Seriously, can Americans stop acting like they’re irish cause their nannies dogs brothers left testicle was thrown into the irish sea?

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1. They have confused Irish the nationality with something they invented. Irish ethnicity.

2. I have no issue with Americans wanting to learn more about where their people came from and I’ve spoken to many randomly in bars and stuff who just want to come see the land they got their name from.

   It’s the ones who get Celtic cross tattoos or Shamrock tattoos and who call themselves Irish having never set foot in the country and knowing very little about us that can piss off.

3. Honestly I don’t mind them wearing shite like this. The real problem is the fact they have this image of what Ireland is in their head that they never let go of, even after visiting Ireland. I used to work in a pub and the Irish Americans that would come in were mostly sound but clueless about actual Irish culture. Nevertheless they really happy to just be immersed by it and they were great tippers.

   The only ones that pissed me off would be the ones that would ask questions about Irish society/politics/identity etc. but then would argue with you when you didn’t give the answer they expected to hear and tell you your wrong.

   Edit: and the ones that had Irish heritage tattoos that had four-leaf clovers on them instead of shamrocks, how didn’t you google what a shamrock was before you agreed to have it inked into your fucking skin forever.

4. How in the name of god does this come up on this subreddit every single day?

5. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

6. Unless they have a fat American Wallet then we will welcome them with open arms cos if there is anything an Irish person loves more than their alcohol it’s money.

7. I might buy one and wear it round town with my big monaghan accent just to confuse everyone

8. I just dont get why people care about this.

9. Oh, look, another smug gatekeeper.