Advantages Of Being Irish ?

MRnotlob606

Is there an advantage when being Irish abroad, is it a charm ? does it lure in the ladies/men discuss.

mackeire

Well you'd probably get drunker than most people I'd say.
Would that be classed as an advantage?

Femme_Fatale

British lads tend to like my accent/turn of phrase.

humbert

Well it means you're not English or American and that's generally a plus.

Sir Arthur Daley

You can say you are from Cork, no matter where you are in the world you can still say you are from Cork.

whirlpool

Nobody expects much of you.

calanus

Nope! I think this pops up once or twice every few months and while it might not be a bad thing to be Irish in some countries - some parts of US for example - in many others they don't know anything about the country to care. I think the majority of countries fall into the second category.

drunkmonkey

Men want to be you and Women just want to get fcuked by you.

wazky

WikiHow wrote: »

You can say you are from Cork, no matter where you are in the world you can still say you are from Cork.

Irish by birth.

But not born in Cork by the grace of God.

Legs.Eleven

My all round general ruggedness and my ability to skin a sheep with my teeth.

Arrow.

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

British lads tend to like my accent/turn of phrase.

That's an advantage many people have. Not exclusive to being Irish.

I wouldn't say there's any real advantage. At least none spring to mind.

It's a good passport to have I guess..in comparison to some other countries.

artanevilla

Not much hassle entering any country on an Irish passport.

Ruu

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

My all round general ruggedness and my ability to skin a sheep with my teeth.

Everyone can grow a red beard, doesn't matter the hair colour.

thee glitz

It certainly can help in Scotland. Their ladies' accents do it for me too.
I should probably move there.

brokenarms

Its well known that the average Irish man has been blessed with a massive penis.

If you are one. Thank me below.

Chucken

Ruubot2 wrote: »

Everyone can grow a red beard, doesn't matter the hair colour.

Even the women?

artanevilla

Chucken wrote: »

Even the women?

Especially the women.

Chucken

artanevilla wrote: »

Especially the women.

Brat :pac:

--LOS--

The main perception I've noticed abroad is that we're ugly -_-

risteard7

You are looked upon as a Harmless fool

MRnotlob606

michael fassbender is out there giving us a good name.

Fred Swanson

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Gone West

We are well known all over the world, even in small villages in countries you have never heard of, they've heard of Ireland.
Visas are easy to get for almost everywhere.
We haven't invaded anywhere unlike many other first world countries, so there's no resentment there.
Around 80 million people outside of Ireland have Irish blood, so there are often links with other countries that can come in useful.
We have a cachet of legitimacy about us for some reason.

I've been to 34 countries, and I can't count the amount of times being Irish has proven some small advantage.

Banjoxed

As Terence Trent D'Arby said on the credits of Neither Fish Nor Flesh:

Here's to Ireland: The world's smallest country with the world's biggest ego!

Putin

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

..discuss.

I would have, until I read that.

Manach

Have an excuse to blame the English/Church/EU for all our problems.

Days 298

Fuzzy wrote: »

We are well known all over the world, even in small villages in countries you have never heard of, they've heard of Ireland.
Visas are easy to get for almost everywhere.
We haven't invaded anywhere unlike many other first world countries, so there's no resentment there.
Around 80 million people outside of Ireland have Irish blood, so there are often links with other countries that can come in useful.
We have a cachet of legitimacy about us for some reason.

I've been to 34 countries, and I can't count the amount of times being Irish has proven some small advantage.

We cant count

Legs.Eleven

Serious answer: some nationalities are simply happy to hear you're not English, even if they only have a vague notion of what "Ireland" is. That irritates the hell out of me tbh.

dan1895

I know a few Brits who travel on Irish passports as its less hassle. My British uncle recently got a job on Kazakhstan and so applied for an Irish passport which he was entitled too.

Also remember talking to an American lad in brazil who traveled on an Irish passport to avoid a lot of charges Americans get when crossing borders on South America.

Tin Foil Hat

Banjoxed wrote: »

As Terence Trent D'Arby said on the credits of Neither Fish Nor Flesh:

Here's to Ireland: The world's smallest country with the world's biggest ego!

He was correct on neither count.
On the contrary, this country suffers from a massive inferiority complex. It's impossible to discuss Irishness without the conversation being peppered with lazy, racist, self-loathing tripe. In the case of this thread, we didn't even make it past one reply.

Putin

--LOS-- wrote: »

The main perception I've noticed abroad is that we're ugly -_-

We're? Speak for yourself.