Irish and study abroad students?

Question

I am planning on studying abroad this coming semester in Ireland ( in Cork and dublin) and was wondering how the irish tend to take to students from america. Id hate to walk into a pub to have a beer and get hassled or anything of the sort. Any feedback?

Answer 1

should be grand if you are not a stereotypical yank.

Answer 2

most irish people love americans........well i do anyway....you wont get any hassled at all........lol xxxxx

Answer 3

I live in Cork and most people take very well to tourists......especially Americans!!

Most Irish people are just interested in where you are from and start talking to you

Answer 4

Somebody somewhere has a lot to answer for.  I cannot believe the questions that come from your side of the Atlantic.

If you study here you will be made very welcome and no one will hassle you in a pub or anywhere else unless you are an obnoxious person or behave like a boor.  We have lots of people here of all nationalities and it is like anywhere, a very small minority are racist, but most of the time you will not be aware of that.

A little bit of advice: don't ask for a ride it means something far more intimate here! ask for a lift.   Don't call the Republic Southern Ireland or Eire.

Just come and enjoy yourself. Welcome

Answer 5

make yourself known to the locals, you will be made very welcome

Answer 6

I happen to agree with stitcher on this one. But I will add something: If you make a nuisance of yourself, and you attract negative attention to yourself, it will be regarded as your own fault. There are a lot of people from the Middle East living in Ireland, and if you are provocative towards them and they turn on you, don't expect many Irish to be sympathetic to you.

However, this is an extreme case, and thankfully there haven't been many people who have been that foolhardy, ignorant and boorish.