Se invece non sei abbastanza bianco, se sei un extracomunitario e non vai a genio all'omino del controllo passaporti, lui e i suoi colleghi ti possono insultare, ti possono dire che rubi il lavoro agli irlandesi, o ti possono negare l'ingresso nel paese e rispedire a casa (quest'ultima opzione e' nei loro poteri e perfettamente legale).
Tutto cio' anche se hai un visto valido e anche se magari gia' vivi e lavori in irlanda. E guai a fare troppe storie, senno' l'unica irlanda che vedrai sara' quella intorno a Mountjoy square...
Ecco a voi "l'Irlanda degli indesiderati".
E sia chiaro: una volta finito di leggere, o comprate due birre o vi potete accomodare fuori dalle palle. Anzi, a pensarci bene, comprate due birre e dopo che le avete finite, accomodatevi fuori dalle palle comunque.
domenica 28 settembre 2008 Posted by Freddy at 17:25 19 comments
venerdì 26 settembre 2008 Posted by Freddy at 16:34 11 comments
Menosettemiliardidieuro and counting
Facciamo un breve riassunto:
Non vedo l'ora di leggere i giornali sotto natale...
Molti mesi fa: Abbiamo incassato un miliardo di euro di tasse meno del previsto, ma le cose vanno benissimo.
Qualche mese fa: Abbiamo incassato tre miliardi di euro di tasse meno del previsto, ma le cose vanno bene.
Venti giorni fa: Ci siamo sbagliati, sono cinque miliardi in meno... Sorry about that. Recessione? Voci infondate, non parliamo male dell'economia, siamo i migliori lavor...
Oggi: Ripensandoci sarebbero sette 'sti miliardi in meno e c'e' la *coff*rece*coff*ssione. Sorry about that, have a nice day.
Non vedo l'ora di leggere i giornali sotto natale...
giovedì 25 settembre 2008 Posted by Freddy at 10:43 8 comments
Italian food for dummies
A couple of colleagues were pretty much excited by this restaurant in Ranelagh, the Bistro Bianconi, because of its wide selection of "authentic Italian dishes".
While going through the menu I can only ask myself: where the fuck is the italian food?!?
The whole menu is an insult to real Italian restaurants (and probably to the customers as well), going from garlic bread to seafood lasagne to end with butter fried "Mediterranean prawns".
The italian names are all there, just poorly mispelled, the actual thing is a mix of Irish, French and Spanish recipes and ingredients. Well maybe a couple of pizzas and dishes could be "saved" but that's all, the recipes are not just slightly adjusted to the local taste, are completely invented from scratch.
And who the fuck ever heard of Mexican cannelloni in Italy (not to mention in Mexico)?!?
This place could very well serve "Acqua e zucchero" (water with sugar) and "Panini alla merda" (panini with shit), stuff that nobody knows about and eat in Italy that the local customers would be be more than happy to buy, mainly because of their exotic names.
Let's stop here and add a touch of Italian: vaffanculo.
Edit: An Italian friend of mine commented: "After reading the menu i felt the urge to puke".
While going through the menu I can only ask myself: where the fuck is the italian food?!?
The whole menu is an insult to real Italian restaurants (and probably to the customers as well), going from garlic bread to seafood lasagne to end with butter fried "Mediterranean prawns".
The italian names are all there, just poorly mispelled, the actual thing is a mix of Irish, French and Spanish recipes and ingredients. Well maybe a couple of pizzas and dishes could be "saved" but that's all, the recipes are not just slightly adjusted to the local taste, are completely invented from scratch.
And who the fuck ever heard of Mexican cannelloni in Italy (not to mention in Mexico)?!?
This place could very well serve "Acqua e zucchero" (water with sugar) and "Panini alla merda" (panini with shit), stuff that nobody knows about and eat in Italy that the local customers would be be more than happy to buy, mainly because of their exotic names.
Let's stop here and add a touch of Italian: vaffanculo.
Edit: An Italian friend of mine commented: "After reading the menu i felt the urge to puke".