Is ireland a multicultural country?

Question

Is ireland a multicultural country?

Answer 1

Thats a strange one.

Parts of Ireland are very multicultural, go to say parts of Dublin and probably the majority of people have a foreign parent or came here from elsewhere themselves.

Then go to a small town like where I live, unless you go to the Chinese restaurant, you probably won't bump into someone who isn't white for about a month. where I live there are a couple of Poles, Latvians and English, but they probably account for less than 1% of the population.

In fact, most people here were born in the town, as were their parents and probably their grandparents, and most of them are called Doherty - although there are a few named McLaughlin, McGonagle and Canny.

Answer 2

multiculturalism is a disgrace to humanity...

how would you feel if you went to japan to experience their culture and found only germans

or if you went to germany to experience their culture and found noting but indians

people come to ireland to experience our culture not everyone elses

Answer 3

I'm in college in the US and was wondering if you are from Ireland.  I need to do an interview with someone from Ireland and was wondering if you would be willing to help me out.

Thanks,

Answer 4

hi you

now a days in Ireland there is a lot on non-national`s or as you put a bit multicultural community here in Ireland and they come from the four Corners of the world

Answer 5

Yes it is, esp in the past 5 years even the small villages and towns have people from other parts of the world living in them the lovley yhing is that even though the country has welcomed all theese nationalitys it still has its old irishness its quite funny to hear my polish friends saying whats the 'craic'!!

Answer 6

Yes it is, in parts.

I think it's a good thing.

Answer 7

Yes it is very multicultural.

the second most spoken language here, is Polish.

1st English

2nd polish.

we have Chinese shops, Indian shops, tons of Polish shops, Russian shops..the list goes on.

i work with 30 polish people, 3 chinese and 2 irish people.

walk down oconnell st and id say... 80% of each conversation i will here is in a foreign language.

most people (Like myself) accept this. i think its great, im originally from the States and in the different shops i can get alot of american food and stuff from them..:D

but some people, like the inner city people have problems...i wont get into it here, but lets just say its made even ME afraid to open my mouth in public..

hope this helps!

((hugs))

Answer 8

I'm happy to say it's getting that way - again.

Much of the 'Irish' culture holds traces of past multiculturalism, what with the traditional music heavily influenced by Spain, France, Morocco and Northern Africa (listen to sean nos singing and tell me that doesn't sound Arabic); and the set dancing influenced by English and French country dancing. And this is even before you get onto things like churches, language and religion ....

Those who go on about having to keep Irish culture 'pure' are in denial. No culture can exist in a vacuum.

Answer 9

one of the most multicultural countries in the world simply because it is on the euro-american frontier (yes i made the term up but its true)... you have americans coming and ireland is the first place in europe they come to... and europeans coming to the edge of europe... walk down any street in belfast and you will hear lots of different accents: normal belfast accent, culchies, spides, millies, english, scottish, welsh, chinese, polish, american and other random accents