To think Irish people have more personality and character

@Rumors1 agree, banter is love!

I am Irish and the one thing I can say quite definitively about Irish people is that we love to take the pi*s out of each other. Slagging each other off is a sign of affection and we use it in most situations, even where you wouldnt think it would be appropriate. I notice we use a lot of black humor also.
I believe most Irish people feel the need to make the other person laugh in a conversation, and that probably makes us appear like we are all great fun.

Irish: these important Irish literary figures were grappling with social issues of the time, here is some of the important places they lived and some of the circles they moved within, and important trends that informed their writing.

You: they were all mostly English anyway, Ireland had no significant literary tradition and any Irish person who has any pride in any of this is misguided and talking bollocks.

….. yeah ok

I think you have a very underinformed view of Irish literature.

I know plenty Irish people who are dry shites. Mostly men, mind you.

"The Irish are generally funny"

That's ridiculously reductive.

"The thing about stereotypes is that they don't form for no reason"

Within living memory, there was an insulting stereotype that the Irish were stupid - do you think that also formed because it was generally true.

Stereotypes of an entire country and its diaspora form due to a lack of critical thinking and xenophobia. Just because the stereotype is seen as positive or complimentary, doesn't make it any more reasonable.

Let’s stop ignoring or getting offended by the differences between various cultures and start celebrating it

Honestly, in terms of population size, they really do produce a lot of literary greats, you cannot take that away from them lol

Well I can because most were Anglo-Irish, ie English ethnics. And Ireland's scientific achievements were mostly made by Scots, some English. Scotland has the same population size and has always punched above its weight intellectually yet abroad Scots are better known for twee shite like tartan blankets. Perceptions are not everything, they are rarely all that accurate.

I love this post. Yes sure it’s a generalisation. And yes sure this won’t be the case for everyone from each nationality but it feels like a celebration of the idiosyncrasies of each culture!

FWIW OP I don’t think you’re being racist. I have Irish family and they all really are largely as you describe. Also very poetic and artistic and have courage in their convictions.

Really weird post. I have Irish friends and family. Some people are the nicest kindest people you can meet and can tell a good story. I know others who are stubborn, angry, racist, rude, and know how to hold a grudge. Thankfully, the people I'm closest too come in the first category.

Based anecdotally on my own family who emigrated from Skibereen to Manchester in the 1950,s yea they are great
In reality it's a massive generalisations, dome are fab some not so much like anywhere really.

Mixture of culture, culture of emigration and being a well known but minor and neutral player on the world stage.

Have you never seen an Irish politician in action, OP?

Email the Irish Tourist Board and let them know, as it's not working here!

😂😂
Thank you!

Agree with above posters. I've met / worked with a good number of Irish people over the years. Some have indeed been lovely and charming, some have been entirely unremarkable, some have been absolute arseholes, some make being Irish their whole personality.

Much like any other nationality I've ever met a number of really.

Define character

You seem to be digging yourself into a hole here.
You might want to stop because you've made a sweeping generalisation which you cannot back up, so are floundering

I was about to post similar to this: OP is describing the caricature of a Leprechaun.

They say they are well travelled, then come out with this reductive, facile, patronising shite.

I don’t quite know how the Irish have managed it, but they seem to have great PR. Don’t get me wrong I love Ireland, have lots of Irish family, the Irish people I’ve met have all been perfectly nice. But their overall image is more than that isn’t it? Great PR. Because logic tells us that there are just as many bores and arseholes in every country. Yet nobody believes that of the Irish. They seem to be universally loved. I’d love to know how they’ve done it!

Nobody has mentioned Uncle Colm from Derry Girls yet?

a good craic

must be in the genes

Married to an Irish man - I think they often place a greater importance on family gatherings and generally being sociable. Many parts of Ireland are still very rural tight knit communities where everyone knows everyone.
I dint think they are born more funny or more interesting, but that they grow up expected to talk to a wide variety of people, and through that they learn greater social skills. Thats a massive generalisation though, and will vary area to area. My girls see a wide variety of people through us being quite social with lots of friends with variety of ages of children and are very adaptable. But I meet other young children who struggle to make eye contact and speak to anyone outside their immediate circle.
From going to several weddings in Ireland with my husbands family I do see a huge contrast. Every one we have been to there has had a minimum of 300 people, and gone on until 4-5am the next day. Every wedding I have been to in the UK is around 100 people or less and most people are in bed by 1am

My grandparents were Irish. They had a lot of personality.......arserholey personality mainly!

Honestly, in terms of population size, they really do produce a lot of literary greats, you cannot take that away from them lol