What It's Like To Be 16 In Dublin | i-D

[@walt.r5272]

There should be a “what’s it like to be a 26 year old in ..” series aswell. I think seeing the contrast between those two gens would be dope.

[@VlogEva]

Especially considering most people will be done with uni by 26 and are expected to be working by then, but who knows if that’s a viable reality to expect from 26 year olds nowadays

[@walt.r5272]

Eva Aulbers yeah! Like when I was 16 I thought I would be married by the time I was 26 etc, but it’s a new reality that even I’m still only starting to accept. It’s a strange age being 24 in 2020... but that’s why I think it’s such a viral part to document !

[@tudormiller8898]

I think there should be a what's it like being 20 in 2020 video.

[@billybentley4066]

Try being 27 in London still don't have a fucking clue whats going on haha

[@walt.r5272]

Billy Bentley That’s actually relieving to hear! 27 the new 17 lol

[@user-fn1nt1su5m]

you guys literally listened to the comments and got normal teens lol so proud

[@Lily-xq1em]

frrrrrrrrrr

[@gstxphenson]

vitamin yes how tf are these normal

[@fplcrazed1068]

normal teens would ye fuck of these are not your normal 16 years old clearly cherry picked dumb idiot

[@lukasg1659]

These are bleedin hippies ye fool ders no one here thats normal

[@eastereggs04]

@@lukasg1659 the fella from swords was closest to your average Irish teen

[@sophiekelly4208]

I’m impressed with how they made Dublin look far less grim than it actually is

[@KarenNagorny]

How did they make Dublin look aesthetic? How?

[@janajost907]

Online Stranger there is no such a thing as common teens

[@raytracer2651]

Filters😆

[@NiaMariaePlays]

@@colmfarrell5686 Hmm? Everyone in the video was Irish and, unless I missed something, only one was gay. So the majority were, presumably straight and Irish. We have a MAJOR problem in this country where we think people can only be "true Irish" if they're white. But like one of the girls in the video said, she's been learning Irish since she was 4. If that's not Irish idk what is.

[@NiaMariaePlays]

@@colmfarrell5686 Yikes. I don't have time to unpack all that racism. I'm white, from Cork, and I consider any person born here, regardless of heritage, to be fully Irish.

[@rich9281]

NiaMariae he's right

[@moonlitm3285]

16 year old boy here who's not particularly good at anything. Should've began investing in a skill or talent ages ago, I feel like I would've become a much better version of myself if I did. Now I don't even have the motivation, confidence or courage to actively try and pursue one. Have no clue on where or how to start. Is there anyone else who feels similar to me because it sometimes feels like I'm the only who's experiencing this?

[@imposterchild5688]

No i definietly relate and im almost twenty now. Its not too late to find yourself though. Try something new. I have this goal to learn a new skill every year. Three years ago it was pottery then i read a book every week and now im weightlifting regularly. Find yourself

[@seanno7913]

Y are u posting this u melt

[@smalltittycowgirl]

You are sooo young and have so much life to live. You are just getting started. Just because you didn’t start something when you were 10 and perfected it, doesn’t mean you are failing in life. I’m 21 and will be attending UNI this year for this first time after taking time off. And i am so glad I did. You could start anything you wanted today and by the time you were 21, you’d be pretty skilled at it. Don’t let what other people are flexing on the internet make you feel like you haven’t accomplished enough. P.S. Yes when I was your age I especially got that feeling.

[@alecothegecko]

Bro you’re 16!!! You’re so young thing about the present not the past, think to yourself what do you really want to do in life? Identify your love and go after it and never look back. You got this man keep your head up

[@9305vrg]

Start sg NOW what your heart really wish! Your dopst dream, what makes you feel goooood. Thats the only way. I tried to skip my dreams bc of my family and "wrong" ppl in my life, im 21 now, and I ended up to this point again. I dont have the BUMmm motivation yet, but I know it will come. Just do sg and you will find yourself. Really, just start to do that dream,step.by step. Youre so young, really! Believe in yourself, its hard I know, but you have to, I believe in you!

[@SusanKnox10]

Where’s all the lads with their bags of cans ?? This isn’t Dublin 😂

[@Ligerpride]

It is now sadly.

[@NiallFlynn-mr5uq]

Lololol

[@user-vk8yq8oq7p]

Swear down

[@dlcapone]

Dublin looks gay kmt😂

[@orls9068]

R. I. P. Dutch Gold

[@User-xc9ip]

This leaves out so much of the crime,poverty, hardship and struggles that sadly nearly everyone in Dublin is surrounded by

[@davianthule2035]

User 1234567 yep, we have a per capita income that rivals Norway yet you would never think it

[@lukeray9892]

1:19 I refuse to believe that bloke is 16

[@jacson1414]

Luke Ray samw bro same

[@kendon81]

......pretty sure they just edited this bit in from a rave culture video from the early 90s.......

[@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep]

@Luke Ray why?

[@thedude7727]

he looks a nonce

[@susankelly72]

He legit looks like he's in his 30s

[@gabriellaoconnell7084]

Is maith liom techno

[@AHAHHAHHA]

Gabriella O'Connell LMAOOOOOOOOOOO

[@barbiepink5867]

Gabriella O'Connell Is aoibheann liom techno!

[@lostfootage1999]

I LAUGHED

[@lisin4444]

H1

[@stewiegriffin2220]

BEEEEP!

[@kesther11]

Can everyone stop saying "get normal teens" cause on a level they are normal. I'm from London and I'm like this, y'all are just boring as hell clearly. Just because you're yet to find your specific sense of style doesn't mean everyone is...

[@jUjU-gg4bx]

And who would want to see boring people? Wouldn’t be very inspirational or even interesting...

[@Mari-ph7ox]

Honestly tho. I'm sick of these same comments every time i-D posts these 16 videos.

[@tudormiller8898]

Normal teens ? What's normal in 2020 ? Seriously ?

[@avasimone9771]

TRUE

[@sukmidik1051]

Fucking exactly

[@iarlaithtimmins2875]

17 from Ireland literally the lads at the beginning are my friends and I know tons of people like the rest. This is a really great realistic insight into our youth culture for people looking from abroad

[@29alexandra29]

Iarlaith Timmins that’s so cool I may be going to Dublin for a month this summer :)

[@iarlaithtimmins2875]

@@29alexandra29 o shit where r u from?

[@cheapy2006]

Iarlaith Timmins If that's true it's very depressing.

[@iarlaithtimmins2875]

@Conor Keller they represent themselves at least lol. You know, as 16 year olds living in Dublin. What demographic do you want more of?

[@DreiGuapo]

Iarlaith Timmins youre a neek

[@Buccallmann456]

Imagine someone not from Ireland , they'd think Dublin is the edgiest city of all mankind lmao

[@nabilekeithadeco8158]

Swear they found these children at Georges

[@karlosdeevs]

gorgeous or is something-Georges a place? (i dunno, im from ouside the city)

[@karlosdeevs]

oh-ok, wouldn't have expected it as an answers (yeah now, i think i've heard of the place)

[@crystalwalker3503]

@@verkes yeah p sure that record store is the one across from George's Arcade

[@Dylan-ni9my]

I was not like this at 16, and that was only 4 years ago lmao. This just seems like a collection of those edgy kids in your year in secondary

[@marycherry7050]

This is how we are in dublin 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@Dylan-ni9my]

@@marycherry7050 I literally live in kildare and go to Trinity, I don't see people like this often in Dublin lmao.

[@tommyowens9164]

These are the people that agreed or signed up to be on camera, the more introverted kids probably didn't want to do this.

[@marycherry7050]

@@Dylan-ni9my i am 16 and i live in dublin, trust me, This is really how we act 😂. Probably cause you're in the city centre and 16 year olds don't really live or hang out there.

[@Dylan-ni9my]

@@marycherry7050 i-

[@marinamarinamarinamarinamarina]

versions I'd love to see -Sao Paulo -Istambul -Buenos Aires -Rio

[@icedearthz7044]

I think you guys should make the version of Istanbul!

[@thisismarizey]

YES PLEASE

[@i-D]

Maybe we will ;)

[@Ashley-nm9ec]

Yeh that’d be really interesting!

[@bunniecakes5506]

midari catsu yesssss!

[@disgrace7441]

i-D yesss!!! i have so many friends that i can recommend to you guys!!! if i lived in Istanbul i would love a interview!!! hmu if u plan doing it!!!

[@soundclinic7832]

Sniffing yokes in a park and bumping k in the middle of O’Connell street at 3am vibes

[@leongargan6024]

Aye they couldn't get any of those kids for the video, too busy lookin for their jaws

[@darraghfegan9412]

soundclinic would you not swoops the yokes no ?

[@PC.NickRowan]

"Me and my friends, we listen to techno. It's not just music, it's like a feeling". It's called ecstasy and cocaine sweetheart!

[@ruthelizabeth963]

Peter Conlon lol those girls are in my year and their friends

[@Dye-Go-Music]

Its actually called passion for music techno is cocaine and ecstasy baby

[@PC.NickRowan]

@@Dye-Go-Music it's not real music buddy, it's noise!

[@xn--oh8h]

@@PC.NickRowan ok

[@imjustsadbro532]

@@PC.NickRowan it's almost like noise is music

[@darraghclarke2884]

Edit: I'm gonna leave my original comment unchanged below, but I want to address how I feel now as an 18 year old. I've done a fair bit of growing up since I wrote the below passage, and with that my perspectives on what it is to be a young Dubliner have shifted considerably. If you're to judge this video just as a representation of teens you might find wandering about the city centre on any given day, then there's a lot less to fault about it. At the time of writing my original critique I really just didn't have a broad enough social circle to expand my insight farther than my own town, but as I got into the city more often that changed pretty drastically. I'm probably still biased as since 16 year old me wrote that comment I've gone from having none of my social circle being represented here to feeling like it captured almost all of it. Either way, Dublin is such a diverse city that they were never going to find everyone, but if you're just focusing on the city centre, they did a pretty decent job. Original comment: There are a lot of people in the comments defending this video by expressing the fact that there are teenagers similar to the ones seen in the video all around Dublin. I’m sure this is true, but the video is flawed in its failure to represent a broad enough sample of Dublin’s teenagers. The fact that I’m a sixteen-year-old Dubliner and I don’t know anyone similar to over 60% of the teens depicted here does show an issue with the video. It would be impossible to represent everyone equally here, so I respect the crew who made this for trying their best, but it fails to represent what being a sixteen-year-old in Dublin is truly like. They focused on a lot of subcultures, which is cool; I learnt about some groups which I hadn’t heard of before, but I shouldn’t really be learning from this video, I should be relating to it. Idk, that’s just how I feel.

[@darraghclarke2884]

Pink Freud my point was that I just don’t know many people like the ones seen in the video and thus it didn’t accurately depict the life of a sixteen-year-old Dubliner for me. I wouldn’t consider my area to be rural, and I’m quite familiar with Dublin and the people around me, so getting out more wouldn’t do it for me. Just because I don’t know those folks doesn’t make my teenage experience invalid or isolated. I was expressing my thoughts on the accuracy of the chosen demographics for the video. My opinion isn’t wrong or right, it’s just an opinion. It is completely natural and expected for a lot of people to agree and disagree with this video. I’m glad you know people like those because they seem cool and friendly, but I just don’t happen to.

[@evanomairtin1279]

Darragh Clarke Well saod Darragh, completely agree with you being a 16 year old Dubliner myself

[@eastereggs04]

1 person from swords, the rest from town or the suburbs of it, no one from ballyfermot, no one from Clondalkin, no on from tallaght which is the home of shamrock rovers and the rivals of bohs, but yet underage tattoos made it into it, imo not an accurate representation of Irish teens and makes us all look like hippies

[@orls9068]

😂 They look like they picked them from the art classes in their secondary schools.

[@sliabhgealach]

They are doing things normal 16 year olds do, they just dont dress like the majority. They're not looking for people from specific places just a general overview of what they do

[@ultralightbeam6485]

@@sliabhgealach If you dressed like this when you were 16 i sincerely hope you got bullied ruthlessly for it.

[@sliabhgealach]

@@ultralightbeam6485 i mean thats rich coming from someone with an anime profile💀 Again tho your just proving that you can't look past appearances. What they are doing is something most teenagers do except they're not dressing like chavs because this channel is directed to more alternative fashion

[@user-sh6mm7ps4j]

@@sliabhgealach ok anime profile picture lmao

[@Maxon-x3t]

If you're sixteen and you move to a school in Ireland don't expect this

[@Moasandwich]

Exactly this video is Southside and D4 in one

[@imbobby3566]

I'm sixteen and I'm afraid because I feel like I don't find people who like things I like and who understand me and it's hard sometimes

[@lavinia1184]

It's okay, you'll find your crowd eventually! Don't worry, it'll be okay :)

[@RA-us6db]

Hey, don't let anything stop you, I'm older than that and I regret a lot that I didn't live the fullest when I was around your age. Do whatever you want and fuck the rest!

[@bunniecakes5506]

I'M BOBBY don’t worry, we are still young and most people don’t find proper mates until late sixth form or even uni. Remember everyone is trying to fit in, just don’t change yourself for other people because it’s honestly the worst thing you can do. X

[@29alexandra29]

Same haha I’m 17 and I’m always looking for people all around the world to be friends with who maybe have the same interests.

[@lot9898]

Everyone tends to like everything, try going out to places and talking to people works wonders.

[@sharufamasanga7357]

It would be cool if you guys did a East African country . I feel like the media focus more on the other regions and it would be cool to see a country like Ethiopia

[@munamahadi4491]

Sharufa Masanga i agreee

[@oliveranderson7264]

Sharufa Masanga Or just any African country really

[@MoneyManHolla]

Uganda forever

[@lidia9222]

if they do ethiopia it would be so cool! i’m ethiopian-irish

[@chickhicks6208]

Not everyone in Dublin looks like a hipster or an emo. I dont know where you found these kids but this isn't an appropriate representation of a 16 year old Irish kid.

[@quakercrackers4262]

Better than showing the rough side of North Dublin, but I agree

[@finn7816]

Bars

[@LS-vb3ko]

m3m3 these are literally the only types of young people I see lmao

[@playstationnerd4567]

Wheres the drug dealers, young junkies, boxers, youngfellas wearing baggy grey tracksuits and blokes selling fake shoes?

[@shredder9536]

Where's the Irish people

[@stewiegriffin2220]

the ran from the yanks with cameras interviewing spanners

[@_7f00ff]

I like the series, but from the videos with the names such as "being a 16 y.o. in Paris/Berlin/Milan/else" one expects to understand how is it like being a teenager in Paris/Berlin/Milan/else, which means to see some connection with the city, to understand how much this world is different from yours. And now it seems like everything is the same everywhere. Is it true?

[@hellofoamiesASMR]

11A04 EHAI NA LYZHAH V ZVEZDU interesting, but maybe that’s the point they’re trying to make? People are more similar than you probably think

[@madamekookfilosoofia]

11A04 EHAI NA LYZHAH V ZVEZDU or they only portray people who look and act a certain way.. but is that really representing a city?

[@seleneaguilar5875]

11A04 EHAI NA LYZHAH V ZVEZDU bro it’s a fashion channel chill

[@rayatron8944]

I feel like the youth experience is pretty similar nowadays especially in regards to urban locations. Plus with social media various people from different cultures are all consuming the same media which would have an effect on youth culture and can be a reason for such similarities.

[@hommegirl]

Man my 16th year was like the saddest yet most awakening year of my life

[@laralillian7487]

Yay I didn’t think that they’d make one for Dublin! I think it’s pretty accurate, Irish kids are pretty fun and creative. Loads of artistic kids and loads of athletic kids all round Speaking as an Irish teen ofc

[@evanomairtin1279]

Don’t know about you, but I’ve never seen people like this bunch around anywhere, don’t think it shows what the majority of normal teenagers in Dublin are like, but then again, they are trying to sell a narritive. Nothing against the people that took part, but this shows a few teenagers that associate themselves with subcultures rather than what thr vast majority of Irish teenagers are like, the video is very out of touch

[@josefine7544]

Can you guys do a What It's Like To Be 16 in Zurich

[@jakeokelly4164]

Correction: Being 16 in south dublin

[@Moasandwich]

Especially in D4

[@lachlanmckechnie2986]

Bro I’m from south Dublin and trust me these doesn’t represent us

[@alexajones2331]

I’m 17 and I’m Sorry there’s literally one pair of working class teens here and that’s the twins..not very diverse or realistic at all

[@Moasandwich]

Yea the two gingers girls

[@eabha]

I live in Ireland and I really liked the different relevant topics mentioned in this video. I feel like they found the coolest most hip teens in Dublin lol. Like I don't know anyone like them hahah

[@VpKing]

These are not normal Dublin teens lol

[@chevchelios5347]

Vp Football They really arent😂😂

[@hhhs7081]

ye they r a bunch of townies

[@judeforrester6641]

siekroid eire Dublin City is town tho

[@ellamills5716]

I live in dublin and i know a bunch of quirky artsy kids like this you just need to go to the right places to find them

[@ultralightbeam6485]

or all the wrong places

[@ellamills5716]

Ultralight Beam Indeed. Depends on who you ask

[@Dreyno]

Ella Mills You advising other quirky kids or a potential spree killer?

[@ellamills5716]

David Reynolds I was addressing the comments that are like “these aren’t normal Dublin teenagers” when in my experience, there’s plenty of Dublin teenagers like this

[@Dreyno]

Ella Mills Good. Just checking 😑

[@coolbeans6184]

I feel what the Belfast gal is feeling, Brexit is scary and the thought that I might have to go through some big process just to go to Dublin is stressful to think about ://

[@adammacdomhnail2014]

cool beans I agree☹️

[@jamesanthony9322]

cool beans ye mate it’s not a big deal

[@adammacdomhnail2014]

James Anthony are you from Northern Ireland?😂

[@coolbeans6184]

James Anthony it is for someone who considers themselves Irish and will have to go thru an entire process to cross a border in a country they don’t feel should be divided in the first place

[@caaelum]

@@coolbeans6184 You won't. I'm not sure why so few people seem to know about this. Ireland is not part of the passport free zone in the EU and it never has been. Its part of a different thing with the UK called the common travel area which is going to remain in place no matter what happens with Brexit. Your right to travel/move/work in Dublin after Brexit will not change.

[@jamiestephenson1011]

Irish dancing in the middle of a pet shop hahahahah scarlet

[@crystalwalker3503]

looks like the basement of Shauna's

[@jamiestephenson1011]

@@crystalwalker3503 don’t know what that is hun

[@crystalwalker3503]

@@jamiestephenson1011 Shauna's Pet Shop, next to Panti Bar

[@daso131393]

Where's the homeless lad coming up to you every few minutes asking for spare change for a hostel?

[@sjudas3584]

He is probably in centra using what change he has for a can of Dutch Gold.

[@fplcrazed1068]

didnt know every 16 year old was gay or a hippy in dublin wow and i live in dublin aswell mmmmm

[@raptorex9003]

salahh bruh they’re obviously going to pick interesting people

[@anycats4554]

Picked people that the internet wouldn’t complain about

[@matthewoleary891]

@@raptorex9003 "interesting" bunch of woke edgy melts

[@joshherbert8433]

WHERE IS THE CANS, CANS CANS CANS WITH THE LADS

[@alixie8066]

“There’s a lot of anger in my generation.”

[@juliecooly3]

So angsty...

[@orls9068]

😂😭

[@sliabhgealach]

there is though

[@cheapy2006]

Anger? all I see are a bunch of self obsessed wannabe-homosexuals.

[@donalmichael62]

This isn’t the real Dublin

[@ilovecats36381]

"if i dont get looks im not doing it right" Thats so meaningful and very true, you should express yourself how you want.

[@Mariamomo_]

I love how they got 16 year olds who actually look like 16 year olds this time. This generally looks like a more realistic depiction. Well done i-D!

[@DATH-kc6ei]

I fucking dare you to explain to me how the guy at 1:20 is 16

[@sliabhgealach]

@@DATH-kc6ei bruh most of the lads from my school look like that💀💀

[@ClaireHawkins]

I really loved this! I moved to Dublin from NYC right after university and I've been so interested to learn what it's like actually growing up here. I've been posting weekly videos of my travels around Ireland and Europe in general. It's just so amazing living here - I don't want to leave!

[@beatsbykobra]

i need the cinematographer for all these videos to work with me

[@Dreyno]

It’s actually a cat with a camera sellotaped to it.

[@beatsbykobra]

@@Dreyno help me find the cat pls

[@Dreyno]

K B He’s busy working on the next Guillermo del Toro film. And after that he has a project on pre production with the Coen brothers. But to be honest, he’s dealing with a catnip addiction which means he may take some time out next year to deal with that.

[@bigwes617]

"Me and my friends we listen to... techno.." Hahahaha, pink hearts and green grenades isnit 😂

[@marteandras3876]

Still waiting for a vid in Spain but in another place that's not Barcelona or Madrid,something like Alicante or any different one

[@gloriaogara]

they have to do the capital in each country, so it has to be madrid

[@marteandras3876]

gl0ria my comments yeah I know but I really think that it would be also very interesting seeing people from other places from the country that it's not the capital as always

[@buzzedup8299]

I dont think the problem is how normal everyone is. The task of such report is to show different teens from different walks of life, not just to please what some people say in the comments. That's quality

[@ethanmcardle3215]

I get that the creators are trying to include the “normal” kids (aka middle/ upper working class) but they should have had the sense to include at least one youngfella that actually has a Dublin accent. It’s like whoever chose these blokes just walked into Stephens green and took the edgiest teenagers there. Sickening how everyone ignores the people from the flats or estates of Dublin as if they’re animals that can’t be approached.

[@evanomairtin1279]

Very true, a sense of snobbery by the videomakers nearly, most of these are putting on these american accents and the others had very upper class accents. Doesn’t show what Irish teenagers are really like at all, just a few that are part of a subculture

[@Souly-ix5wx]

Just do this with anyone from Coolock or darindale

[@johnconnors6412]

Never ever let your friend do a tattoo for you in their bedroom when your 16, you will always regret it, 100%

[@adam3079]

They always got to show foreigners to act like they are not discriminating but this isn't what Dublin is like

[@Anonymous-cb5uw]

Tbf Dublin has way to many immigrants it's getting ridiculous now.

[@nebbypew8095]

I think it would be an interesting idea if you made a video about russian 16 years old. I live in this country and it would be cool if you made it. Your series is inspiring ahah, my English is really good. I think I made a grammatical error. It would be nice, if you respond about what I wrote wrong (if I did it). Still learning this language

[@lillyylefays5522]

Your grammar is pretty good actually :)

[@nebbypew8095]

@@lillyylefays5522 oh thanks

[@lostfootage1999]

this video screams 'i think i'm quirky and different from other 16yr olds but i'm actually the same as everyone else'

[@rogerward3390]

Any teens who aren't complete hippies? I'm a secondary teacher and this has pretty much chosen one segment of teens from Dublin... there are other places outside hippie dippy Dublin

[@lilianal410]

It’s still so weird to me how I live in such a diverse city and forget about how every other place has people has diverse as my city

[@ellamills5716]

Lilianna B In reality dublin isn’t all that diverse they just wanted diverse perspectives for this video

[@ohhanna3927]

100% agree

[@lilianal410]

Ella Mills Damn THATS sad

[@ellamills5716]

Lilianna B I mean it’s not so bad there are some places in the city where you can find diversity it’s just that Ireland was historically a poor country so there was really no precedent for people from abroad to move over here looking for a better life (usually the other way around actually)

[@whitiemarsh3671]

@@ellamills5716 you're right....the diverseness of Ireland is due to the economy. Between the anchor babies of the late 90s and economic migrants ever since it had become diverse. Actual Irish people were never asked

[@roniv4269]

What about Sofia (Bulgaria’s capital), the city is really underrated and it would be interesting to see the perspective from young people who live in a country that has an alarming high decrease in population since almost every young person is moving to another country .... Istanbul would also be really interesting!

[@ROB-zq5df]

Dublin is clearly very different than the rest of the country

[@cillianfee9369]

This feels more like the 80s/90s that now

[@SimpleArt93]

I'm pretty ashamed at all of the negative comments on this video, some arguing these kids aren't normal, others saying they aren't anything special because they're just following modern trends to look hip and cool. Coming from an art's school background, although from an entirely different country, I can tell you that young teens are starting to discover all kinds of things about themselves at this age. Not only do these kids seem perfectly normal to me, but they seem quite happy being the way they are, and enjoying their taste for things, people and places like all teens should. It's basically the last pure part of life before becoming a grown up settles in and work stress and misery starts piling up. I don't get why in 2020 we still harbor such hatred towards children for being children. Let them grow at their own pace because you once were just like them, just wanting to have a good time without people telling you what think, like and how to act all the time. I think people being offended by these kids need to realize, we're not all alike and there's no such thing as "normal" in this day and age. People like what they like, and as long as there's mutual respect there shouldn't be any reason to get mad at such a sweet and harmless little video.

[@Amy-mu9qt]

Pls do Kenya in Africa next~~thx

[@sarahconnor13]

I like how this video included teens that are actually realistic, like i'm 16 and I do similar things. Like most teens don't have lives like on Euphoria lmao.

[@daisyruesemphf80]

The title of the film is “what it’s like to be 16 in Dublin” and is being published by a “fashion and style” magazine. Tell me why all the comments are “not proper teens” “bunch of hippies”? Why would they include slobs in their trackies who you all consider “normal”? You all need to consider the demographic of the magazine. Nowhere did it say they were average or normal teens

[@aylatirocchi6330]

ahhh living in dublin suckz!!!!! it’s so depressing, foreva grateful that i moved back to aus

[@Moasandwich]

@Brothel Creepers move to the country its the only nice bleedin option

[@Moasandwich]

@Franco Rossi exactly i wanna move far away from dublin like somewhere with animals and shite

[@Moasandwich]

@Franco Rossi i mean i love ballyfermot but its just to crowded ffs i want a peaceful life with wife and kids

[@drewwho3281]

What it’s like to be a hipster queef in Dublin

[@luciadn4848]

this is probably the best episode of this series

[@Jm-jj1oh]

This is most certainly not a reflection of Irish teenagers today, these kids are outliers to the Irish teen population, there are definitely big groups of these teens with similar interests but the majority of Irish teens talk look and behave nothing like this, these people are the kids you might see in temple bar spending their parents wages. Please, if you are representing our countries people to the world at least be honest and truthfully reflect our society. Them young lads from swords as your “working class” people, seriously? Where’s there tracksuits and air max and real Dublin accent😂

[@UIAL570]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@stuartkelly3106]

I wonder think they actually do reflect kids from Dublin. They left out the rough ones though lol

[@evanomairtin1279]

Stuart Kelly Probably a mixture of snobbery and ignorance to be honest

[@googlegilbertlevinmars322]

Irish Catholic American born and raised in catholic school, purple blue spiked hair. Deemed a distraction from the learning environment, suspended until hair dyed natural color. 12 years old. Purple checkered bandana around the neck, freshman year of high school public school, deemed a threat and safety concern to myself and others. The list goes on.

[@kaito9907]

i-D just proved to me they have insane cinematography skills to make Dublin look actually presentable lol (no hate i love Dublin this just looks really polished)

[@quiroz91]

I love how they brought kids from different backgrounds that genuinely enjoy the beauty of Irish culture. Next do Mexico City!

[@Sophie-if5oc]

lol I live in Dublin, this just isn’t accurate, but it’s still a super cool video!

[@maicoldiaz6052]

I am 18 and I don't feel like a teenager at all. Graduated high school at 17 a few months ago and meeting people my age when you are not in high school anymore has proven to be really hard

[@orls9068]

It is, get into a course or job and you'll find ppl, if ye have 1 solid friend you are good!

[@warren_l9561]

Those are the least normal Dublin teens in the county

[@alexiagal8155]

just because these teens aren’t normal, doesn’t mean they deserve hate

[@wvcjshdsocjsj4477]

16 yo Muckross girl says “Me and my friends listen to techno, it’s not just a music it’s a feeling”. Ok. We get it. You’re edgy.

[@emmaduffy9426]

As a 19 year old girl from Dublin this is my fav video ever wow

[@celticfclad1]

They literally picked out the most weird and obscure teenagers they could find. Most of Dublin isnt like that

[@tar0286]

the two ones doing camogie tho

[@raptorex9003]

celticfclad1 to make it interesting because all the normal people are boring

[@faithazeez6808]

have you ever thought that maybe you’re the weird and obscure one for wanting to be like everyone else in dublin

[@ericwalsh2954]

@@faithazeez6808 "for not wanting to be like everyone else" proceeds to dress the exact same as everyone else and show literally zero deviation from there groups norm

[@gabrielpolac5793]

Pussios wheres all the sesh lads at😂

[@mml5808]

Naruto exactly chase off the garda on the weekends with an 8 pack in me bag. Heard no one say that

[@cknoway]

Class! The youth of Ireland are super interesting, especially up north. Everyone's tired of having the 'Troubles' as the one thing we are known for. There's lots of scenes out there, and it's fluid, no one sticks to one genre. The techno scene is a particular nation wide phenomenon. Would love to see the 1616 series Belfast equivalent!

[@ronniewilson9791]

People from other countries need to stop saying these are normal 16 year olds these people are easily a 1 in 20 here in Dublin apart from number one

[@SignorOca]

It'd be great if they actually used a more representative sample of 16 year olds as that'd give a genuine overall view of the youth in these respective cities. Instead the majority of the 16 year olds in each video are of the bohemian, artsy, unconventional and liberal type which are certainly not going to be a majority of these cities and all seem to have a similar thing to say.

[@sliabhgealach]

Bruh all they're doing is talking about hanging out with friends, hobbies and messing about they just dress differently. They are representing the majority

[@SignorOca]

chunky. jesus The very fact that these people dress differently does itself detract from the overall representativeness of the youth in those cities, they're quite clearly of a similar niche group/subcultures within those cities and as such what their hobbies are or what they do to mess around, as you've mentioned, will not be a good snapshot of the overall population. I live in a city in a western country and albeit I have seen people wear the similar stuff they do and have similar mindsets but I don't see it very often at all and they're the definite minority and as such they definitely don't give a clear indication of the youth in their respective areas which is a shame.

[@sliabhgealach]

@@SignorOca it's not about their mind set it is about the activities they are doing like I said. The reason they go for people like this because it's more inspiring then a bunch of chavs drinking and standing outside a shop doing nothing and also because the channel is an alternative one so they're gonna look for people that suit their image. I do admit tho saying that this represents all 16 year olds is a bit of a stretch but if you look past their appearances and what their protesting for the general activities they are doing does represent them

[@SignorOca]

chunky. jesus I appreciate that, I just think it's a shame because I don't see much of a difference between the videos. I'm very interested in other cultures so as such it would be really fascinating to see the differences between youth in varying countries but the issue with who they pick for their videos is that no matter what country it is, they wear similar outlandish things, they constantly talk about expressing themselves through clothing etc. This video was admittedly better as there were people playing Gaelic football which is a cultural activity endemic to Ireland but bar that, the videos become almost boring due to the lack of difference.

[@sliabhgealach]

@@SignorOca that's true and i agree with you there. Seeing more people express their culture in this videos would be cool to see :))

[@chorbles]

these are normal teenagers. i'm 16 and i know a lot of people like this, i see a lot of people like this. they're not "cool" or "edgy". its just now we're in an age where people express themselves better through fashion and the things they do. they obviously got teenagers who have different interests so clearly theyre not all going to be "lads getting pissed". if you're an adult and saying this isn't nornal, stop gatekeeping lmao. they're teenagers, let them express themselves. all of these teenagers are normal. they all just have different ways to express themselves, so stop making fun of a girl dancing or a guy with a bowl cut. people can do what they want when they're this age, and they should be free. don't make fun of them. if you see teens like this as abnormal, accept the fact that there are people that arent like you.

[@juliecooly3]

Except for the first lad, these are mostly posh teens who wanna try so hard to be different and artsy. And they are different, barely any of these are typical Dublin teens.

[@odshane]

Not the Dublin that I know

[@Moasandwich]

Normal teens wear tracksuits not baggy looking shite

[@stepheng623]

If you go by the sample of kids they used, it looks like 90 percent of kids in Dublin are either foreign nationals or gay. 😂😂😂

[@drewwho3281]

“If I’m not getting looks, I’m not doing it right”- someone didn’t get much attention in their childhood

[@daisyruesemphf80]

Drew Who And you taking time out of your day to comment about a 16 year olds personal life makes you a big man because?

[@drewwho3281]

Daisy Ruesemphf I never said it made me a big man. Hardly that personal if he shares it on this video..

[@drewwho3281]

Daisy Ruesemphf how do you know I’m a man?

[@daisyruesemphf80]

Drew Who When did he ever give information about his personal life? He was simply making a catch phrase. There’s no excuse to be nasty like that.

[@daisyruesemphf80]

Drew Who Men love to pick on things that are different. I’m making an assumption

[@susanmoore3942]

As a teenager this was very lovely to watch! I love how it’s very similar to life in the US but not and one learns something by watching it.

[@cormacoregan2383]

Where do they find these people, Bad representation of people who are 16 in Dublin. Not a single lad in there like

[@chickhicks6208]

All the kids in this look like aliens too. Bad representation of the average 16 year old Irish kid.

[@insertedgynamehere1648]

Take this from someone living in a third world country that anyone can have an awesome or boring life whether society classifies you as rich or poor. If you stay home all day that's fine but don't hate on these kids (just because ur boring😑)because they're just tryna show you that even the grim places have a good side if u just change your perspective.

[@avv_ooo411]

We get suspended if we dye our hair, have facial piercings, or break any school dressing codes (wearing white socks instead of black). Atm Dublin is struggling with a rise in heroin usage bit it's kept on the down low because of our manly Catholic influences. It's soo fun.

[@nataliamunozsantiago2910]

I really wished they made this videos in Latin American countries, just to see the difference of realities

[@chryzoliz]

Can you do this for Amsterdam? Would love to see how the younger generation differs from mine, and from other cities!

[@JAMBO_2K]

No 16 year olds in Dublin are like this apart from the first two

[@eoinmcbain7725]

anyblueghosties pair of jokers

[@TheRoboCaterpillar]

This is great! Love the big variety of people they got

[@IDPLSS]

This is the most unrealistic representation of Dublin I’ve seen in my life

[@Moasandwich]

It looks like California

[@jforsy2898]

If you go to any 3rd to 5th year class (16 year old kids), you'd probably find that about 20% of the classroom is similar to these kids. Dublin is not all trendy artsy kids. Not even close.

[@caoimhetomas2811]

These are literally all pretentious edgy kids that literally don’t represent most 16 year olds from Dublin I-

[@bigbro6446]

The swords lads are like 90% of lads so i'm glad they got several different types of teens

[@sliabhgealach]

they do?? they do things normal teenagers do, but they just look different

[@alemihe]

Please do Copenhagen! Loving this video, by the way.

[@kayrizi6132]

Love to see it 🥺

[@NegativeAccelerate]

Woah I am 16 and live in athlone and while I was watching this I was thinking that it’s a very accurate representation and those people are very similar to many I know from Dublin and then MY FRIEND showed up on camera. Small world

[@ultralightbeam6485]

You need some new friends pal

[@MoneyManHolla]

Madeline? Wtf?