Americans? Opinions?

odyssey06 · 25-06-2019 08:51PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

Nah, if you want to be cranky-pants that's your choice.
I like meeting new people. Other cultures are fascinating to me.

Something to watch out for thats been hinted at. You get talking to some irish people in pub and getting along great. They may not be there to make new friends... may have lived in Dublin all their lives and already cant keep up with some old friends. They are just happy out having some craic. Dont take it personally.

TeaBagMania · 25-06-2019 08:51PM

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

You drive ridiculously big cars, especially pick up trucks, for no apparent reason except to pollute the air and burn as much fuel as possible. Last time I was there nearly every vehicle was a 8 litre enging GMC truck with one dude driving it.

Jealous :pac:

Ill have you know each of trucks only has a five liter engine

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 08:52PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

Angel1971 wrote: »

Nah, if you want to be cranky-pants that's your choice.
I like meeting new people. Other cultures are fascinating to me.

Something to watch out for thats been hinted at. You get talking to some irish people in pub and getting along great. They may not be there to make new friends... may have lived in Dublin all their lives and already cant keep up with some old friends. They are just happy out having some craic. Dont take it personally.

I can respect that.

ILoveYourVibes · 25-06-2019 08:52PM

Where in America what background etc?

alchemist33 · 25-06-2019 08:54PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

I think I'm friendly and likeable. I love meeting new people and experiencing new adventures.
I'll be traveling to Ireland soon for the first time and wondered if there was a positive or negative association.

Hope you have a great time.

My first time in the US was in LA. It was big and impersonal, then a man in a bus station invited me to watch the basketball on his little pay-per-view TV as he was about to leave.
Since then I've met some great Americans on other forums. They're just the same as everyone else.
You'll find most people in Ireland will forget stereotypes as soon as you get talking to them.

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 08:55PM

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Where in America what background etc?

Good question since there are different cultures depending on what area of the country.
For example the west coast can have the reputation of being vain and over indulging, the midwest are friendly hard working family people, the south are hicks with no education and marry their cousins and the east coast are rude and standoffish.
But like a few have said earlier, it all depends on the individual.
I just wasnt sure if there was a generalization made.

branie2 · 25-06-2019 08:56PM

I think they're great

ToddyDoody · 25-06-2019 08:57PM

Everything is a bit ott with Americans I find. The concept of 'nothing much, seriously' and of keeping to yourself is not in the lexicon.

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 08:58PM

alchemist33 wrote: »

Angel1971 wrote: »

I think I'm friendly and likeable. I love meeting new people and experiencing new adventures.
I'll be traveling to Ireland soon for the first time and wondered if there was a positive or negative association.

Hope you have a great time.

My first time in the US was in LA. It was big and impersonal, then a man in a bus station invited me to watch the basketball on his little pay-per-view TV as he was about to leave.
Since then I've met some great Americans on other forums. They're just the same as everyone else.
You'll find most people in Ireland will forget stereotypes as soon as you get talking to them.

Oh that makes me happy.
I've told me friends I may never come back.
I'll find a lad who wants to marry me and get a US citizenship.
:-D
(Kidding!!!!!!!)

jcorr · 25-06-2019 08:58PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

I think that might be because most service members volunteer to serve. Some countries dont give their citizens a choice.
I'm not sure what Ireland does for its military.

They don't pay them well enough usually

Or send them to places like Mali where our lads have no business being.

corner of hells · 25-06-2019 08:58PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

What preconceived ideas do you have about Americans?
Positive?
Negative?
What's the first thing you think of if you know you'll be meeting someone from the US?

Have they paid their entry fee to Ireland?
If you haven't, I can get you a one off discount price of 11,000 dollars.

odyssey06 · 25-06-2019 08:58PM

If you happen to find yourself in Cork on a sunday in summer, you may see lots of confederate flags. Cork is called the rebel county and their sports teams wear red.
In case you thought you had arrived at some sort of political rally.

archer22 · 25-06-2019 08:59PM

Are you arriving on a commercial flight...or in a B52.

khaldrogo · 25-06-2019 08:59PM

I find them narcissistic, self obsessed, opinionated and loud as a rule. The ones I've come across online seem to need constant validation. Have a look on Reddit in the 'offmychest' section or 'lookwhatimade' section. Absolute drivel and less than mediocre but God forbid if you even suggest their ramblings or piss poor attempt at a hat stand is anything short of awesome.
They have a very limited grasp on sarcasm, are very, very easily offended and cry >insert your 'ism' and/or 'phobic here< at anything that goes even slightly against their delicate sensibilities. They also genuinely believe that absolute strangers desperately want to hear every little bit of verbal diarrhoea they puke up....

I play an online game that has dedicated EU servers as well as NA, ASIA etc. In general, everyone sticks to their own area and when they do the in game chat is very limited and relevant to the game on the EU servers. Well, when a yank does venture over you can't get them to STFU........they start ****eing on about how on their other account they are 100 times better etc....... screaming about trash and calling grown men 'kid'....

I hate Americans like this.

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 09:00PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

If you happen to find yourself in Cork on a sunday in summer, you may see lots of confederate flags. Cork is called the rebel county and their sports teams wear red.
In case you thought you had arrived at some sort of political rally.

Ok clearly I'm going to need an "Irish to English" dictionary.
What the hell is a pokit?

jcorr · 25-06-2019 09:01PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

Oh that makes me happy.
I've told me friends I may never come back.
I'll find a lad who wants to marry me and get a US citizenship.
:-D
(Kidding!!!!!!!)

Sorry I couldn't resist it. Haha

https://youtu.be/WYGUKCINF_w

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 09:01PM

archer22 wrote: »

Are you arriving on a commercial flight...or in a B52.

Silly guy

odyssey06 · 25-06-2019 09:02PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

Ok clearly I'm going to need an "Irish to English" dictionary.
What the hell is a pokit?

A pokit is what happens when my phone posts the reply before I finish typing political.

Or it may be a delicacy in Cork involving pigs trotters.

Or both.

ILoveYourVibes · 25-06-2019 09:02PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

Good question since there are different cultures depending on what area of the country.
For example the west coast can have the reputation of being vain and over indulging, the midwest are friendly hard working family people, the south are hicks with no education and marry their cousins and the east coast are rude and standoffish.
But like a few have said earlier, it all depends on the individual.
I just wasnt sure if there was a generalization made.

I have even noticed different things like different personal space and different volumes at which people speak at.

Some Americans actually have quiet accents.

Here is a tip if their accent is loud they will prefer it if you stand further away and give them more personal space.

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 09:02PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

odyssey06 wrote: »

If you happen to find yourself in Cork on a sunday in summer, you may see lots of confederate flags. Cork is called the rebel county and their sports teams wear red.
In case you thought you had arrived at some sort of political rally.

Ok clearly I'm going to need an "Irish to English" dictionary.
What the hell is a pokit?

Ohhh... weird, now it says political rally.

khaldrogo · 25-06-2019 09:02PM

Angel1971 wrote:

I'd be willing to bet they just wanted to hear your accent ;-)

The Irish accent??? Which one? There's about 40 different ones

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 09:03PM

khaldrogo wrote: »

Angel1971 wrote:

I'd be willing to bet they just wanted to hear your accent ;-)

The Irish accent??? Which one? There's about 40 different ones

Yeah here in the US too.

corner of hells · 25-06-2019 09:03PM

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

I have even noticed different things like different personal space and different volumes at which people speak at.

Some Americans actually have quiet accents.

Here is a tip if their accent is loud they will prefer it if you stand further away and give them more personal space.

Here's a tip for you , the OP is American.

Yer Da sells Avon · 25-06-2019 09:04PM

Having met them all, I can confirm that they are bad.

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 09:04PM

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Angel1971 wrote: »

Good question since there are different cultures depending on what area of the country.
For example the west coast can have the reputation of being vain and over indulging, the midwest are friendly hard working family people, the south are hicks with no education and marry their cousins and the east coast are rude and standoffish.
But like a few have said earlier, it all depends on the individual.
I just wasnt sure if there was a generalization made.

I have even noticed different things like different personal space and different volumes at which people speak at.

Some Americans actually have quiet accents.

Here is a tip if their accent is loud they will prefer it if you stand further away and give them more personal space.

Well personal space has been mentioned several times. I've hugged people I've just met so perhaps I'll pull that back some.

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 09:05PM

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

Having met them all, I can confirm that they are bad.

Lol!!
Hahahaha... :-D

odyssey06 · 25-06-2019 09:06PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

Ohhh... weird, now it says political rally.

Yes I edited it after the fact. Wasnt quick enough to correct before it was read...

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 09:13PM

Berties_Horse wrote: »

Angel1971 wrote: »

What's the first thing you think of if you know you'll be meeting someone from the US?

What time is it in Cleveland?

Damn. That would take me using math.

corner of hells · 25-06-2019 09:13PM

How do we know you're really American?
You could be one of us pretending to be American.

Edgware · 25-06-2019 09:14PM

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Really boring f**kers for the most part but that's a big generalisation. I suppose I met the boring ones because I used to work in software and they'd come to our offices and maybe out for a beer sometime and just bore you to death. All dress the exact same too. Those stupid body warmer things and chinos.
I've also met some of the coolest people ever that are yanks. Plus black Americans are a totally different culture and way less boring.

As if you know

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