I think about how terrific the Irish are. I spent a couple years traveling back and forth between the States and Dublin and I must say the Irish are very warm to Americans unlike, uh, pretty much the rest of the world except for Aussies perhaps.
Practically everyone I met had a personal story about America. Either they had visited or were planning a visit (invariably NYC), had lived and worked there or were trying to, went to school or were trying to, or had relatives in the US that were talking them into moving, etc. I'm just guessing that this fondness for the US is due to massive immigration over the years. Something on the order of 1 out 10 Americans claim Irish ancestry. That's 30 million people.
Just to demonstrate how well liked the US is in Ireland, in Dublin they actually celebrate the 4th of July. Not over the top like here of course, but a lot of shops will display US flags and they have a fireworks show over the bay. That's pretty cool.
But in addition, they're can do, get 'er done, just enjoyable to be around people. Love the Irish. Love that accent too. I like it when they "Third"
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I think about how terrific the Irish are. I spent a couple years traveling back and forth between the States and Dublin and I must say the Irish are very warm to Americans unlike, uh, pretty much the rest of the world except for Aussies perhaps.
Practically everyone I met had a personal story about America. Either they had visited or were planning a visit (invariably NYC), had lived and worked there or were trying to, went to school or were trying to, or had relatives in the US that were talking them into moving, etc. I'm just guessing that this fondness for the US is due to massive immigration over the years. Something on the order of 1 out 10 Americans claim Irish ancestry. That's 30 million people.
Just to demonstrate how well liked the US is in Ireland, in Dublin they actually celebrate the 4th of July. Not over the top like here of course, but a lot of shops will display US flags and they have a fireworks show over the bay. That's pretty cool.
But in addition, they're can do, get 'er done, just enjoyable to be around people. Love the Irish. Love that accent too. I like it when they "Third"