is it just my imagination?

ohgratuitous

is there anyone here from northern ireland (or republic for that matter) currently living in the uk, particularly the south?

if so, answer me this. (also, this is just theoretical and is, i admit, a gross generalisation, so i don’t want anyone to be offended.) do you sometimes feel like the exotic curiosity in the eyes of british people, almost as if they are still partial to the theory of the mad paddys. also, do you ever find that they have no clue or interest in what is going on at home?

my point being that we all grew up in pretty much the same part of the world, but sometimes i feel like a completely different species. i love it here, but it’s different.

LegacyUser

Yeah, it was a bit like that when i went over there a few years ago workin

i found it very different than home....

Saruman

I worked in Leeds for a month.. it was different to home but not by a whole lot... and no one treated me like a paddy either... they were probably too surprised i did not drink.. Oh hang on i sort of did back then.. but very little... There is very little difference anyway.. for the most part the streets even look similar.. though much better roads etc...

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lynchie

Been working in London the past few months and i've never had anybody treat my like that paddy stereotype at all, in fact i havent had one bad remark from anybody. Now granted im working in the city, where most people are professionals so slagging off the paddies isnt something they'd normally do. But ive been in the outskirts of London and it was fine down there too.

Caesar_Bojangle

irish eyes are smiling.

I lived in england for about 6 years, my family never encountered any prejudices. I am sure the english living over here feel the same.

RopeDrink

i love it here, but it’s different.

Try being from England and living over here.
It, too, is different. For a start I (Which may not have applied to others from the same situation) was always treated with hostility or hatred (For the majority of my School Years) but once people matured, everything was fine...

I still get people approaching me and asking where I was from (due to the Accent) and for some sad reason they always think Im from America!?

Anyway, things aren't that bad, and I like it here - It's greener here, for a start...

Beruthiel

still get people approaching me and asking where I was from (due to the Accent)

I must have been drunker than I thought, I got no accent!