Top ten things I didn’t like about Irishmen in Ireland

One should have a good attitude and an open mind when traveling. We're all used to our own customs, but when you travel, you have to be open to other people's way of doing things. Another country and it's people are not a clone of yours. Rude, obnoxious, and unwelcoming people are a put-off, but every country has its fair share of them, and no one likes to be stereotyped. I think most travelers return home thinking "there's no place like home," even if they had a wonderful trip to another country. Every traveler can make a list of likes and dislikes, but hopefully the likes greatly outnumber the dislikes. Clare's list seems rather petty to me. Btw: Henry Ford was born near Dearborn, Michigan, the son of an Irish immigrant - William Ford. I don't think Henry ever traveled to Ireland during his lifetime.

Dear Clare, I'm an old guy, still have my hair, spit-shine my boots, open doors for ladies, buy drinks for females, returned from a trip to Galway in May, have a paid-for house in Chicago, (good neighborhood), retired, have a few bucks, sadly, though, married.

Oh and by the way Henry Ford was an Irish man from Cork!

Lets have a look at some other US inventions. Iraq being responsible for 9/11! The 'Daisy Cutter Bomb'! The Nuclear and Hydrogen bombs! Napalm! Oh and of course that wonderful icon of American culture, Mickey Mouse. No wonder Clare can't wait to get back home to Mom and apple pie!

Eh, excuse me - TV was invented by a guy in Utah and there was this man near my home town of Orange, NJ, his name was Thomas Alva Edison and his laboratory in West Orange, NJ did a lot of great things. But really - aren't we all in this together? It is a truism that the Irish man owes his first loyalty to his Mam, but then again, forever? We Yanks are not rich, not by a long shot, you know that! The person who has a regular job treats - that is the rule we use in show business and it is not a bad one in life. But then again, none of us are working, are we?!

With that attitude,you're lucky ANYBODY talked to you.

I adore Ireland. It is truly a beautiful country. However, I have noticed a distinct anti-American or anti-Irish American sentiment. My first visit was in 2000. At that time, the people were generally polite and pleasant. However, during our visit in 2009, things definitely changed. We were treated rudely on a regular basis. For the most part, the general consensus was that all anyone there wanted was our money. I'll return to Ireland ASAP but I'll avoid the larger cities and as many people as possible. As far as the article goes, pretty petty stuff she complains about - if she really exists.

If that's the best she could come up with after nine months.It ain't much.Never heard of a guy not buying the drinks out on a date.Must be the younger generation or something.I do know some guys won't get up and let a lady sit down in a crowded bar.They say women want to be treated as equals.I guess that's the way things are going.

Clare Macnamara you should be ashamed of yourself to spend nine months in my beautiful country and return with nothing good to say for the privilege ,i have a feeling IF YOU DIED AND WENT TO HEAVEN YOU WOULDNT LIKE IT

BTW, Marconi's mother was a Jamieson, of the Irish whiskey distilling family.

Shoe polish is rare enough in America. Not treating the ladies to a drink/holding the door is true equality, you know. And, of course, the car is a German invention, while computers, as well as television and radar, were all invented by the Brits. The Irish invented the submarine, however, and Marconi, who invented radio, was Irish on his mother's side. It's true the Americans did put men on the moon, though.

1 - It was and Irishman who invented the Motor Car - Henry Ford from Dunmanway. (2) It was TWO Irish Scientists who headed up the Lunar programe, which put the first Yank on the moon. (4) When a person swears 'allegiance' to a foreign power and is willing to take up arms against his home land, then they are NOT Irish, they are Traitors. (5)The vast majority who left Ireland and Europe for the US after the Famine were DEPORTED CRIMINALS. (6) Did she mean the "good old US of Assholes?"

When seagreen states that the Irish-American "thing may be fading" he may mean that the large influx of Irish to this country was a couple of generations ago. Aside from a common language, Americans may become less inclined to visit Ireland.In fact, I read that other places, like the Far East, are becoming more popular.

The "modern" automobile was invented by Karl Benz in 1885, Germany. Daimler/Maybach went in to production in 1890,Germany. Armand Peugeot opened automobile plant in 1892,France. Detroit Automobile Co.(Henry Ford)short lived production in 1899,USA. Ford Motor Co. started production in 1903,USA.

There is some truth to these observations, and the Irish born should not be so sensitive. As far as the Irish_American thing dying out as one poster claims, no, not at all. Irish culture in the U.S. has never been as strong and popular, even among many with no connection to Ireland at all. Contrast that to the Coronation Street/Manchester United obsession in Ireland. Because in Ireland with many people. if it is English/British it is better then anything Irish. Now that does not mean there are not a few silly Irish-Americans who make fools of themselves when they visit Ireland etc. Two other points, the drink culture over there is out of control, and he use of the c word even among some women is offensive.