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Stereotypes about Irish people

[Music] what is like a stereotype maybe not your own opinion but what is a stereotype of Irish people uh very hospitable funny I like good the gift of the gab like good storytel...

Course: Britain and other culturesSection: British views on IrelandSubtitles: en

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[Music]

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what is like a stereotype maybe not your

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own opinion but what is a stereotype of

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Irish people uh very hospitable funny I

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like good the gift of the gab like good

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storytellers well yeah you hear the

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stupid ones like they all eat potatoes

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and stuff like that what else do we

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think about Guinness Guinness what I was

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fed yeah yeah

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longer ago than you it's very different

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things yeah

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um and actually they were quite racist

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stereotypes in the past oh really I

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don't know I think they drink a lot

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maybe yeah I never I don't think I know

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any Irish people I went on a date with

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an Irish guy around oh yeah he was yeah

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it went well no he was just visiting he

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did drink a lot actually we got some

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spoons

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don't make us say potatoes

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I mean I know that there were some awful

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signs that you know back in the sort of

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40s and stuff where it was Irish went

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um invited into places they weren't

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yeah yeah there would be no Irish no

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all sorts of other people as well have

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you ever spent time in Ireland do you

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know any Irish people I wish yeah I've

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got Irish

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