How Irish are you?

The Thing!

I am Irish, but I don't think you would necessarily know it. I don't speak Irish, I don't read Irish writers, listen to Irish music, I don't know anything about the country. That's not to say I am ignorant of all such things, I just haven't gravitated towards Irish interpretations of these things.

I wonder how widespread this phenomenon is. For example, D4s aspire to a more American culture than anything else, I know many intellectuals in college who appear to be more continental European in their outlook and tastes than anything which would be considered Irish.

Perhaps it is the case that national stereotypes are being eroded by the increasingly cosmopolitan nature of all societies, including Ireland's.

So how Irish are you?

El Weirdo

About this much.

ball

I'm loads Irish

mud

The Thing! wrote: »

I am Irish, but I don't think you would necessarily know it. I don't speak Irish, I don't read Irish writers, listen to Irish music, I don't know anything about the country. That's not to say I am ignorant of all such things, I just haven't gravitated towards Irish interpretations of these things.

I wonder how widespread this phenomenon is. For example, D4s aspire to a more American culture than anything else, I know many intellectuals in college who appear to be more continental European in their outlook and tastes than anything which would be considered Irish.

Perhaps it is the case that national stereotypes are being eroded by the increasingly cosmopolitan nature of all societies, including Ireland's.

So how Irish are you?

I am Irish

kincsem

62%

CliffHuxtabel

Born and raised here. Parents are Irish. Grandparents too.

I suppose that means 100% Irish.

phic

7

GLaDOS

I don't: speak Irish, follow Irish politics, have any interest in GAA, have any probalem with England, listen to Irish music or particularly care about our history.

But I do support the LOI :pac:

wudangclan

I'm European.




(sorry R.T.D.H.)

Corkfeen

I'd say about 80% . Not overly patriotic but I can speak the language fluently, granted my writings a bit dodgy.

Schism

My family is all Irish as far back as I care to look so in that respect I'm Guaranteed Irish™ but other than that I don't know.

How would you describe the average Irish person these days?

Podge2k7

I'm Paraic.

dr.bollocko

Schism wrote: »

My family is all Irish as far back as I care to look so in that respect I'm Guaranteed Irish™ but other than that I don't know.

How would you describe the average Irish person these days?

Broke, drunk, damp and horny.

El Weirdo

Schism wrote: »

How would you describe the average Irish person these days?

Wet and homeless.

WIZE

if you are all born in Ireland then your 100% irish

Its pretty simple

chughes

As the great Irish poet Phil Lynott used to say, "is the anyone out there with any Irish in them ? Is there any of the girls who'd like a little bit more Irish in them ?"

Just because you don't subscribe to the unholy trinity of Fianna Fail, the GAA, and the Catholic church, you're still Irish if you were born here or live here.

brummytom

English in birth, Irish in origin.

So not at all

wudangclan

Geographically,genealogically we're all Irish.
I'm sure the OP means culturally and are our viewpoints Irish.

BQQ

ScienceNerd wrote: »

But I do support the LOI :pac:

Definitely not Irish then.
A real Irishman supports Man Utd or Liverpool.:P

aine-maire

Most Haunted wrote: »

if you are all born in Ireland then your 100% irish

Its pretty simple

Actually no.
Being born in Ireland doesn't mean that you're automatically entitled to Irish citizenship... You also have to have at least one parent who is an Irish citizen :cool:

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

I don't follow the GAA or pay too much attention to Irish politics (nor do I pay too much attention to international politics, people who fart on about how they closely follow US politics because "it has sooo much more of an impact on my loife" piss me off, no it doesn't you retard).

Apart from that I'd say I'm pretty Irish in terms of my sense of humour etc. I'd say Irishness has become fairly diluted in the past ten - fifteen years ago, be that because of increased immigration/globalisation/whatever. It's not a bad thing neccesarily but it's definitely noticeable. I was watching a clip of the den from the mid to late nineties there the other day and realised they really don't make people as Irish as that anymore.

Latchy

Born and raised there ,went to school /collage there ,worked there, have the pale face and blue eyes ,an irish passport that doesn't run out till 2018, haven't a pot to piss in ...I'm Irish but we cant all live on the Island

star.chaser

how do you measure your irishness?

Latchy

star.chaser wrote: »

how do you measure your irishness?

10 inch ruler does me :pac:

Good question

El Weirdo

star.chaser wrote: »

how do you measure your irishness?

Like this.

Capt'n Midnight

Schism wrote: »

My family is all Irish as far back as I care to look so in that respect I'm Guaranteed Irish™ but other than that I don't know

IIRC you only need 40% of the value to be added here to be Guaranteed Irish™

Capt'n Midnight

CliffHuxtabel wrote: »

Born and raised here. Parents are Irish. Grandparents too.

I suppose that means 100% Irish.

like the fella said we're all blow ins

1169 ftw

stovelid

star.chaser wrote: »

how do you measure your irishness?

The speed with which you can solve this anagram:

The are cunts Brits

The Thing!

wudangclan wrote: »

Geographically,genealogically we're all Irish.
I'm sure the OP means culturally and are our viewpoints Irish.

You are correct of course, never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that so many people would misinterpreted something as obvious as that. Then again, perhaps they are just being intentionally vexatious.

mahamageehad

Born here, raised here, broke, speak the language, watch GAA (sometimes), play the fiddle (badly), support Man United and don't support the Irish team (until we were robbed and could be an angry mob) and sing rebel songs when drunk but can't sing more than 4 lines of the anthem.

Pretty Irish me thinks!!

GLaDOS

stovelid wrote: »

The speed with which you can solve this anagram:

The are cunts Brits

The cunts are Brits?

Which cunts?

I hope we aren't judging them purely on their nationality!

asdfgh86

There are so many different criteria that Irishness can be judged by. However I would say I'm fairly Irish.:P

DundalkDuffman

Probably more Irish than Éamon de Valera.

wudangclan

stovelid wrote: »

The speed with which you can solve this anagram:

The are cunts Brits

The racist be runts?

Doc

If you live outside of Ireland for a while and you will really become conscious just how Irish you really are.

humberklog

stovelid wrote: »

The are cunts Brits

Unrest b theatrics?

dr.bollocko

stovelid wrote: »

The speed with which you can solve this anagram:

The are cunts Brits

Chestnut rarebits!
What do I win?

brummytom

stovelid wrote: »

The speed with which you can solve this anagram:

The are cunts Brits

Yeah them fucking cunts

Should be fucking rounded up and shot, the whole fucking lot of 'em


The ****

Tyler MacDurden

stovelid wrote: »

The speed with which you can solve this anagram:

The are cunts Brits

Arbiter's chestnut?

Genki says...

stovelid

dr.bollocko wrote: »

What do I win?

Your own barony, albeit with a surly job-lot of starving Irish.

byrner51

100% just without the language

9wetfckx43j5rg

Born and raised, holidayed here, speak some of the language, Irish danced for years and love horse riding. Social, enjoy going out and alcohol.

100% Irish

Latchy

Doc wrote: »

If you live outside of Ireland for a while and you will really become conscious just how Irish you really are.

Thats when the Irish indentity of who we really are kicks in .

_ZeeK_

I can pronounce the word 'three' correctly.

I'm not very irish

Fracture

According to some people your only Irish if your into GAA :rolleyes:

G_R

hmmm

well, i despise the following: The catholic church, Fianna Fail, Sein Fein,
im not mad on the following: Spuds, sprouts or the gaa
i do however like the following: French bread, spaghetti and German beer

i was born and raised here, i consider my self nothing other than Irish. Jus cos i dont like spuds doesnt mean im any less irish

rossie1977

Fracture wrote: »

According to some people your only Irish if your into GAA :rolleyes:

people who don't follow the gaa are not only not irish, they are not human and they have no souls and will spend eternity in the fiery pits of hell

Ruu_Old

Divil the bit, lad.

donmeister

I work in Centra.

robbie_998

donmeister wrote: »

I work in Centra.

is that the only input you have ?

or are you secretly a spammy bot ? :pac:

Ruu_Old

donmeister wrote: »

I work in Centra.

Shill!! Bake 'em away, toys!