What do Irish people look like, generally?

[ladylike]

Hey everyone,

You may remember that I made a thread a few months ago about what Welsh people look like. Well now I am making a thread about Irish people! I am from both decents, but I tend to like my Irish roots more...

Can anyone tell me what they look like, coming from Australia I only see Irish people on the news. I can tell the accent straight away, it's beautiful.

 

[zaire]

Celtic and/or English.

 

[Paul_Norn_Iron]

My accent is 100% Larne, therefore, nothing like the typical Irish accent you speak of.

People have mistaken me for Steve Davis of Ason Villa in the past.

 

[zaire]

Is Steve Davis not from Ballymena?

 

[Paul_Norn_Iron]

Absolutely right.


Looks wise I meant. I think I do though. I'd certainly swap his car and wages though.

 

[theFijian]

They look like this guy of course!

and there he is guarding his pot of gold! Ah bless 'im!

 

[Truth Teller]

We look like Colin Farrell, Pierce Brosnan, Bono...And that just the ladies...

 

[~*ZEE*~]

As a fellow Australian I can attest only my view as affected by looking all my life at Aussies *clears throat*... The Irish, Northern and Southern, generally all look creepily alike! And to impound matters further, they like to dress the same. Old men from the country do wear tweed and baker's boy caps And the young town/city folk are obsessed with fashion and all shop at the same stores...so when you're driving past the 'hangouts' it's like you're driving past a shop window full of live mannequins (sometimes it's like they've even colour-coded themselves to their mates) And I have never seen so many children with ginger hair in my life! In Australia, I'd look around the school parade and it would be a sea of various shades of dark blonde to brown heads..not here!

It makes it really hard to learn names, because I'm used to putting names to faces...but the feat is utterly useless because the vast majority I meet share facial features with at least one in ten other Irish people I've met (And it doesn't help matters that everyone has the same name to go with their same face. I have re-named several Chris's and Andy's, Rita's and Ruth's, because I have deemed that there are too many ) In short, everyone looks related, except the ones who look like they're from Scottish decent - the biggest difference is in the jaw shape.

*cough* I'm observant.

Connor from Neighbours is a suiting representation of the Irish features, but he'd be a better rep if he had an expensive, overdone hairstyle as is mandatory And no offense to the guys here in good auld Norn Iron...but give me a strapping Aussie bloke any day!

Ack, but that's not fair asking for the heads up, you'll really just have to come and find out for yourself

 

[Hisbygrace]

I think they generally have brown or red hair and a roudy complexion.(At least my husband did).

 

[ladylike]

Thanks, Zee!

I haven't been there yet, but I do intend to go in a couple of years or so...

What's "roudy"?

 

[puppy]

those completely unaware of their accents tend to talk very loudly and are not very good on the telephone, sense of humour wise theyre very astute and aware of their place in society, as for appearance those that are not formed in miniature tend to blend in very well with the rest of us untill they open their mouths

 

[elenas_flickaby]

people always ask me if i'm irish or have an irish parent or something 'cos i have very dark hair, blue eyes and pale skin

 

[ladylike]

I have the same, dark hair and pale skin but living in Australia it's one shade up from pale...I have green eyes though.

 

[Rusticus]

Generally, but not always, they tend to have a head, neck, torso, arms, legs, etc....

What sort of a question was this?

 

[theFijian]

I'm really not sure what the purpose of these What do <insert country> people look like? questions. Racial profiling?

 

[non-religious]

[theFijian]I'm really not sure what the purpose of these What do <insert country> people look like? questions. Racial profiling?

I agree..... these kind of exchanges can invariably lead to horrible stereotypes. Let's hope this doesn't go down that road (although it is getting close )

 

[Rossi]

STERIOTYPES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fijian gave a picture of a leprachaun!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok ill descripe myself:

6ft 2 inches
Brown hair,Brown eyes
size 12 in shoes
and im slightly round around the edges!!

 

[non-religious]

[Rossi]STERIOTYPES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fijian gave a picture of a leprachaun!!!!!!!!!!!!

The words tongue in cheek seem to spring to mind here....

Also perhaps a slight degree of sarcasm. At least I hope

 

[zaire]

 

[Paul_Norn_Iron]

Dr Ian's getting warmed up rightly there