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| Dravenae:
Scary subject matter right? Not really. I'm doing a report for college, and we were asked to tackle the topic of, "Are The Irish Really Friendly?". I'm part of a team, and the other guys are putting similar questions up on other forums, so I'm just wondering if you guys wouldn't mind giving your honest opinion on the matter. As an English man, living in Ireland, I have formed my own opinion, and considering I have lived here for the past 13 years, I'm guessing you know where I stand. No offense will be taken from your comment, so please feel free to be honest. EDIT: Feel free to remove this thread in 2 - 3 weeks time. It will have served its purpose by then. EDIT 2.0: I'm not asking a question, as much as I'm asking you for your opinion and experiences. I just wanted to quickly clear up any discrepancies. |
| Megatron:
Well, my parents are from Ireland, even though I grew up in the states. I have been to Dublin and Shannon (where my families live) as well as the surrounding areas dozens of times in my 30 years on this planet. Overall I say yes they are. I may be a bit biased, and there are always assholes here and there, but my experiences have been really positive in Bray, Donebate and Rush (the primary areas I stay) |
| FritzWhite:
Ha, this topic reminds of when Conan visited Dublin. They didn't think he was too funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjTAOOrvGd0 |
| sheep2001:
Got to say its a ridiculous question. You are basically asking about a racial stereotype. Can all black men run fast? My parents are Irish (Dublin/Kilkenny) but I grew up in London, and consider myself a Brit/English. Are some Irish people friendly? Yes! Are some Irish people assholes? Yes. Same as every other nation. There are definite cultural differences between Brits and Irish, but I wouldn't say the Irish are as a nation any more friendly than anyone else. |
| Dravenae:
--- Quote from: sheep2001 on October 12, 2013, 04:22:51 PM ---Got to say its a ridiculous question. You are basically asking about a racial stereotype. Can all black men run fast? My parents are Irish (Dublin/Kilkenny) but I grew up in London, and consider myself a Brit/English. Are some Irish people friendly? Yes! Are some Irish people assholes? Yes. Same as every other nation. There are definite cultural differences between Brits and Irish, but I wouldn't say the Irish are as a nation any more friendly than anyone else. --- End quote --- I don't dispute that at all. It really is a absurd project, but it has to be done; it's worth 15% of the whole module. I was born in London, and lived there for ten years. I have been living in Laois (just South of Dublin) for the past fourteen - fifteen years. Finding out what stereotypes about the Irish exist, then disputing each stereotype we find, is the overall goal of the project. Please don't take offense from this question, it's really not what the post was about; it's just a quick study. Thank you for your answer, mate. :) |
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