Relocating to the USA
Discussion
spent the weekend in New York last week.
i'd live there in a flash if i could.
seeing sights like this everyday is what's it's all about!
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i'd live there in a flash if i could.
seeing sights like this everyday is what's it's all about!
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[/URL][/pic]I lived in Boston for a year and hated it.
I wouldn't stop to p**s on most 2nd/3rd generation Irish Americans if they were on fire.
Racist b
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They treated me (as an English man) as being entirely and individually responsible for everything bad in Ireland from the famine onwards. I was abused, threatened and felt very scared.
This is all despite the fact that (or perhaps because) i was living over there with an Irish girl (who is now my wife).
Horrible people.
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>> Edited by Tuska on Friday 24th March 12:03
I wouldn't stop to p**s on most 2nd/3rd generation Irish Americans if they were on fire.
Racist b
s They treated me (as an English man) as being entirely and individually responsible for everything bad in Ireland from the famine onwards. I was abused, threatened and felt very scared.
This is all despite the fact that (or perhaps because) i was living over there with an Irish girl (who is now my wife).
Horrible people.
Edited because i cant spell.
>> Edited by Tuska on Friday 24th March 12:03
I lived in San Francisco for 18 months. It's a great city but, at the end of the day, you are working there so it's not like going for a holiday. You get home, cook dinner, watch (bad) TV and then go to bed. You could do this anywhere. I think you need to make an effort to get the most out of being there.
There are only a few places I would consider living in the US though:
New York
Boston
Chicago
Seattle
San Francisco
LA was described by one of my friends as "a series of smog pits connected by freeway". I think this is a good summary.
There are only a few places I would consider living in the US though:
New York
Boston
Chicago
Seattle
San Francisco
LA was described by one of my friends as "a series of smog pits connected by freeway". I think this is a good summary.
I lived in New Jersey for a year. Lovely State. Nice place to live. I lived in a rural area outside a town fifty miles or so to the west of New York. All that horridness you see from I95 (Newark etc) is soon left behind.
I found the New English to be much like us culturally. I never encountered any kind of Irish American issue - although I am Welsh so maybe that makes a difference.
I found the New English to be much like us culturally. I never encountered any kind of Irish American issue - although I am Welsh so maybe that makes a difference.
Looking to try and get a transfer over there if I can later this year, but I'd only consider NY I think. It's definitely tricky though - you have to prove that an amaerican couldn't just as easily ddo the job you're applying for. Helps if you're specialised in a field. I emailed Scoobz for some advice, and he didn't have any - except marry someone like he did!!
Tuska said:
I lived in Boston for a year and hated it.
I wouldn't stop to p**s on most 2nd/3rd generation Irish Americans if they were on fire.
Racist b
They treated me (as an English man) as being entirely and individually responsible for everything bad in Ireland from the famine onwards. I was abused, threatened and felt very scared.
This is all despite the fact that (or perhaps because) i was living over there with an Irish girl (who is now my wife).
Horrible people.
Edited because i cant spell.
>> Edited by Tuska on Friday 24th March 12:03
Man alive, that doesn't sound very nice!
I live in London & Boston, i have a house in one, and an appartment in the other. I've never found any intolerances for being an Englishman? In fact the opposite actually.
Oh the whole, a very welcoming city. I can understand your comments though, it is very 'irish-centric', but never had it used against me.
James.
Jamassey said:
Man alive, that doesn't sound very nice!
I live in London & Boston, i have a house in one, and an appartment in the other. I've never found any intolerances for being an Englishman? In fact the opposite actually.
Oh the whole, a very welcoming city. I can understand your comments though, it is very 'irish-centric', but never had it used against me.
James.
It wasnt. This was back in 1991 and i conceed that the political landscape (with regard to Ireland) has moved on.
I have to say though that i do also have a healthy disregard for all fundimental religious societys, so i didn't enjoy that aspect either. Maybe it was just me.
Wouldn't go back, not for all the tea in the boston harbour.
I LOVE America and go there alot, although I'll admit that I tend to avoid the East coast- too much like England with the tiring cynicism and sarcasm.
The people are friendly , warm and open, and I'll contradict all the crap I keep hearing from the Germans about Americans being superficial, you can't generalise, may be in parts of LA it's true, but folks have heard my accent in the mid west and been so nice and invited me back for dinner and a chat.
Unlike socialist conutries of Europe, who's aim is to tax and screw over the workers, restrict freedom (with tax, banning and pressure to conform), make life droll, and barely worth living, America has the correct (IMHO) idea where they can screw over other nutty insane countries. I don't have a problem with this, specially seeing as some of these "nutty coutries" screwed over the country of my ancestors and continue to do so.
I would move to America tommorow if I had the opportunity to do so and I hope some day my dream comes true.
The people are friendly , warm and open, and I'll contradict all the crap I keep hearing from the Germans about Americans being superficial, you can't generalise, may be in parts of LA it's true, but folks have heard my accent in the mid west and been so nice and invited me back for dinner and a chat.
Unlike socialist conutries of Europe, who's aim is to tax and screw over the workers, restrict freedom (with tax, banning and pressure to conform), make life droll, and barely worth living, America has the correct (IMHO) idea where they can screw over other nutty insane countries. I don't have a problem with this, specially seeing as some of these "nutty coutries" screwed over the country of my ancestors and continue to do so.
I would move to America tommorow if I had the opportunity to do so and I hope some day my dream comes true.
I have a few English mates who were in Boston for a few months when I was there in 2001. They hung around with us and went the same places as we did even on their own time. Never heard of anything like that described above. Boston is known to have some of the more extremist "Irish" as does Chicago, but it's only in a small part of the city where the mafia still roam apparently. Maybe you got unlucky but it's very annoying when these people claim to be a fellow countryman of mine and act as they do in my name.
Eric Mc said:
And America ISN'T a "nutty" country?
If the basios of their foreign policy is the "nuttiness" of other countries, then we hgave srong reasons to be worried.
It's funny how everyone LOVES to criticise America, but conveniently turn a blind eye to anything the middle east or other countries do. It's not PC to comment on this or what's happening in Kashmir. You do, and the thought police will be onto you...or worse...
Not criticising America at all. But because of its position in the world (i.e the most powerful country the world has ever seen) we should pay attention to how it behaves, particularly with regard to its foreign policy.
The old adage of "America sneezes, the world catches a cold" is truer now than it ever was.
The old adage of "America sneezes, the world catches a cold" is truer now than it ever was.
up-the-dubs said:
I have a few English mates who were in Boston for a few months when I was there in 2001. They hung around with us and went the same places as we did even on their own time. Never heard of anything like that described above. Boston is known to have some of the more extremist "Irish" as does Chicago, but it's only in a small part of the city where the mafia still roam apparently. Maybe you got unlucky but it's very annoying when these people claim to be a fellow countryman of mine and act as they do in my name.
Hey Brian, my brother in law is a mad dubs fan as well. Lives in Clontarf.
Seriously, i am married to an Irish girl and love everything about Ireland. We plan to move there one day. (i am more of a lillywhite myself.)
I was treated very well by the geniuine 'Irish' people in Boston. I found work within the Irish builder gangs and profited hugely. I was not treated well by Irish Americans.
I agree with EricMc. America has always believed its own hype and, now more than ever, it believes that its own way of living is better than anyone elses. Their fundimental, christian, midwest, small town, blinkered, biggoted and ignorant attitude to the world outside of hicksville is having serious reprocussions for the rest of us.
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