people from Australia.

Having lived here for over 3 years I can't disagree more with the OP. As stated by a previous poster once you have been differentiated from the GAA jerseyer antisocial di*kheads there is NO discrimination against you as an Irish person. Once you make an effort to integrate and live a decent life here no one says anything against you. I've talked with so many building contractors who have lost faith in the Irish workforce due to the influx of irresponsible and unreliable tradies who've dragged the once great reputation and work ethic of the Irish through the mud.
I've been to bars and cringed at the behaviour of my fellow country men as they roared and groped their way round the room until security forcefully removed them. Sadly being Irish was once synonymous with a great work ethic and a personable likeable demeanour but alas in the last few years it has been replaced by a more measured and case by case evaluation of people with an aversion to the pissed up loud mouth gob****es who ramble from site to site while living in awful hostels.

Firstly I've lived in Oz for 10 years, personally I have only had two racial remarks directed at me... I was called a white cunt once in Alice Springs when a couple of guys tried to bum a cigarette of me and I don't even smoke and when I was doing my firearms safety course the instructor (who was a cop) asked if I was in the IRA. Both remarks didn't bother me so i'm hardly worried neither is being mistaken as Scottish.

I find myself being asked questions from my work colleagues like how come my accent is different to the drunk Irish girls on Bondi rescue who need subtitles ( I replied thats because I'm not drunk) or having to explain the difference between mainstream Irish and travellers in Big Gypsy weddings.

I find Aussies to be very brash, they don't mince their words and if they have something to say they are not afraid to arc up about. Yes I have heard plenty of racist remarks talked openly, but as long as its not directed at me or someone in my company I'm not bothered. Having lived in Ireland for 27 years I find Irish can be just as racist but not as openly, more sneaky remarks out of the side of the mouth or behind the back of the hand.

I think Irish are perceived to be more racist these days, even in fictional shows like Sons of Anarchy the Irish are perceived to be very racist for some reason. I knows is fictional but shite sticks.

Calibos wrote: »

Perhaps Australians think of the Aboriginals like we think of Irish Travellers and that's why it's more acceptable to them to make those kind of comments in seemingly polite conversation. Both are renown for the same type of carry on.

My uncle worked with some aboriginals in WA, had family picnics etc etc and said that they looked down on those aboriginals carrying on like travellers as much as the white Aussies did.

Yes Indigenous do get a bad rap but like you say its not that different to how many Irish people perceive the members of the traveling community, some people in Ireland think it's a perfectly acceptable form of racism but would never consider themselves racist. Sort of makes me laugh.

Amprodude wrote: »

Aussie born people i mean.

I think it's because Aussies are up front and honest whereas the rest of the world hate us but would never say so

I've been over here 2 years now in Brisbane. Not a bother.

As an aside,one night in the casino on each of the 3 occasions I was outside with my mate taking a break there was a pissed up Irish bloke being thrown out. I imagine we don't do ourselves any favours at times....