>>54732268I'm from Kilkenny in South-East of Ireland and I work during the summer at Kilkenny Castle, which was the seat of the Anglo-Norman Dukes of Ormond (the de Butlier family).
You can tell Americans from a mile off because of the clothing (white sneakers, blue jeans, cheap clothes in general, baseball caps, etc.) and of course the accents. The best tourists (and most informed tourists) are always the Germans/Austrians and the Russians.
The Chinese are never interested in anything. They just want pictures so they can show off where they have been in Europe.
The Americans are the worst.
>"My name is O'Brien, what land did my family rule?"Well... well... Ireland was ruled by Anglo-Normans and Anglo-Irish families. The old Irish names are so common that—
>"No! No! My family were the kings of this town!">"How old is this castle?"Well, it was built after the Norman invasian in 116—
>"Damn Normans! Good thing we built this castle to get rid of 'em!"The absolute worst kind of American tourist though, is the Bostonion. The Bostonion thinks he knows it all. According to him, he is more Irish than you. He is more Irish than Ireland itself.
>"Yeah! In my IRISH PUB in Boston we donate money to liberate Ulster!"Well... Ulster is mainly made up of people who want to be—
>"Invaders you mean!">"Up the RA!"We're in the middle of the town... can you not—
>"I'm supporting the liberation of Ulster? What's wrong with you?"Well...
>"Up the RA! Up the RA!"Plastic Paddy = Child of Lucifer
