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No need to be a killjoy dude, but we all know Bertie is taoiseach for life, we just don't really know it yet.
I know who Bertie is
No need to be a killjoy dude, but we all know Bertie is taoiseach for life, we just don't really know it yet.
Wow, digitize is 19? Even I thought he was about 30 years old!
I apologize to him, I didn't mean to start all of this. I hope it isn't embarrassing.
Really dude? So I have to pass/fail your test? Yeah, I'd probably suck at Jeopardy too. Maybe you can ask digitize, he's Irish and probably much smarter than I am.
They still let me in your country three times and I didn't have to pass any test. If I could afford it I'd go back as often as I could. I'm Irish My mother didn't become a citizen early enough for me to qualify.
Lots of hot tea being chucked his way imagine...Northern Ireland's main export to the south...Big Gerry and Marty!! Like the Irish version of Starbucks...coming soon to a territory near you
It wasn't a test, but I asked you two incredibly simple questions, and you didn't know the answers. You're an American of partially Irish descent.
If you want to call yourself Irish, fine, it's no biggie, but if you're Irish, then I must be an American as I've visited the US three times and I have some relatives living there. If I wanted to call myself American I would have to live there legally for quite a few years, and then eventually apply for citizenship and in the process have to pass a citizenship test which would ask me probably more difficult questions about US affairs than I've asked you about Irish affairs.
Not that Irish political affairs are particularly interesting. I live here, and they bore me to tears, so I can't blame you for not being able to name the current Irish prime minister.
I've always wondered: how do the Irish in Ireland see Americans (or Canadians, Australians, etc.) of Irish descent? Are we distant cousins or do you feel no connection to us?
I went to Ireland with my family when I was 17, and the tour guide made some comments about welcoming us back home - even for a little while. But he was a lousy tour guide, so he was likely just selling us something. While in Ireland, no one confused me or anyone in my family as natives, much to my idiotic sister's disappointment.
Fast forward eight years to 2007 and I went to a job fair that was only for jobs in Ireland. I was feeling adventurous and probably in a fantasy world about living abroad, so I checked it out. I couldn't get any of the jobs because Ireland didn't need my media skills, but the Irish organizers' faces lit up when they saw me and they were like, "oh hello! how nice to see you!" Much different response from when I was 17.
OK, I'm rambling here. I'm sure some of the Irish must think some of the diaspora are silly to be calling themselves Irish when they're really not and romanticizing about the country. I understand that, but even I'm guilty of wishing I was truly an Irishwoman. Ha! I'm laughing now.
Fast forward eight years to 2007 and I went to a job fair that was only for jobs in Ireland. I was feeling adventurous and probably in a fantasy world about living abroad, so I checked it out. I couldn't get any of the jobs because Ireland didn't need my media skills, but the Irish organizers' faces lit up when they saw me and they were like, "oh hello! how nice to see you!" Much different response from when I was 17.
I feel a slightly stronger connection because some of my older relatives were immigrants and some still live back home. My family's from Derry (bout ye, mucker) and a few of my uncles went to visit a few years ago and loved it.In answer to your question as to how the native Irish see Irish-Americans, Irish-Canadians, etc, I would say, probably, there is some connection - distant cousins is not a bad way to put it.
Here's a link to audio of Irish President Michael D. Higgins arguing with a Tea Party member (American, of course) over healthcare and foreign policy.
This is the original radio show:
Newstalk Media Player
Didn't go so well? How many of you bothered to listen to the whole 21 minutes?
1) What's Mr Higgins' problem with Sarah Palin? His problem should be with Tina Fey because she's the one that actually talked about seeing Russia.
2) What's his problem with the Tea Party? I like this line, "You don't find anything wrong at all this Tea Party ignorance that has been run around the United States and which is regularly insulting people which have been democratically elected." No mention from Mr Higgins about democratically elected officials insulting the Tea Party. "Astroturf," "dangerous" and "racist" just to name a few.
3) I do like his line about "wankers whipping up fear" however. I'll try and remember it as we're told Republican's want to return to the days of back-alley abortions, want dirtier air and dirtier water, and of course want to put blacks "back in chains"
The fact is that the president cannot make a speech of any significance without first clearing it with the government. The president even needs the permission of the government to leave the state -- an indication of where the real power lies.
The President can be removed from office in two ways, neither of which has ever been invoked......the Oireachtas may remove the President for "stated misbehaviour".
My name is Sean.
That's about all I have to offer in terms of Irish-ness. . .
Wow, digitize is 19? Even I thought he was about 30 years old!
Didn't go so well? How many of you bothered to listen to the whole 21 minutes?
1) What's Mr Higgins' problem with Sarah Palin? His problem should be with Tina Fey because she's the one that actually talked about seeing Russia.
2) What's his problem with the Tea Party? I like this line, "You don't find anything wrong at all this Tea Party ignorance that has been run around the United States and which is regularly insulting people which have been democratically elected." No mention from Mr Higgins about democratically elected officials insulting the Tea Party. "Astroturf," "dangerous" and "racist" just to name a few.
3) I do like his line about "wankers whipping up fear" however. I'll try and remember it as we're told Republican's want to return to the days of back-alley abortions, want dirtier air and dirtier water, and of course want to put blacks "back in chains"
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Interesting points. This footage seems to be all over the US politicoblogosphere at the mo' - not sure why as it's from over two years ago.
Right. And she explained that you can "actually see Russia" from a certain part of Alaska that's very close to Russia and that Russian planes often fly over Alaska.The Russia joke, if I recall correctly, was based on Palin's comment about how Alaska's proximity to Russia meant she had experience with foreign policy.
The Russia joke, if I recall correctly, was based on Palin's comment about how Alaska's proximity to Russia meant she had experience with foreign policy.
It wasn't a test, but I asked you two incredibly simple questions, and you didn't know the answers. You're an American of partially Irish descent.
If you want to call yourself Irish, fine, it's no biggie, but if you're Irish, then I must be an American as I've visited the US three times and I have some relatives living there. If I wanted to call myself American I would have to live there legally for quite a few years, and then eventually apply for citizenship and in the process have to pass a citizenship test which would ask me probably more difficult questions about US affairs than I've asked you about Irish affairs.