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

Ah - I see that our dear friends from the People's Republic of Canuckistan are predictably not missing an opportunity to relieve themselves on us Bloody Yanks. Tragically, they suffer from a crippling & perfectly understandable inferiority complex, so we overlook them - which is of course very easy to do in their case.

"Proud Canadian2" - Did I say I worship the United States? No, I did not. I was NOT saying that the USA is the saviour of Western civilization because it receives immigrants from all countries. The United States is the saviour of Western civilization because it stands between us and the success of the repeatedly stated aim of extreme Islamists, Iran, etc., which aim is to conquer the whole world. That safety barrier is the reason I have the height of respect for the USA. THAT is why I say "God Bless America". I don't want to get into the nasty stuff that is far too abundant on these boards, but may I just say that we would be waiting an awfully long time if we were relying on Canada to be the main defender of the West - and I say that with all due respect to the many brave Canadians who have fought and died for that very cause. Please be a little more careful before you throw insults gratuitously around the place. I'm sure you are a very nice guy - or girl, it's just the anonymity of the internet that gives some people a rush of blood to the head and they start shouting insults. It's a form of senility I suppose. Éamonn, Dublin.

I'll take the 5th on her shoe polish comment, but she's right about Irish-Americans not getting enough respect in their ancestral homeland. Let me guess-THERE'S A PERFECTLY GOOD REASON WHY NO ONE HAS COMMENTED ON THAT PART OF HER ARTICLE YET??????????

CanadianPat: In the late 1960's I lived in Paris,FR for two years. All Parisians thought all "Americans are tight fisted, big mouthed,clueless know it alls." After six months you would not get an argument from me.

Note to CanadianPat, Come down to New Orleans and let us change your opinion of Americans.

What I've found from my time in the USA is that girls of similar age to Ms. McNamara gravitate to the douchist of douch-bags that can be found in any bar, club, pub, what have you. It seems she also brought that trait on her trip with her... she met the 1% (we, nice Irish guys, are the 99%)

Ah, Clare, go on, go on, go on............... I've been married to 1 American, 1 Canadian, dated a number of American-Italians, American-Irish, American-Germans, etc (and am of Irish descent with dual citizenship) but found the love of my life in Ireland, with a Longford man. 3 is really too small a number to base anything on, even men in general! It sounds as though you're a rather young woman and will experience many more encounters with the opposite sex. I hope you will allow yourself to enjoy the diversity of men available to you. And, stop whinging and writing about it in public forums......that's simply attention-getting behaviour and not very attractive.

Miss McNamara You learned nothing during your exchange. What a waste of time and resources. I hope you will make it home to Chicago, soon. Good riddance.

1. Maybe they don't like shiny shoes. Did you ask if they thought you perfect? 4. Granted but we Americans often think the Irish are stupid (which is often how the Irish present themselves in media). 5. Sounds like fun dinner games. 6. Won’t buy you a pint? Explain to him that you're not a feminist and you expect to clean his laundry. 7. See #6 8. Think all Yanks are loaded - with money. Sure, I have a mansion back home and am a good catch for the money. Actually, mine is a tiny two bedroom share in Chicago. 10. Claiming to be "true" Irish when your claim is diluted and distant is a bit silly.

Americans are tight fisted,big mouthed, clueless know it all's, but I hate to generalise! :-) !

SEANMOR, people who have any Irish in them or are from Ireland are essentially problematic. Maybes it just in the blood to be weird, but not in a Tim Burton way, in a kind of "Get away you're weird" way

The only thing thats any use in Ireland is the hills and valleys, all the people are lousy.

I have a few U.S.-born first cousins - one in particular - who delight in reminding me of their 'superiority' over me. Also, while stationed in Marine Corps bases in the South many Catholics, expecially those of Irish parentage liked to emphasize the 'differences' between them and me. But most Southern W.A.S.P.s befriended me and some of them, especially a young Tennesseean who later became a K.I.A. in Vietnem, became my closest buddies. The main difference between my own American relatives and those of my wife (a New England Methodist whose ancestors came here in the mid-1600s) in that the former frequently treat me as being 'different', but the latter always accept me as an equal.

The "Drop" is a huge problem here. Thursday nights is student night, Friday and Saturday is the weekend, On a Sunday a man goes for the curer, one or two on a Monday to set up the week, and then there's always the Champions League match on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Here is a perfect example of some of the American mentality. Superieority is alot of the American's middle names, I only wish that the Irish men or women wouldn't worship the states as much as they do. Canada has welcomed and provided for the Irish immigrant as much or even more in some cases then the USA. My father came over in 1928 to Canada in 1928 and wouldn't havelived anywhere else. Everytime I go over there I am asked what part of the states I am from and I have to respond please don't lump me in with them, I am Canadian. I wonder who Clare dates in the states, most of the men are either so called chokes and talk exclusively of baseball or football or how much money they have. I think that Seamor is exactly right with his post and I am glad to read most of the post have tried to set Clare right with the exeption of EamonnDublin, who is one of the Irish that I talked about at the beginning of this post.