@@brandongreen5884 yes I understood your intention, I agree. What I’m saying is if you hang out in American soccer circles, you will meet the few British- or English-Americans that *do* take pride in that. (Especially in DC, funny enough!) They’re usually pretty cool guys!
Bullshit I’m American and 💯 aware of my English heritage traced back to 5 generations been to their houses own an American and British passport and studied in England
I keep meeting people in Canada who tell me they are Irish. 90% of the time it turns out that their great grandfather is from Belfast; I don't bother correct them anymore. I mean, who has the time! They usually hear my accent and go "Ach eye laddie! I'm Oirish too, eh!" (in a Scottish accent)
@@colmanmccarthy6558 I think that the point was, that having Irish ancestry and being Irish is not the same thing. For sure its alright to say you have Irish ancestry, from Belfast or elsewhere. But that doesnt compare to truly being Irish and actually living in Ireland.
@@kikajencova6989 I understand you point of view and also @mjd Edge point of view. But I am standing by my original point. Yes saying that you have Irish Ancestry and been proud of that is great, and it not the same as actually living in Ireland. I understand that. But my point was that we should be proud of the fact that there are people from all over the world that love having a connection with Ireland no matter how far back it goes or how small it is. And it something that should be encouraged and celebrated. I don’t care how far back someone has to go to say that they are Irish. We should not be belittling their connection to us no matter how small it is. We should be encouraging and respectful of it. And yes I know that people in North America have this Paddy Wacery view of Ireland and that everyone want to be Irish on St. Patrick Day. But there is no harm in that and it good for Tourism and trade and help built up relationships.
I'm Canadian I'll leave it there. Where in Canada have you visited. Canada is the second largest Country in the world only Russia is bigger Toronto has a neighborhood named cabbage town, settled by Catholic Irish. Toronto, also had many Orange lodges, incidents or friction is well documented in Canadian history sources. There where the arrival of coffin ships from Ireland during the famine. The vast majority of these Irish people being Catholic, Landed in the Province of Quebec a Province populated by majority French speaking Catholic Canadian's. Of course Irish fleeing the famine also arrived in other Canadian Province's along the Atlantic seaboard. Until this day when Canadian Atlantic Storms are extreme these storms can move massive amounts of shoreline. As a result can unearth sunken Irish coffin ships and the Irish who perished as a result. There's also another group of Irish settlers referred to as the Anglo-Irish. They tricled into Canada for generations. These Anglo-Irish had wealth they brought with them. These Anglo-Irish where and still are a group of Irish immigrants too Canada that few people are aware of in Canadian history. Irish people have part of the history of is now known as Canada since the beginning. Recently you actually see many Irish people immigrating to Canada. However not like the mass immigration of Irish to Canada in the past. Irish Nationals must compete on a point system with every other foreign national. It's become a trend for most countries and people too abuse the USA. In Canada it's done quietly or behind a computer screen. That being stated most of the people's of the world want to immigrate to the USA. People who are citizens of wealthy countries have the luxury too say hateful, horrible things about regular people . Cannot understand how much hatred is directed at the USA and it's citizens, and how much pleasure it brings to these haters.
Correct, if you want to add your heritage it should be 'American-Irish.' And you can bet your bottom dollar that if any of these people got in trouble somewhere around the world. They would be American in capital letters.
I have red hair and live in the West of Ireland. When I was a child, I could be walking down the road and Americans would come up and just take pictures of me and then speak really slowly like I was an eejit! They’d always go on about that they were 1/1000 Irish or whatever. 😂 I want to add that the majority of the time they would only ask if they could take a photo after they had taken it. Used to really piss off my mum
@@brettsmith641 Can you not see some similarities? I learned French in school, as well as Gaeilge obviously, but when I moved to Spain I found some Irish terms were helpful in understanding Spanish as much as the French and definitely more help than English which is more germanic than Latin. Irish was very influenced by Latin too with all the monasteries in the dark ages keeping knowledge and learning after the fall of Rome.
@@ranica47 Americans on a daily basis run into people who speak other languages. Most of the time they know some English. When we speak fast they understand less. As Ireland takes in millions of immigrants you will do the same.
I cant speak for everyone, but personally I'm fine with people saying they're part irish living in the states or whatever, but when irish Americans take it too far by putting on that horrendous fake accent and using Google translate to seem more irish is when I start to have a problem with it
Funny enough i am just about to apply for an irish passport (am eligble) but i dont like u2, do like irish wolfhounds but never owned one and no room for 1. top dogs though.
I'm American with a Murphy Grandmother from near Dublin, and a Powell-Jones father, whose grandfather came from a North Welsh village. Many Irish -Americans do have a fairy tale image of Ireland, Wales and Scotland. "Where are all the kilts, bagpipes redheads?" the minute the step off of the place, when, in reality, most Welsh and rish people have brown hair, and are nor wearing Victorian era clothing, etc.
@streetmuggedbypolice I think the "joke" was the Trump White House was full of Irish Americans so the Irish are trying the pan off Trump as Scottish in a pathetic attempt to widen the blame. You're correct, a little lame.
@streetmuggedbypolice donald trumps mother was scottish, he refers to himself as a scottish american and has built a golf course in scotland and had planned to retire to scotland, much to the distain of the scottish people. he is REALLY not liked here. even the hardest of right leaning people wouldnt piss on him to put him out if he was burning.
@streetmuggedbypolice his golf course was built on land with enviromental significance and had been registered as sssi status (its lands and habitat is important to the local wild life and ecosystem as well as the geographical significance the sand dunes had). he then against the wishes of many wildlife charities, universitys and even Scottish Natural Heritage, developed on the land. he has tried to use his power to stop windfarms being built off the coast near his golf course as it would "ruin the view". he also has tried to buy out peoples homes and when that failed use the legal system to try and force people from their home because he didnt like the view. ontop of that his political views are not in line with the majority of the scottish people. he is a racist and sexist. he also is against scottish independence, a current topic rising in popularity amongst the scottish people. Scotland may not be attached to the usa but the orange man has soured many in Scotland for his business practices.
I make no apologies to the fact that I liked her very much......I understand her........... she reminded of the day my two daughters encountered a bus full of American tourists outside our house and made a ton of money standing for photos......they couldnt believe their luck
@Cian MacGana No she isn't. Im in dublin i used to see it happening there too .....they would come and they would have just seen the tour about the troubles in NI ....legacy tour or something i think its called ....they would come right out and the first thing they would want you to talk about is the troubles in a public street like the first question they asked ....in public ...like they were talking about the weather ....So ....tell us about the ira ...were they illegal.. ( i was truly 100% asked that on a bus by an american lady like int eh first ten seconds of meeting her ...i didnt even know her)..ugh cringe! she had just been up north and must have thought it was an ok everyday topic to about with anyone.
@@silverkitty2503 Honestly, As an American I will say once Americans get up in age....they talk about ANY THING, even if it has no relevence to what you were just talking about 5 seconds ago. You'll be talking about Where you got the lovely sweater you're wearing....then suddenly. They'll be talking about how their neice just got married 3 months ago and how wonderful the wedding was at the Vineyard and blah blah blah.... Eh Nee Thing...they just freaking talk just to talk but forget to mention.... That lovely sweater you were wearing reminded them of THEIR neice which is why they even brought it up. So you just sit and stare and look for the nearest exit politely. But 20 minutes later as she's telling you about why she bought a new volvo instead of the BMW.....you fake an emergency and have to run
Perhaps Irish people could be a little kinder to the yanks coming over to find their roots. Many of our ancestors had to leave Ireland because they were starving to death. They endured great hardship and struggle in leaving. So we try to honor them and their sacrifice that led to our prosperity in America by seeing where they left from Ireland, usually never to return. May god bless all those who departed Ireland with dreams of a better life
Unlike Ireland; the United States is not an ethnostate (look up Irish citizen law), so when peole have heritage, they are going to want to connect to it.
@@gavindouglas3196 not everyone who lives in ulster is English, only people who live in Northern Ireland. I live in Ulster but not in Northern Ireland, so I’m not English.
The problem is in the Americas, everyone comes from somewhere else, Asia, Africa, or Europe, I am half Irish and half Italian ethnically, but my nationality is American. Understand?
Yes but it seems a uniquely American trait to go on about ancestry and claim that people are Irish or anything else when they aren’t. Biden has said on several occasions that he’s Irish. He isn’t. Biden’s family left Ireland during the famine, six generations ago. My great grandfather left Ireland I’m ethnically more Irish than Biden and don’t go around claiming I’m Irish. In Britain I would be laughed at.
@@cammiehalliday757 nobody cares what u do in Britain. Also, if u said u were Irish over there, I'm also sure nobody would care there also. The thing ppl not from America doesn't understand. America is only 245 years old and she was born of immigrants, from brits, Irish, Scots, Germans, etc. and even in those times the kids of the immigrants were still whatever their parents are. Ur ethnicity makes u who u are, not mainly were ur born. For most ppl outside of America their Nationality and Ethnicity are the same. In America, that ain't the case and y'all will never understand cause ur country ain't as multi ethnic as is
No that's not you're ethnicity goodness gracious. Can you please accept the fact that you're American? Yes American is also an ethnicity look it up. Some Americans are so cringe seriously
@@cammiehalliday757 Muhammed Ali also had Irish roots. His maternal Great - Grandfather, 'Abe Grady' immigrated to America in 1860's from Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. Ex President Obama also claims Irish heritage (You can find videos of his visit to Ireland on You Tube. Here is a video of Muhammed Ali on a visit to Ennis, Ireland (September 2009) > > ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ITa-QGHALo8.html Also in 1972 >> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2T8jr8WQC8I.html
I wonder how many Irish feel this way. I have read that many Scots dislike Americans who visit Scotland and say they have Scottish ancestors. Most Americans I know with European ancestry are proud of it, regardless of the country their ancestors left when they came to America. It is very common to have Irish, Scottish, German, etc festivals to celebrate our heritage. This has been an eye opener, more from the comments than the comedian, did not realize how much we were disliked.
Hello Rosanne, I understand everything you say...I00% get what you're saying but Imagine how condescending and annoying it is to here Americans, some who have never been to the country they claim to come from or even have relatives there that they speak to on a regular basis! Then prance about the UK in their motif hats without realising that's English people have a direct relative from the British Isles usually within 3 generations or less! Im was born in Yorkshire but both my parents are Irish born and bred. Love to you x
Well if you wanna claim Irish ancestry that’s cool, but don’t just say you’re Irish. when I went to America as a kid I had at least 6 or 7 interactions with people telling me they were Irish and how their great grandparents came over in the 1900’s and I think that’s ridiculous, even if your parents were Irish it means nothing unless you were raised here. My cousin is a first generation Irish-American (both parents from Dublin) and I’d argue he has a better grasp of Irish culture than most, but even at that I can’t consider him Irish.
@@hashling8 In America it is customary to say "British," "Italian," "Greek," "Jewish," "Irish" instead of saying "American with British ancestry," "American with Italian ancestry," or "American with Irish ancestry." But perhaps it is better to say "Irish American." Who cares though, we all are simply human beings and everybody's ancestors came from somewhere else and there were always people there already when our ancestors arrived at wherever we think we are from. Your ancestors were not from Ireland. They were from Africa. Truly we are all have African ancestry but how would that sound going to Africa and telling them that we are African as well? Your ancestors came to Ireland and killed the people already living there. Nobody has a right to say that they are more Irish than anybody else. It is a made up concept. We are all human Earthlings from Africa.
I remember my maternal Grandmother from Wicklow. Apart from her broad and at times unintelligible Irish accent, freckles, swinging widly from explosive temper to unbelievable kindness in a matter of seconds, cursing using only religious pronouns, strict Catholicism, owning 2 shawls, and wearing all green with a sprig of shamrock (sent from her Sister in Ireland) on St. Patrick's day, you would never have known she was Irish 🍀🇮🇪 🏴💚
And all those traits get passed down. If someone from Ireland visited America, and stayed one night in the home of third generation Italian Americans, and then one night in the home of fourth generation Irish Americans, he just might enjoy all the food on the first night, but he’ll feel more at home on the second night.
Just recently I've had to explain the difference between nationalities and heritage to a couple of Americans who said they were Irish. Jesus Christ that was far too much hard work
@@geraldobrien7323 then you dont understand what he meant so ill simplify it. Natianalities is where your born americans born in america Irish born in Ireland. Heritage is where your ancestors came from and what they were. So what point are you trying to make?
@@paulmcgrath6118 I couldn't agree with you more. It seems a lot of people confuse Nationality, Ethnicity, Ancestry and even Heritage. Shouldn't 'who is Irish' be determined by where you were born and raised? You could be of Japanese ethnicity but if you were born and raised in Dublin, live, vote, pay taxes and speak with an Irish accent - I would consider that IRISH! Others, including myself may claim some Ancestry, Ethnicity, a Kinship? but having had an Irish Gran from Derry does not make me Irish. I'm Canadian full stop. I guess people will continue to define themselves Irish but they shouldn't get offended if ACTUAL Irish people roll their eyes when they do.
Who started Slavery? The Tran Atlantic Slave Trade? The KKK, Anti Semitism? Racism? Islamaphobia? Sexism? Gender choice? Has been throughout History and is still here? Seen the following groups come and go and are still here? Ancient Egyptians, Ancient Greeks, Ancient Romans, Celts, Mongolian Empire, Vikings, Native Indians, Incas, and many many more The answer is who has the wealth and most control in the world. The group that used white people as their scapegoat whilst being very close to being white. Who runs the news, social media, movies. We are not each other's enemy, they are. We love black people and all races and religions, they do not. They hate all races and religions. Stand with us against them. Random fact There is 0.04% carbon in the atmosphere, if it goes below 0.02%, oxygen will be affected. We need more carbon in the air. WHY DOES NO ONE EVER JUST SAY THAT.
And she didn't even mention the likes of Mick Mulvaney, Steve Bannon, Gail Slater, and Kellyanne Conway (née Fitzpatrick). Surely there were others. Alas, she only had three minutes. She made her point quite well enough, and brilliantly!
Agreed. Trump and his incompetent cult of morally defective ghouls were an embarrassment and a danger to the country. May that shameful mistake never be repeated.
It's so funny to see the comments here! Culture clashes between Irish & those from the US. The differences in values. Some people from both countries are holding on so strongly to their idea of their identity, it's a pity, because this comedian is there to make us laugh, enjoy life and give us a break from the more serious things in life.
Talking about peoples cultural differences isn't racist we're Irish and our mindset and values are set in Ireland at the time period we grew up in we'd have different ideas about things in Ireland than our grandparents never mind cultural Americans who were brought up in American culture no matter what their origin as long as those differences are expressed in a respectful way there's no harm in it.
@@michaelpardo8403 - nah, the racists in America are the progressives. They just project their racist attitudes onto everyone who doesn't believe exactly as they do. Get down on the ground and you'll find that Trump supporters are generally the least racist people in America - which is probably one reason why Trump got more support from minorities than any Republican candidate in many decades. In fact, minority voters were more likely to vote for Trump in 2020 than in 2016. Stop believing the lying legacy media and academia.
@@alanlight7740 My guess is he's not American judging simply by the video, commented on. It's easy to judge from the outside, when you don't have to actually live it. CNN is all they show overseas. And airports. Trump was the worst racist I've ever seen. The accomplishments speak for themselves. But the propaganda is REAL.
I think this woman doesn't understand American politics or she's completely off her rocker. None of the men she mentioned are actually racist. I normally appreciate an Irish take but this woman is clueless and self righteous and that's a bad combo.
@@randomuser5831 FOR GOD SAKE ...we have a president AND a prime minister .....they are two separate jobs! for god sake ..the arrogance of you. If you don't know anything about a country maybe keep quiet and learn. Taoiseach doesn't mean president ...an tuachtaran ...is the word for president in irish. And currently its a guy called michael d higgins
Very funny, love the sound of the shack conversion ... but seriously I love people finding their roots as that means we all piece together the family tree. karen moment ... I hate slagging people coming in from other countries finding their roots cos it couldve been any one of us 🌼💚🌼 Plus my Nanna had me visit everyone in her address book on my travels 💚
The thing is when people say that they have Irish ancestry then they find out they are more English and then surprised I see that a lot I’m like no shit Sherlock
yawn. other than scoring some imaginary point boosting your ego.... what is your point???? And frankly do you have an example..... or are you another one of those Brits who cant stand anyone just being Irish. Its called cultural appropriation in these parts.
When I came to England from Australia, I had a few people ask me about various relatives who lived there..."oo my sister lives in Sydney, so you know her?' no. I've just told you I lived in another city. 'Oh right but I heard there's not many people there' ...the chances of me having met your sister are between Bob and no Hope .. that's an English saying BTW 😆
I had a roommate from Australia who lived in a big city there and he told me how annoyed he was one day by some snooty English woman asking him where the hotel was, like there'd only be one.
in America we say we are Irish, African, Chinese American, wherever our ancestors are from because America is a country of immigrants. A lot of Americans are very proud of their ancestry. even if they are a 5th- 6th gen American you might hear them say i am so and so American. African, most commonly. my family is from poland and ireland and we're a weird mix of all 3. though most of my family didnt emigrate that long ago so the cultural aspects of our native lands have stuck around and are very important in our families traditions. its not uncommon to hear a few english words, a Yiddish word and maybe even an irish word or two all in the same conversation in a family gathering.
I'm from Ireland, my grandma on my dads side was American. Never once have I claimed to be American-irish. If your cousin grandma's best friends dogs uncles aunt is 0.000001% Irish, that dosent make you Irish
@@AmyAberrant That wouldn't be hard .....serve their tea a tad bit too cold they go off in cafes! Tell them they are americans ..they lose it! Let them lecture you on your own culture and what you are like ...they might leave you a tip so happy days. They WANT To be lied to.
@@silverkitty2503 its like taking an ancestory test, getting it back and seeing your 10 percent african and proceeding to sing along to any kendricl lamar song in some hood
@@ClearPathBeats People who religiously focus on one person and ideology as an identity, may be the way he was going with it. Alt-right is a useless term and you would do better to refine your understanding of what the political spectrum really is.
@@RyuuRider sure thing bro keep deflecting while making vague references to far right talking points, and then getting mad when people start asking questions. Plus your side are the ones who think democrats are secretly communists so how’s that for religiously focusing on one identity? Twat
In May 2011 Barach Obama visited Ireland where he met with the folks in Moneygall (Co. Offaly) where he claims his great-great-great grandfather came from 🧐
Yeah, the Irish claim that Irish Americans are not Irish, and they want to disown us, but whenever an Irish American president visits Ireland, even one with partial Irish roots, the Irish get all excited.
I literally met one American tourist who said to me, or wow ur irish, so am I! And I was like no ur not yer a yank And she was like acctually my great great grandmother's second cousin once removed (or something like that) was irish so I'm Irish And I was like ur not fecking irish shut up
Exilergy Approxiamately 30 million Americans are of Irish descent, it’s not every American. Also when Americans say they’re Irish they’re not talking about nationality, it’s about ethnicity and ancestry. No Irish-American thinks they have Irish citizenship just because they have ancestors from there, unless they’re extremely stupid or a child who doesn’t understand the concept of citizenship yet. A lot of us also have more than one Irish ancestor.
I was talking to an American lassie on msn about 15 years ago. I was about 13-14, she asked where I was from and I said Scotland, she said “ohh that’s funny I’m part Scottish as well but what state are you from!?” I said no I’m actually from Scotland not any state the actual country... she then said “yeah me too my auntie is Scottish so I’m like quarter scottish but I mean what state in America where you live now?” I blocked her.
@@drea4195 How do I put this? Coming from personal experience Americans never wish to be corrected. They take offense as can be seen from the comments in this section. He literally said scotland the country.
Ironic that the American experience is lost on the (native) Irish. Ironic that she doesn't like Republicans. Did the British demonize Republicans also?
Traditionally Irish-Americans supported the Democratic Party (Kennedy?, Mayor Daley?). The Democrats were the party that supported slavery and were determined not to give African Americans equal rights. (OK I admit times have changed). I remember an old Lenny Henry joke. He loved Ireland because it was laid-back, like Jamaica. An Irish friend insisted to him that there wasn't a "race" issue in Ireland. He added "We don't let the f****rs" in for a start
@@unkindestcut The Democrats have never had credibility, and further dug that endless empty well. True terrorists since the party was founded, and history shows it. Nothing has changed, only the faces of evil.
@@harrymurray9702 It seems you stopped studying history around 1963, because you completely overlooked the party realignment after Nixon's Southern Strategy when the Dixiecrats fled the DNC for the welcoming arms of the GOP. Also the contemporary GOP support for armed insurrection to overthrow a free and fair election, attempts by State GOP officials to de-certify the election because they didn't like how Americans voted in their state, etc.
@@cbuk8691 Yes. I am a conservative. Just not one that wants to be pushed into an ever more right wing box. That is the lie that we are being forced to endure. That you have to be either one extreme or the other. Democratic government works only along a middle path. Get over your petty, bigoted self-caused issues and look at how we should build a better world for everyone. Stop seeing everything as Us Vs Them. Otherwise there will only be half of anything.
@@ianmarsden1130 I am conservative too. The fact she states conservatives are racist is bigoted. How is pointing that out being petty? She is the one causing division. She is the extremist. To let her voice an untrue statement is letting evil win. Sorry. I am not the issue here. It is people like her spewing hate and disinformation.
I was replying you your post which was "When did conservatives become racist?" I stand by my answer. What is terrible is that we have become polarised in our views. There is no critical thinking any more. Politics and philosophy are not the same as supporting a football team. My mother taught me the most important lesson I ever learned. When I was 8 years old she sat me down and said.." Question everything, But especially question the things that you think you know." So my view and your view is only a view. If we want to preserve what is good then we have to ensure that it is good for everyone, as far as possible. Keeping all things the same is a recipe for revolution. Democracy is based upon the governance of the people for the benefit of the majority of those people. Don't hate those who think differently from you, understand why and learn. We are all guessing at what is right.
It's true. And all the bums stuck around in Ireland sucking off england sitting around begging for money to feed there families and didn't build shit. Look at all the amazing cities the irish who immigrated world wide built.
it really winds me up, when some american whose name is kelly or what ever.upon meeting someone from ireland,says hi i,am irish.family came to america in 1845,before that meeting the irish person would say they are american.
1845 was it not BRITISH I THINK if you look up your history you would know it was BRITISH and 1/4 of it still is ULSTER is part of The UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧
You Irish whine that Americans don’t know Irish history (even though we Irish Americans are a huge part of Irish history), and then you claim that the great grand children of famine Irish are not really Irish because that is all ancient history.
@@geraldobrien7323 no america didnt exist for most of Irish history🤣 its the other way around its Irush that have a big role in american history Ireland built its own cities and then it helped build american cities Ireland fought its opressors themselves then the Irish helped america fight off the british. Irish have a huge part in american history america has little to none on Irish history😂👍
@@geraldobrien7323 Irish emigration to other countries is part of Irish history yes but over time those Irish bloodlines would of decreased as those Irish married into non Irish and continued in such a manner till eventually well ill put it like this if i moved to the US i would still be Irish if i had a child it would still be classed Irish but as time goes on eventually if my child married an american the irish blood would slowly fade. The only thing that would be left is heritage.
As a very proud Irish man, I would like to thank all those decent Irish Americans I've met throughout my life. They were, in my opinion, hard-working, humorous, solid people. They were proud to be American and proud to be Irish. It was always-and I mean always-a privilege to meet and work with them! One way or another - They made the 'World' a better place!
Exactly like Jessica Rose here. I agree on it. And the time's up for McDonald's shamrock shakes. I'm sick and tired of being portrayed as a racist in the USA. Their precious St Patrick here in the USA is actually not born Irish either and also was a slave long before black people were so now they are really surprised by that fact as well so I just stayed home this year and chilled out with my kitty.
You do know that there are more people of full Irish ancestry in America than there are Irish in Ireland. That number becomes staggering when half Irish are figured into the mix.
@@l.f.c9973 there are apx 33 million Irish-Americans, there are less than 5 million Irish living in the Republic of Ireland today. The Irish tended to live together in the cities when they came to the US. Maybe a third of the I-A's around today are still full Irish descent on both sides.
@Gary Brentford Yeah, I've read that stat. it initially surprised me, then thought about all those northern mid-states full up with names like Gehrke, Schultz, and Limbaugh...
Sad to see Ireland falling for this shit. My grandfather told how his and his brothers remittances kept his family in Wicklow alive. They were a Catholic and conservative lot and never rejected the money.
Ireland isn't falling to shit, look at America home of democracy allowed racist hillbillies smash up Capitol Hill and did nothing. You can keep your racist states of America and we'll keep our outward looking progressive Ireland.
@@BarHawa Well when they say crap like Brett here then they deserve abuse. Most go on about Ireland this and Ireland that but haven't a clue about things here. Case in point Ireland is becoming more open and progressive i.e Same sex marriage and abortion rights recently but yet Brett here thinks we all still love the Church who abused Irish women, abused, killed and sold Irish kids to Americans. Brett is probably from a baby and mothers home here and would never know it.
There’s a distinct difference between the Irish and Irish Americans. For us that are actually a of majority Irish decent (well over half), I ask the legit citizens of the Republic of Ireland to keep this in mind. When the Irish first came to the States they were outcasts. They made their own neighborhoods, schools, restaurants, bars, etc. As did the Italians, polish, German, French, Chinese, etc. There is no true culture here in America like there is in Ireland, Poland, Italy, Germany, etc. We have baseball, hot dogs, guns , and stuff like that to call our “culture”. That’s why so many cling on to our past heritage. So I ask respectfully, to stop giving some of us (key phrase: some of us) a hard time. I myself am of mostly Irish descent. All four of my grandparents are of Irish descent in one way or another. I have a legitimate claim to my heritage (as all people do, but someone who’s 1/8 Irish is pushing it) and I’m proud of that. I have family history documenting all the way back to Edmund O’Nolan. I can give you names and even some dates of when family came over. It’s important to a lot of us Irish Americans to continue to identify with our Irish heritage because it’s what makes us, us. I have Polish, German, Scottish, and prolly some English thrown in there too, but out of all those, I’m a majority Irish and that’s what I identify with. Just a perspective from someone who’s Irish American. (And before you say I know nothing of what’s going on in Europe, I notice you guys sell out to migrants a whole lot and don’t know how to preserve your cultures so you’re lucky there’s a few of us here still doing it) God bless all who read this. Ave Maria. Ave Christus Rex.
@@ConnorPatrickNolan003 are you Irish ? No As I Irish ? yes Do I have a better grasp on how people feel here ? Yes Your not Irish the Irish decided on stuff like this and most would agree with me
Do you just interchange what heritage you like most depending on who you’re talking to? Like if you’re talking to a German person do you say “hey bro I’m just like you, German is the heritage I identify most with, I’m just like you guys now” You haven’t lived in Ireland nor were you raised in that culture, so what is there to talk about? You don’t relate to Irish people better than anyone else, because you’re that far disconnected that there’s basically nothing there. And like other people said, don’t tell actual Irish people what and what not to accept, arsehole.
You know that the papist Irish aren't the only Irish in America, right? The Protestant Irish have been here much longer. They just don't call themselves Irish anymore. Most of rural America has some degree of Protestant Irish ancestry - and their culture is pretty much the heart of American culture.
@@monkeytennis8861 Yeah, have fun believing that. If you actually came up with an explanation of why I'm wrong instead of calling me a name, you'd actually have some credibility.
@@mikenephilly anyone supporting Trump has no credibility or intelligence worth engaging with. Like him, you're clown on the wrong side history. Don't be such a snowflake.
My birth mother came from Cavan to Scotland to have me and place me for adoption, as she was an unmarried mother, while contraception and adoption in Ireland were illegal. I am 93% Irish through my DNA, even though I was born and grew up in Scotland. About 2000 Irish women came to the UK a year to give birth. On top of that, you had the babies that were illegally sold for profit to America, so it's not unreasonable to think that some of those Americans are actually Irish. I have half- siblings in Ireland, as will many of them.
What do you mean by “she has an accent”? Doesn’t everybody have an accent? Unless of course, they don’t speak, for some reason.... Believe it or not, you actually have an accent too...
The Irish are all over the political spectrum in America. Much of New England are Irish Catholics, fought for the Union during the Civil war, and John F. Kennedy was our first and only Catholic President, and was very liberal compared to many other politicians at the time. The Scottish though... most of those guys are republicans.
@@kylepickus5712 I've heard that metioned before - a lot of right-wing Americans reconnecting with their Scottish roots, not reacting well to their realisation about how leftie Scotland is in comparison to the States.
cfytcf they connect to a Scotland which their ancestors came from, which isn’t nearly the same as the place it is today. Most of the Scottish people who left to America were often Jacobite puritans and Presbyterians who were very religious Scottish Nationalists and still actively flaunt their highlander culture. Early on, the only reason they left was because they didn’t want to associate with Catholics or Anglicans, but afterwards they were often forced off their land (see the highland clearances). They no longer believe in monarchy, but certainly believe in a strong central government and are still Scottish nationalists to this day. As an Irish-American, I can relate to being proud of Ireland, but since Ireland hasn’t changed as much in its amount of national-pride, and since the Irish people have usually been more left-leaning, we have an easier time relating.
Just to say to explain to Irish Americans..the whole you are where you are born ...If my parents are from galway and i am born in dublin ..and i go back to the small town in galway to visit ..its Sure who does that dublin girl think she is coming round here she isn't even FROM here. That is just how we are. Its the irish mindset....Irish towns are always complaining about irish people from OTHER irish towns going to move there and ruining the town! Especially if you are from Dublin ....an American with an Irish name from the other side of the world has NO chance my friend. Have you ever seen the field and what happens to the american looking for his roots in THAT film?? We are a bitter closed minded people so we are ...THAT is the irish mindset. Oh and now we have a mixed race gay Tsaoiseach ...because someone took a can opener to our tin skulls and finally prized them open just a bit. But that aul ireland mindset is still there. Thing is ..Americans prob wouldn't last a day in old ireland with the old irish.
It is the same in england especially now the eastern slavonic rattish races have appeared here....My personal hope is that ireland will unite so england can cut the cord and that the americans can also be banished.
For us yanks the word is blow-ins. I lived in Spideal and locals even called people from inverin blow-ins and were regarded as such. Forget it if you were from tip town or Dublin. I used to say I’m not even a blow-in I’m a novelty😂. I was blessed to make friends easily but I didn’t have any notions. I knew the story. They’re pretty curious in spideal about strangers. Where I live now I’ve lovely neighbours but up In Tuam town proper I’ve seen the same shop keepers for the last 7 years and I’m a stranger. Some places are simply not curious. That happens in America too.
I live in Oz and a lovely lady told me today that she heard if you have O in front of your name, your connected to royalty. I just sighed, not worth the effort.
They are further to the left than the democratic party in the US are. But in europe they are center right. But in the US they would be called communists.
@@LostButBroken No, this is a myth. I've traveled all over Europe and the US, Europe is not more left-wing than america, this is just something that gets repeated ad nauseum. America has tons of economic regulations, has a huge welfare state, until recently had far more liberal abortion laws, is far more focused on issues of race and gender than most countries in Europe. These comments by Europeans are hilarious, accusing Americans of having a stereotyped view of countries in Europe while these people themselves have an inaccurate, stereotyped image of what America is like
Tiocfaidh Allah. Seriously though, I lived in Dublin for years and commuter towns for two decades, from what I can see, they're far too busy trying to get their kids into a good school to be doing anything nefarious. You want the real villains? Carlow. They're like rabbits. You keep running into people from there but as far as I can tell the place doesn't exist. Gotta be some secret military thing by CIÉ
When multi generational white North Americans say they're Irish or German or Italian it doesn't mean the same thing as a person who actually grew up in those cultures and they ALSO KNOW IT. They have their own North American identities too; regional accents, politics etc
