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lol we are pure rednecks over here that we dont understand alot past our own culture.... before confusion starts again, what does redneck mean to yous?? it means farmers or country people to us. wel am a country person anyway as i live in a village, but not everyone is lol
Half of my family hundreds of years ago came from Ireland, but I hate to say it- I am not sure where. You do know that jackmiliesmom lives in Ireland too?
No, I haven't had the pleasure of visiting Ireland but would love to do so some day. Have always wanted to do that. A lot of my ancestors are from Ireland (Ulster, Antrim) but we have been in America since the 1630's. One day I will visit those lovely rolling hills. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by katrina
does she? where abouts? like north or south of ireland? thats cool!!:)
am from the north of ireland so i am ulster too. not that far off antrim, about an hour! i am from county derry!Quote:
Originally Posted by Love That Collie
She lives in County Kildare Ireland..
Oh and a "redneck" here.. ( you are killing my staples ya know..) is a seriously uneducated person that well uh the goal in life is to own a uh well 20 year old pickup etc... ( you are killing me here... :D ) Farmers are country "folks".. A redneck well.. Look up jeff foxworthy... lol..Jeff Foxworthy " You might be a redneck if your child has more teeth than you do. You might be a redneck if your mama has ammo on her Christmas list. You might be a redneck if you use your fishing list as a form of identification. "... etc..
o god no... i dont mean your kind of redneck... i plan to go to uni next year. thank god i asked lol its funny how one word means two different things lol. sorry staples. lol. awww cool my brother married a woman from kildare. shes from newbridge!
pm her- its jackmilliesmom ... And a wonderful person!
i will do :)
Wow that's interesting that you happen to be near the place of some of my lineage (Wilkinson was the name of the Ancestors) been here so long there's not complete ships lists from that time.Quote:
Originally Posted by katrina
When I visit I would visit the villages, that's where you find the "heart" of the people and the heritage. Big cities aren't. :)
Well I am a Tennessee redneck......................and it actually is a reference to farmers that get the back of their necks sunburned. Love Jeff Foxworthy though. Grew up on a farm in Tennessee. I don't own a 20 year old Pick up although I did learn to drive on one. and my goals in life were a bit higher than buying it off my uncle.
That being said, I think blanket statements aren't all that encompassing?
And Katrina I do apologise for the misconception of the boot but the fact that it could be either a trunk or a cargo hold.....well it was an easy mistake to make , I should have thought to ask what type of car! LOL , and I found Dublin lovely and County Cork also. We went in 2000 for a family wedding of my late exes. :)
yea i see what ya mean. i live in a village, but i long to live in a city. i supose the grass is always greener on the other side! but villages do have their advantages i must admit!:)
" All my ex's live in Texas... thats why I live in Tennesee.."... ( getting another pillow for my staples here.. you all are killing me with laughter! :D :D :D )Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr.Goodnow
no problem dr.goodnow, i think everyone was a bit confused with the threat to be honest so i see what you mean. yea cork is lovely as is dublin. i love kerry, it truely is a beautiful county. but its scary how small ireland is with the fact you can travel it in less than a day lol.
Kerry is where my husbands associates family is from. Their name is Clarey.
How true! my late ex and I had a wonderful time there, and it gave his family a chance to see him before he passed this last august. I was so glad we went and I know our son will treasure that time too he hopes to go back soon to visit his cousins and great aunts.
this thread is interesting:).... i love kerry. we would always go to killarney, would it be anywhere near there?
im sorry about you exe's passing. glad to know your son will return again.
This is a funny thread. I like the name "boot". I think I will start calling hatchbacks boots.
I agree with the person who put a picture of a gate on this thread. Many people in the US use the gates to separate the dog from the back & front seat. They can sit & lay down, but if they get into an accident, they're protected (and so isn't the passenger) from flying objects....the dog! :)
Good luck getting your dog in the boot.
:)
My understanding is yes. .. But I hate to admit- I am not totally sure but it sounds like judging by the things they brought back for my husband.. They say Killarney on them. Must be close..Quote:
Originally Posted by katrina
thanks for advice elizabethann, much appriciated :) yea around the area of killarney you can get stuff with killarney on them, so prob is close then! i love that place, always wanted to move there, but donno how i could afford it, even going on holidays to it the things are so expensive :(
Maybe one day you will visit the U.S.Quote:
Originally Posted by katrina
Just don't get lost. It's a large country. And also, we here also have different dialects and different words to mean the same thing in different parts of this country as well. But a trunk is still a trunk from "sea to shining sea". :D :D
I think it took us 4-5 days to drive from the east coast to the west coast, driving all day each day. I bet you see lots of Collies in Ireland. Maybe not? But European Collie's are smaller than American Collies.
Not to mention stockier with more of a stop in the muzzle than we show here..
yea irelands full of collies, every farm has at least 1, but there mainly border collies. do you have msn??
What we have is called a hatch back with a parcel shelf that can be removed so the dogs have the same air we have in a car. I put my dogs in the boot too but they are in a dog carrier because they are terriers and they are not in there any longer than 1 hour then they are taken out and exercised very well and given plenty of water they love it they sleep most of the time so its great.
So katrina is not locking them up.
By the way katrina when you are putting them in try putting in some treats first and putting the pup in first then the other dogs and then try it the other way around. Try this a few times without going anywhere and then try a spin down the road and back and slowly make the journey's longer. My friend has two Rotwiellers (sp) and she had the same problem with the pup and now she has no problem at all.
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Originally Posted by kittycats_delight
At least in the area that I live it's rare to see a Rough or Smooth Collie so I have to pretty much travel at least 100 miles in order to purchase one.Quote:
Originally Posted by katrina
No, sorry I don't have MSN.
aw thats unfair! do you have border collies there?
Oh yes, I see lots of Border Collies. :)
lol I always have a hard time adusting to people refering to Border Collies as "Collies" , around her if someone says "Collie" they are always refering to a lassie type collie lol so I always get confused when I post pics of my Border Collies and have people tell me they have a friends who Collie looks just like mine and I sit there going "eh? ....ooohhh they mean my BC" lol
do you guys have Pyrenean Shepherds there? (AKA Berger des Pyrenees/Petite Berger/Pyrenean Sheepdog) they are supposed to be more common in Europe(well in some places, I am not sure about Ireland) lol they are so unknown here that even diehard dog people have never heard of em :p
Have to love the different names peple have for different things lol. Trunks are called boots here aswell ;).
A friend of mine worked in a guest house somewhere near Cork, i forget the name of the place but will look it up... Ireland is a very beautiful country i would love to visit one day :D.
And yep Border Collies are Border Collies and 'lassie type' Collies are just called rough or smooths ;).
hehe so many collies nomater what type!:)
Tee hee, it was quite amusing reading this thread and seeing the confusion over what a car boot is. I swear American English an English English are different languages :p Everyone says 'boot' over here, I've never really heard it called anything else until now!
When we had a station wagon...my guy used to be in the *dog box* (what that area is called behind the back seats...even if ya dont own dogs *L*...well it is here anyway)
You can get safety anchor points put in that you secure you dog to with a harness....so if you are in an accident you poor dog doesnt go flying
You also should has as a minimum a cargo barrier to stop you dog from coming forward if excessive breaking is required
It is against the law here to leave any animal in an enclosed car no matter how long they are there for