Do Irish people living in Ireland welcome Americans....?

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damfastracer

We are friendly dnt worry a bit, geagamel and slipstreamer should be ignored they both have very bias views agaist us Irish and should keep their thoughts to themselfs. Follows these tip and u'll be fine and u will enjoy urself!!!!!

Dnt say ur half Irish or u have Irish roots etc unless u live in Ireland we won't count you Irish

Stay away from the northern Ireland rep Ireland topic can land u in real hot water an can be taken the wrong way ESP in pubs

We are quite out spoken so dnt be offended when we say stuff bout the USA

Ah dnt sterotype us like we like to drink lots and fight even though some of us do

ash1

yes of course. Dublin was voted the friendliest capital in europe last year :) but i still recommend Galway. Its a student city so lots of people your age. Its smaller than dublin so more friendly, its in the west of ireland which in my view is more beautiful. And its got more of an "irish" feel to it than dublin.

Bobbi W

People are friendly as long as you are a decent person.
Like anywhere keep mindful of your suroundings.

Moving there

a) there are no jobs
b) you need a visa
c) there are no job

John H

Yes, but Dundalk has a reputation for being a rough spot regardless if you're American or anything else. It is situation near some very scenic places like Carlingford though.

edit: Gargamel, seems to spend his time on Y!A slamming Ireland. He seems to be motivated some sort of unhealthy anti-Irish bigoty. I would take his posts with a large grain of salt.

sunie

Ireland is a small place so it is easy enough to get around..if you are coming for 2 months then take the time to travel around and get the feel for the place espically if you are planning on moving here

99% of people here are friendly to all tourist no matter what their nationality but of course there is always the 1% that will ruin it for every one..if prehaps you do meet some people like that d'ont give up

Hope you enjoy your stay here and by the way Cork is a great city(just beig bias) seriously as a young person head for Galway it is a college city on the west coast an hour from Shannon and it is a one

Enjoy

Orla C

Reasonably friendly. However, we prefer ones that don't go on about their Irish roots (yawn), how they feel the whole Northern Irish Question should be handled (HIGHLY unwelcome, you are likely to get anything from "feck off!" and worse, do don't go there), and the outdatedness of the infrastructure/health care/services (take a number and get in line, honey).

Jas B

I have lived in Ireland for nearly five years, run my own business selling to the Irish people and I am amazed at Gargamel's answer. His comments that they have a "far-right attitude" it is "wild west of Europe" and bigoted etc. leave me totally baffled.

If the Irish have reason to dislike any nationality it is the British and I am one of many who live here, to date I have not come up against any prejudice, bigotry or even rudeness.

Many Irish people have friends and family living in America and many Americans have Irish ancestry so they visit in large numbers. An estimated 890,000 Americans visited the island of Ireland in 2005.

The Irish are well educated, very friendly, love to chat, it is their favourite pastime and they have a great sense of humour.

I have never been to Dundalk but Dublin is a lovely city.

I am sure you will enjoy your visit and wish to return.

The link below are comments from tourists who have visited Ireland.

slipstreamer

Sometimes. Most are very nice and welcoming, but there is a contingent who seem to blame all Americans for US politics and those people can be rude and belligerent (they call it being "direct" - rude is rude). But for the most part, as a group, the Irish are nice enough to visitors. Just walk away from the rude ones who are trying to prove their point. Every country has people like that, after all.

The best and typical advice you'll get is to stay away from political discussions about Ireland - but then again, don't expect the Irish to stay out of what they perceive America and it's politics to be about. There is a bit of a double standard at work, they do not practice what they preach. The Irish know about as much accurate information about the US/US history as the average American does about Ireland. Which is to say, not much. The Irish are just as self-absorbed and self-referential as any other population. They see things their way, and it is a bit of an adjustment. Often they do not care about opinions other than Irish ones. Just as Americans tend to see things through American eyes and culture.

As you may have noticed in the responses, some are tiresome and mean about Americans with Irish roots. (Apparently we are all to disavow our relations to keep them happy) Ignore such types, they cannot see anything but their own way of doing things. The Irish generally are unfamiliar with inward migration and multiculturalism as it is relatively new to them. I can't change where my family was born.

Be prepared for Irish news coverage to be very inaccurate and biased about the US. You will get to read about any gun crime or shooting as the US is always portrayed negatively as being gun and religion crazed = the wild west, but little actual news is available. It's sort of like Fox News but in reverse. Same level of inaccurate reporting and bias, but with emphasis on the US as bad guy in all areas. This might change with Obama, but who knows.

I don't mean to sound negative myself; I really like Ireland, but these are things you should know if you do choose to live there. It is a lovely place, the culture and people are great...but it isn't perfect. I don't want you to get blindsided.

Have a good trip! Read up on the culture and sites so that you are prepared and can appreciate all you'll take in. It is a great country overall. There are quite a few American expat groups in Ireland (mostly those with Irish spouses) if you get lonely for the US once you move.

The Questioner

Irish people welcome people from all Nations. Enjoy your stay. See as much of the Country as you can.

spottybra

Don't worry about it ! :L
Every one over here is dead friendly and you will make friends in no time !

capeverdeirishgirl

yeah definetly. just to tell you, i love ireland and its great living here, people are great and i have many friends but if your here for 2 months take some time out to see other parts of europe as well. the landmass is not particulary big so its easy enough to get around and cheap.

have a good time

nikki!! (ex-anti jonas)

i dont know why you'd want to come here
lol

but if you are do me a favour and kidnap nick jonas and bring him with you

:D

A...

I had a lot of American friends living in Ireland. They all left back home cause they had been treated bad. Especially one family where one person is Hispanic received death threats. The same applies to all the other non Irish. There is so much bigotry due to their far-right attitude, the Irish really need other to understand the basic rules of social communication. It's the wild west of Europe. Besides the local are the less friendly I have seen so far comparing to other countries I lived before

I know that Dublin has voted as the friendliest city last year. Good promotion. Tourist offices will get crazy by this financial success.

damfastr.. I didn't talk about hate... wake up. And pls stop saying you are the best. Let others say that. Do you think all the immigrants who live in Ireland agree with you? I don't think so.... Just ask them (including me) how many Irish friends they have. A self loved attitude doesn't go anywhere my friend.

Jas B regarding if the Irish are educated.... hmm... litter in the streets, drinking habits, abuse culture, extreme nationalism, gun crime... educated people don't do that. Come live in Dublin and I'll tell you how educated are the kids who behave like vandals....

Its so simple. If you open your eyes and accept other important cultures then we will love you, but as you do... no, it was overall not a good experience because you dont trust what comes from outside the island. I met some nice irish ppl , I have to say, but it was always shallow, like ok, we speak time but then we dont exchange our contact or whatever.

And btw I have nothing against anyone of you....

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