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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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 Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:06 am Post subject: |
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I wish people would make their mind up! Are we Irish tempermental or easygoing??? Half the time I hear the stereotype of the easygoing, affable Irishman, and then I'll hear we have fiery tempers. 
The fiery temper thing seems to me less true than the easygoing thing. |
Oh and back to the original query, I would say the most Irish way to solve this would just to never talk about it again. |
Entirely correct.
Endure the uncomfortable few minutes when you next meet then grunt some inane comments about football or something. Soon you'll be best muckers again!!!
Remember, you're Irish! Not American!! Don't express your feelings! Bottle them up!! (not joking). |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:22 am Post subject: |
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| Rapacious Mr. Batstove wrote: |
I'm half Irish and half Dutch.
Half of me wants and drink and the other half doesn't want to pay for it. |
Thank you so much for that.
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merlot
Joined: 04 Nov 2005
Location: I tried to contain myself but I escaped.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:35 am Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
| JMO wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
I wish people would make their mind up! Are we Irish tempermental or easygoing??? Half the time I hear the stereotype of the easygoing, affable Irishman, and then I'll hear we have fiery tempers.
The fiery temper thing seems to me less true than the easygoing thing. |
Oh and back to the original query, I would say the most Irish way to solve this would just to never talk about it again. |
Entirely correct.
Endure the uncomfortable few minutes when you next meet then grunt some inane comments about football or something. Soon you'll be best muckers again!!!
Remember, you're Irish! Not American!! Don't express your feelings! Bottle them up!! (not joking). |
Funny thing happened when I arrived at work yesterday. First of all, I didn't know if we were going to pick up where we left off (it was bad), or what. So I had fire in my belly just in case.
The first thing we passed each other in a crowd and made semi-eye contact with each other and said nothing.
But, it was inevitable; we had to communicate to get through the day.
About two hours later (and when we both realized neither wanted a fight), he came up to me and very professionally asked me about a deal I have working and I answered him with just as much politeness.
However, we both had a lot to lose had it escalated and I had blown out, or got blown out-- me, about $25k in unpaid commissions, and him--having to answer to his boss about losing me.
So, as it were, by the end of the day, things were pretty much back to normal and I'm sure we'll be speaking to each other socially by next week.
So, yes, the "never talk about it again� thing worked its way out. |
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