Do people hate the Irish?

I'm getting the impression from this forum that people in America don't like the Irish. People on the continent love us, so I don't know why Americans wouldn't. Is this true? Be honest.

 

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I admire what little I know about Irish culture, but I live in South Africa, not America.

When the Irish first immigrated to the US they were, like most new immigrants, discriminated against. But I would think most Americans are past those prejudices.

 

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What gives you that idea? Where do you even see any posts about the Irish anywhere? And if there are some, there sure as hell ain't many ...surely not enough for you to make such a bold, blatant, assertion lumping "all" Americans into the same blob.

Baron Max

 

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Actually, go into the Why Drink Alcohol thread. Now do you see posts about the Irish?

I didn't make a 'bold, blatant assertion'. I told you what impression I was getting and asked if it was true. Carcano and domesticated om are both giving a negative view of the Irish. I was just surprised at this reaction and started a thread to investigate further.

 

I live on the continent, no negative or positive associations with your folk.
I like some of your legends though.

 

You live on the continent? Cool. Whereabouts?

 

Yeah, we do have great stories.

 

Latvia. I hear many from here have moved to Ireland in search of better paying jobs.
But don't worry, I have no such intentions.

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Yeah, there's a couple of Latvian sisters in my school actually. Nice girls, but their English isn't too good so they're a little quiet. We're getting a lot of Polish immigrants too, they're really nice aswell.

 

Fiddle-scraping drunks with no potatoes.

My brother-in-law's Irish. He barely ever touches a drop.

*sniff*. Traitor.

 

Traitor is right.

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What do you mean with no potatoes?

 

The Great Famine?

aka Potatoe Famine...

Ask most people what they know about Irish history and that's what they'll say

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It's spelt POTATO, not potatoe. We lost half our population in the Gorta Mor/ Great Famine, but it was in 1840. It's long over now and we're back on our potato-obsessed path. I eat potatoes every day, a farmer goes around the houses every day delivering potatoes, and my Granny has a potato shed, where she only stores potatoes.

We never learn do we?

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Erm... can I change that bit?

I wasn't expecting people to... you know...

*points urgently into the middle-distance, walks casually away whistling *

 

Its hip to be square

 

I have no idea what that means...

 

im not sure either. But I been wating to say it for the past 3 days

 

Carcano? Domesticated om? Where are you people, you bashed the Irish on the other thread. Can't you bash them over here?

 

Sorry. Must try harder. Must try harder.

I'm starting to like the Irish less, I have to say.

Teen angst is a pisser, but you do get past it.

 

What?