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Multiculturism?

KnowItAll · 2005-06-04 16:18:31

Can Irish culture survive with the amount of immigration taking place? Personally, I doubt it. People say multiculturism is good because it's a chance to mingle with different cultures. There is a major problem to this argrument though. Every city in europe is now multicultured. The immigrants and the natives eventually…

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#122 24-08-2005 11:22pm
KnowItAll

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PHB wrote:

You ever notice how Soccer has never really picked up in America?
Its cause Americans don't like it that much, and rather their own game.
Unlike in Ireland, where most people don't like GAA, and rather Soccer.
The problem isn't with multiculturalism, its with the game.
Don't blame it for the inability of the game you like to attract people to it.

You've just proved my point.

Soccer isn't popular in the USA because they are not seeing it 24/7. Likewise they are being force fed basketball, baseball etc which is why those sports are popular there.

Soccer was nothing before Italia 90. It was only played in the cities mostly.

PHB wrote:

Unlike in Ireland, where most people don't like GAA, and rather Soccer.

What? Are you from Dublin by any chance?

Compare the league of Ireland crowds with the crowds that go to GAA matches! Even rugby is more popular than soccer in some places, like Limerick.

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