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Are Mixed Marriages In Northern Ireland Increasing??

SharpshooterTom

It appears from my perspective that mixed marriages in Northern Ireland are on the increase, its still 1 in 10, if that which is way too low still. But I've noticed more cross community dating here particularly amongst younger people below the age of 30-35 etc. It seems to be a problem still however with the older generation, particularly amongst parents, a bit like interracial marriages.

You see I'm not from Northern Ireland originally so I'm not an expert, I was born in England and moved here at 14, my parents are Irish catholics (mum from Belfast, father from Dundalk) and I can sympathise with both sides, because with an English accent I was a brit/orange bastard to catholics and to family members that could be suspicious for a daughter to date, but similarly as soon as protestants know my background, regardless of my accent, I become a fenian bastard, and maybe a religious protestant parent, might have a problem with that too. A fenian disguised with an English accent if you like. :P

My mother spoke to a protestant women in Belfast who is a widow (husband was in the RUC, didn't ask how he died) and her son is dating a girl from Drogheda, and he's getting so much stick from the neighbours that he eventually got fed up with it and moved out.

But it does seem at least in Omagh that there is a better cross community feel and more mixed relationships. Will Northern Ireland ever become a country of tolerance where religion doesn't actually matter like it does in the south? Seems like a pipe dream since its being going on 400 years.

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EdenHazard

IrishAm wrote: »

Oh, but there is. Walk through Blanch, Clondalkin, Lucan or Tallaght. All very racially mixed working class areas. Then walk through a few housing estates in upper class South Dublin. Not a non white to be seen. And the residents there tend to profess their love for all things multicultural.

But lets not talk about that.....

2 words: Affordable Housing

Anyway I live in a middle class south Dublin estate, in the vicinity of my road, there are Lithuanians, Senegalese and Libyans.

arybvtcw0eolkf

IrishAm wrote: »

Nah,man.

Then I hope your sisters don't give a fiddlers f*ck for your bigoted attitude.

Sauve

IrishAm wrote: »

If any of my sisters brought home a northern prod, she would be cut off permanently.

I am not a forgiving man.

I'm glad I'm not your sister.
Potentially cutting off a family member over the religion of who they fell in love with? You need to come round to yourself mister.

IrishAm

EdenHazard wrote: »

2 words: Affordable Housing

Anyway I live in a middle class south Dublin estate, in the vicinity of my road, there are Lithuanians, Senegalese and Libyans.

Wow. Out of what, 100 houses? On my estate there are three other Irish households. Out of 164 houses. I paid over 250 large for my gaff. Not much affordable about that, bud. I loved paying that off whilst my non EU citizen neighbours got given theirs for nada.

SharpshooterTom

IrishAm wrote: »

Try and lose your virginity first, bud. Before you venture forth and comment on other peoples mating habits, eh?

Talking to me eh? Does my thread irk you in anyway?

Clearly it does.

IrishAm

Myles Ashy Armada wrote: »

Then I hope your sisters don't give a fiddlers f*ck for your bigoted attitude.

They are free to mix with who they want. They also know that they will be permanently cut off if they go out with a northern protestant or a non european. My family are blessed with excellent genes. We need to keep them that way.

My attitude is bigoted, yes. But due to life experience.

Shenshen

Sauve wrote: »

I'm glad I'm not your sister.
Potentially cutting off a family member over the religion of who they fell in love with? You need to come round to yourself mister.

Truth be told, he/she does sound the kind of person you'd mind being cut off from... That post sounded more like a promise than a threat.

Yamanoto

IrishAm wrote: »

They are free to mix with who they want. They also know that they will be permanently cut off if they go out with a northern protestant or a non european. My family are blessed with excellent genes. We need to keep them that way.

My attitude is bigoted, yes. But due to life experience.

Your posts say otherwise.

Sauve

IrishAm wrote: »

My family are blessed with excellent genes.

Eh..... clearly not.

Shenshen

Yamanoto wrote: »

Your posts say otherwise.

Well, she did say "genes", not brains.
The best milk cows aren't necessarily the brightest.

mattjack

IrishAm wrote: »

They are free to mix with who they want. They also know that they will be permanently cut off if they go out with a northern protestant or a non european. My family are blessed with excellent genes. We need to keep them that way.

My attitude is bigoted, yes. But due to life experience.

life experience ? what happened ?

arybvtcw0eolkf

IrishAm wrote: »

They are free to mix with who they want. They also know that they will be permanently cut off if they go out with a northern protestant or a non european. My family are blessed with excellent genes. We need to keep them that way.

My attitude is bigoted, yes. But due to life experience.

lol, give it over. You're on a wind up.

mikemac1

IrishAm wrote: »

Wow. Out of what, 100 houses? On my estate there are three other Irish households. Out of 164 houses. I paid over 250 large for my gaff. Not much affordable about that, bud. I loved paying that off whilst my non EU citizen neighbours got given theirs for nada.

White flight

IrishAm

Sauve wrote: »

Eh..... clearly not.

Fair enough, your opinion. Anyway, my sisters are good looking girls. No need for me to worry. They won't settle for second best. At present they are all dating or in a relationship with sound european lads. All is well.

mattjack

IrishAm wrote: »

Fair enough, your opinion. Anyway, my sisters are good looking girls. No need for me to worry. They won't settle for second best. At present they are all dating or in a relationship with sound european lads. All is well.

Are they dating you ?

Sauve

IrishAm wrote: »

Fair enough, your opinion. Anyway, my sisters are good looking girls. No need for me to worry. They won't settle for second best. At present they are all dating or in a relationship with sound european lads. All is well.

Just....wow

Monty Burnz

IrishAm wrote: »

Fair enough, your opinion. Anyway, my sisters are good looking girls. No need for me to worry. They won't settle for second best. At present they are all dating or in a relationship with sound european lads. All is well.

I trust they are solid Catholic southern Europeans with good genes and hint of the tar-brush, not those useless feckless northern protestant Europeans from one of those cowboy countries like the Netherlands, Germany or Sweden.

IrishAm

mikemac1 wrote: »

White flight

Lets not mention that.

Yamanoto

IrishAm wrote: »

They also know that they will be permanently cut off if they go out with a northern protestant or a non european.

Clarify this please.

What do you mean by a non-European? I've an awful feeling you're alluding to ethnicity but perhaps I'm mistaken.

forfuxsake

getz wrote: »

you are in for a shock.look up THE PALATIN PACT,a irish thing, born from a catholic father and a protestant mother, whereby in mixed marriages,the boy would be raised as catholics while the girls would be raised as protestant,

Wow! Shocked doesn't even begin......:eek:

No I understand how Fergus from The Crying Game must have felt.

forfuxsake

IrishAm wrote: »

Fair enough, your opinion. Anyway, my sisters are good looking girls. No need for me to worry. They won't settle for second best. At present they are all dating or in a relationship with sound european lads. All is well.

Not being American I'm never quite sure what that means - does it mean swallowing the glue?

IrishAm

Monty Burnz wrote: »

I trust they are solid Catholic southern Europeans with good genes and hint of the tar-brush, not those useless feckless northern protestant Europeans from one of those cowboy countries like the Netherlands, Germany or Sweden.

Ive no quarrel with protestants. My issue is solely with Northern prods. Not one fuck would I give if they brought back a Germanic prod to my gaff. Id welcome him, break bread with him and offer him a brew.

Monty Burnz

IrishAm wrote: »

Ive no quarrel with protestants. My issue is solely with Northern prods. Not one fuck would I give if they brought back a Germanic prod to my gaff. Id welcome him, break bread with him and offer him a brew.

What about a Church of Ireland person from - say - Cork? Or a Trinitarian from Dublin? Is it the Methodists you really have a problem with, or all reformed churches?

mikemac1

Looking at your location you'd probably go mad if she brought back a man from Meath!

IrishAm

Monty Burnz wrote: »

What about a Church of Ireland person from - say - Cork? Or a Trinitarian from Dublin? Is it the Methodists you really have a problem with, or all reformed churches?

What part of Northern protestants do you fail to understand? Its not the religion I have a problem with. Its the people.

Sauve

What exactly is wrong with 'Northern protestants' then? Enlighten us please?

IrishAm

mikemac1 wrote: »

Looking at your location you'd probably go mad if she brought back a man from Meath!

I would probably break out into a rash. We owe them cunts one for 2010. Soon. Leinster final. Time for redemption.

I can see Berno running amok. Hes due a big game. I hope the young lad, Kilkenny, is unleashed on them whores.

Monty Burnz

IrishAm wrote: »

What part of Northern protestants do you fail to understand? Its not the religion I have a problem with. Its the people.

I've met a few. Even lived with one. They seemed nice.

Lived with a Catholic guy from Omagh too. He was one of the biggest idiots I ever met.

> Northern Catholics are idiots, Northern Protestants are sound.

woodoo

IrishAm wrote: »

They are free to mix with who they want. They also know that they will be permanently cut off if they go out with a northern protestant or a non european. My family are blessed with excellent genes. We need to keep them that way.

My attitude is bigoted, yes. But due to life experience.

Are you saying the northern protestant has bad genes.

krudler

IrishAm wrote: »

If any of my sisters brought home a northern prod, she would be cut off permanently.

I am not a forgiving man.

I miss when AH trolls were funny