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    Why do all Americans claim to have a little bit of Irish in them.



    Lol, over the years ive spoken and dealt with thousands of people in the US, and all i ever come across are people who's for some reason or another Irish or have some distant reletive who is.

    Many times they have no association to Ireland at all.

    So.. what is it with you guys? Whats so great about Ireland? In the UK we hate them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MESSY_UK


    Lol, over the years ive spoken and dealt with thousands of people in the US, and all i ever come across are people who's for some reason or another Irish or have some distant reletive who is.

    Many times they have no association to Ireland at all.

    So.. what is it with you guys? Whats so great about Ireland? In the UK we hate them.

    What, you want a little Irish in you as well?

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    There probably are a lot of US citizens with Irish blood. Hell, my grandfather was half Irish and I am black! My aunt and uncle have red hair and extremely tanned looking skin. When I stay in the sun for a long time my hair gets red as well...

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    Quote Originally Posted by scriptfactory
    There probably are a lot of US citizens with Irish blood. Hell, my grandfather was Irish and I am black! My aunt and uncle have red hair and extremely tanned looking skin. When I stay in the sun for a long time my hair gets red as well...
    Reminds me of something, i used to work with a Lady, she was expecting her first baby, she had curly ginger hair. Her husband and baby father was black. I can remember her in the office once, for about 2 hours going crazy with the thought that her baby might pop out being black with a ginger afro!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigen12
    What, you want a little Irish in you as well?
    Figures.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MESSY_UK


    Lol, over the years ive spoken and dealt with thousands of people in the US, and all i ever come across are people who's for some reason or another Irish or have some distant reletive who is.

    Many times they have no association to Ireland at all.

    So.. what is it with you guys? Whats so great about Ireland? In the UK we hate them.


    That's cool, because we hate brit's over here joking(maybe )
    How's the pt business?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MESSY_UK
    Reminds me of something, i used to work with a Lady, she was expecting her first baby, she had curly ginger hair. Her husband and baby father was black. I can remember her in the office once, for about 2 hours going crazy with the thought that her baby might pop out being black with a ginger afro!

    That's great! My aunt and uncle look crazy. Black people with red hair and freckles... it ain't natural I tell ya'!

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    So we can get even more drunk on St. Patty's day.

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    Yup, not only that Messy but alot of them think that the IRA are a heroic band of freedom fighters!

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    Ukraine and Poland!!! Haha, truly most people have very little knowledge of their ancestory.

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    Quote Originally Posted by goodcents
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    That's cool, because we hate brit's over here joking(maybe )
    How's the pt business?
    Good, although just a sideline moneymaker! Picked up quite a few new clients now that its new year, lots of new years resolutions being made!


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    Quote Originally Posted by goodcents
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    That's cool, because we hate brit's over here joking(maybe )
    How's the pt business?

    Actually the women seem to go crazy for a british accent!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MESSY_UK
    Good, although just a sideline moneymaker! Picked up quite a few new clients now that its new year, lots of new years resolutions being made!

    Oh hell yeah, I forgot about that, this is your "money" month and July( ) was always good for us too when I managed Ballys. Save your money and start a business, you will love it. Good luck

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    You're right Messy. Most people think its' cool to be irish because of their heavy drinking and overall friendliness. Entertainment/movies/music make it look cool also. Let's also throw in Leprechauns, the cool accent they have, and overall beauty of the land. Who the fuk doesn't want to be irish!, lol.

    I've been to Ireland and I must say it's one of my favorite places in the world even though my family is more from Scotland. I have a Mc as a last name and people think i'm fukin Irish when they hear it, but it's Scottish.

    Fuk me i'm Irish

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    well, honestly, my mother is irish, lived there till she was 6 or so. My old man is just a regular caucasian canuck...

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    I really am Irish, my fathers entire side is from there and its in my mothers blood.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hoss827
    I really am Irish, my fathers entire side is from there and its in my mothers blood.
    Oh yea? What City?

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    I have no idea why people want to be Irish, I'm German and i'm sticking to it

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    my mothers parents ,and my father parents are from ireland..

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    Hmm... It seems to me that the question should be, "Why the hell are the Irish humpin' around so much?!"

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    i think u r right Messy, most white ppl that i know say they got some Irish in'em.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MESSY_UK


    Lol, over the years ive spoken and dealt with thousands of people in the US, and all i ever come across are people who's for some reason or another Irish or have some distant reletive who is.

    Many times they have no association to Ireland at all.

    So.. what is it with you guys? Whats so great about Ireland? In the UK we hate them.
    Hahaha I kinow what you mean. I was thinking about that the other day while I was on myspace. I didnt know that most of the people I went to school with are Irish. I think there like distant aunt, uncles, cousin that walks the guy that delivers pizza to the lady that is Irish, there for they think it also makes them Irish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NotSmall
    Yup, not only that Messy but alot of them think that the IRA are a heroic band of freedom fighters!
    If our country wasn't occupied by the British army we wouldn't need our freedom fighters. But I swear to good god we will have our day buddy.

    As to the question. I've no idea why most Americans claim to be part Irish, really I don't. But most wouldn't claim to be British, since they had to kick the British out of their country at one stage too!.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FROST
    I have no idea why people want to be Irish, I'm German and i'm sticking to it

    Frost

    The British royal family are part German, and Greek too!.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BOUNCER
    The British royal family are part German, and Greek too!.
    See everyone really wants to be German

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    Quote Originally Posted by BOUNCER
    If our country wasn't occupied by the British army we wouldn't need our freedom fighters. But I swear to good god we will have our day buddy.

    As to the question. I've no idea why most Americans claim to be part Irish, really I don't. But most wouldn't claim to be British, since they had to kick the British out of their country at one stage too!.

    Wow, I knew that would'nt go when that was said

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    Quote Originally Posted by goodcents
    Wow, I knew that would'nt go when that was said

    Some people just hold out their hand to be slapped everytime!.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BOUNCER
    The British royal family are part German, and Greek too!.
    the greek portion of the british royal family actually traces back to denmark. all of greece's former aristoracy is germanic. the greeks are a bunch of half turks, so they needed real europeans to govern them.

    at any rate most people in the states are mixed, esp. if you come from an older family. myself, i don't have any irish ancestors, but a lot of people are part irish. i'm glad i don't though because it's not as prestigous to come from a catholic country originally. america was almost all protestant at it's peak, and it's been downhill ever since they started letting anyone in, from no matter how crap a country they came from.

    big ups to ireland though, as they're no longer a crap country and are now doing really well despite the handicap of red hair.

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    I am an aussie, with Irish Grandparents. Best of both worlds !!!

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    im in australia living but im from n.ireland so yes im irish ,you sound like your jealous messy

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    cuz the irish are a bunch of horny Micks, so they invaded the US when the famine hit em, and then they invaded the american, black, german, aussie and every other type of women the could get their Mick stick into. Oh im about 1/67th Irish!! whoohooo

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    Quote Originally Posted by BOUNCER
    If our country wasn't occupied by the British army we wouldn't need our freedom fighters. But I swear to good god we will have our day buddy.
    They are not freedom fighters, they are bankrobbing, money extorting, drug de****g terrorists who blow up innocent people.

    And what about the Irish people who WANT to be British?

    Terrorism is never the answer, whatever you dress it up as.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NotSmall
    They are not freedom fighters, they are bankrobbing, money extorting, drug de****g terrorists who blow up innocent people.

    And what about the Irish people who WANT to be British?

    Terrorism is never the answer, whatever you dress it up as.
    exactly, only the english would know this so well, seeing how they have terrorized ever type of person in the world. without english history, the world would have been a much better place, shame the germans didnt hate the english, instead of the jews

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    In other words...I don't have a fuking clue who all Great Great Great Grandpa screwed, etc.


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