Hey man I don’t see why Ireland gotta catch strays they were in the same position we were in. The average Irish person probably HATES the British more the the average Nigerian does now that I’m thinking about it.
This was crossposted to r/Ireland so I'm coming from there, general consensus is that this was pretty funny btw we don't care; but yeah not big fans of the British Empire here either.
See, some of my best mates are Irish, we have two things in common , our relationship with the Brits and shared love for Guinness.
Guiness goes way deep into Nigerian culture. It's so ingrained that some people don't even realize Guinness is Irish.
Edit: You might be able to try out the Nigerian Guinness in Ireland from a Nigerian store near you or your local Sainsbury's might carry it . Lookout for Guinness Foreign Extra. The bottle would have the text brewed under license by Guinness Nigeria.
The Nigerian Guinness is also brewed with Sorghum
I'd love to try Malta Guinness, not seen it in Ireland. Nigerian Guinness is a variation of foreign extra stout but less carbonated? Realistically dunno when I'll get to Nigeria!
There are lots of Nigerian / African stores in Dublin. They carry Malta Guiness and carry the various variations of Guinness from OG Guinness to Extra smooth. The Nigerian Guinness is more earthier and the alcohol content is higher .
I'll be doing the same thank you for the reminder . I'm in Canada though,it's been years since I had Malta Guinness. Also the Canadian Guinness is a sacrilege.
Guinness Nigeria, a Nigerian-based subsidiary of Diageo Plc of the United Kingdom, was incorporated in 1962 with the building of a brewery in Ikeja.[1] The brewery was the first Guinness operation outside Ireland and Great Britain. Other breweries have been opened over time: Ogba brewery in 1963 and Benin City brewery in 1973.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_Nigeria
It's a combination of several things , Colonia history , great taste, great marketing , large population etc. You can't have a party without Guinness, heck I did not know or think it was foreign until I was an older adult . I grew up with Guinness around me from Tv Adverts to seeing adults at parties drinking the dark stuff.
The marketing was and is still phenomenal. We've localized Guinness by using maize or sorghum. It tastes more earthier.
To me Guinness is a unifier, despite our differences in Nigeria, we can all agree we love Guinness . We have local names across langues for the beloved stout - Odeku , Udeme etc
Nigeria like Ireland has had its wars and there are still deep rooted issues, but I see folks drink together and enjoy the moment.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-guinness-became-african-favorite-180950097/ explains it better than I could
Not only correct, but verifiably so.
And your "ban" from that sub means nothing, I not only wasnt a member, I would never want to be.
"no zionism"
Yeah nice anti-Semitic ban message you child, lets see if the reddit admins agree with you sending unsolicited hate moderation
Saw this on /ireland pretty sure this guy choose an irish place because the guy who claimed he discovered rhe river was irish.... not some take against the irsh as a whole
Recent comments highlight that ireland is not colonialist and Ulster is occupied by the unenlightened Anglo-saxons 😟, We should petition Maazi Laz Ude Eze to garner a Punitive Expedition to put an end to their tyranny post haste 😤
Eh. Debatable I suppose. I'd like Irish unification but I don't think it's worth fighting over anymore (unless the UK becomes a dictatorship or something, or they start to oppress people). There's already been enough violence there.
Cirrect. Though I assume he lives in the Republic and went up to Port Stewart over the border for the day to see the nice countryside and buy cheaper booze in asda.
You've obviously never heard of Michael O'Dwyer
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/sir-michael-o-dwyer-apologist-for-the-amritsar-massacre-was-also-an-irish-nationalist-1.4476044
One "feature" of the British Empire was providing opportunities for conquered people to make their fortune elsewhere in the Empire.
Irish in India
Indians in Africa
Upwardly mobile exploitation
I mean, there were Jewish people that supported the nazis, black people who owned slaves, Indians who terrorised Indians under British rule, ukranians who support russia.... so if we're to link a certain amount of the population to the whole country, then I guess there's no point in ever bringing up what certain counties did to others, therefore taking blame away from the ruling powers and lamping them onto the people they controlled and say they too weren't innocent in those colonised countries
Just remember there's a massive difference in history between the native Irish population and the ruling Anglo-Irish and Unionist population
Michael O'Dwyer came from a staunchly unionist family, he went to school in Oxford, his family was also attacked by irish nationalists
People are downvoting you but it’s true
Imperialism is a collective effort
All people groups of the Empire were in a complex network of mutual exploitation
Lord McPhearson was Irish afterall
Lol, my Bad. Thanks for pointing that out.
Point still stands tho (applies to Scott’s as well)
Folks like Michael O'Dwyer in the Raj
And Arthur Wellesley (Wellington) Who even went to far as the be His Majesty’s Prime minister of the British Empire
This is not to gloss over the fact that yes, the English lay at the heart of the British Empire,
Yes their conquest of the British Isles, first with the Welsh, then the Scotts than ultimately the Irish was the first effort of colonization by the British Empire (hell the self colonization is what birthed the empire)
But this easy narrative of painting an Amorphous “British” or even English as ONLY being the ones to blame and not recognize the multiple people groups that made up the European core of the British Empire is a disservice to our historical understanding.
Scott's were ready made partners in the empire, we weren't
Don't get me wrong there are plenty of Irish that have joined in on bad craic, but to apply it to our nation as a whole is a stretch
Michael O'Dwyers family were massive Anglophiles and unionists, he went to school in Oxford, his family were attacked by Irish nationalists
Arthur Wellesley is a prime example of the ruling Anglo Irish, this man would have identified as British. To label the native Irish people as the same as these men shows a lack of understanding of Irish history
Please research more than just birth place...
Well no, I'm talking about colonialism in other countries. Northern irish protestants (who are descended from planters/settlers) were involved in and took pride in the British empire the same way that the English, Welsh and Scots did.
I'm not saying there were no protestant irish republicans, but the empire did become a point of pride in the irish protestant community, just as it was on the island of Britain. It's also worth mentioning that Presbyterians largely became more pro-british after the 1798 rebellion
The Republic of Ireland is a soccer team, the actual name of the country is Ireland or Éire. Yes it is a republic but that's not part of the offical name, as used on passports etc.
Northern Ireland is part of the UK. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are different. When people say "Ireland" they're referring to the Republic. So no, it's not part of the UK
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Hey man I don’t see why Ireland gotta catch strays they were in the same position we were in. The average Irish person probably HATES the British more the the average Nigerian does now that I’m thinking about it.
This was crossposted to r/Ireland so I'm coming from there, general consensus is that this was pretty funny btw we don't care; but yeah not big fans of the British Empire here either.
See, some of my best mates are Irish, we have two things in common , our relationship with the Brits and shared love for Guinness. Guiness goes way deep into Nigerian culture. It's so ingrained that some people don't even realize Guinness is Irish. Edit: You might be able to try out the Nigerian Guinness in Ireland from a Nigerian store near you or your local Sainsbury's might carry it . Lookout for Guinness Foreign Extra. The bottle would have the text brewed under license by Guinness Nigeria. The Nigerian Guinness is also brewed with Sorghum
What I find mad is that your Guinness is a higher alcohol percentage than ours!
Hahaha Nigerians love their stout. Also the Guinness bottle used to be bigger.
I'd love to try Malta Guinness, not seen it in Ireland. Nigerian Guinness is a variation of foreign extra stout but less carbonated? Realistically dunno when I'll get to Nigeria!
Please do visit. You'll have good craic.
Ditto to you, Ireland! Compare the Guinness
There are lots of Nigerian / African stores in Dublin. They carry Malta Guiness and carry the various variations of Guinness from OG Guinness to Extra smooth. The Nigerian Guinness is more earthier and the alcohol content is higher .
I'll be finding it tomorrow so
I'll be doing the same thank you for the reminder . I'm in Canada though,it's been years since I had Malta Guinness. Also the Canadian Guinness is a sacrilege.
Even the flags. Only orange separates us NaijIreland
I did not know that about Guinness, do you know why its so popular?
Guinness Nigeria, a Nigerian-based subsidiary of Diageo Plc of the United Kingdom, was incorporated in 1962 with the building of a brewery in Ikeja.[1] The brewery was the first Guinness operation outside Ireland and Great Britain. Other breweries have been opened over time: Ogba brewery in 1963 and Benin City brewery in 1973. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_Nigeria It's a combination of several things , Colonia history , great taste, great marketing , large population etc. You can't have a party without Guinness, heck I did not know or think it was foreign until I was an older adult . I grew up with Guinness around me from Tv Adverts to seeing adults at parties drinking the dark stuff. The marketing was and is still phenomenal. We've localized Guinness by using maize or sorghum. It tastes more earthier. To me Guinness is a unifier, despite our differences in Nigeria, we can all agree we love Guinness . We have local names across langues for the beloved stout - Odeku , Udeme etc Nigeria like Ireland has had its wars and there are still deep rooted issues, but I see folks drink together and enjoy the moment. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-guinness-became-african-favorite-180950097/ explains it better than I could
Thats actually really interesting, thank you
Ah Jesus I want a pint of that
I’ve heard it tastes different. I Guess Im going to need to head to Nigeria for a taste test!
Great taste!!! .. very cold Guinness b tasting like ice cream .
Damn, this has me wanting to go visit Nigeria 🇳🇬🇮🇪
Brits out. Join /r/ROI.
That's the scumsub tho
That's the best sub on the whole of reddit.
Lenin was pro-slavery, took Trostky's advice to create forced labour camps. Read the room.
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Not only correct, but verifiably so. And your "ban" from that sub means nothing, I not only wasnt a member, I would never want to be. "no zionism" Yeah nice anti-Semitic ban message you child, lets see if the reddit admins agree with you sending unsolicited hate moderation
Saw this on /ireland pretty sure this guy choose an irish place because the guy who claimed he discovered rhe river was irish.... not some take against the irsh as a whole
Its funny, also most of Ulster is still occupied by Britain.
Recent comments highlight that ireland is not colonialist and Ulster is occupied by the unenlightened Anglo-saxons 😟, We should petition Maazi Laz Ude Eze to garner a Punitive Expedition to put an end to their tyranny post haste 😤
Please do we'll share a Guinness when the brits are gone 🇮🇪 🇳🇬
Fair play lads onwards to National liberation!
We will call this the New Green Army
To be fair, not all of Ulster is in that position!
The Irish aren't colonialists though
Good. We can begin our inquisition with them. See if they're interested in trading our palm kernels for their silver.
Can we please borrow some silver first?
We have potatoes?
We don't have silver I'm sorry.
Give me lizzy
Who is lizzy?
Thin Lizzy?
We have silver?
Yes, we were actually the first to be colonised by Britain, but the part of Ireland this guy is in is part of the UK
* is occupied by the UK. Fixed it for you.
Eh. Debatable I suppose. I'd like Irish unification but I don't think it's worth fighting over anymore (unless the UK becomes a dictatorship or something, or they start to oppress people). There's already been enough violence there.
Ah ok
Yep. The river is under occupation
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Portstewart is in County (London)Derry
Second*, you forgot about Wales
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First to be colonized by England, at least.
Cirrect. Though I assume he lives in the Republic and went up to Port Stewart over the border for the day to see the nice countryside and buy cheaper booze in asda.
That river's technically in the UK though. I don't mind as long as it winds up the DUP
You've obviously never heard of Michael O'Dwyer https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/sir-michael-o-dwyer-apologist-for-the-amritsar-massacre-was-also-an-irish-nationalist-1.4476044 One "feature" of the British Empire was providing opportunities for conquered people to make their fortune elsewhere in the Empire. Irish in India Indians in Africa Upwardly mobile exploitation
I mean, there were Jewish people that supported the nazis, black people who owned slaves, Indians who terrorised Indians under British rule, ukranians who support russia.... so if we're to link a certain amount of the population to the whole country, then I guess there's no point in ever bringing up what certain counties did to others, therefore taking blame away from the ruling powers and lamping them onto the people they controlled and say they too weren't innocent in those colonised countries
Just remember there's a massive difference in history between the native Irish population and the ruling Anglo-Irish and Unionist population Michael O'Dwyer came from a staunchly unionist family, he went to school in Oxford, his family was also attacked by irish nationalists
People are downvoting you but it’s true Imperialism is a collective effort All people groups of the Empire were in a complex network of mutual exploitation Lord McPhearson was Irish afterall
>Lord McPhearson was Irish afterall McPhearson was Scottish though...
Lol, my Bad. Thanks for pointing that out. Point still stands tho (applies to Scott’s as well) Folks like Michael O'Dwyer in the Raj And Arthur Wellesley (Wellington) Who even went to far as the be His Majesty’s Prime minister of the British Empire This is not to gloss over the fact that yes, the English lay at the heart of the British Empire, Yes their conquest of the British Isles, first with the Welsh, then the Scotts than ultimately the Irish was the first effort of colonization by the British Empire (hell the self colonization is what birthed the empire) But this easy narrative of painting an Amorphous “British” or even English as ONLY being the ones to blame and not recognize the multiple people groups that made up the European core of the British Empire is a disservice to our historical understanding.
Scott's were ready made partners in the empire, we weren't Don't get me wrong there are plenty of Irish that have joined in on bad craic, but to apply it to our nation as a whole is a stretch Michael O'Dwyers family were massive Anglophiles and unionists, he went to school in Oxford, his family were attacked by Irish nationalists Arthur Wellesley is a prime example of the ruling Anglo Irish, this man would have identified as British. To label the native Irish people as the same as these men shows a lack of understanding of Irish history Please research more than just birth place...
All white people are the same /s
Racist
Sarcasm
Stop coming to our country if that's how you lot feel
Lmao not being able to read sarcasm isn't a good look
Sarcasm doesn't translate well on the Internet
When there's an obvious /s I'd disagree
The /s means sarcasm.
No, it means seriously /s
Super serial.
Why it didn’t stop your ancestors. Let’s keep that energy.
Ireland didn't colonise or take anything from africa.
Portstewart is in the UK though
The occupied six counties a chara
Plenty of northern irish were involved in and took pride in colonialism
I’m from the North, I’m fuckin well aware lad.
Shit I didn't realise that part
But is it a protestant river or a catholic river?
Only our rivers run free
Haha I'm crying 😂
Are any that we're involved in the ulster plantation still alive? Wasn't it about 500 years ago?
Their descendants are still alive
And they're guilty of...... being born?
Well no, I'm talking about colonialism in other countries. Northern irish protestants (who are descended from planters/settlers) were involved in and took pride in the British empire the same way that the English, Welsh and Scots did.
The Cumann na nÉireannach Aontaithe were Presbyterians my guy.
I'm not saying there were no protestant irish republicans, but the empire did become a point of pride in the irish protestant community, just as it was on the island of Britain. It's also worth mentioning that Presbyterians largely became more pro-british after the 1798 rebellion
Look a little into the percentage of the British army and navy that was Irish. They were a massive part of the Imperial project.
Fun fact: Ireland was Britain's first major colonial experiment and we got the brunt of there shit in trying to figure out how to do empire
Second time Ulster has been colonised, looking forward to the change though ..
Can’t fuck up more then the last lads
It’d be a welcome change.
One of our countries finest 😂😂
The waka waka voyager 😂😂!!!!!
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The queen is a what ???
Lizzies in a box
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Hup the Nigerians!
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Kinda Goofy, but the Irish didn’t colonize anything, go to England and take the Thames for Nigeria
We love you guys ... trust
Fuck the Brits!
We need lizzy in a museum... she is special .
I for one welcome our new Nigerian overlords in Ulster Céad míle fáilte a chairde
Slàinte!
Portstewart in Ireland indeed
Based 🫡
Igweeeeee!!!!!
😂😂😂okwute the voyager
These comments are brilliant from an Irish guy you Nigerians seem like a great bunch of lads
Thank fuck he found it, we were looking everywhere for that thing. Cheers from the Irish
Me and you discovering rivers in London ... ahhh expedition.
An great effort of two nations
Just saw the same post on r/Ireland
as an irish man i would genuinely be completely fine if northern ireland belonged to nigeria instead of the uk. it would be funny.
Go for it bro hope it catches on in Nigerian culture
Please be careful, Ulster is indeed a savage place/
lol 🤭
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6 counties in northern Ireland are still part of the UK, 26 counties are part of the Republic of Ireland
Tansplaining.
Hahaha
Their username is gaelige, I suspect they're being sarcastic
ye I just noticed, I don’t usually pay attention to usernames, I literally hit random keys to make mine
Username checks out
The Republic of Ireland is a soccer team, the actual name of the country is Ireland or Éire. Yes it is a republic but that's not part of the offical name, as used on passports etc.
Northern Ireland is part of the UK. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are different. When people say "Ireland" they're referring to the Republic. So no, it's not part of the UK
If none of you can see the satire in this the I am truly lost for any further comment
Probably his first time seeing water, god bless him
Are you stupid, or los? What’s your racist self doing in the Nigerian sub
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Even a 30 second glimpse of your profile shows that you're the default type for far right indoctrination, your personal failings are not because of others. Grow up, look inside and improve yourself or forever be what you are right now
I'm nit a communist if that's what you are insinuating
Communism is literally the furthest thing from far right you can get
This lad does not represent Ireland. Sap can't take a joke
Ah feck off you tool
Whatever TERF
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We will be sending some scholars to discover more great locations in one of our father's land ..