How many of you have non Irish friends

k99_64 · 31-03-2009 04:10PM

Bunch of friends, mainly from work. Spainish, polish, latvian etc

Zadkiel · 31-03-2009 04:20PM

A good few

Religion is never a factor for me. Each to their own

Kipperhell · 31-03-2009 04:21PM

I was nearly going to say religion wouldn't matter to me but then I realised if somebody was devout anything I would probably not be friends with them. I am not friends with any non-drinking vegans and probably won't be either.

The truth of it is that you probably can't be friends with people who have a completely different world view. It is one thing to have different tastes but another to believe that there is a magical solution to all that has gone wrong with your life.

The whole idea that there must be a god because of the beauty of some sight or the miracle of child birth just simply makes me laugh because it ignore the grotesque sights of the natural world or the fact the misses just sh*t herself when giving birth.

ThE_IVIAcIVIAIV · 31-03-2009 04:25PM

half of my friends are non irish. don't care about relgion or nationality as long as they a good laugh, can speak decent english. after being a minority all over asia where i was the only westerner for miles in some towns you learn to respect and get interested in their cultures and religons etc. pretty weird feeling like the only white person sometimes, getting different looks to back home in ireland

azezil · 31-03-2009 04:28PM

I don't care who they are or where they're from just as long as they bend over and they takkit like a bitch ^_^

Piste · 31-03-2009 04:42PM

Aw man there was me thinking I was being all hip and 21st century by having gay friends, turns out I need at least one foreigner too

stovelid wrote: »

Is it possible for anybody in Ireland under a certain age not to have a non-Irish friend?

Yeah I don't, all my friends are born and raised in Ireland. My boyfriend looks middle-easter or southern european if that makes a difference.

Oh and I know a girl whose parents are English. And I have a bunch of cousins from Africa who are living in Ennis now, but apart from that, no foreign friends. It wasn't by choice or anything, just ended up this way but I'm sure it'll change once I go to college.

shqipshume · 31-03-2009 04:55PM

Wagon wrote: »

That's because im brave enough to speak up young man. If you want to play fisticuffs, we'll play fisticuffs!

Woman

shqipshume · 31-03-2009 05:00PM

Mairt wrote: »

Only so that blind people can hate them too :P

To answer the question, I clickec 'yes' - I have a few, mostly Polish, Russian, Moldovan, Ukraine and most of them I've met through Judo.

I've no African friends here, unfortunetly they either don't mix well or are just into the same interests as I am. However I met a few on United Nations service we stayed in touch for awhile but gradually drifted.

Do Brits, Scots and Welch count?.

well scots dont

the others do

Holsten · 31-03-2009 05:15PM

Nope, all my friends plus pretty much everyone I know is Irish.

Nationality or religion wouldn't really factor into my friendships, Religion might.. but as long as they don't go on and on about it, it wouldn't matter.

AckwelFoley · 31-03-2009 05:21PM

I have the united colours of benniton of friends.

My closest mate is from china. He calls me cracker.

i dont call him anything..cause they all look alike imo :pac:

jester77 · 31-03-2009 05:27PM

Somewhere between 80% & 90% would be non-Irish.

But what has religion got to do with it?

I've no idea what religion they are and couldn't give a shít either, it has nothing to do with friendship.

Karl Hungus · 31-03-2009 05:29PM

Yes, got quite a few friends who aren't Irish.

profun · 31-03-2009 05:37PM

The only time i take nationality into account is when im abroad and am trying to avoid the fooking irish travelling about in their stereotypical groups. don't know why they bother travelling at all. by the way im irish, just not in that wanker sense.

shqipshume · 31-03-2009 06:12PM

Ok i see 27 have put yes for nationality or religion is a factor in their friendships.
Can someone who said that say which and why it does please thanks

marcsignal · 31-03-2009 06:33PM

loads of non irish friends, mostly Eastern Europeans, Swedish, Germans, French, Spanish and Italians, a few Africans, South Americans, half a dozen odd Chinese, one guy from Nepal and another from Mauritius.

all cool, couldn't complain about any of them

Paddy Samurai · 31-03-2009 07:41PM

shqipshume wrote: »

I am just curious how many people here on boards have non Irish friends?

I have a friend who lives in dublin 4 ,does that count?.

Terry · 31-03-2009 07:52PM

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

I have a friend who lives in dublin 4 ,does that count?.

Yep. West Brits.

I have an English friend, but haven't seen him in a while. That's about it.

Nodin · 31-03-2009 08:25PM

Sanjuro wrote: »

Friendships are friendships. Doesn't matter where they're from.

Unless they're Micronesian.

Or from Cork or Mulhuddart.

Mars Bar · 31-03-2009 08:30PM

There's a spanish girl and a Slovakian guy in my course, funniest people ever. Very sound people. Went to school with a Nigerian, she can speak better Irish than most of us here, she started learning in 2nd year, got a B1 in Ordinary Irish in the LC (kinda wondering should she be classed as an Irish friend?!). Two of my best friends are English.

javaboy · 31-03-2009 08:30PM

Nodin wrote: »

Or from Cork or Mulhuddart.

You're on my list sunshine. :mad:

Terry · 31-03-2009 08:39PM

For those of you listing off several nationalities, do you keep in regular contact with those people, or are you just listing off people you met, exchanged e-mail addresses with, kept in touch with for a while and never saw again?

I mean I could say that I have friends from India, Greece, Cavan, Scotland, USA (people I used to work with) the West Indies (half Irish guy I know, but wouldn't really call a friend, but am friendly with), the Americas (people I waffled to in pubs and exchanged e-mails with), Cuba (friend of a friend is married to a Cuban chick. Only met her once), China (barman I know and get along very well with, but only ever spoke to once outside of his working hours), Vietnam (Guy who used to own a local Chinese take away and would sometimes have a pint with us), NZ (friend of a friend who added me on facebook for some reason) and so forth.

murfie · 31-03-2009 08:41PM

Ah, I read the title question and clicked yes, as in yes i have non Irish friends, i then read the poll question to which my answer would have been no. Misleading!!

But yes I have many non Irish friends and no religion/colour/race have anything to do with my choice in being their friends!

Im just happy they want to my friend!

donmeister · 31-03-2009 08:44PM

@ Trinny,the nationalities ive listed off is people who I meet at least once a week (if not more) if I went into people I've actually met,aye carumba!

Nodin · 31-03-2009 08:46PM

Evidently my ruse of defending minorities in order to hide my hatred of Corkonians and Mulhuddartans has been rumbled.....

javaboy wrote: »

You're on my list sunshine. :mad:

And I thought I'd never be a Sunbeam:)

Micky Dolenz · 31-03-2009 08:46PM

seanybiker wrote: »

one of me best mates is english. I call him my little tan friend. Anytime he asks me to do something I tell him to piss off cos he dont own us anymore. Tis fun.

:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

Thats great, mind if i use it on my tan mates? :P

metaoblivia · 31-03-2009 08:46PM

The people I listed I'm in contact with on a regular basis. The list would be more extensive if I were to include everyone I've ever met.

Zatman · 31-03-2009 08:47PM

Yeah have lots from abroad from

Spain
France
Sweden
Argentina
Venezuela
Poland
Nigeria
South Korea

They are usually more fun than the Irish and its good to hang out with people from different cultures

gar120 · 31-03-2009 08:49PM

marcsignal wrote: »

loads of non irish friends, mostly Eastern Europeans, Swedish,

are all Swedish women as hot in real life??;)

Shanotheslayer · 31-03-2009 08:51PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

No Irish person has ever judged anybody on their nationality or religion. That is a known fact.

Did you skip secondry school or somthing mate? Because I know in mine there is some very racist people.

I have many Non Irish friends, I don't see how nationality makes a difference

fearandloathing · 31-03-2009 08:51PM

yeah a good few actually, mainly people ive worked with.. i love the chinese and ive some eastern european mates cos i was going out with a polish girl for a good while. used to live in america near the mexican border so ive a few mexican mates and obviously a few americans..im mates with people ive met from england, scotland, wales, denmark, sweden, portugal and australia between travel and college..

id say religion would be much more of a factor for me than nationality, id imagine that some of the stricter religions wouldnt involve the pub on fri/sat night so id have less of a chance to meet these people in a social setting. i never think of nationality as such when im meeting someone, other that i think its pretty cool to hear how life is in another country..

good thread, i actually never thought about all the nationalities im mates with.. its crazy when you put it in perspective, like even my parents generation (im in my 20's) wouldnt have had half the exposure to people from all over the world.. it can only be a good thing. surely sooner rather than later one of us irish is gona run into someone who knows how to run an economy

How many of you have non Irish friends

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