[Dersk25701]

First of all, it’s not that Italians and Irish people dislike each other. It’s that Americans of those heritages dislike each other. I have several Irish buddies who regularly make fun of Americans who identify themselves as ‘Irish’ because someone four generations back came over from Kerry. Of course, I moved to Holland and do the same thing, even though my ancestors went to the New World in the 17th century! I guess in a nation of immigrants, we’re all looking for roots. Anyway, I think a lot of it has to do with the various waves of immigration, especially around the turn of the last century (i.e. 1900) – you’d get a lot of immigrants competing for the same jobs, and a lot of pretty horrific racism. ‘No Irish need apply’ was a fairly standard addendum to help wanted ads back then, and I can only assume it came out of competition. This could also explain why we Americans ended up with ‘Polack’ jokes (here in Holland, they tell the same jokes about the Belgians; in the UK, it’s the Irish).

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Name : Dersk25701, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 34, City : Amsterdam, State : NA, Country : The Netherlands, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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