Who would be more knowledgable of the world and more socially aware and willing to assimilate into other cultures?
2007-03-21 22:08:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Americans tend to be too close minded, Irish tend to be too emotional. Irish fit your stated needs better.
Americans tend to fantasize, boast and lie to others and themselves.
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2007-03-21 22:14:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋
The Irish I think would be more socially aware on world issues, but that does not mean they are any better as a person to want as a friend, yes Americans are not very up on world issues, but is that their fault, their media especially does not cover world events like you see in the European media, I am a European living in the states and apart from BBC America and the Internet there is hardly any internal reporting of what is going on outside this country apart from the obvious (Iraq), and even that is limited, before the Internet came along I would have thought you might as well have been living on another planet, it makes you wonder sometimes that in this so called land of the free, that they are purposely treated like mushrooms by their government, as in being kept in the dark and fed on bullshit!!!
Anyway my answer to your original question is the one that has the best qualities as a person not on their knowledge of the world.
2007-03-22 06:33:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not base having friends on that kind of criteria.
Americans are of course far more knowledgable of the world, are socially more aware and willing to "assimilate" other cultures (but NOT assimilate into other cultures). Assimilating into other cultures is a kind of death, don't you think?
2007-03-22 05:58:24 · answer #3 · answered by Shawn D 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first two probably the Irish win, but for cultural assimilation America wins hands down. We have people from every nation on this planet living here and one helluva allot more wanting to come.
A good portion of Americans aren't socially aware, nor do they know allot about anything more than a couple hundred miles of their house.
2007-03-22 05:11:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
An Irish American...the best of both worlds.
2007-03-22 05:14:17 · answer #5 · answered by Cherry_Blossom 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
willing to assimilate? maybe you mean tolerate? anyways a good person is a good person it doesnt matter where they're from.
2007-03-22 05:16:44 · answer #6 · answered by kevlar1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm Irish American, and I'm perceptive enough to know that you are a dolt for asking such a question.
2007-03-22 05:16:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
...with a question like this... I think I'll just keep my dog.
2007-03-22 05:13:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋