Many Irish never want to return home after being treated like mini rock stars abroad, writes Paula Gahan
People seem to think Ireland is so small that I’ll be able to pinpoint a person just by their first name. In my experience, it’s easier to play along: “Yes, of course I know Michael! We go back years, how’s he doing these days?”
To be fair, Ireland is such a small place that I have been able to place a person just by a single name and the town they are from. It’s like the Irish version of Guess Who?, where you’ve always got about a 50-50 chance of knowing the person they’re referring to.For better or worse, Irish people and the humble spud seem to be intrinsically linked in most people’s minds. The impression is that Irish people just lovepotato” as it instigated a slagging fest.
Potato jokes aside, being Irish abroad has more upsides than down, and the stereotypes tend to work in our favour, which might explain why so many of us never want to return home after the experience of being treated like mini rock stars abroad.If you live overseas and would like to share your experience with Irish Times Abroad, email
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