"Once again, Irish youth are leaving..."

Killer Wench

This was a story done on our National Public Radio or NPR. There are only a handful of comments, but it is fascinating to me to see other Americans' views on why Irish youth aren't immigrating to the US.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/12/21/255970333/like-generations-past-irish-youth-search-for-better-life-overseas?utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=nprfacebook&utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook

kneemos

Killer Wench wrote: »

This was a story done on our National Public Radio or NPR. There are only a handful of comments, but it is fascinating to me to see other Americans' views on why Irish youth aren't immigrating to the US.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/12/21/255970333/like-generations-past-irish-youth-search-for-better-life-overseas?utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=nprfacebook&utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook

Most uninteresting comments I've ever read,where's the generalisation,racism and hatred.
Nothing like Boards.

WilyCoyote

Rubbish wages, rubbish holidays and everything hyped to the high heavens.

COYVB

Eventually one of those articles will get it right and add "for 2 years on a student work visa before returning home" to the end of the header

clairefontaine

We got a Christmas card today from Ireland that was made for kids, for kids who live sooo far away....in the USA. I was amazed the market recognised it, and this major greeting card company produced a card for such a circumstance, it articulates how common it is.

UCDVet

COYVB wrote: »

Eventually one of those articles will get it right and add "for 2 years on a student work visa before returning home" to the end of the header

^ This X 100

UCDVet

Killer Wench wrote: »

This was a story done on our National Public Radio or NPR. There are only a handful of comments, but it is fascinating to me to see other Americans' views on why Irish youth aren't immigrating to the US.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/12/21/255970333/like-generations-past-irish-youth-search-for-better-life-overseas?utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=nprfacebook&utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook

I had a few co-workers who were trying to go the US, but couldn't get the correct sponsorship and ended up elsewhere. I could be wrong, but the impression I got was that other countries are more welcoming? A J1 is fine and all, but if you are a working professional with a family getting into the US seems like a big hassle with lottos and waiting lists. Meh.

Days 298

The comments on that article were hard to read. So much misinformation. Apparently we had a tech boom in the 90s, had a labour shortage, and stopped giving out work permits. According to one poster

Americans know sfa about anything outside their borders. Not even the basics of how immigration works in Europe. Can't be expected to know about the country they are posting about either.

A few seemed to think we are a nation of poverty. We are nothing compared to the states. All though many complain about it, at least we have a proper safety net and welfare system and trade union laws.

Benny_Cake

This comment was my favourite. Apparently our problems stem the fact that we are an island, and because we hate contraception:

When you live on an Island and every sperm is sacred, overpopulation and poverty is guaranteed.

Duckworth_Luas

Benny_Cake wrote: »

This comment was my favourite. Apparently our problems stem the fact that we are an island, and because we hate contraception:

This one's even better, although I'll dock him a point for not mentioning Nazi U-Boats being refueled!

They forever branded themselves as a rogue nation in the minds of their neighbors, the English, because of their support of Adolph Hitler during World War II.

Filibuster

Benny_Cake wrote: »

This comment was my favourite. Apparently our problems stem the fact that we are an island, and because we hate contraception:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUspLVStPbk

spiralism

kneemos wrote: »

Most uninteresting comments I've ever read,where's the generalisation,racism and hatred.
Nothing like Boards.

Dig a bit more, you get one lad referring to us as "Micks" and then getting pissy when people call him out on using a slur.

Another dope parrots some bollocks that you'd hear from lunatic hardcore loyalists that Ireland supported Hitler in the second world war and we're a rogue state because of it. Sort of ****e that if you even spouted that at a Rangers match you'd get funny looks from half of them.

LordSutch

Small island on the periphery of Europe with the whole world to see and explore, why wouldn't people venture outside, have a look, settle down and have a family? some come back some don't, its painful for their loved ones who stay behind, but its been happening since boats and planes were invented, and it will continue to happen, specially with a giant magnet like London next door!

Stojkovic

Thats some of the funniest ****e Ive read in a long time.

Disappointed though that they didnt mention leprechauns.

Typical thick Americans.

Eoin

Stojkovic wrote: »

Typical thick Americans.

In fairness, if they were to read an article about America on the likes of thejournal, they'd be as likely to see an inaccurate article followed by a ton of ignorant comments from readers.

clairefontaine

Killer Wench wrote: »

This was a story done on our National Public Radio or NPR. There are only a handful of comments, but it is fascinating to me to see other Americans' views on why Irish youth aren't immigrating to the US.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/12/21/255970333/like-generations-past-irish-youth-search-for-better-life-overseas?utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=nprfacebook&utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook

Its easier for them to go to Canada and Australia, legal wise.

It's more interesting they go to anglophone nations, and not to other EU nations.

Nodin

clairefontaine wrote: »

Its easier for them to go to Canada and Australia, legal wise.

It's more interesting they go to anglophone nations, and not to other EU nations.

That's changing though. There's 30,000 in France, and about the same in Germany and Spain. People aren't as terrified of another language as they used be.

spiralism

Nodin wrote: »

That's changing though. There's 30,000 in France, and about the same in Germany and Spain. People aren't as terrified of another language as they used be.

I think its funny that people overlook Holland actually in that regard. Another language isnt even really needed, they all speak perfect English and there's plenty of English speaking jobs available.

The US "The land of the free!", their definition of free is very strange.

Nodin

spiralism wrote: »

I think its funny that people overlook Holland actually in that regard. Another language isnt even really needed, they all speak perfect English and there's plenty of English speaking jobs available.

Don't say that. Yez will be overrun with hairy paddys......

BillyMitchel

Nodin wrote: »

Don't say that. Yez will be overrun with hairy paddys......

All the hairy crustys will be stoned of their face all day every day!

Craic be mighty!!

Killer Wench

They also do a complimentary discussion on Facebook. It's the seventh posting on the right. https://www.facebook.com/NPR


With so many American companies having European offices in Ireland, I would think there would be a special concession allowing for more Irish to immigrate here.

MadsL

Stojkovic wrote: »

Thats some of the funniest ****e Ive read in a long time.

Disappointed though that they didnt mention leprechauns.

Typical thick Americans.

Posted from your iphone designed in California on an operating system designed in the US, communicated over routers designed by a major American corporation, on an internet system directly descended from the Arpanet developed in where? Oh yeah, America.

Thick Americans eh.

How's the Irish Mars rover coming along by the way? The Wilde Rover??

lazygal

I love the description of Limerick-no frills city. Its the Ryanair of Irish towns.

pickarooney

it's on the list of allowed countries along with much of western Europe excluding the UK and Scandinavia.

circadian

MadsL wrote: »

Posted from your iphone designed in California on an operating system designed in the US, communicated over routers designed by a major American corporation, on an internet system directly descended from the Arpanet developed in where? Oh yeah, America.

Routers designed by Huawei are American now? News to me.

Oh and where the internet originated from is debatable and I'd be putting my money on it being a CERN development.

Just because America can design (and market the hell out of) some things doesn't mean that their education system is failing and leaves a substantial amount of the population as ignorant.

In general most Americans are lovely folk, albeit misinformed. I can't decide if it's their own fault or not.

I agree with others on this thread, a lot of these young emigrants will probably return in a few years.

COYVB

MadsL wrote: »

Posted from your iphone designed in California on an operating system designed in the US, communicated over routers designed by a major American corporation, on an internet system directly descended from the Arpanet developed in where? Oh yeah, America.

Thick Americans eh.

How's the Irish Mars rover coming along by the way? The Wilde Rover??

340m vs 4.6m... even if 99% of americans were dumber than dumb, and 20% of irish were certifiable geniuses, there'd still be, on average, more smarty pants' in the states based on numbers

MadsL

COYVB wrote: »

340m vs 4.6m... even if 99% of americans were dumber than dumb, and 20% of irish were certifiable geniuses, there'd still be, on average, more smarty pants' in the states based on numbers

And 34 million of those claim Irish ancestry....

Generalisations are crap aren't they?