What are some of the stereotypes about English people that the Irish say when we're not in the room?

Question

What are some stereotypes about the English which the Irish will whisper about amongst themselves? If I was in Ireland, what things should I not say or in what ways should I not behave if I didn't want to affirm some of the natives preconceptions of English people? Not all the answers have to be negative, by the way. Please do not take this question to mean that I'm merely being nosey. I really want to know what the Irish think of us English Protestant types, both good and bad.

Answer 1

As an Irishman i can say we tolerate the English because we know they are all full of hot air,as said in previous answers here they are loud and obnoxious, can't handle the drink and have an archaic mentality that they are a superior people, referring to us (Irish) as paddy's or Mick's along with the other grotesque nicknames they have applied to other nations that they managed to get their bloodied hands on to and rape and pillage and inflict "the English way" of doing things.As i friend once told me, "huh, the English, 700 years of persecution, rape pillage and murder........ and the b%$^&*d's started the 1995 Lansdowne Rd roits".But sure it's not like the Irish to hold a grudge ;-)
Anyway to get back to the etiquette to being English around Irish people, be yourself, if your a half desent person you'll have no problems, most Irish people don't give a fiddler's f*

Answer 2

I think most Irish tell the English to their faces what they think of them. Not all English mind you, just the ones that fit the stereotypes. Limey is a big term used to describe the English, but then there are some that are a lot worse. If you come to Ireland don't act like you're better than everyone else, of course that would be pretty hard for an English person to do, since everywhere the English go they act like their better than everyone else.

Answer 3

i think in general, the Irish don't mind the average English person. I know most find the men or women covered in tattoos disgusting, I see it as something the English only do, even though I know its not true.
But in general, can't hold their drink, too liberal and , care more for animals than people..I remember a woman who lived across the road from us, she was well liked , but used to panic if she saw a cat up a wall, and me ma used to say, 'ah, it's because she's English'

Answer 4

I don't think Irish people give a toss about what English people of them, or vice versa, any more. Personally I just regard the English people as normal folk, just like the rest of us. Toffs with notions are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

If forced to generalise ... let's see ... can't take their drink, must fill all silences with pointless small-talk, blessed with great curry houses, have amusing accents, others have very annoying accents, posh birds are very sexy, live in what is essentially the 51st State.

Answer 5

Hello there. well i have read your answers so far and i dont know where to begin. I have to say first of all that (to be brutally honest) that the irish in general do not like the english. And it annoys the f**k out of me. My both parents are irish - born and bred. I was born in england. Moved back here when I was 6. Have a pure irish accent. I was bullied so much during school because I spoke differently. I picked up the irish accent as quickly as I could. That still didnt matter to bullies though because I was still "english". My father vice versa had the same in england. He had to pick up the english accent as quickly as he could. He got treated like dirt as well. I have a large family in england. My parents brothers and sisters. Most of them are half irish. But not to the irish people when they come to visit me here. The hear the accent and then they are off. My boyfriend is one of the culprits. and all of his friends. And when england are playing (soccer)!! They would support anyone but england. I dont know where the hatred comes from. History I suppose. If you read one of our history books about what the "english" did to the irish nation you might understand a little bit more. As I say though, the past is the past. On a brighter note, I love the english people!! Its my favourite accent. Hate this poxy irish one! Wish I had my londoner one back. I insist on supporting West ham! I love going back over. I always feel at home there. There are rude people in every country, racist people in every country all types of people in different countries. And everyone always hates some body else.

Answer 6

Hello,
I am an Irishman, living in England, and my most unstereotypical wife has put up with my Irish nonsense for 42 Years of hilarity, in all those years I made certain I have her in fits of laughter every day, not just with my antics, but in a lot of the thigs I do and say, as well as my manner of quiet speech and the names I give to things around the house. a classic is " what kind of yoke is that?", and who's that yoke?" and a bowl of porridge is a bowl of stir-about. which in turn is making meself more stereotypical than herself.
But more to your point is, that although me Darlin lady is English, ha ha ha , the silly owld dear has an 'Irish accent' and knows what a hot-press is, and 42 years ago that same hotpress, was an airing cupboard, she comes home to The Slieve Auchty Mountains in County Galway with me twice a year, and even knows which is the Booreen where our owld Family home is, and I usually drive straight passed it, and it's not so much meself being 'Anglisised' after all my years in UK, but my Family have herself 'Irishised', and the only other thing to note here is the fact that although I am a Catholic man and practice my faith, (even to the point that I have statues of the Holy Family in our Bungalow, and she loves them being in their places in our house) So, as for being stereotypical, we are both stereotypes in our own funny little ways, without absolutely any derrogorations towards each other. no point, why should there be any animosity in our home, we hear enough of it outside in the rest of the world, but choose to let it be assimilated to the water that would desert the feathers in the back of one of them swimmin tings in the park pond, and we pay it no heed at all,at all.... I hope sir this is a bright and funny answer to your very intelligent and well worded query...... Good Luck now.............Tony M................

Answer 7

I wish I could help you, but me and my Irish friends like to have a wee nip now and then, which leads to us saying whatever we want right in front of you - or anyone else, for that matter. No offense, but unless you're the bartender, we don't usually even notice if you're in the room or not.

Answer 8

Beano is a new one, as in thats all you brits are fit to read. Actually we are beginning to pity the english, our economy is much stronger and our standard of life is better, we have less crime and not the same amount of social issues as you lot do. You have more terrorist problems than we do and pretty much the roles have been reversed!

Answer 9

Maybe its just me but ive always found when the English are over here on holiday they talk talk talk. in others words they like the sound of their own voices, which is sad

Answer 10

It's really gone beyond that at this stage I think, I work closely with 2 English girls and to be honest if any of my slagging is about them being English I say it to them.... I do have to admit that when people like Ian Paisley and Thatcher are mentioned or shown on TV, "English bastards" being muttered all over Ireland isn't uncommon, but that's merely because it's what we learned from our history, like if you see a pic of Hitler or his buddies, I'm sure "German fu*ker" might escape your lips but it doesn't mean you don't like German people.
Other than that it's all in good fun and you say what you like because one things for sure... Irish people don't like sweet careful people, they like, and appreciate people who can be straight and honest.

Oh one little thing, protestant people = OK..... Rangers or Margaret Thatcher supporter = stay in England....!