i'm irish living in the uk and if i had a quid for every person that said this to me i would be loaded.!! people think its hilarious but no one i know ever uses this phrase ,why has it stuck with the rest of the world???
2006-06-27 00:59:25 · 19 answers · asked by pixie29 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I've never heard it used seriously. I guess it just became a stereotype, and people hate to let go of stereotypes. One response I've heard to it, though:
Top of the morning to you!
And the rest of the day to you.
It gives you something to say in return without sounding terribly ungracious, and hopefully it helps alleviate the desire to tear their trachea out with your bare hands.
2006-06-27 01:05:11 · answer #1 · answered by Caritas 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
They must have used it at some point, even if it was in 1812 or whenever and only 3 Irish people said it, but hundreds of English etc. people heard it, I have actually heard one Irish person say it to someone. I know the appropriate response to it too.
2006-06-27 08:04:39 · answer #2 · answered by Mummy of 2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To my recollection, no one has ever said that to me. However, I wish they would! That's a wonderful phrase. It just hasn't caught on in the United States apparently.
By the way, what is a quid? Or maybe I should say, 'how much' is a quid? Unless you meant squid! We'd all be richer if more squids were around.
2006-06-27 08:06:38 · answer #3 · answered by indianalee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is a phrase used in most films that are portraying irish people....
2006-06-27 08:03:41 · answer #4 · answered by kathy_madwoman_bates 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a lazy way of labelling people - you know, like Scots all say "Och Aye the Noo", people from Yorkshire say "Ekky thump" and Devonians say "Oo arrr..."
And THIS IS A JOKE, btw, before I get another violation for insulting other cultures...
2006-06-27 12:51:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not Irish living in Ireland and I never heard it unless someone is messing.
2006-06-27 09:51:31 · answer #6 · answered by Munster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
top of the mornin to ya... does it count if its said to you online well now an irish person has said it to you... otherwise i've only heard it as a piss take to american tourists
2006-07-01 21:24:25 · answer #7 · answered by theresanangelatmytable 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I met an irish guy who said it.
He also said chucky ar laa (don't know the spelling sorry)
No idea what that was about.
2006-06-27 08:04:32 · answer #8 · answered by badgerbeetle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have but generally in bars on St Paddy's Day
2006-06-27 08:55:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is just a streotype that stuck. People find it easier to follow up on established streotypes then find out for themselves.
2006-06-28 04:31:38 · answer #10 · answered by andromeda007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋