Eoin Butler: writer, journalist and Mayoman of the Year
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Rob and Antoine are sleeping in the back seat. I’m up front, taking the brunt of the conversation.
“Two hundred fifty euro per month my son in Krakow earn, yes? First month in Buncrana is two thousand euro.” Like practically everyone we meet in Poland, Boguslaw has family working in Ireland. His new grandson is even an Irish citizen. “Of course, Donegal very beautiful. Atlantic Ocean very beautiful. But Spire of Dublin? Why you waste all money on this piece of shit?” He seems to expect some sort of answer. Oh, God… Read the rest of this article here.
September 8th, 2010.
September 8th, 2010 at 11:38 am
Buncrana is my home! Woop Woop, DONEGAL DONEGAL DUN NA NGALL!
Im a wee touch pished, jesus christ
September 8th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
@ Ponyo – You’ve got the Polish taxi driver vote, big honour for the town
September 8th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Jammy bastard, I couldnt get a job there. Though in fairness he’s probably lost it now, turned back to a ghost town. High suicide rate! alcoholism! Car crashes! No jobs! High number of genetic abnormalities! Pish internet! Donegal Donegal Donegal!
September 8th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
You are one insufferable, temperamental ******* Eoin Butler/Ponyo.
But you do have a very, very kind heart, underneath it all.
September 9th, 2010 at 11:30 pm
The thing I like most about this is the way the Polish taxi driver speaks English. I love the way foreigners speak English but I think it’s probably hard to capture properly, at least without it coming across as a caricature.
However, merely in the interest of always being ctritical, I have to ask – how many times have you reposted this?
September 10th, 2010 at 6:56 am
@ Adam – maybe three or four times in last two years. I’ll tell you tho, from now on I’ll post only brand new and original 4,000 word features every day for free, Adam. That sound fair? I’ll make it interactive too. Want me to infiltrate the Sicilian mafia Adam? Tick the red button etc.
September 10th, 2010 at 10:12 am
That’d be great. Thanks.
September 10th, 2010 at 10:52 am
Okay, off to Sicily now.
September 14th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
That is an absolutely superb piece of writing. Hats off.
September 14th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Thank you Emordino!