Do you think the Irish have a good reputation abroad these days?

Eoin247 · 13-12-2013 12:33PM #1

I remember when i was very young, i often heard people mention how welcoming and friendly the Irish are. I never hear that these days though.

How do you think we are thought about abroad now? Has the increase in booze trips to places like magaluf and santa ponza made us unpopular? Our have we as a people just become more unfriendly? Maybe our reputation abroad is actualy largely unchanged?

EDIT: Just realised i messed up the thread title

Loopy · 13-12-2013 12:34PM

Still known as pissheads afaik

1stimpressions · 13-12-2013 12:37PM

Most people in the world don't know who we are or know anything about us including our nearest neighbours. But who cares?

Personally I think we are great.

partyatmygaff · 13-12-2013 12:45PM

I doesn't think so.

Anyone · 13-12-2013 12:48PM

I have often heard people in China describe us as "a great bunch of lads"

keeponhurling · 13-12-2013 01:01PM

Most people I have met who have been to Ireland on holidays say they loved it.

Outside of that, I'd say most people abroad have no real opinion of us.
Outside Europe some might barely know we exist, we are a small country after all.

biko · 13-12-2013 01:01PM

1. People in other countries still think of Ireland/Irish at home as quaint and lovely.
2. Irish people makes fools of themselves when in other countries with all the drinking and fighting. Second only to the Brits imo.

Micky Dolenz · 13-12-2013 01:08PM

Nearly everyone loves us. In my experience the Irish have a great reputation and love to spend money in whichever country they reside/holiday in.

walt_white · 13-12-2013 01:30PM

biko wrote: »

1. People in other countries still think of Ireland/Irish at home as quaint and lovely.
2. Irish people makes fools of themselves when in other countries with all the drinking and fighting. Second only to the Brits imo.

the brits make far bigger asses of themselves in places like ibiza or those greek islands than we do in australia , hell sky pump out tv shows about essex girls abroad etc

the irish " drunken lout " thing in australia is overdone , aussies ( and kiwis ) are brits a few generations back , they like the idea of knocking us irish , makes them feel more old school british and lets face it , its not like australians are the most refined of people themselves , this faux shock at beer loving paddys is pretty trite

neil_hosey · 13-12-2013 01:33PM

was in Norway last month and was a bit suprised the amount of locals that visited Ireland and loved it. Mainly the friendliness and all that stuff..

April O Neill II · 13-12-2013 01:41PM

Who actually gives a shít? Such navel-gazing.

Mr. Incognito · 13-12-2013 01:42PM

People Yes.

Government - Only in certain financial pro business circles.

No one else cares.

elefant · 13-12-2013 01:49PM

Anyone I've met in Europe who I've spoken with about Ireland or Irish people have only had positive things to say.

To be fair, we've a pretty inoffensive history. We haven't really had squabbles with any other places except Britain. I don't think any nation has much of a bone to pick with us.

SV · 13-12-2013 01:52PM

Building up an awful reputation in Australia thanks to the minority scumbags going there and starting fights on nights out.

BraziliaNZ · 13-12-2013 02:04PM

I tend to judge people individually, not by nationality. Except the Japanese.

WilyCoyote · 13-12-2013 02:06PM

Virtually every day someone tells me how they enjoyed the Irish hospitality whilst on holliers there. They compliment the Irish accent and seem genuine in their thoughts.

dpe · 13-12-2013 02:11PM

"Irishness" has far less baggage than "Englishness" in most countries. Most foreigners just associate the Irish with booze, but not in the hooligan way.

When I've travelled with my missus (I'm English, she's Irish), she's even got a friendlier reception at border crossings etc. (particularly in Africa), but then that might be because I'm a right ****.

Legs.Eleven · 13-12-2013 02:16PM

The Spanish either like us or are indifferent to us (indifferent more often though).

Luckily they think all the foreigners who've imported their own lifestyle from their respective countries to the South of Spain are English or German. I don't enlighten them.

malkmoose · 13-12-2013 02:17PM

In the majority of Europe the Irish are viewed closely to the stereotype of good fun, friendly, musical and big drinkers. We don't really register that much on the day to day lives of European countries. They tend to look inwards at their own country like we do in Ireland. Generally a positive reputation. I could ask, do you think the Belgians have a good rep? I would get some bland non offensive response from the majority of people.

In English speaking countries like US, Canada, NZ, Oz we are a bit more tied in to the culture, and there is more of us there, so I guess we have a more visible reputation. Never lived in any of those countries so just through the media we seem to be getting a crap reputation especially in NZ and Australia. There was a paper in NZ saying that a higher % of Irish people have an STD per capita, Irish need not apply for apartments in Queensland, Irish fights in Melbourne etc. The is a bit of a media attack on the Irish.

super_furry · 13-12-2013 02:19PM

Irish people, more so than any other nationality I know of, seem absolutely obsessed what others think of them.

Who gives a sh1t?

13-12-2013 02:21PM

elefant wrote: »

Anyone I've met in Europe who I've spoken with about Ireland or Irish people have only had positive things to say.

To be fair, we've a pretty inoffensive history. We haven't really had squabbles with any other places except Britain. I don't think any nation has much of a bone to pick with us.

And this is why nobody ever gives us their 12 points in the Eurovision.

MonstaMash · 13-12-2013 02:21PM

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

I tend to judge people individually, not by nationality. Except the Japanese.

Old Hippy will give up his pacifist ways if he meets you BraziliaNZ :eek:

No disrespect to Old Hippy intended

Legs.Eleven · 13-12-2013 02:41PM

super_furry wrote: »

Irish people, more so than any other nationality I know of, seem absolutely obsessed what others think of them.

Who gives a sh1t?

I suppose the fact that there's so many Irish around the globe that it's natural enough to wonder how we're perceived.

I give less of a **** the more I'm out of the country though. Used to think the sun shone out of my arse simply for being Irish when I first moved abroad.

puppieperson · 14-12-2013 09:29PM

No dont think so we have a terrible reputation for our cruelty to animals particularly horses in the last few weeks see article in the indo today. also still drunk out of our minds and corrupt beyond the imagination stealing from the charities. We are no better than korea but unfortunately we can t just execute our wayward politicians and ceo.s and scumbag animal abusers!!We are stuck with them cos we are now a cowardly yellow bellied nation of sheep heading up the slaughter line.....without a single individual thought between us, brain washed within an inch of our lives. `i used to love this country, not any more .

BBDBB · 14-12-2013 09:31PM

countries some distance away think the irish are great

our close neighbours dislike us more

chopper6 · 14-12-2013 09:33PM

Irish are usually seen as good people in that we're not usually agressive,we can hold our booze and we tend to have girlfriends with us when we go abroad.

Contrast that with the english...

Femme_Fatale · 14-12-2013 09:36PM

puppieperson wrote: »

No dont think so we have a terrible reputation for our cruelty to animals particularly horses in the last few weeks see article in the indo today. also still drunk out of our minds

The above is true, even if the "our" is kinda unnecessary.

and corrupt beyond the imagination stealing from the charities.

Hold on a sec, that was a small few people - if you want that to be reflective of everyone including you, that's fine, but speak for yourself.

We are no better than korea

If you're referring to North Korea, then you're wrong - this is a much better country in which to live than NK is.

we are now a cowardly yellow bellied nation of sheep heading up the slaughter line.....without a single individual thought between us, brain washed within an inch of our lives.

What the actual fuk? :pac:
Again, speak for yourself - lots of us have individual thoughts ta.

jacksie66 · 14-12-2013 09:40PM

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yosser hughes · 14-12-2013 09:43PM

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

I suppose the fact that there's so many Irish around the globe that it's natural enough to wonder how we're perceived.

I give less of a **** the more I'm out of the country though. Used to think the sun shone out of my arse simply for being Irish when I first moved abroad.

Seriously? What made you think being Irish made you special?

puppieperson · 15-12-2013 10:35PM

Unnecessary vulgarity short of a few words in your vocabulary? obviously a red top reader ... scum .I rest my case!!

Femme_Fatale · 15-12-2013 10:38PM

puppieperson wrote: »

Unnecessary vulgarity short of a few words in your vocabulary? obviously a red top reader ... scum .I rest my case!!

Huh? At least specify who you're talking about. You rest what "case"? How is this phantom person "obviously" a red top reader?

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