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I was working in a hotel in Wexford and an American guest asked me if we had maps of Wales. I said we only had maps of Wexford and Ireland. "Ireland?!", she replied, "no honey left Ireland yestrerday".
She was on a whirl wind tour of British isles and thought Wexford was in Wales.
oh dear!!! |
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Linda84
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I spent a summer working in Los Angeles a couple years back (in a theme park) and I had such a laugh taking the piss out of the Americans working with me.. Here are just some of the things I've been asked:
American Girl: In Ireland do you guys have floors in your houses? (I looked at her in disbelief) I mean, are they real floors, or just dirt like what's outdoors?
(I think she was picturing a wattle and daub cottage or something!)
Another one: I don't want to be disrespectful of your culture or anything but could ask you a question?
Me: Yea sure.
Her: Are leprechauns real??
Me: (I look at her in shock) Oh my god, I can't believe you just asked me that! (she looks ashamed) - Of course they're real!
Her: I'm so sorry if I offended you! I always thought that they were real, I just wasn't sure! Wow.. Have you ever met one? What are they like?
Me: Well they're just really small men, and grumpy little feckers too, every family in Ireland owns one - kind of like a mascot - and they do all of the household chores and cleaning and stuff - we keep them in a cupboard under the sink.
Her: That's amazing!
Girl: Do you guys have movie theatres in Ireland?
Me: What's a movie theatre?
(Girl then proceeds to try to explain the concept of a big tv screen that everyone watches together in a big dark room, etc)
Me: No, we have nothing like that back home.
Girl: Oh! We'll have to bring you to see a movie some time. You'll love it! Oooh I can't wait to take you!
Guy: You have a really cool accent - Where are you from?
Me: Thanks, I'm from Dublin.
Guy: Dublin in Texas?
Me: No.. Dublin in Ireland.
Guy: (thinking hard) Now where's that at?
Me: You know Ireland? The country?
Guy: (looks at me blankly)
Me: Its in Europe. Right next to the United Kingdom.... (nothing) Beside England?
Guy: Oh yeah!! Thats the capital of Europe right?
I know that there is a town in Texas called Dublin (and probably many more all over the states), but Number 1: how the hell could anyone confuse an Irish accent with a Southern/Texan accent???? and Number 2: how could a reasonably bright fella fresh out of the educational system not know anything about the geography of Europe and not have even a basic knowledge of England as a country - the origin of the language that he's speaking! Oh wait, he probably thinks that he speaks American. lol
Ahh I've had many laughs like that... always so entertaining.
I've also seen the following question posted on this website:
"Can any1 explain to me what is Lapricorns? and why does some people associate them with Irish?" |
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StylishRiot ☮
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Someone once asked me if St. Patricks day was celebrated in Ireland
Gah, she thought it was an American holiday |
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Some one once asked me if we wear shoes in Ireland.
I really wanted her to be joking but she wasnt.
When my friend moved to America when he was about 11 I remember he told me a grown woman asked if it was strange to be wearing shoes because she didnt think we wore them in Ireland.
Most people have more sense then that though.
I also once got asked if I lost much of my family in the famine. I pointed out that it was in the 1800's, and the person replied "surely your grandparents would know". My grandparents are not that old.
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Podge and Rodge Tribute Band
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When you're on holiday (in the States), you tell them you're from Cork and a Yank might ask you if you know the O' Neills in Monaghan? Yeah, because we all live on the one street and we all know each other!
By the way what does the 'e' in e-mail stand for?! |
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pollbee
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An american asked once about bunratty castle in clare,why did they build the castle so dam near the highway.lol lol. |
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when the sun goes down
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an american tourist asked me when i was in a cafe "we're on a tour all around ireland,where's the best place you'd get a good chance of seeing the leprechauns?" i laughed in astonishment at their stupidity, i couldn't believe it, |
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thispoet
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hahaha. oh my god, i am so ashamed to be american right now; are we really that stupid?
as soon as I get the money in like two years i want to go but not if everyone is going to think I'm stupid ://
btw one of my friends asked me once when we were talking about how hot Gerard Butlers voice is (ps i love you) and she said "yeah.. ireland..so is that like the same PLACE as scotland or are they separate?"
:))
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n.barrett93
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American: You've got and unusual accent, where are you from?
Me: Ireland
American: Oh, I see, and which state is that in?
Me: It's a country in Europe, 1/3 of Americans have ancestry from ireland
American:(Stares blankly)
Another time an American asked me "what's a leerecaun?"
My friend was on holiday in America and was working in a shop. The other employees knew he was from ireland and one said perfectly seriously " I can't believe you travel all the way from Ireland everyday! That's quite a journey" |
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Johnnydairishfella
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For many years, my best freind, whose english, thought that the IRA, were the national army of the Irish Republic, lol.
no joke, he wandered how the goverment was run, by terrorists, this was only a few years ago.
recently, we did irish history in school, a few of my freinds asked me, 'Hey Johnny, are you in the IRA' im like, wtf and i reply, 'yeah i am actually' they belevied me as well, fecking gullible ejits.
some of my feeinds didnt think ireland had an economy neither. another of my freinds, who is 2nd generation american, still thinks that the Irish Army, and its goverment, is commanded and ruled by britain, and hes in my history class.
i like the decsription, LMAO. |
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epdug
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Great question! Some really funny answers, Im not suprised by any of them though, Americans *SIGH* I hear an unbelieveable amount of crap and nonsense from them all the time since I play on Xbox live alot, Examples: "Hey do you guys have the internet over there"? Im on xbox live you idiot what do you think??
Hey do you know any Leprechauns??
Is it true that all Irish people have red hair??
Do you get American television over in Ireland??
I can't understand you, what language are you speaking, speak American......
I could go on all day!! |
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penelope ink
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Are you guys all new fashioned like mexico with pencils and micro waves now? |
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We don't like strangers
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It wasn't a question, just ignorance. I told someone I was going to Ireland for the weekend, and they were worried that I'd be blown up. |
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Johnny Handsome
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A couple of years ago, i was in Drogheda on business...well i was a sailor,so business means running to the nearest pub and order whatever the locals are drinking.
Anyway, i was talking to a couple of guys, who told me they had American tourists in there a few days earlier. These Americans where astounded that the Irish actually had cars, and weren't riding around i horse carriages all the time :-) |
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Siân
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Someone once said to me, "Ireland? That's in England isn't it?" |
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Puzzledirishgirl
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My cousin (who says she is Irish but really is american) tried to say to someone that there is no point in wearing make up in Ireland because its too humid. She said it just comes straight off. I sat there very puzzled looking. She was over here a few years ago and went back and told the rest of the family that we were really backward and they were amazed when we told them we had wireless internet, etc. Anyway its just ignorance! |
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figaro
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my american house mate thought ireland was scotland and visa versa |
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Louise M
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I have had an American colleague in work ask me how long it would take to drive to England |
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♥ Lala.™
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'Is Ireland and island?' BWAHA. |
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fashonion
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I was asked "Is Ireland full of green hills and leprechauns ?" |
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I should be doing something else
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Well, just to give the Americans a bit of a reprieve - When I was on holiday in Canada,... Cars, Cigarettes, Fast Food Restaurants and the internet were just some of the things I was asked if we had in Ireland... |
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Orla C
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I heard this one story about an Irish family travelling around the US by car. They stopped in some small place in the mid-West for lunch, and the woman serving them was amazed .... so she asked them:
"Are you guys from Europe?"
"Yes, we're from Ireland."
So she says "Wow! You speak English real good!"
I have to say that some of these answers are a hoot, and find it hard to believe that a great magazine like National Geographic actually originated in the US - such a pity none of the American kids actually read it. Or else the spirit of exploration that created that magazine has long disappeared .... |
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fenderbloke
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"Sorry, wheres Harods X?" (pronounced what was supposed to be cross as Ex). Or anytime people abroad find out I'm Irish and ask if I know somebody form there. "Of course I do, theres only 5 million other people on the island" |
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IRISH AND PROUD
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Whats the weather like in june? sure not even the people doing the weather forecast could tell her that! they're always wrong!!!haha!!! |
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reginaldstower
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are we going to have a nice summer in ireland |
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Daydreamer
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''Where are you from?''
''Ireland''
''Wow! You speak very good English!'' |
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♥ sarah
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well, when i told a guy i was from ireland he genuinely asked me if i had ever seen a leprachaun. i said yes of course.
also, a couple of weeks ago i saw a question here saying 'is ireland beside italy?'
i dont know if they were taking the piss though
ttyl ;) |
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Xx-Shexii-Jessii-xX
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Its wasn't really a question but some English person tried to convince me that we were ruled by the english queen... I was like no we are not we have a president... yet they still thought we wer ruled by the queen.... hahaha....
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Michael O*Leary
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Why do the Irish think that the English are thick? |
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allen k
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What's the stupidest thing anyone has asked you about Ireland?
This question! |
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Travel
Forum 
Ireland 
No Spam
Adult 
Gambling
Unfinished
Deception
Plagiarism
Not English
