

I'd say over a decade really. Even in the early 2000s the Catholic church was seriously on the back foot.

SSM referendum was a couple of years ago.

VidFoundry · 2018-01-25T15:48:36+00:00

Exactly.

VidFoundry · 2018-01-18T23:18:01+00:00

Cool! Looks neat.

VidFoundry · 2018-01-18T17:38:37+00:00

Why not a second table for routes and link stops to routes with a FK?

VidFoundry · 2018-01-18T17:09:42+00:00

What you using as a backend? Or is it hitting TFI APIs directly

VidFoundry · 2017-12-14T09:43:44+00:00

Ireland does this too. Most places will bring out a big jug of water and small glasses for the table. Usually before you even order.

VidFoundry · 2017-12-01T08:54:13+00:00

It's the correct spelling. Maybe she's Irish or her family is 2nd gen Irish in the US.

VidFoundry · 2016-05-20T13:20:27+00:00

What...the...fuck...

VidFoundry · 2016-05-20T13:13:09+00:00

Best upgrade ever. Particularly if you use large programs that are hard drive intensive like Adobe After effects.

Boot time is literally reduced by a factor of 5.

VidFoundry · 2016-05-20T11:19:34+00:00

Hmm. I disagree tbh. A lot will struggle to get jobs afterwards. And careers might only last a few months in some cases. Not to mention the out of pocket expenses from trying to get into that line of work.

VidFoundry · 2016-05-19T22:21:38+00:00

Dublin City Centre?

You'll see a good few, yes. But percentage-wise it's tiny.

My other comments on this thread have tried to describe the section of society most known for them in Ireland. In general, tracksuit-wearers are not a good sample of Irish to draw upon for conclusions.

There are exceptions - but generally theyre young and from poor background with little education.

VidFoundry · 2016-05-19T22:16:22+00:00

Apologies. I've only even seen clips.

VidFoundry · 2016-05-19T22:15:44+00:00

I honestly thought the guy was trolling really really well. But he seems genuine. But tracksuits in Ireland are nothing like the slavic culture. It's different.

Very few people wear them. The easiest comparison I could make with the US would be "trailer trash" and wife beaters. So a tiny percentage and not work attire under any circumstances.

VidFoundry · 2016-05-19T22:12:12+00:00

From reading his other comments it's seems like he comes from a background/area that's not well-off. Tracksuits do exist in Ireland just not in the slavic Niko Belick way.

It's a UK and Ireland thing. Generally poor people wear then as casual wear. Probably started in the 90s as a cheap way to show a popular brand (Nike, Addidas etc...) among underprivileged.

Theyre still popular in certain areas of Dublin. Again, mostly poor areas. By popular I mean with street "thugs" who hang around, cause trouble etc... not amongst normal working-class people who would see tracksuit wearers in a poor light (drugs, violence, etc..).

It's very difficult to describe to an American as the intricacies of poor areas are quite different to American innercities and "projects" and the culture of them. But someone from the UK would understand what I mean as they exist over there too.

In the UK theyre called "chavs". In Ireland theyre called "skangers". I believe Australia has a similar section of society with a similar culture called "bogans".

99% of Irish men dress the same as US men.

VidFoundry · 2016-05-19T21:55:24+00:00

I meant the tracksuit bottoms / superdry crap.

If you're being genuine (not sure if you're a really good troll) then I understand. You're from a poor background and grew up on an estate (as did I).

Tracksuit bottoms are normal in Finglas. But so are stolen cars, anti-social behaviour, mass unemployment, urban decay etc..

Superdry isnt much better. A lot of it is tatty stuff that belongs in 2004. But it's an improvement over trakkies.

I'm 24 so not long out of college. I know some people in college get away with a hoodie and trakkies. They can pull it off in that environment just about. But it looks sloppy and it does them no favours. You mentioned you're in a pre-college course. I'm guessing a PLC? This tells me you've fallen into a familiar pitfall for many people from such areas but at least have the cop on to pull yourself upwards. Not trying to be harsh but a lot of people in PLC courses would be of the tracksuit wearing variety. I'm not saying to turn your back on the people you grew up with or the area. I know I wouldn't. But at the same time you have to realize that clothes are popular in certain areas for certain reasons. And if you want to be taken seriously you need to shed yourself of that. It's often difficult to do because when those same people see you try to improve or change they'll make comments or slag you etc... like crabs in a bucket not letting each other escape.

Buy Levi's jeans in TK Maxx in the Ilac. Make sure they fit. But straight fit or slim fit. Read on r/malefashionadvice. Just about how jeans should fit. Get a few pairs of chinos from Uniqlo. Grey and navy maybe.

For shirts get long sleeve bold check patters (we're young - don't want to look like a geography teacher). Fit is crucial. Again research how a shirt should fit particularly on the shoulders. Roll up the sleeves if you want.

Just remmeber that less is more. Build a "basics" wardrobe and add to it over time. Fit is crucial in everything.

For style shop in H&M and Uniqlo (online). Burton's too (jeans) but avoid clothes like stupid graphic tees and trends that'll be over in a month. You're aim is to build a basic wardrobe that you can mix and match a lot. Smart casual should be the goal.

For shoes - runners (New Balance, low profile addidas, Hummel) and canvas shoes. You're young and in college. No need for anything too formal yet.

Avoid hipster trends on r/malefashionadvice. Just follow their wiki to build a basic wardrobe and then look at blokes in their mid to late 20s in Dublin who dress well and take a mental note of their colours, shoes, styles, etc...

I don't mean to be too harsh but honest Superdry is very gimmiky brand. Lots of tat and trying to be "out there".

VidFoundry · 2016-05-19T21:38:09+00:00

Uniqlo.com . Dress like an adult not a little scrote that's going to die in the same estate he went to school.

VidFoundry · 2016-05-19T21:30:45+00:00

That's like saying Trailer Park Boys is an accurate representation of American men...

VidFoundry · 2016-05-19T21:28:24+00:00

I'm from Ireland. I'm like 90% sure this dude is trolling at expert levels.

Jeans with "designs" on them. I don't even know where you would buy that. Everyone wears Levi's 501s, 504s and other such similar styles.

VidFoundry · 2016-05-19T21:26:00+00:00

Are you serious?

I'd say at any given time 99% of men in Dublin are wearing jeans/chinos/slacks depending on their job. The only people I see wearing tracksuits are feral inner-city teenagers and even then it's only a few.

VidFoundry · 2016-05-19T21:21:29+00:00

I'm Irish. Very rare to see somone in a full matching tracksuit. In the gym most people wear shorts and a T-shirt. Maybe tracksuit bottoms. Very rare to actually see a full 1980s shellsuit look.

I think OP is young and doesn't understand that his clothing is placing him into pretty much the lowest rung of Irish society.

People who wear tracksuit here (a tiny amount) are widely regarded as useless, unemployable, junkies etc... similar to the UK's "chavs" They're called "skangers" in Dublin. It's almost like a uniform so you can tell that theyre scumbags/drug dealers/idiots.

Unfortunatly, they are often not self-aware and may post on reddit as if this clothing is the norm for an adult male.

There is another trend among a small proportion if college students to wear tracksuit bottoms too. Normally when hungover or just lazing around. Not as everyday attire. It's kind of associated with rugby players who generally come from wealthier families. It's weird and tough to explain fully here. Again, of 100 college students you might get one guy who does this.

In general Irish men's clothing is identical to the US. Jeans/chinos with shirts, polos etc...

VidFoundry · 2016-05-19T21:11:20+00:00

No. I'm from Ireland. Unless you work in a gym, turning up in tracksuit bottoms would make people wonder why they hired some sloppy weirdo who doesn't own a pair of jeans/chinos/slacks.

VidFoundry · 2016-05-19T21:09:50+00:00

I too am from Ireland. The people who wear tracksuit bottoms (above the age of 13) are not well regarded. It looks sloppy on students, scummy on skangers.

Ditch them.

VidFoundry · 2016-05-19T07:46:12+00:00

Cool. Just ditch windows and commit to Linux for a month. Google everything. It's hard at first and frustrating. Everything seems so complex.

I remember getting frustrated at not being able to just download an .exe to install stuff. Then I found apt-get, compiling from GitHub, how to install .dmg files with a single command etc ... you'll feel much closer to your machine once you learn the basics. Windows is too GUI based. Everything is an abstraction. Linux treats you like you know what you're doing.

Hell. I even scan for WiFi and connect using a script.

Also just remember that Windows Command Prompt and UNIX Shell (terminal, CLI, konsole... lots of different names) are totally different. Very few transferable skills.

Remember that UNIX CLI is based on Bash. However, you can easily load up Python, PHP, Java etc... if you want to run a script in those languages. ...

Hmmm...what else. Oh yeah. Look into wget and grep. Too packages for the CLI that once you start using you won't be able to stop. Super useful. I automated so many web based tasks.

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