Ten things I dislike about Irish men - cheap mammy's boys with no style

some of it may be true but it is just a generalisation and a silly stereotyping. Maybe irish men aren't that good at communicating to women due to the numerous vicious putdowns when they try to be charming to irish women.I am irish, i wash myself twice a day:) change underwear everyday, I am decent cook, not a mammy's boy and dress reasonably well, not exactly david beckham but i am clean. I am not any of the above but can understand maybe why irish men drink so much as irish women can be very nasty and have ridiculous expectations which is why a lot of irish men probably don't bother msking the effort.

What a load of crap. This is so typical of a Yank and on the brink of been racist. These people just because great great great uncle was Irish feel they can write any kind of stuff about the Irish.

Irish men are cowards and I find them quite odd. I will never give another Irish guy a chance-they are all daft tossers. Seems the only decent men out there are from France..men who know how to treat and pursue women, not these crap lines and rubbish behaviour from Irish men. definitely the worst kind of men overseas ..french and italian men are far more intelligence ,interesting ,classy,and handsome and know how to treat and interact with women .

SIX REASONS TO MARRY AN IRISHMAN: 1.Family is extremely important to an Irishman. Family is the core of an Irish man’s masculinity and the more children he has the more masculine he feels. 2. Irishmen don’t sweat the small stuff. An... Irishman has surprisingly great coping strategies. Stress isn’t in the vocabulary of an Irishman, chilled and relaxed is the way he embraces life. 3. An Irishman will go out of his way to do nice things for people who are important to you. He will pick your mother up from the airport even though his favorite team is playing on the television, he will sit with your best friend and listen to her woes and he will take your brother to play golf even if he doesn’t like him. 4. An Irishman has a fantastic sense of humor. He makes light of serious situations, which can defuse an argument or simply make you feel better after a hard day's work. 5. An Irishman’s loyalty to his friends is admirable. Aside from his family, an Irishman takes pride in his male friendships and goes out of his way to make certain his friends' needs are met in a generous and heartfelt manner. 6. An Irishman’s heart is as big as the ocean. Although Irishmen might not be the best at expressing their emotions, their actions more often than not speak volumes. I AM A BLONDE HAVE BLUE EYES AND LIVE IN THE NY AND MARRIED TO A IRISH MAN WITH 2 BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AND I WOULDN'T GIVE A DAY UP WITHOUT HIM!!!

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OK. cards on the table, I'm Irish and whilst I'm now back in Ireland I did spend 6 years living in NY. The major problem with this article and a lot of the responses to it is that people seem to think they're experiences can be used to generalise an entire nation. What's on display here are sterotypes and they exist for a reason. They're the reason we can laugh at Des Bishop when he caricatures his cousins and friends, not mention his own reactions to them when he first arrived in Ireland. We all recognise aspects of these sterotypes in all of us, just not necessarily all of them together at the same time. I don't think the author was suggesting every Irish guy has EVERY bad trait listed. It doesn't matter that "your" particular guy can cook, or can shower regularly, or can change his socks, or doesn't drink etc etc. We ALL know Irish guys who both can do those things and DON'T do those things. Lighten up a bit people.

I'm not so sure about #10, Colleen. It's just that I don't want to be a hypocrite, and one of my greatest joys upon meeting someone from Ireland is to exclaim that I have an Aunt who lives in Ireland (I don't really), and to ask if they know her?!!! I like to watch their eyes at that point...Oh, and I start to say "BEGORRAH!" a lot. I'm terribly clever.

Colleen. you are spot on.The place is infected and destroyed by Mammy and her wimpy sons!~ If you are looking for refined Irishman east of the Atlantic, you only had to hop the 62 miles across the Irish Sea to Britain and find one who has lived and been educated there - and escaped the evil influence of those dangerous Irish mothers - or better still; choose an Englishman. You may find you have more in common with him Socially,Romantically and Culturally: after all, he is member of the Dynamic Race that Founded your country!

course we cant cook,thats what women are for,i am not going to critisise yankee girls,they are lovely,{till they are 16,then evil kineval could,nt jump his bike across their fat asses,america,land of lard asses,and you criticize Irish men,ha ha.yes we are a little chauvinist.in a world of men who arent sure of their sexuality it must be why a lot of women like us,if they didnt,there wouldnt be so many of us.now would there.some of these women sound a little bitter,hell hath no fury,isnt that right mammy,are my spuds ready yet,hurry up.

I totally agree with Colleen. I am not Irish, and contrary to what the Irish think, do not want to, but I'm married to an Irish man and living in Ireland, and my God they are the worse men in Europe. Yes, they are mammy's boy, they drink too much, they are the cheapest guys who cannot treat women properly. Have no sense of style and stink even when they have showers (which is not often). Cannot cook and complain when you give them something different because they only like to eat s***. They are very bad at communicating (even my GP mentioned it, which must mean Irish women think that too). This is a site for Americans claiming to be Irish, and the Irish also boast about all this good looking Irish Americans, but come on, they are nice looking because they have a race mixture. I live in a small village, full of inbreeds and they are not good looking at all!!! They are the real Irish. Sorry, piss of with my very Irish husband who comply with all the nasty points mentioned. Maybe I should have gone for a French... THE IRISH SUCK

established1976: Not enough to take a shower. You need to wash out your mouth with bleach, if you're the typical F-word fanatic the lady columnist found so prevalent in Ireland. There's even lots of them on this web site.

What a terrible article. I'll make a deal with you Coleen. You stop confusing Irish men with what you've seen on Darby McGill And The Little People or Brad Pitts woeful portrayal of an Irish man and I won't assume all American women are like the ones in Sex And The City. Apart from you of course, because you seem to be exactly like them. As your list of 'Irish rogues' includes Mark Wahlberg and George Clooney and because you said "it's America" I'd say your interpretation of the word 'Irish' is fairly loose and that you're talking about Irish Americans. By the way; I have a shower (sometimes two) every day, I don't drink alcohol and I have absolutely no interest in sport of any kind. I can make up my own mind about what I want to wear rather than spending good money on rubbish like GQ.

Coleen, did you ever stop to think maybe just maybe, Irish men dont find you in the least bit attractive? You may think youre this irish American girl but to Irish people, you are just a yank. Theres nothing special about you. If they were interested believe you me, theyd have made the effort and youd have known about it!

I am neither American or Irish, but I have to say this is just ridiculous. I mean come on, seriously? Your going to judge EVERY Irish male, over the very few Irish men you've met? Now, I have never dated an Irishman, but from what I have seen and heard, they are just like every other man in the world. Sure, men don't exactly have the best fashion sense, or can cook the best meals in the world, but who the hell cares? If your going to label people, might as well label the whole male species. Thats' all I'm saying. I have met some very fine Irish people in my life, and they all seem great to me. But that's just my opinion, obviously not yours. My point is,...don't be bitter about Irish people, just because you've met some wrong ones. That's just wrong. And that behavior is going to make you rule out a potentially amazing Irishman, that could enter your life. ..Or should I say, could've?

Hey there!I wish I had Known this information before i had met my Irish ex boyfriend Well,im not Irish girl. Never knew before anything about Irish guys like they are hot,charm ...etc. I met my ex boy friend two years ago,which happened to be Irish guy,pure Irish,in every single way.After dating him for few months,now i regret every minute i spent with him or even text him "Back" when we were together.