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Sometimes all you can do is laugh

Foxhound38

I was in London over the past few days with friends and we ended up chatting to a table of Yanks one night. They told us that it was their first time beyond American shores and were only too willing to ream on and on about their Irish Heritage. Eventually, one of them asked if it was not "dangerous for us to be here, what with the Troubles and all?" - I nearly bit off the rim of my Pint glass! It seems these proud members of the diaspora thought that the Troubles are some kind of pitched, conventional war between the British Army and the Irish Defense Forces (which is what they thought the IRA was) over the past 30 years for the North! We just played along for the craic and promised to send them an "Uncle Bertie Wants You!" Poster when the "War" ends and we can f**k the Ration Cards in the bin

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MrStuffins

Overheal wrote: »

Other people you meet will say I'm half canadian, a quarter French, an Eight Dominican and a bit Cuban. Heritage is important to them. They might make silly remarks that show they dont know things about the UK and Ireland but they're fully aware of where they originated.

This heritage business is getting out of hand. What happened to being the nationality of where you were born?

In generations to come it will be ever more out of hand. The child of a Half Irish Half French father and a Half Spanish Half Chinese mother will be 1/4 of each.

Their kids will be diluted further

Their kids further

Until their is no race anymore and we all live in peace and harmony!

Has anybody considered what the racists might do in this situation? HAS ANYONE CONSIDERED THE BIGOTS??

Overheal

Youre funny.

Ronanc1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

i think this is the one turd ferguson mentioned

Any defense of Americans, or to be fair middle Americans looses all weight when you consider that they voted "W" in as president IMO.

But then again we voted for Fianna Fail,

Tchaikovsky

M5 wrote: »

But then again we voted for Finna Fail,

I didn't! Speak for yourself.
And it's Fianna Fail, not Finna Fail.

Tchaikovsky wrote: »

I didn't! Speak for yourself.
And it's Fianna Fail, not Finna Fail.

I'l grab my coat

Tchaikovsky

MrStuffins wrote: »

This heritage business is getting out of hand. What happened to being the nationality of where you were born?

In generations to come it will be ever more out of hand. The child of a Half Irish Half French father and a Half Spanish Half Chinese mother will be 1/4 of each.

Their kids will be diluted further

Their kids further

Until their is no race anymore and we all live in peace and harmony!

Has anybody considered what the racists might do in this situation? HAS ANYONE CONSIDERED THE BIGOTS??

What about the half men, half biscuits??

Insect Overlord

Thirdfox wrote: »

Try getting asked "do you know Mr. Wong?" ...it is a country with 1.3 billion people you know

I know a Mr Wong!
That said, he will probably be pretty well-known in a few years time...

http://artofwong.com/

AckwelFoley

magick wrote: »

working in the USA when a guy asked me "what ya doing over here?"

to which i replied with a depressed look "bad potato crop this year........."

You sir have just entered my hall of fame.

Uncle Arthur

Overheal wrote: »

Robocop was Half Man, Half Machine, and ALL COP. So like, it happens.

Other people you meet will say I'm half canadian, a quarter French, an Eight Dominican and a bit Cuban. Heritage is important to them. They might make silly remarks that show they dont know things about the UK and Ireland but they're fully aware of where they originated.

not to mention manbearpig: half man, half bear, half pig or.... is it half man, half bearpig?

AckwelFoley

I know we all like to laugh at these stories and think americans are thick, but if you think about it and put the shoe on the other foot what stereotypes do we have about Kentucky? Its a state similar in size to Ireland and im certain that without googling it, most people does not know the capital city of that state.. Can you name 1 state that borders it?

So if you dont know something as "simple" as these things are we "dumb"?

You're already thinking Fried Chicken, the Kentucky Derby and if you are really tuned in you'll know Muhammed Ali is from Louisville..

Btw frankfort is the Capital city... and it smells of chicken

Captain-America

snyper wrote: »

I know we all like to laugh at these stories and think americans are thick, but if you think about it and put the shoe on the other foot what stereotypes do we have about Kentucky?

But...http://www.mickhagen.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/georgia2.jpg

Overheal

Captain-America wrote: »

But...http://www.mickhagen.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/georgia2.jpg

See also

Manchester, NH
Portland, RI
Portland, OR
Springfield
etc.

Besides whoever asked the question was an obvious troll.

Sir Gallagher

Ronanc1 wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

i think this is the one turd ferguson mentioned

That just makes me angry, although the best line in it has to be

"Ok i'm a little bit mixed up over the palestinians and the Isrealis....which one is throwing the rocks?"

[Deleted User]

ok, yes americans are stupid but we can't expect them to know much about a place 3000 miles away that prob isn't covered in their curriculum..

it'd be like them laughing at us for not knowing that mc donalds is actually good as a staple diet.

MrStuffins

I remember winding a guy up convincing him that Leprechaun's exist.

He was American... but he was also 6

Saibh

MrStuffins wrote: »

I remember winding a guy up convincing him that Leprechaun's exist.

He was American... but he was also 6

He does exist

Censorsh!t

i told my friend i was going to Budapest this summer, and she was like "isn't that kind of dangerous?"

Tchaikovsky

Censorsh!t wrote: »

i told my friend i was going to Budapest this summer, and she was like "isn't that kind of dangerous?"

Well she obviously knows about the heat wave that killed hundreds of Hungarians last summer..

AckwelFoley

Overheal wrote: »

See also

Manchester, NH
Portland, RI
Portland, OR
Springfield
etc.

Besides whoever asked the question was an obvious troll.

Anyone from medford?

Medford, Massachusetts
Medford, Minnesota
Medford, New Jersey
Medford, New York
Medford, Oklahoma
Medford, Oregon
Medford, Wisconsin
Medford , New Jersey
Medford , Kansas
Medford , Minnesota
Medford , North Dakota

to name a few...

brummytom

Overheal wrote: »

Other people you meet will say I'm half canadian, a quarter French, an Eight Dominican and a bit Cuban. Heritage is important to them. They might make silly remarks that show they dont know things about the UK and Ireland but they're fully aware of where they originated.

I'm half irish, a sixteenth spanish and god knows what scottish - but I'd always class myself as English

I spend all day singing Irish folk songs, I love Andalucian Chicken and fried food, and I'm proud of my heritage... but I'm under no allusions my nationality is anything other than English.

I've nothing against those celebrating their heritage, but the whole "I'm Irish/French/English/Martian because my grand-grandfather's next-door neighbour's cat's previous owner once flew over Dublin/Paris/London/Mars" thing irritates me

Censorsh!t

Tchaikovsky wrote: »

Well she obviously knows about the heat wave that killed hundreds of Hungarians last summer..

haha well i forgot to mention that she thinks its mafia run

metaoblivia

brummytom wrote: »

I spend all day singing Irish folk songs, I love Andalucian Chicken and fried food, and I'm proud of my heritage... but I'm under no allusions my nationality is anything other than English.

Neither are most Americans...

When they tell you they're Irish, French, German, whatever, they're referring to their heritage/ethnicity. :pac:

stovelid

Have to say it's outrageous that the world at large isn't more of an authority on the deepest, tedious minutiae of the boring, squalid wars of a country with a population of just over four million people.

What's their problem? Ireland matters, dammit.

asdasd

Irish or America, to which they replied "100% American"; 'thank god' i thought... "And 100% Irish".

Since American isnt an ethnic group they can be both. No different from an African American thinking themselves 100% black, and 100% american.

bnagrrl

Tchaikovsky wrote: »

What about the half men, half biscuits??

They're fantastic until you dip them in tea and they break off and sink to the bottom

markopantelic

my sister in 6th year and a pretty good student: ''where is oslo, in germany? :eek:

the irish of all nations wouldn't exactly be in the position to insult the ignorance(and by god are they ignorant) of random americans.

i'm sure many americans could name many of their 52 states, how many irish could name the 27 EU states?

Overheal

markopantelic wrote: »

i'm sure many americans could name many of their 54 states, how many irish could name the 27 EU states?

I see what you did there

EDIT:

markopantelic wrote: »

52 states

Wow, then you weren't trying to be funny the first time?

50 States.

Quint

I was seriously asked if the famine was over when I was over in America last year. I can understand them not knowing the details of the troubles. Would anyone know the details of say, the civil wars in Liberia?

markopantelic

lol, im watching a movie.