Why am I Irish?

mike65 · 26-01-2002 6:43pm

Originally posted by Sand

the Queen Mothers admitted dislike of Germans as people is merely reflective of the english mentality regarding the germans

I'm sure you got that wrong Sand, I thought the Queen Mum was a bit of a Nazi herself....

Mike.

Boston · 26-01-2002 11:18pm

Originally posted by mike65

I'm sure you got that wrong Sand, I thought the Queen Mum was a bit of a Nazi herself....

Mike.

she is a nazi, or was before the war. she just said she disliked germans to distance herself from it

WhiteWashMan · 27-01-2002 12:06am

Originally posted by Boston

you keep on talking about bullying,

um, no i dont. someone else emntioned it, i was just replying using the same train of thought...

Boston · 27-01-2002 12:10am

well the topic is about generalization so i decided to keep with that train of thought and generlize

RopeDrink · 28-01-2002 1:32pm

All of my above ranting had nothing to do with School really, although that was also quite a hard time - It started since I was thirteen and moved over, and has continued for almost six years...

I have to deal with racial issues as well as my mother being in a permanant coma, constant family problems and a host of other depressing things - You learn to live with it all, and I can see were your coming from Boston - I just thought I'd post a portion of the racial things that can happen to people who are merely English (Or Irish in other matters)

We're all Humans, guys, no matter what origin... I'd post more if i had the time - Have to dash - Cheers for the concern Boston. (Unless it was sarcasm with which I will not respond to

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Victor · 28-01-2002 1:37pm

Originally posted by Boston
she is a nazi, or was before the war. she just said she disliked germans to distance herself from it

Eh, doesn't she have German relations?

paris · 31-01-2002 4:18pm

EIRE -10 (no one evvvveeeeer says that)

I know this is off topic, but it's something I've often wondered about. Why don't we evvvveeeeeeer say 'Eire'. It's on the back of our coins etc. I know that we're supposed to be slightly insulted if someone refers to Ireland as Eire...but...erm...why?

Boston · 31-01-2002 5:34pm

Originally posted by Victor

Eh, doesn't she have German relations?

exactly

Victor · 31-01-2002 5:52pm

Originally posted by paris
I know this is off topic, but it's something I've often wondered about. Why don't we evvvveeeeeeer say 'Eire'. It's on the back of our coins etc. I know that we're supposed to be slightly insulted if someone refers to Ireland as Eire... but... erm... why?

Well, its along the lines of typical usage in English of always referring to Munich and Cologne, not München and Köln.

Or indeed the 2 guys with American accents, chatting in DNC today (one working here, the other a tourist). The 'worker' made his excuses and got up to leave, saying, "Slán .... thats what _we_ say here".

mike65 · 01-02-2002 6:34pm

Originally posted by Victor

2 guys with American accents, chatting in DNC today (one working here, the other a tourist). The 'worker' made his excuses and got up to leave, saying, "Slán .... thats what _we_ say here".

Aarrrrrghh!

I'm not not even Irish...

Mike.

WhiteWashMan · 02-02-2002 8:29am

i must visit this dnc place.
it seems to be the centre of cultural relations for ireland.....

Why am I Irish?

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