Americans who are proud of their Irish roots..?
I have notice alot of Americans I have talk to, or seen or hear from who are very proud of their Irish roots. come across to have no clue roughly modern day Ireland.
I guess its nice that they are so proud... but if they are gonna go rotten spouting "oh we are an Irish family." --- they could at lowest possible try to learn a entry or two about here.
I have it in mind, I have hear people utter we eat haggis and that we are member of the UK and referred to st.Patricks day as "Pattys day"...
Your thoughts?
Answers: Well, I am an American who is completely proud of her Irish roots. and the Scottish ones, and the English ones. but I at least hold the tact to know about where on earth I come from. I don't understand how anyone can say aloud they're proud of their heritage and know nothing nearly it. But then again, some Americans are tremendously very stupid roughly countries outside of their own.
Worst experience: Told someone I was going to England, they asked "Is that surrounded by London?" *headdesk*
Thank you Ginger1! Appriciate the support. I just get on here to ask about where on earth to elope in Ireland. Ever since I be a little girl I looked-for to get married within Ireland. Since my husband-to-be's family is American Irish also I thought it would be awesome. We planned to run LEARN more about the culture, the populace, the traditions that we've not been exposed to. I in fact was sensitive by all the refusal things said about adjectives of us dumb redneck americans. I guess ignorance goes both ways, ehe? **Oh and your complaints around our believing all irish drink guiness and adjectives that crap.. LOOK INTO YOUR OWN IRISH TOURISM SITES! It should explain alot to ya. They sicken my ar5e !
ughhhhh! i hate this,some of them chew over ireland is in england,that it's connected to mainland europe and contemplate we say top of the mornin' to ya and drink guiness and drink potatoes non-stop.
and i've heard them say aloud we eat haggis too.
and it really anoys me when thay right to be heard that their great great great grandmother's mam was from ireland so that make them irish
I agree with you totally.
From reading the comments of some nation in the Ireland slot for precious questions, I enjoy actually notice a hostility towards Americans for mortal proud of their Irish roots, and I don't think that's carnival.
I'm glad I come from a country that people are proud to be descended from. Though I hold to admit I be a bit annoyed when I was asked if we have tractors in Ireland...
By the channel Courtney B - Ireland is one of the British Isles - It is independant, is not British, and is not part of the UK, but it is one of the British Isles...
Oh yes, you come across that too, plus the pat on the skipper for being Irish and so brave for departing the side of the turf fire and the cottage by the lake for the bright lights of somewhere - when most of us get into our cars and walk out our houses full of mod cons for the airport to travel to Spain or wherever using tickets we bought onliine to housing we also bought online.
Ireland is not a fecking theme park, get hold of used to this.
The Paddy's day entity is probably due to the fact that various Americans don't distinguish between 'd' and 't'.
Thank you Ginger1. And for all of the Irish on here who apparently are "offended" at the certainty that there are millions of Americans who are proud of their Irish ancestry, you guys really enjoy some time on your hands. Is this really a sound thing to catch upset about? For crying clearly. We like you, and still we can't win.
Forget it. What's the point? Alright. I enjoy no Irish blood in me, never did. No relatives of mine own ever come from Ireland. Happy now?
yeah, I'm living within Boston and it drives me nuts. I do my best to pretend not to speak english so as not to have to parley to them, haha.
St Patty's day, what's that adjectives about. I nearly decked one of 'em when I hear it for the 100th time.
Two words come to mind with most americans,
uninformed and inarticulate. I know we have tonnes of negative too as Irish people, but I'm lately voicing these two.
Just over 1/3 have passports surrounded by the US. I was at a deputation the other night and between 10 culture, aged from 17 to 40, none could name the four countries of the UK, and didn't know that Britain be the same item.
They just don't hold a clue.
The worst thing to hear is, "I hear the discount is booming in Ireland at the moment".
It's close to reading the Times from 1998.
I don't think these society even know the difference between Scotland and Ireland!
Do you see the amount of questions resembling "What's the difference between Scotland and Ireland" and they also think Irish folks say Top of the morning to ya!
People imagine that if their great-great-great grandmothers dog came from Ireland, afterwards they have Irish roots! LOL
= )
Firstly, can we please not bash America as a together? They are not all "uninformed and inarticulate". Secondly, geographically, we ARE part of the Brittish Isles, but we are not factor of Britian or the UK. (Well... the north is a part of the UK, but it's IN Ireland... oh, you know what I be set to!)
I just construe it's funny most of the time. Whenever I got to touristy places surrounded by the summer, I'm surrounded by all kind of Americans. Most of them, whether they have Irish roots or are lately visiting for the hell of it they know their stuff, but you get hold of idiots of every nationality. (I construe the phrase "Skwa lads!" applies)
And I know it's not really related, but I love how Americans say "Ireland". They make available it a third syllable! It's so cute!
Totally agree.
They seem not to watchfulness enough almost Ireland to even learn anything almost it, even basic facts, approaching where Ireland is located on a map. It is particularly offensive when they assume Irish inhabitants are simple, lazy, and drunk. Also, I do not appreciate joke about Northern Ireland from populace who do not even know the history (they don't teach it within American schools).
You are so right.I have have people focus haggis is Irish, and that Ireland is in the "British Isles." Ugggghhh!
However, I notice many Americans of other ethnic groups are more correctly informed of the countries of their heritage, and don't net silly inferences about the country and the culture. Why do many of the Irish Americans do this?
Wow, sit put money on and get comfortable. At heart of this is a misinterpretation on the division of the Irish as to what an American means by "Irish". There is ignorance and misinterpretation on both sides of this. First - You hold to look at the differences in the countries. The US is HUGE and have more people than would fit contained by Ireland even if you stacked them like wood. It have arguably the most diverse population of any country on Earth. Every single language on Earth is one spoken somewhere in the US. So, as culture do, cultures separate into groups. The Italian American immigrants found adjectives ground, the Polish Americans, The Chinese Americans...etc... It is just a cultural identifier. People form groups base on similarities. So, the Irish-Americans were born. Americans next to Irish family history are not adage that they are Irish per say. You will hear an American (in the US) articulate - "Are they Irish Irish?", or "Irish from Ireland?" - which means an actual Irish personage. To just say-so "Irish" means that that character has an Irish heritage (that is, an Irish American). This is true for adjectives countries that grew rapidly via immigration end 200 years or so. Canada does it, Australia does it, Brazil does it...it's just the Americans that bring back sh*t for it. Look up the Irish Festivals held in countries outside the US to obtain an idea of this practice.
When out of the country, an American is obviously an American and ids themselves as such. At home within the US, the cultural background comes into play. For Instance, Al Pacino, just now feted by Trinity College - is an American who identifies himself as Italian American. Americans can be both. Ireland have never had engage millions of new inhabitants in it's history - a million immigrated from Ireland alone at the time of the famine...that is freshly one country. Millions came from adjectives over the world. Of course they separated into cultural groups.Of course those immigrants passed down bits of their ingenious culture. Of course that culture changed and adapted to the new environment. Irish American culture is it's own entity, similar to the unproved Irish culture - but, different. Why wouldn't it be?
At the heart of this is Ireland not having much practice about immigration from the reception end. Eve the ancient invasions (Vikings etc...) be not as large as immigration be o the US or Canada. As Ireland has have much recent immigration for the first time in it's history, you will soon hold a generation of children who identify themselves as both Irish and as Polish, Chinese, etc...Even though they are Irish, they will still drink some of the foods of their parents original house , partake in the culture and music, and I don`t know speak a little of the speaking. The new Irish immigrant all live surrounded by clusters of their original residency don't they? Just like the Irish who emigrate to America did. Get it?
If you are going to be so rigid in who does or does not qualify as Irish, afterwards I would suggest that you learn a bit history of the Irish in America and afterwards judge. Claiming to be Irish is not what these Americans are in reality doing. They are merely marking their heritage. There is pretty a lot to be proud of as an Irish American that have nothing to do next to Ireland. There is also a connection to Ireland that masses younger Irish in the rush to expensive anti-Americanism forget or overlook. Such as the fact that money sent support to Ireland from those who were brave plenty to go out of the country to the US and start from nothing kept masses Irish farms afloat. American dollars feed many within Ireland. The Irish Americans raised the money (6 million) so that the Irish War of Independence could be fought. Politically, from the Anglo-Irish time of war to the Good Friday agreement, Ireland has enjoy the support of the US and has gain by it - because of the connection of Irish-Americans. America kept De Valera from execution and help pressure the British on Home Rule. (Parnell's mother was an American by the way) You are apparently purely as ignorant of our history as you claim Americans to be of your own. I hold encountered massive ignorance and misconceptions more or less the US by some Irish.
By the way, I know a bit of Irish history myself, and the "Patty's" afternoon explanation is really very simple - Paddy be an anti Irish slur in the US - one among tons. Pat is also a boy name here and Paddy is not really used, nor is Padraig. It's a cultural difference. I have a handle on your annoyance, but there are plenty of things that the Irish return with dead wrong roughly the US, so maybe you could lately relax a bit and let it slide. Correcting culture instead of complaining might do the trick.
I do notice that the Irish are massively quick to claim the legendary or celebrities that hold Irish heritage as being Irish. A bit hypocritical, that.
Learn more or less us, and spread knowledge give or take a few your own culture = simple. Or just complain.
EDIT - Thanks trouble, I give attention to it's just that you hold actually met us. People who haven't lump us adjectives together and think the worst. Come rear anytime, and see the rest of the country.
Monkeyandsheep - please go to a country where on earth you will complain less. For everyone's sake. Not that frequent in the US enjoy passports because we cannot afford to travel as we are so far from the rest of the world, we get the smallest holiday of any Western country and until recently we didn't necessitate passports to go to our closest neighbors (Canada, Mexico, etc...) Most Europeans don't know where on earth Missouri or Kansas City are - they just know New York, Boston or San Francisco. Does that receive them dumb? You should try and learn something more or less where you are staying and possibly not judge by your own culture. I cannot hold track of the number of times here on YA that a non-American has asked what state New York City is surrounded by. It goes both ways.
Here's a thought, I will verbs to not assume all Irish are (blank), if contained by return you'll do me the same courtesy
I'm Irish American (and German American and lots of other types of American) and I know adequate about Ireland to impress those who live in the gaeltacht.further I am only as proud of my ancestors who founded this country (especially since they actually did so for religious freedom when most of our unproved colonies were founded for profit) and gone Ireland in the 1700s as I am of the next emigrants who moved out the Free State in the 30s because they be tired of all the shooting
It's amazingly easy to criticize Americans for their withdrawal of world knowledge/travel, but please bear contained by mind we do not get the time off time that the rest of the world gets, we don't enjoy 12 other countries we can fly to for 100Euros and the US is huge like you can't consider (to be blunt, Ireland is literally the size of the teensy state that broke off of my home state of Virginia within our Civil War..we are #3 in landscape mass, y'all are #120)...so for us (tragically) Disney is a much more likely trip
adjectives that being said..dude, I can`t bear St. Patrick's Day
f'ing green beer drunken idiots in Aran sweaters
shudder
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