Irish American women are true man eaters

THE HEADING SHOULD BE AMERICAN WOMEN NOT IRISH AMERICAN. AS WE IRISH ARE NOTHING LIKE AMERICANS EVEN THOSE WHO AMERICANS WHO TRY TO STEAL OUR IDENTITY.. AMERICANS AND IRISH PEOPLE ARE POLES APART IN HUMOR, LOOKS, CULTURE, OUTLOOK ON LIFE AND JUST ABOUT EVEYRTHING ELSE.. IM IRISH I LIVE IN IRELAND AND I WAS BORN IN IRELAND SO I SHOULD KNOW..

mikeircentComnt, I was referring mainly to singles clubs. When 2 girls are sitting in a booth, I know it is inappropriate for two guys to approach them, and ask each to dance. However, if those same ladies leave their booth, and stand at the bar, or along the perimeter of the dance floor, then it is okay to ask them to dance. They still might decline, but, in those instances, they can not consider the guys rude for asking.

SingleDonald. My point was not that they are actually "sluts". It's that the politics of girls in a group (an insight at best) is that they will not respond favorably if you approach one specifically while in a group, at a table, or even the L-shape of a bar, where the peer pressure overcomes the "beer" pressure. Too many side issues you don't know about yet among girlfriends kill the gambit. Compare if you were to feast your eyes on such a damsel on the way back from the can,in the corner, or at the local coffee shop, library, shopping mall, etc. It's strategy not politics. Jacqueline and Jocelyne, and abbym for that matter, below have the right take on this issue.

I believe that women go to bars/singles clubs in groups, but are each looking to meet guys. I recall my dad asking me, while I was in college, whether girls came to this local place, P.J.'s, unescorted. I said, "yes", not understanding what the big deal was. I later learned that, during Dad's time, (World War II), it was very unusual for female patrons to enter a bar, unescorted. I don't think we will ever return to those puritanical days, thank heavens! Women should be able to come into a singles club, or a bar, with no negative connotations being applied to them. If in a group, the "slut tag" is hardly on their minds, as they are all likely looking to meet guys!!

Column is right. That's how American women, including Irish Am. women, respond to men in a bar, but it's universal, not specific to Irish women or men on either side. Same here in New York. Here's the deal. American women do not hang out in bars and if they ever do it is in a protective group. You can't pick someone up from a group like that when her girlfriends are watching because that makes her a slut in front of them. You might get her phone number, though. Alone in a bar, usually they are hookers. If not, it is divorce day and you got lucky, or she wants to get even with that dog for cheating on her. Also, boozing is pretty much looked down on in the U.S., as a sign of weakness, even by Irish Americans. (Though, one or two glasses of champagne works very well, particularly at some kind of non-bar event, i.e., a wedding, funeral, post-sports, skydiving event, business meeting, etc.)Final observation: American women expect you to spend a LOT more money on them than do European women, Canadian women or almost any others. That includes those whom you would not describe as attractive. You really have to order the single malt scotch, finest vodka, etc. and treat them like princesses before they will shed their underthings.

We're not all that bad...

Feminism has ruined American Woman. American Women will not marry a bum (someone who makes less then them). This said, you can pick them up in a bar for a one night stand. This is a defensives mechinism for the American Woman, because if the go for a period of time without a man, then they might fall for a bum. This is why American Woman go on Cruises. What happens on a Cruise stays on the Cruise. After they get their jollies off, then they can go hunting a suitable mate. Problem is American Men know this.

Jacquelyn is right: Americans and Irish have different views on bars. Most Americans do not socialize in bars. Even when they go to a restaurant that has a bar, most of the customers are there to eat, not drink, and the bar is usually just a decorative feature.Americans also are not there to meet new people. They go with their friends and family and usually do not speak to strangers.Very few Americans would not be very suspicious of anyone they met at a bar.

sorry.. correction .. different social connotation than they do in Ireland**

As an American I think that your first problem was going to a bar to pick up chicks in the first place...in America bars have a different social connotation than they do in the states. There are plenty of kind and loving female partners in the States but they 90% of the time are NOT in bars. Women who go to bars in the States usually find men who are drunkards and unreliable partners who just want a one-night stand.. therefore, that's what they expect at any other bar. Do you see? You put yourself in a situation where, to a American girl, she doesn't think she can expect anything more of you than that. That's why as an American woman I stay away from bars...because the people there are rude, crude, trashy folks who act like they're barely human...unless it's a high-class establishment for other purposes. Maybe American women are a little more calculating, but it's only because the men here require us to be.. they use you and lose you a lot of times and American women are tired of that...or if that's just the kind of relationship they want, they go to a bar!!

I have a theory about american women. The older they get, the easier they are to pick up. Sort of like dog crap.

sadly, this is true for any american girl under 25. 26 and up, they grew up and realized a few things. Vincent- this is why the divorce rate is so high in american, like 60-70 percent, because the young ones are cold and calculating man eaters. However, it's not even true for 26 and up!! try again with the right age.

Women are TMW, lads. Too Much Work. Take a tip from me and spend your evenings with a good book, a reclining chair, and a cup of tea.

Wah whiney wah! Poor Irish man can't get laid by American girls. Boo hoo!

I find this amusing especially since I see alot of myself in this. However, I was in my partying 20's at the time. Now not so much. So maybe it depends on the age of the american woman. Still this was entertaining!