Why is being Irish so GREAT?? Can anyone compete with us?
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There are two kinds of people in this world, the Irish and those who want to be Irish.
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First of all, Boston is full of Irish and Irish-Americans, so you don't have to worry about finding acceptance there.  Second, except for Macey (don't know where the h*ll she's comin' from), I've never known anyone here in America that didn't like Irish accents.  Many, many of us have Irish ancestry and listening to someone with an Irish accent is very  enjoyable.  I'm sure you will have a great time and get lots of positive attention because of your accent.
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Outside of their own country, soccer fans always love to root for underdogs. Ireland aren't in the World Cup this year, so go T&T!
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It's the day that we Irish Americans celebrate our heritage. Sadly, our ancestors decided to lose their identity and come to America. Unfortunately, here we are in the politically correct cesspool, that is over-sympathetic and over-sensitive towards every cause on the face of the earth, but there's nothing that I can do about it right now at least. The land of the free-ride and the home of what used to be a great, united nation. The America that my father grew up in and the one that I grew up in seemingly disappeared. It's getting to where I don't even recognize my own hometown anymore.\n\nAlso, about the actual holiday: They do celebrate it in Ireland. I have a friend who went there this year and he celebrated it there. He said that he had the time of his life.    \n\nSo.....with all of that being said, HAPPY BELATED ST. PATRICK'S DAY! ERIN GO BRAGH! Don't forget, make the world a better place and buy a Patty a Guinness, lol. Slan!
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With your Irish accent people will be intrigued and want to know about your country and will find you charming and sweet. Don't be surprised if they tell your b/f he needs to marry you.
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Why do people always make jokes about the Irish being stupid, silly and inept? They are a friendly, cultured group of people. I have just had a lovely holiday there at the Listowel Writers Week which is a prestigious writing festival frequented by prize winning published authors. There!
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I love Irish people! The people I know, the roomates I had in college, I love you all!! The accents are wonderful. I used to purposely piss off my college roomates just to hear them curse me out. Arse, shite, all that...Love it!\nAll of the Irish people I have encountered are very open minded and genuine. The whole idea of 'Crisp sandwiches', is just so simple, yet brilliant.\nBy the way, I live in the U.S., hope this helps!!!
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A lot of Americans are from Irish decent - I guess the potato famine had a lot to do with that!
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HEY HEY HEY!!! Don't badmouth the Irish and their accents! They are SEXY!! and much better than a Canadian accent (which is just a poor imitation of a Yank accent)!!!!\n\nEdited to say: is he your boyfriend or your husband? make your bleedin' mind up!
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Because most Americans have the cultural capacity of a boiled potato and so cling to any vague link to the culturally superior Irish rather than their own culture. They probably couldn't find Wales and Scotland on a map.
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ireland has always been expensive,i don´t think there has been a 360 turn on the racist front.and pretentious is not a word i would use to describe the irish either.
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I am in the exact same boat as you. I too am very irish, but choose not to follow the catholic religion nor do I drink. I do however, love St. Patricks day. It is a day to celebrate about beig happy and loving your life. I need no other reason.
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1.6million people in Ireland have fluency in Irish, however only 350,000 use it day-to-day.  This is increasing and Irish is being made an official EU language, so if the government make a proper effort with the aid of the social partners we should be able to get that 1.6million people speaking it every day.\n\nAs for if i know any of them, yes I do.  My mother and her family are fluent in Irish though dont use it much anymore.  I am living in Galway on the west coast at the moment and I hear Irish spoken a good bit.\n\nIrish is getting a massive revival with a national tv station TG4 as well as an explosion of Gaelscoileanna(primary schools taught completely in Irish)
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I agree with you- it's sad that most people only associate the Irish with one of 4 things: drunkenness, brogues, the color green and possibly the Blarney Stone. \nIf we were to celebrate it as a national holiday here in the U.S., perhaps more people would be aware of the long suffering plight of the Irish people. It's indeed a sad thing that a lot of folks who dress up in green once a year, don some green beaded necklaces and drink 'til they puke- all without really understanding who and what the Irish culture and people have gone through and continue to experience daily.
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You only say that because he is the QB for the FIghting Irish. If he was a construction worker you would care less. Which shows how fucked up our country is! People are attracted to fame and fortune and nothing else. Sure football is fun to watch but nobody is gonna be able to take anything with them when they die! So; Its just an illusion.
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I don't consider myself to be of Irish descent, although I probably have more Irish ancestors than a lot of people. (My region was settled mainly by Irish immigrants "back in the day.") Face it, people want to have some kind of ethnic heritage other than just generic American, whatever it may be. Hmmm, I don't really know, so I'll make an educated guess. Mexican? Nah, I don't look Mexican. Or Italian, for that matter. German? I think my name's too normal. Normal? Hey, it's probably from somewhere in the U.K. or Ireland! And didn't great aunt Mildred mention something about someone coming over from Dublin in 1902? Why, I bet...\n\nI'm probably overstating a little, but you get the point.
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I love the Irish! They are hard working, practical, and fun loving people. I really like the Gaelic language.