Top ten reasons why Irish J1 students come to the US

Opportunities, jobs, shopping and travel - reasons why the Irish just keep on coming

7.The sense of the unknown

The idea of going to a country where nobody knows you and you can make your own destiny is quite appealing . Unfortunatly some J1’rs then tend to stick in Irish Bar’s and mingle in their own groups or house hunt in Irish communities.

8.The food

The American westernization of fast food has spread to most parts of the world by now. Many find the grub here a relatively safe enough reason to come. The quantity of the portions makes it a rather cheap and cheerful basic cost-of-living factor to come.

9 Multi-cultural society

America’s ability to overcome religious and ethnic differences is one which can be marveled at particularly by us Irish which have witnessed the impact of the religious divide between Protestants and Catholics and Glasgow Vs. Celtic fans on holidays abroad in Europe.

10.The crossroads of the world

This is my own personal reason for being in New York.The most amazing random and cultured people I continue to come across at the crossroads of the world –Times Square. Sometimes it’s people playing a piano, other times it's naked cowboy??!! Who knows!!!

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