@@GTA5Player1 Hard to say, but it is in New York City and people move there from everywhere. They could also be Irish American making fun of themselves or other Irish Americans they know.
I sat next to a man from Italy on a plane once. My parents are from Italy and I was born in the US. I said “hey I’m Italian too” and he was like “yeah you and every other American”. Haha it was a bit humbling.
@@AllezVous222This is a sad perspective to hear. I am a Jewish-American and my family has lived in the United States for around 120 years. We are still Jewish and still follow Jewish cultural traditions despite being heavily heavily assimilated into American culture and having lived in many different places over the millennia. So why can't Irish people continue to identify as Irish and continue to pass down their Irish culture just because they moved to another part of the world? You don't think they're claiming modern Irish nationality, do you? Because that's how people react to Americans saying they are Irish. I thought it was a given they are not talking about modern nationality. Ireland wasn't even a country when most of those people came to the United States. I don't understand why Irish people dislike their diaspora so much.
Im from Dublin..and deal with American tourists on a daily basis...i have to say...they are an absolute pleasure...always in good form, travel all over the island..from dingle to connemara...helping our economy in the process..and yes they are proud of their roots...ERIN GO BRAUGH 🇮🇪
Spent a little time in Ireland many years ago for work- mostly Dundalk and Dublin. I had a blast. Loved Ireland. People friendly and down to Earth. I was there during the World cup playoff. I was in the pub at the Hotel Imperial with my pint of Guiness and a whole horde of Irish people watching the Ireland-Holland game. (Really glad it wasn't an Ireland U.S. game). After I ran into some girls from the plant and we all wound up partying at a pub down the street. Wonderful time. Did the tourist thing in Dublin, had a pint in the Bailey. Saw Trinity college. I absolutely loved Ireland.
"all over the island..from dingle to connemara" "ERIN GO BRAUGH" As far as piss takes go, this is a 9/10. Well done. It's going right over their heads too.
This was cut? Tis yet another slight on us poor long-suffering Irish. Begone with Ye SNL Exec divils, there’s no blood of Eirannn running thru yere Yank veins.
@@paddyireland4657 I'm assuming every irish feller who met american tourists had these types of interactions. Americans have bastardized and made up things about the irish and what they do. They also do and say what is said in the sketch. It's all in good fun
And African-Americans, and Korean-Americans, and literally any kind of person who visits their ancestral homeland. Any migrants to another country are going to be out of place when they visit where previous generations came from. That's why the "Dreamers" are not Mexicans, they're Americans.
It's a testament to our great great grandparents.They made damn sure they passed down love and pride of ireland, and obviously they succeeded. Only Irish Americans have a national holiday.
@TheSaxon. I mean my grandma was sent over as a baby and adopted. We had to do some digging because it is a bit sketchy but found out she was born in Kerry or Cork, records are wonky but it was 1944 lol. She didn't exactly abandon but hey I'm apparently 80% irish so I guess I'll be pissed at the others for leaving 😂
I went to Ireland back in the 90's and while waiting for the bus to leave the driver and I started talking and I told him I lived in Oregon. He asked me if I lived in one of those "free love communes". Of Course! Everyone in Oregon does! I also ended up befriending a local in Dublin and I spent the night at his house the night before my plane back home. His mother and I ended up getting drunk and listening to Johnny Cash records. I'm from Tennessee (home to Nashville/country music mecca) and once babysat for Johnny and June. His mom was so excited she called her fried over to meet me. We all sang along to Johnny Cash half the night and I can tell you it was a very uncomfortable plane ride home. What a great experience though!
As an irish person, i absolutely love american tourists and want yall to feel proud of your irish ancestry. I think the irish just enjoy poking fun at everything and will joke about this while simultaneously being proud that other people are proud to be partially irish.
@duller9430 typing yous, ye or (dublinese) yissers doesn’t come across as eloquently on a site where the predominant English speaking users are American… we use loads of British terms but you’re going to get freaked over us using an American one? 😂 jaysus wept
American here- I studied in Scotland for a year and a half and now live in England. I apologize on behalf of all of us😂😂 edit: and the fact that we’ve ruined St Andrews
Well, I'll see you in April when I'm staying at my ancestral family castle of 750 years in Lanarkshire. 😃 Hope you like my profile picture of an ancestral Scottish Grandpa of mine. 😁
😂 Not Irish here…. not even close. But I did have a great time hanging out with a bunch of rowdy Irish folks from Ireland over a month. We loved properly poured Beer, and proper beer as well. Stouts, Porters, and heavy lager… and yes we boxed for fun a lot. I also noticed the terrible flat pour immediately. I don’t even know how you mess it up that badly.
As the sketch winded down, I thought that was going to be the button. As in, a brief epilogue where the tourists order Guinness, the Bartender is polite but busy with customers, says "actually I'm 1/4 Irish" and the Bartender is like "that's nice" and goes back to his routine 😂
Us Irish love and appreciate all Irish Americans coming over and visiting our country. Every time I hear of an American tourist getting ripped off or having a bad experience it really really hurts. We want you to come be proud of your heritage and have a great time ☘️
It's lame though, they've had their cultural ties to the country cut. Like why would anyone ever mention they have an Irish background when they are clearly 100% American.
@@Ghost572Because maybe what makes us Irish is what gets passed down. And maybe what gets passed down comes with the heartbreak of what our ancestors who had no choice but to leave. And the hunger for food that they fled is in our blood but the hunger is to know the people, place and culture of our origin. We know the good butter, the beauty of its pastures, the sweet, kind courtesy & the jovial spirit and the mean drunkenness. But to visit a place that all your relatives come from is a special thing.
@@craiglist483 If you are trying to tell me an American is Irish you are a screw ball, your cultural connection to that country is 100% gone. You are not Irish in any sense at this point and its wierd to think otherwise. Why arn't you happy just saying you are American given that's what you are.
You guys voted for a few things that will keep this 1/4 Irish American O’Connor lad from ever visiting- or giving you a penny. Hopefully, you turn the ship back to God.
Maybe so, but there are villages and towns all over America with dead Irish from the 1700s onward. Americans of Irish ancestors happens to be a real thing.
@@magamaga1827 99.99% of Americans are of non-American origin. Doesn't mean we have roll out the red carpet when you fancy claiming one of ours. The entitlement of some... but with your @ it's not exactly a huge surprise
@@magamaga1827 do they know about random people buried in 200 year old graves? Nobody denies there are Americans whose ancestors were Irish, but that makes them Americans, not Irish.
Just came back from Ireland a number of months back. In Dublin we asked our waitress if she would be so kind to take our group picture. She did and ask my wife what her name was. My wife said Mary O' ---------. The waitress roared and said that the same name as our pub. Grab her by the hand and said we need to put you to work. Walked her behind the bar and had her pumping beer. You have to love the Irish for their sense of humor and welcoming nature.
As an Irish person I want to say this is funny BUT Irish Americans are wonderful and will always be welcome back home. It's your heritage and it's wonderful to see you guys connect with it and be passionate. Keep saying sláinte😂
No, it's not their "home", they're not irish. They've Irish heritage and they can be proud that if they want, but they need to understand that no one here gives a fuck if your dad's grannys brother in law was Irish.
So do Irish people hate Americans? I mean, now I kinda get it bc there's no way to tell who did and did not vote for f'ing Trump, but besides that it just seems that the Irish have a natural recoil from a person coming from America.
@pleaseshutup-rd9ir The joke is that it's what Americans THINK will happen. Being some small percentage Irish is not an accomplishment when you're in a country full of Irish people.
Well, by European standards apparently you're 100% Texan without an ounce of Chinese in you because you weren't raised there and who doesn't love a Texan?
That's because most americans claiming "irish decent" have got very little if any irish ancestory at all. Also atleast with u we won't have to deal with the whole "my great great grandad was from ireland" nonsense
@@scribejay europeans be judging by looks though. If they see a "Chinese looking person", they'll just think they're directly from China. Many people still have that mental image of the average or standard American having to be white. I'm Latina, and the number of times I've seen my own people thinking a white European is American simply because they're white is insane. Another reason why many of us here like to identify by our heritage before saying American is because this country is so diverse and there's so many different cultures here. The only ones who shouldn't have to explain their identity are the Native Americans.
I’ve been to Ireland 3 times. To say that I love the country would be an understatement. I have to say that its true beauty resides in its people. I don’t recall a place in the world where everyone is as friendly. Ireland should be in everyone’s bucket list.
I loved visiting Ireland (went twice) and yes I have Irish heritage but there is no way I would go around announcing my heritage there, but I did see others do it. The second hand embarrassment was real.
I don't understand why this is embarrassing. People should feel proud about their heritage and it's actually a compliment to that country. I mean, don't make it your entire identity, but I don't understand why people get so weird about it.
@@kansasgoldilocks because people DO make it their whole personality. I did buy a family crest keychain but I didn’t make a big deal just paid the person and when asked if it was about my heritage (I suspect because it was a tourist shop and they were required to do so) by the cashier said “Yes on my father’s side.” And that was it. A lot of Americans go into long weird diatribes tracing their ancestry back through all of these relatives. I think it is because of stuff like DNA testing. I heard it happen multiple times and it’s weird. Don’t get me wrong Americans need to connect with their heritage, be in awe of where you come from but it can sound like we think we are the prodigal son coming home when we talk over there. Most of us know next to nothing about Ireland or other countries we take heritage from in the modern day and treat such places like very quaint very large theme parks of “self discovery”. Meanwhile the people who live there day to day have to deal with the reality of the place and Ireland has been especially romanticized. It a wonderful country and I loved being there but they know enough about Irish heritage they don’t need to hear about mine, or yours, they have their own.
My dad took us on a trip to Ireland when I was 12 to "see where we came from." Yes, he was embarrassing, but it was a lot of fun and people were so friendly.
This is easily funnier than 3/4s of the sketches that aired Saturday night - Just glad we now get to see those cut for time now. I wonder what gems from the 80s and 90s might exist that have never been appreciated.
Scottish and Irish people are basically the same people, in fact.. we are. The Scots were an Irish tribe and large parts of Ireland was "colonized" by Scots (Though the Irish didn't like that), but that plus our similar cultures and histories essentially make us the same people.
I really do appreciate when americans visit Ireland and I'm proud when people mention their Irish ancestry, those are ancestors who made a very tough decision for a better life for their family rather than stay here during the hard times and suffer and I will always respect that and welcome anyone or their ancestors that come back to visit. This was so funny though its hilarious Paul Mescal really put everything into it😂😂
@@TiochfaidhI'm Scottish living in America so I think I can answer this. They don't really differentiate between Scotland and Ireland, which is likely why they say scotch-irish, to them it seems like we're some kind of kilt wearing combo
@@Bens963A true Scot born there would hardly use the word Scotch... except for the whisk(e)y. Though, if you know why I spelled/spelt that in this way... maybe you are Scottish... but you'll never be Scotch 😂
Best sketch of the season!!! Hilarious. Honestly, though, when I visited, my cousins (3rd cousins!! ) welcomed me so warmly. They were the kindest most lovely people. We were taken from house to house filled with cousins who put out beautiful spreads for their silly American cousins. Erin go Bragh
I don’t think anybody has said how extraordinarily good the writing and the acting is in this sketch! Congratulations to the whole SNL cast. This is one of the best sketches I’ve seen all year. It’s up there with the Emma Stone/Mama Cass sketch.
Ironically...this actually happened to me in Ireland (Sligo). We stopped into a tiny coffee shop on a cold rainy morning, talked a bit, and the owner brought us through a door that opened into a into a huge pub, called around the town, and soon the whole town was in the pub drinking with us. It was totally surreal, and not unlike this skit! One local then brought us to the cemetary where my spouse's ancestors were buried, and we found them.
As a Scot, I thought for a moment I was seeing our beloved Laird Billy Connolly appear in the part of "Angus" there 😂 JK. Chloe had the best Scottish accent in that sketch 😂
Funny thing is, I visited Shannon 3x. First time I went, I visited a local pub and made friends with the locals. They treated me exceptionally well. Upon my second and third visit, they remembered me and treated me like I was actually Irish (I'm not) but I gotta say, of all the places I visited in the world, those people were the most authentic, kind, and just down to earth I've encountered.
@@seanshatters, fair play to 'em. If multiple people in the area have the same last name, the other way is calling the guy by his job (e.g. Oh, him? That's Murphy the plumber).
True to form. Failed is in the DNA. Notice how we want everyone to feel Irish and celebrate on St. Patrick's day. Not appropriation, it is sharing the joy.
@@seanshatters When I first went (with my mom) when I was just five all the boys called me "the wee yankee" and made me cry! I insisted that I was not (even though I had no idea what it meant).
Hi! Irish person living in Ireland here 👋 I've been loving Americans using our baby names because their great-great-great-great granduncle's niece's brother-in-law's cousin's cat was a stowaway on a coffinship sailing to Boston from Galway back during the Great Famine, so if you've been looking for some new baby names for your dearly beloved zygote, look no further! 1. Sliotar and Camán. If you have two badass, powerful warriors of twin baby boys, Sliotar and Camán (Meaning Brave and Strong Willed) are two perfect names! Two infamous warriors who fought alongside Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill, two of Ireland's greatest Irish warriors, these names are perfect for your lil fighters! 2. Fuinneog. Meaning elegance and beauty, this sophisticated baby name is perfect for your little girl who has the window to your soul. 3. Póg Mo Thóin. I mean really, what screams 'I'm an Irish-American!' more than the name Póg Mo Thóin Smith? It's a long name, but the meaning behind it is fascinating. It stems from one of the first Gaelic women to ever live, who lived in Tír na nÓg, the Land of the Young (or eternal youth). Póg was one of the most beautiful women to live, and got her title, Mo Thóin for being levelheaded and fair to the people of her land. Today, the name Póg Mo Thóin is symbolic to all Irish people, so if you ever visit Ireland and get in a fight with a drunk Irish person, be sure to say the name to diffuse all animosity. It has a 100% success rate (said by a person who has said Póg Mo Thóin more times in her life than she can count) and you might even get a free pint of Guinness while you're at it! 4. Leithreas. Meaning love of my life, and also being gender neutral, this is the perfect name if you're a boy mom!! Sin é! Go raibh míle maith agaibh a chairde.
I thought Paul's character was about to get angry at the ignorance of that comment (and I think it may have been a deliberate fake-out), but then I remembered what the opening narration said. 😄
@@jvgreendarmok I’ve met so many Americans that have thought the famine happened ONLY from the spuds going mouldy. One of them was calling it ‘the potato times’ and I had no idea what he was on about for ages. He assumed he was Irish because his hair was ginger and his second name was Patrick. That was his evidence. Not saying all of them, but there is certainly a percentage of Americans that come over and act like this and it leaves me speechless at the pure ignorance of it all 😂
I’m from Ireland and I lived in America for a couple of years. People would always tell me that they kissed the Blarney Stone and got the gift of the gab, but I know someone who worked at the Blarney Stone and every morning before they opened they would piss on the stone
When I told my irish wife that my dad claims we are irish because like four generations ago they moved, she got real smarmy and said "Hmm, you're not Irish you just have Irish heritage." I personally never talk about it because I dont care what my heritage is. That said, we spent a week in Ireland in 2019 to get married and my parents bar crawled almost the entire time and had a great time. They took a picture with every bartender and everyone was nice to everyone. It was a great week!
"Hmm, you're not Irish you just have Irish heritage." In the U.S., "I'm Irish (or Italian, Norwegian, French)" means I have Irish heritage. I can't believe they don't know that's what it means.
@jmo8525 exactly... Also, if Irish Americans Didn't mention they had Irish heritage to us while they're here, we'd be very disappointed. We joke about a lot of this, but we really Do love to see Irish Americans connecting with what is Their own heritage too ☘️
@@jmo8525nope, I've had Irish Americans argue they're as Irish or in some cases more Irish than Irish born ( other lad he was talking about had African immigrant parents, played GAA went to the ploughing championship 😂 as Irish as you can get but because he's black.,, not Irish enough for these lads).
@@davediesel90 "I've had Irish Americans argue they're as Irish or in some cases more Irish than Irish born" They are obviously talking about ethnicity. American is a nationality not an ethnicity.
And please dont misunderstand guys, most Irish people are quite fond of you yanks💜 And i think its natural and good to want to explore where your ancestors came from and be proud of it. This is just some satire because living in Dublin, it's a daily occurrence 😂❤
Could also be titles "What not to do if you are an American visiting Ireland". I'm so Irish I still qualify for citizenship, three of four grandparents born in Ireland. My ancestors left for a reason, Ireland was poor, too many children being born, life was desperate. I remember my grandmother saying "What did Ireland ever do for me? Nothing...." She only went back once, to visit a sister outside Dublin, when she returned she said "Never, ever again will I set foot in that hellhole..."
That's exactly right. Too many children, not enough of anything else. Priests ruled the country for decades. People can idolise as much as they like but I like to think if I was born a couple of decades I would have gone too. I do think now though, the tables have turned. We have our problems but we have healthcare and we look after our own. And oh gawd, the USA tipping system. I fkn hate everything about it.
I worked at a well known tourist spot in Wicklow years ago and was asked one day by a lovely American lady if leprechauns are real, so quick as a flash I replied "yes, they live under the bridge there!" and God forgive me but she looked around, I felt bad for like 2 seconds, lol
In al honesty, some native Irish people were genuinely interested in talking to my dad & I when we told them we're Irish American from Boston. Most of them we met were sincerely kind people.
That's the joke, it's actually us that end up asking "and what part of Ireland were they from". 🤣🤣. We do find it great to see Irish Americans connecting with their heritage and ancestral home. Ireland is yours too ☘️☘️☘️
He probably didn't go around telling people he was Irish, Lol. Or suggesting it was a bit sad we had cars and flushing toilets. You know, cause that kinda spoiled it a bit for them.
I’m American and had the good fortune to spend a year in Ireland attending University College Galway (I believe the name has since changed) nearly 40 years ago. I played on the school’s basketball team and my teammates loved teasing the “Yank.” It was all in good fun as I probably laughed more that year than any year of my life. Though, I must admit as a Red Sox fan, being called a Yank all the time was not easy to hear. 😁
I can proudly say, as an American with 70% Irish heritage, when my wife and I spent two weeks in Ireland last year I didn't bring it up one time while in country.
Oddly enough, while in Italy, several people thought I was Spanish, and two thought I was Slavic/Russian. Probably because of my earnest attempt at learning/speaking the Italian language. My Bisnonno (great grandfather from Sicily) would have been amused. Not sure I have ever discussed heritage with the locals in Ireland.
I'll probably bring it up in Donegal but only because I've heard there are more Gallaghers there than people so we can all laugh hysterically over pints about probably being related like 10 generations removed, like literally everyone else there ;-)
@ I’d say your opinion is not too far fetched! The United States are a relatively new nation in relation to other ones in the world and so is their culture. Sometimes it seems like they take too much pride in being long time relatives of ethnicities that show cultures that have virtually almost nothing to do with the modern American one 🫠
@@MsChumptyDumpty I think it is partially because many of our ancestors didn't necessarily *want* to leave where they were from and missed it desperately, and that sense of nostalgia/longing can get passed through
They're very sweet about it. Very kind. Of course there's lots of joking around and ribbing, but no hurt feelings. They were so kind to my elderly dad and I'm eternally grateful.
"Everyone! A son of the soil has returned to us!" 😂
I always knew there was something special about Andrew.
Potat
Jesus Christ on a Cross!
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Lies again? Super Hero + School Hunk + Star Hub
The writers poured all their frustrations in this sketch and I love that for them
😂 it's history
SNL has Irish writers?
@@GTA5Player1 Hard to say, but it is in New York City and people move there from everywhere. They could also be Irish American making fun of themselves or other Irish Americans they know.
@@SunyiSideUpI would say that is more likely than them being from Ireland.
You think the writers on SNL are from Ireland?
"There's only a few Million people with that Last Name"!!! 😅😅😅
There are probably 150 million Americans with some Irish DNA.
@@guyconger I'm 2% Irish and 4% Scottish
I’m 1/4 McCain and I married a Mahaffey/Williams
You can see Paul feels this one on a personal level. He had to start laughing at the other guys Irish accents as well lol.
There’s only a few million people in Ireland.
I sat next to a man from Italy on a plane once. My parents are from Italy and I was born in the US. I said “hey I’m Italian too” and he was like “yeah you and every other American”. Haha it was a bit humbling.
But you're! (do you speak a little Italian?)
Why would he care if you're Italian in the first place?
@@DaChaGee He wouldn't but his answer could have been more polite regardless
@@elec.c I can speak it a little and understand it well. But I’m not even close to the level of a native speaker, and that’s what matters to them lmao
@@elec.cGorlami
The guy jumping out the window!!!! Crying 😂
Love it
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That's when I cackled.
He's gotta get Susan!
ah, sure that's an old Father Ted trick they used
I feel like this sketch should be required viewing for every Irish-American tourist arriving at an irish airport
"Irish - American" 😉
Lmaooo. They’re just Americans to everyone else. These people haven’t been Irish for centuries.
Perhaps. But you're now on your own with your war with Russia. Enjoy.
#AerLingus
@@AllezVous222This is a sad perspective to hear. I am a Jewish-American and my family has lived in the United States for around 120 years. We are still Jewish and still follow Jewish cultural traditions despite being heavily heavily assimilated into American culture and having lived in many different places over the millennia.
So why can't Irish people continue to identify as Irish and continue to pass down their Irish culture just because they moved to another part of the world? You don't think they're claiming modern Irish nationality, do you? Because that's how people react to Americans saying they are Irish. I thought it was a given they are not talking about modern nationality. Ireland wasn't even a country when most of those people came to the United States.
I don't understand why Irish people dislike their diaspora so much.
As someone who lives in Ireland and deals with American tourists. This is 100% accurate.
so exhausting
As an American who doesn’t travel much, I believe you
Nobody cares about anyone else's heritage, including yours. Did you even watch the sketch? Lol
Really? 100% accurate? Because this was hilarious! 😄
@@ManyfiresWoman We don't really care about where your grandparents were born
Im from Dublin..and deal with American tourists on a daily basis...i have to say...they are an absolute pleasure...always in good form, travel all over the island..from dingle to connemara...helping our economy in the process..and yes they are proud of their roots...ERIN GO BRAUGH 🇮🇪
Of course, we'd pronounce that "go, bruh!" or "go bro!"
Spent a little time in Ireland many years ago for work- mostly Dundalk and Dublin. I had a blast. Loved Ireland. People friendly and down to Earth. I was there during the World cup playoff. I was in the pub at the Hotel Imperial with my pint of Guiness and a whole horde of Irish people watching the Ireland-Holland game. (Really glad it wasn't an Ireland U.S. game). After I ran into some girls from the plant and we all wound up partying at a pub down the street. Wonderful time. Did the tourist thing in Dublin, had a pint in the Bailey. Saw Trinity college. I absolutely loved Ireland.
@timwnelson your welcome back at any time..cead mile failte 🇮🇪
KEEP IRELAND IRISH or the American$ will $TOP coming.
"all over the island..from dingle to connemara"
"ERIN GO BRAUGH"
As far as piss takes go, this is a 9/10. Well done. It's going right over their heads too.
How the hell was this skit cut?!?! This is one of the funniest sketches I’ve seen in years!!
An offended "irish" american exec probably
Agreed Ihave seen other ones from that night and this is by far the best
Gladiator 2 the Musical??? Obviously to push the movie. 🤮
This was cut? Tis yet another slight on us poor long-suffering Irish. Begone with Ye SNL Exec divils, there’s no blood of Eirannn running thru yere Yank veins.
Right!?
Paul Mescal speaking with the voice of an entire nation behind him.
Loving him more and more
Was probably cathartic for him 😂
"The voice of an entire nation behind him"?
What's that supposed to mean?
@@paddyireland4657 I'm assuming every irish feller who met american tourists had these types of interactions. Americans have bastardized and made up things about the irish and what they do. They also do and say what is said in the sketch. It's all in good fun
@@dewarmcnamara Yes and yes
They should do this with Italian Americans, too 😅
True. It's the same sh_t, and it's just as goofy.
The worse is when they proudly say their grandparents are from the south to me an Italian from the north, we are mortal enemies
And African-Americans, and Korean-Americans, and literally any kind of person who visits their ancestral homeland. Any migrants to another country are going to be out of place when they visit where previous generations came from. That's why the "Dreamers" are not Mexicans, they're Americans.
Bigger issues out there , than getting pissed off at people wanting to know more about their family history or heritage or whatever.
imagine being irish on one side and italian on the other
I'm Irish and the "SLANTCH" hit me like a punch in the fucking gut
Ok, but what %?
@francesinez126 No idea what you mean, bud 😂
It's "fooking"...you're definitely not Irish..😅
@@RONALD...... Fun fact, MOST of Ireland isn't Dublin. We have one of the highest accent densities in the world. Don't stereotype, it's bad.
@@corneliusdwyer1824
Duhh.. it's a fooking joke, calm the fook down..😏
As an irishman, I kind of like it cause they're always proud of the fact...and that makes me happy!
It's a testament to our great great grandparents.They made damn sure they passed down love and pride of ireland, and obviously they succeeded. Only Irish Americans have a national holiday.
That’s cute as hell.
Proud to descend from the Irish that abandoned their country? 😂
@@TheSaxon. I think you mean abandoned starvation.
And they can thank the English government for being less than no help at that time.
@TheSaxon. I mean my grandma was sent over as a baby and adopted. We had to do some digging because it is a bit sketchy but found out she was born in Kerry or Cork, records are wonky but it was 1944 lol. She didn't exactly abandon but hey I'm apparently 80% irish so I guess I'll be pissed at the others for leaving 😂
yep 100% accurate. I live in a tourist town and I've had American tourists surprised we had iPhones. Despite a huge Apple factory 30 min away.
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I went to Ireland back in the 90's and while waiting for the bus to leave the driver and I started talking and I told him I lived in Oregon. He asked me if I lived in one of those "free love communes". Of Course! Everyone in Oregon does! I also ended up befriending a local in Dublin and I spent the night at his house the night before my plane back home. His mother and I ended up getting drunk and listening to Johnny Cash records. I'm from Tennessee (home to Nashville/country music mecca) and once babysat for Johnny and June. His mom was so excited she called her fried over to meet me. We all sang along to Johnny Cash half the night and I can tell you it was a very uncomfortable plane ride home. What a great experience though!
@@phatmonkey11 that’s a crazy story. I also live in Oregon but don’t live in a free love commune 😂
Loool omg
Cobh?
Oh JeSuS tHaT's PrAcTiCaLlY yEsTeRdAy
and a drink to yer CaPs skills dear lad!
Is it possible to learn these cap skills?
@@Anintegrate pRaCtIcAlLy ImPoSsIbLe
It's pronounced 'Jaysus' over here.
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As an irish person, i absolutely love american tourists and want yall to feel proud of your irish ancestry. I think the irish just enjoy poking fun at everything and will joke about this while simultaneously being proud that other people are proud to be partially irish.
You are definitely not Irish if you just said the word yall
@duller9430 typing yous, ye or (dublinese) yissers doesn’t come across as eloquently on a site where the predominant English speaking users are American… we use loads of British terms but you’re going to get freaked over us using an American one? 😂 jaysus wept
True. Ireland was proud to claim Obama as an “Irish” American president!
To be sure 👍
@duller9430 you're right about the yall, but they've got a father ted video posted on their page which I doubt an American would have 😂
As a Scottish person, this is now how i will react to this situation in future
not sure whether i'd prefer this deeply sarcastic welcome or to be called a fuckin space slice
American here- I studied in Scotland for a year and a half and now live in England. I apologize on behalf of all of us😂😂 edit: and the fact that we’ve ruined St Andrews
@@dietotaku a fucking space slice is a compliment in scots
@uhh_kate Aye, I'll be preparing to pledge fealty on a regular basis from now on 😂
Well, I'll see you in April when I'm staying at my ancestral family castle of 750 years in Lanarkshire. 😃 Hope you like my profile picture of an ancestral Scottish Grandpa of mine. 😁
I love when they post cut for time sketches.
And ironically those are usually the best sketches.
Oh wow this was cut for time?! I haven’t watched the ep yet but this one is really really good!
@@MagnoliaBelle369 And feature Kyle Mooney
i'd like to know when they recorded them if they were cut from a live show
@ At the 8-10 pm dress show which is there to see what sketches are good enough to go to the live show
It’s a cold winter night here in Ireland 🇮🇪 and this cheered me up.
"Slanche!" 😂
@ keep er lit. Slante 🤗
I heard you guys get 24 hours of darkness in the winter time 😢
@hyuduthinkur are you joking?
@@hyuduthinkur, damn it! You made me snort into my soft drink.
Born and bred Irishman here, my bloodline stretches 11 miles over to the next town, that’s about as exotic as it gets ;)
But where though? Some places in Ireland are great and have a nice feeling. Dublin is an outlier--people not as nice like in the province.
😂
@@frcluc West coast, Co. Mayo.
@@TheLastAngryMan01 I stand corrected: nothing much in Co Mayo. It's still beautiful though and Galway is right next door 😄
@@frcluc I was born in Galway, would you believe, my father never lets me forget it, lol.
It was funny that the sound effect for the glass Paul broke happened before he even broke the glass.
😂😂😂😂
i know! i kinda loved it!
It’s even funnier that the actual prop glass was louder than the sound effect lol
I scrolled thru dozens of comments just to find this one. 🎯
I wondered if anyone else noticed 😂
THIS Was definitely one of the funniest snl shows in a long time. Paul is such a versatile actor. So funny .. we will definitely be seeing him again .
I feel Paul's frustration pouring onto the sketch, and making us all much happier because of it 😂
4:14 As someone from Ireland, you know it's a comedy sketch with how badly poured those pints of Guinness are!
And I'm guessing Irish pubs don't have makers mark prominently displayed next to grey goose
Even as an American I was offended by the mistreatment of Guinness in that sketch 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂
Not Irish here…. not even close. But I did have a great time hanging out with a bunch of rowdy Irish folks from Ireland over a month. We loved properly poured Beer, and proper beer as well. Stouts, Porters, and heavy lager… and yes we boxed for fun a lot.
I also noticed the terrible flat pour immediately. I don’t even know how you mess it up that badly.
only an Irish person would expect real alcohol in a TV comedy sketch, you passed the test!
This should not have been cut for time. One of the best skits this season.
So true omg.
No.
They have to do a sequel with What Actually Happens When Americans Visit Ireland 😁😁
Yeah I expected that to be the second half of the sketch.
Yesssssss we need this! Especially with the Hozier episode coming up, give us a cameo of our Irish king please! 😄🙏
As the sketch winded down, I thought that was going to be the button. As in, a brief epilogue where the tourists order Guinness, the Bartender is polite but busy with customers, says "actually I'm 1/4 Irish" and the Bartender is like "that's nice" and goes back to his routine 😂
They are surprised to be called Conts.
@@LoveProWrestling🤣
100% accurate and we love American tourists they are so friendly and enthusiastic.
And not all of them are phat and stupid.
Don't you mean IRISH tourists??
We just love their money 😂
American tourist are the worst. I avoided them like the palgue when I lived in Ireland.
@@shortbushottie ha I see what you did there
Us Irish love and appreciate all Irish Americans coming over and visiting our country. Every time I hear of an American tourist getting ripped off or having a bad experience it really really hurts. We want you to come be proud of your heritage and have a great time ☘️
It's lame though, they've had their cultural ties to the country cut. Like why would anyone ever mention they have an Irish background when they are clearly 100% American.
@@Ghost572Because maybe what makes us Irish is what gets passed down. And maybe what gets passed down comes with the heartbreak of what our ancestors who had no choice but to leave. And the hunger for food that they fled is in our blood but the hunger is to know the people, place and culture of our origin. We know the good butter, the beauty of its pastures, the sweet, kind courtesy & the jovial spirit and the mean drunkenness. But to visit a place that all your relatives come from is a special thing.
@@craiglist483 If you are trying to tell me an American is Irish you are a screw ball, your cultural connection to that country is 100% gone.
You are not Irish in any sense at this point and its wierd to think otherwise. Why arn't you happy just saying you are American given that's what you are.
You guys voted for a few things that will keep this 1/4 Irish American O’Connor lad from ever visiting- or giving you a penny. Hopefully, you turn the ship back to God.
@@Ghost572Said like a West Brit!😂😂
There's a 200 year old graveyard in my village - I've had tourists knock asking if I know about their ancestors buried there! Bless! 😂
Maybe so, but there are villages and towns all over America with dead Irish from the 1700s onward. Americans of Irish ancestors happens to be a real thing.
🤦♀️
@@magamaga1827 99.99% of Americans are of non-American origin. Doesn't mean we have roll out the red carpet when you fancy claiming one of ours. The entitlement of some... but with your @ it's not exactly a huge surprise
@@magamaga1827 Doesn't matter that it's a real thing, we know. It's just completely irrelevant.
@@magamaga1827 do they know about random people buried in 200 year old graves? Nobody denies there are Americans whose ancestors were Irish, but that makes them Americans, not Irish.
Nailed it. "SLANCH" as a previous tour guide at Jameson, I felt that in my bones *shudder*
bennigan's used to run commercials that ended with "slainte" pronounced correctly and everything, how are people still getting it wrong 😭
Well, if you're a tour guide, you're just asking for it...
My soul clenched just a wee bit as he said it 😂
The writers and actors did such a convincing job, that I just had to cringe. Still good craic on SNL, as always.
SLAWN-CHA. it's not f*cking hard
Paul really needs to come
back for another one! Guy just naturally fits into SNL.
I had no idea who he was, but he's funny and that's good enough for me.
@@MoniLein-yy2uehe is the gladiator😊
@ I thought that was Russell Crowe but it’s been many moons since I have been to the movies.
He was funny! I wish the sketches would’ve been better to showcase his comedy but it was kind of a lull this week
@@Turtlesbekool yeah, but Paul nailed each one of them. He brought dedication to every sketch.
Just came back from Ireland a number of months back. In Dublin we asked our waitress if she would be so kind to take our group picture. She did and ask my wife what her name was. My wife said Mary O' ---------. The waitress roared and said that the same name as our pub. Grab her by the hand and said we need to put you to work. Walked her behind the bar and had her pumping beer. You have to love the Irish for their sense of humor and welcoming nature.
As an Irish person I want to say this is funny BUT Irish Americans are wonderful and will always be welcome back home. It's your heritage and it's wonderful to see you guys connect with it and be passionate. Keep saying sláinte😂
You definitely don't live here. And if you do......cringe.
No, it's not their "home", they're not irish. They've Irish heritage and they can be proud that if they want, but they need to understand that no one here gives a fuck if your dad's grannys brother in law was Irish.
@@Hiram1000 They seem kind and welcoming. Nothing wrong with that.
@@finleythegolden2909 it's a sketch and not real !!!
@@Hiram1000The cringe is coming from within you Hiram
As an actual Irish person, this had me in _hysterics_
So do Irish people hate Americans? I mean, now I kinda get it bc there's no way to tell who did and did not vote for f'ing Trump, but besides that it just seems that the Irish have a natural recoil from a person coming from America.
@pleaseshutup-rd9ir The joke is that it's what Americans THINK will happen. Being some small percentage Irish is not an accomplishment when you're in a country full of Irish people.
@pleaseshutup-rd9ir they're taking the piss, nobody cares
@pleaseshutup-rd9irit's all true this is what happens
Never saw the “Quiet Man” have ye new?
I'm a Chinese American from Texas and I think I've gotten more love in Ireland than my friends who are actually of Irish descent.
Well, by European standards apparently you're 100% Texan without an ounce of Chinese in you because you weren't raised there and who doesn't love a Texan?
@@scribejay Um, I'm not a fan of Texas. Too many crazies down there.
That's because most americans claiming "irish decent" have got very little if any irish ancestory at all. Also atleast with u we won't have to deal with the whole "my great great grandad was from ireland" nonsense
Irish are welcoming but don't line pushy people.
@@scribejay europeans be judging by looks though. If they see a "Chinese looking person", they'll just think they're directly from China. Many people still have that mental image of the average or standard American having to be white. I'm Latina, and the number of times I've seen my own people thinking a white European is American simply because they're white is insane. Another reason why many of us here like to identify by our heritage before saying American is because this country is so diverse and there's so many different cultures here. The only ones who shouldn't have to explain their identity are the Native Americans.
I’ve been to Ireland 3 times. To say that I love the country would be an understatement. I have to say that its true beauty resides in its people. I don’t recall a place in the world where everyone is as friendly. Ireland should be in everyone’s bucket list.
I live here and I agree with you 🥰
That’s so lovely of you to say, hope you come back again and everyone is always good to you 🖤
The way Molly's accent drifts into Scottish cracks me up!
Aye her accent was more scottish than the actor who is meant to be scottish - hilarious
Maybe she's Ulster Scots.
You mean Chloe?
@@SlieveLeague1a hun ya mean 🤣
@@SlieveLeague1 it will be united soon enough 🇮🇪
I think a few of the bar patrons are 1/16 Scottish judging by the accents.
With a touch of Jamaican thrown in 🤣
😂 thought the same
I loved visiting Ireland (went twice) and yes I have Irish heritage but there is no way I would go around announcing my heritage there, but I did see others do it. The second hand embarrassment was real.
You’re the kind of yanks we like 👍
@@LFCMattNOI are you referring to us as cock wanking now 🤨 (sarcasm because I hear yank and my mind gets dirty, but thanks for the compliment 😂)
Nice, you're welcome back anytime 😊
I don't understand why this is embarrassing. People should feel proud about their heritage and it's actually a compliment to that country. I mean, don't make it your entire identity, but I don't understand why people get so weird about it.
@@kansasgoldilocks because people DO make it their whole personality. I did buy a family crest keychain but I didn’t make a big deal just paid the person and when asked if it was about my heritage (I suspect because it was a tourist shop and they were required to do so) by the cashier said “Yes on my father’s side.” And that was it. A lot of Americans go into long weird diatribes tracing their ancestry back through all of these relatives. I think it is because of stuff like DNA testing. I heard it happen multiple times and it’s weird.
Don’t get me wrong Americans need to connect with their heritage, be in awe of where you come from but it can sound like we think we are the prodigal son coming home when we talk over there. Most of us know next to nothing about Ireland or other countries we take heritage from in the modern day and treat such places like very quaint very large theme parks of “self discovery”. Meanwhile the people who live there day to day have to deal with the reality of the place and Ireland has been especially romanticized. It a wonderful country and I loved being there but they know enough about Irish heritage they don’t need to hear about mine, or yours, they have their own.
Irish Americans be proud of your heritage. We love you. From Eiré 🇮🇪
Erin Go Bragh. We got U 👊🏻
Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
@@Abefroman-lq3mdHaha. Shush. No one calls it that except a few sad Huns.
My dad took us on a trip to Ireland when I was 12 to "see where we came from." Yes, he was embarrassing, but it was a lot of fun and people were so friendly.
@@decodecks8738 there two different countries!
The moment that bagpipe music was playing in the background, i lost it 😂😂😂
This would have been the best sketch of the night if it had been aired. Why was this gem cut? 😢
Definitely not better than the Gladiator II Musical, but it should have made the show easily.
Because it would offend alot of people
@@cbyodinteresting! Could you tell why this would offend people (I'm really interested in knowing why)?
Who Americans? 😂 That's what SNL is for 🥰@@cbyod
It doesn't matter, the sketches get way more views on youtube than they do live.
Love the “gift of the gab”
They should have done a small snippet at the end showing what actually happens. The bartender going “Grand yeah, what do you want😂”
And with no one wearing such stereotypical old fashioned clothes
This is easily funnier than 3/4s of the sketches that aired Saturday night - Just glad we now get to see those cut for time now. I wonder what gems from the 80s and 90s might exist that have never been appreciated.
Maybe they could still get released. Mike Myers mentioned one recently.
This is funnier than 99% of snl sketches I've seen in my life 😂😂😂
I’m genuinely stumped as to why they cut this one, it’s gold and some of the other sketches were just rotten!
I'm Portuguese and I love Scottish and Irish people. They are so nice. Two amazing countries 🤗
True
Portugal is amazing! (From Northern Ireland)
@@maevey3exactly these two places where my future literary piece is set.
Scottish and Irish people are basically the same people, in fact.. we are. The Scots were an Irish tribe and large parts of Ireland was "colonized" by Scots (Though the Irish didn't like that), but that plus our similar cultures and histories essentially make us the same people.
Portuguese people are the most laid back people I've ever met. Always sound lovely people 😎👍
I love this 😂especially Paul grabbing Andrew by the collar and practically pulling him over the bar
I really do appreciate when americans visit Ireland and I'm proud when people mention their Irish ancestry, those are ancestors who made a very tough decision for a better life for their family rather than stay here during the hard times and suffer and I will always respect that and welcome anyone or their ancestors that come back to visit. This was so funny though its hilarious Paul Mescal really put everything into it😂😂
The dude flying through the window 😂😂😂😂 Holy eff lolololololol
Have you ever watched Father Ted?
@@pburke5274Was just thinking that. A nod to it.
I love Ireland and Scotland. This sketch is simply a masterpiece.💙🤍💚🧡
Why would you mention Scotland? It's like saying l love America and Mexico
@@Tiochfaidhgo to 3:04 and you’ll see it’s mentioned that’s why
@@TiochfaidhI'm Scottish living in America so I think I can answer this. They don't really differentiate between Scotland and Ireland, which is likely why they say scotch-irish, to them it seems like we're some kind of kilt wearing combo
@@Bens963A true Scot born there would hardly use the word Scotch... except for the whisk(e)y. Though, if you know why I spelled/spelt that in this way... maybe you are Scottish... but you'll never be Scotch 😂
@Bens963 I have great Scottish friends here in Dublin and Scotland 🏴 is a beautiful place too
There’s nothing like a random cut for time sketch to start off your day 😊
Boom! Cringe king with the instant cringey banger
I once was in a pub in Galway and mentioned that I was from Boston. Everyone in the pub came to shake my hand. I have no Irish ancestry.
Everyone in the pub were probably simpletons
so there was one fella in the pub then.
WHEN THE SOUND EFFECT PLAYED BEFORE THE GLASS SHATTERED 😭😭😭
Best sketch of the season!!! Hilarious. Honestly, though, when I visited, my cousins (3rd cousins!! ) welcomed me so warmly. They were the kindest most lovely people. We were taken from house to house filled with cousins who put out beautiful spreads for their silly American cousins. Erin go Bragh
This is what happens!!!! And then they make fun of *us*!??? We are all equally enthusiastic on both sides!!! *it’s in our blood* 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Cut for time? I actually laughed out loud, unlike all the other sketches I've seen in the last few months.
I don’t think anybody has said how extraordinarily good the writing and the acting is in this sketch! Congratulations to the whole SNL cast. This is one of the best sketches I’ve seen all year. It’s up there with the Emma Stone/Mama Cass sketch.
Agree on the "EmmaStone/Mama Cass." It's criminal that *Chloe Troast* was not invited back for a second season!
If this is the “extraordinary “ one, man their writing is bad. That’s what they get for hiring nepo babies only.
As someone who is 1/4 Irish and experienced many a St. Patrick’s day in Boston, I send Ireland my deepest apologies!
No need for apologies ☘️☘️☘️
This sketch is too funny…I just love Chloe’s Irish impression 😂😂
What's not to love about Chloe, ever?!
the jump out the window was great.
Ironically...this actually happened to me in Ireland (Sligo). We stopped into a tiny coffee shop on a cold rainy morning, talked a bit, and the owner brought us through a door that opened into a into a huge pub, called around the town, and soon the whole town was in the pub drinking with us. It was totally surreal, and not unlike this skit! One local then brought us to the cemetary where my spouse's ancestors were buried, and we found them.
need photos ... or it didn't happen 🥸🥸
My great great grandparents left Ireland in 1850, that was practically yesterday too!😂
Mmm wonder what happened that caused that
Oh wow, mine too! I wonder why they ever left…
@mattiemccarthy9102 the 😂 after saying they left in 1850... makes me think they probably don't know why.
@@Dublin90210 in my case I’m being sarcastic. Just to be clear.
As a Scot, I thought for a moment I was seeing our beloved Laird Billy Connolly appear in the part of "Angus" there 😂 JK. Chloe had the best Scottish accent in that sketch 😂
Funny thing is, I visited Shannon 3x. First time I went, I visited a local pub and made friends with the locals. They treated me exceptionally well. Upon my second and third visit, they remembered me and treated me like I was actually Irish (I'm not) but I gotta say, of all the places I visited in the world, those people were the most authentic, kind, and just down to earth I've encountered.
if you go to live there they will ofrever call you "the yank"
@@seanshatters, fair play to 'em. If multiple people in the area have the same last name, the other way is calling the guy by his job (e.g. Oh, him? That's Murphy the plumber).
True to form. Failed is in the DNA. Notice how we want everyone to feel Irish and celebrate on St. Patrick's day. Not appropriation, it is sharing the joy.
@@seanshatters When I first went (with my mom) when I was just five all the boys called me "the wee yankee" and made me cry! I insisted that I was not (even though I had no idea what it meant).
Hi! Irish person living in Ireland here 👋 I've been loving Americans using our baby names because their great-great-great-great granduncle's niece's brother-in-law's cousin's cat was a stowaway on a coffinship sailing to Boston from Galway back during the Great Famine, so if you've been looking for some new baby names for your dearly beloved zygote, look no further!
1. Sliotar and Camán.
If you have two badass, powerful warriors of twin baby boys, Sliotar and Camán (Meaning Brave and Strong Willed) are two perfect names! Two infamous warriors who fought alongside Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill, two of Ireland's greatest Irish warriors, these names are perfect for your lil fighters!
2. Fuinneog.
Meaning elegance and beauty, this sophisticated baby name is perfect for your little girl who has the window to your soul.
3. Póg Mo Thóin.
I mean really, what screams 'I'm an Irish-American!' more than the name Póg Mo Thóin Smith? It's a long name, but the meaning behind it is fascinating. It stems from one of the first Gaelic women to ever live, who lived in Tír na nÓg, the Land of the Young (or eternal youth). Póg was one of the most beautiful women to live, and got her title, Mo Thóin for being levelheaded and fair to the people of her land. Today, the name Póg Mo Thóin is symbolic to all Irish people, so if you ever visit Ireland and get in a fight with a drunk Irish person, be sure to say the name to diffuse all animosity. It has a 100% success rate (said by a person who has said Póg Mo Thóin more times in her life than she can count) and you might even get a free pint of Guinness while you're at it!
4. Leithreas.
Meaning love of my life, and also being gender neutral, this is the perfect name if you're a boy mom!!
Sin é! Go raibh míle maith agaibh a chairde.
Love it
IM IN FUCKING HYSTERICS TRYING NOT TO WAKE MY SISTER OMG
You really put your back into this one. ✊
😆 Hiya from Cork
You are much, much funnier than SNL!!!
Now we just need U2 and Niall Horan to come crashing in! 🇮🇪☘🍻
You just wrote the follow up to this sketch ✍🏼 and wouldn’t it be great if they turned it into a short film segment? 😂
...or anyone a'tall who could actually do an Irish accent 😂
It also should have had Billy Connolly as the scottish guy.
And WESTLIFE！！！
And Sam heaughn lol
Lmao this is the funniest sketch SNL has put out in seasons. I can't believe it was cut
"I don't know why my ancestors left" 😂😂😂
Everything was going so well!
In 1860 too
I thought Paul's character was about to get angry at the ignorance of that comment (and I think it may have been a deliberate fake-out), but then I remembered what the opening narration said. 😄
@@jvgreendarmok I’ve met so many Americans that have thought the famine happened ONLY from the spuds going mouldy. One of them was calling it ‘the potato times’ and I had no idea what he was on about for ages. He assumed he was Irish because his hair was ginger and his second name was Patrick. That was his evidence. Not saying all of them, but there is certainly a percentage of Americans that come over and act like this and it leaves me speechless at the pure ignorance of it all 😂
@@gretchenvanschnozbaeg4040van schnozbaeg……. Definitely a pure blood Irish name 😂🤣😆
One of the best skits in the last few years for sure. Nicely done!
I love when Dismukes is in a sketch, and this time is no different. He so perfectly nailed the punchability of this type of person.
The jump out the window was hilarious.
How was this cut for time? It's so good!
as an irish woman, this is so true!! 😂😂😂😂 sending love to the man of the isle Paul Mescal ❤❤
This is one of the best sketches I’ve ever watched because this is 100% what my father thinks!😅😅😅
The “Slanch” killed me 😂😂😂
Oh god I’m dying laughing. My wife wants to go for this reason. My eyes are watering from laughing so hard!!!!
Hey you're more than welcome all the same 😊
@ but she needs a tattoo to prove she’s a daughter of the soil! 😂 don’t get me wrong I’m looking forward to visiting.
I’m from Ireland and I lived in America for a couple of years. People would always tell me that they kissed the Blarney Stone and got the gift of the gab, but I know someone who worked at the Blarney Stone and every morning before they opened they would piss on the stone
This is false
@ it’s 100% confirmed true.
@ your an indefinitely incorrect with your comment
@@SlurmsMackenzie187 lunarskyye2680 is missing the forest for the trees and yet proving the truth in this sketch. ;)
@@DK-zu6tt @slurmsmackenzie187 No worries folks, not like I work in Blarney Castle or anything. But hey, I'm not expecting a reply.
I didn't know SNL was doing real-life documentaries now.
good one!
When I told my irish wife that my dad claims we are irish because like four generations ago they moved, she got real smarmy and said "Hmm, you're not Irish you just have Irish heritage." I personally never talk about it because I dont care what my heritage is.
That said, we spent a week in Ireland in 2019 to get married and my parents bar crawled almost the entire time and had a great time. They took a picture with every bartender and everyone was nice to everyone. It was a great week!
Ya see, ya are Irish after all 🤣👍☘️☘️☘️
"Hmm, you're not Irish you just have Irish heritage."
In the U.S., "I'm Irish (or Italian, Norwegian, French)" means I have Irish heritage. I can't believe they don't know that's what it means.
@jmo8525 exactly... Also, if Irish Americans Didn't mention they had Irish heritage to us while they're here, we'd be very disappointed. We joke about a lot of this, but we really Do love to see Irish Americans connecting with what is Their own heritage too ☘️
@@jmo8525nope, I've had Irish Americans argue they're as Irish or in some cases more Irish than Irish born ( other lad he was talking about had African immigrant parents, played GAA went to the ploughing championship 😂 as Irish as you can get but because he's black.,, not Irish enough for these lads).
@@davediesel90 "I've had Irish Americans argue they're as Irish or in some cases more Irish than Irish born"
They are obviously talking about ethnicity. American is a nationality not an ethnicity.
And please dont misunderstand guys, most Irish people are quite fond of you yanks💜 And i think its natural and good to want to explore where your ancestors came from and be proud of it. This is just some satire because living in Dublin, it's a daily occurrence 😂❤
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Could also be titles "What not to do if you are an American visiting Ireland". I'm so Irish I still qualify for citizenship, three of four grandparents born in Ireland. My ancestors left for a reason, Ireland was poor, too many children being born, life was desperate. I remember my grandmother saying "What did Ireland ever do for me? Nothing...." She only went back once, to visit a sister outside Dublin, when she returned she said "Never, ever again will I set foot in that hellhole..."
That's exactly right. Too many children, not enough of anything else. Priests ruled the country for decades. People can idolise as much as they like but I like to think if I was born a couple of decades I would have gone too. I do think now though, the tables have turned. We have our problems but we have healthcare and we look after our own. And oh gawd, the USA tipping system. I fkn hate everything about it.
When he rang that bell I spit out my beer 😅😂😂
I truly feel this.
The part where the guy jumps out the window to fetch susan O'Connor asap is definitely the best. 😂😂😂
I feel this sketch should have been a two parter. The fantasy and then the reality. When that guy jumped out the window I absolutely lost it 😂😂😂
I worked at a well known tourist spot in Wicklow years ago and was asked one day by a lovely American lady if leprechauns are real, so quick as a flash I replied "yes, they live under the bridge there!" and God forgive me but she looked around, I felt bad for like 2 seconds, lol
They had all disappeared ?
@@irish66 There they all were, gone! ;).
In al honesty, some native Irish people were genuinely interested in talking to my dad & I when we told them we're Irish American from Boston. Most of them we met were sincerely kind people.
That's the joke, it's actually us that end up asking "and what part of Ireland were they from". 🤣🤣. We do find it great to see Irish Americans connecting with their heritage and ancestral home. Ireland is yours too ☘️☘️☘️
He probably didn't go around telling people he was Irish, Lol. Or suggesting it was a bit sad we had cars and flushing toilets. You know, cause that kinda spoiled it a bit for them.
I feel a bit attacked! 😂😂😂😂
This is hilarious
I’m American and had the good fortune to spend a year in Ireland attending University College Galway (I believe the name has since changed) nearly 40 years ago. I played on the school’s basketball team and my teammates loved teasing the “Yank.” It was all in good fun as I probably laughed more that year than any year of my life. Though, I must admit as a Red Sox fan, being called a Yank all the time was not easy to hear. 😁
New name is N.U.I.G.
Can't remember what it stands for. Except Galway of course.
If you came back you would see a lot of change not gonna lie.
I'm 54, we did call Americans yanks when I was young. Lol. The world has gotten a bit smaller.
That's hilarious I didn't expect that! Good old SNL! Thank You! Lydia 🎉
I can proudly say, as an American with 70% Irish heritage, when my wife and I spent two weeks in Ireland last year I didn't bring it up one time while in country.
Great. Europeans don't care about heritage.
Oddly enough, while in Italy, several people thought I was Spanish, and two thought I was Slavic/Russian. Probably because of my earnest attempt at learning/speaking the Italian language. My Bisnonno (great grandfather from Sicily) would have been amused. Not sure I have ever discussed heritage with the locals in Ireland.
Wow, you really should have. Everyone would have been delighted to reconnect with you.
I'll probably bring it up in Donegal but only because I've heard there are more Gallaghers there than people so we can all laugh hysterically over pints about probably being related like 10 generations removed, like literally everyone else there ;-)
@@grasmereguy5116 😂😂😂😂
I feel like they bought way too much fake film glass this episode and wrote their sketches around them, and I love it
As a Scot who encounters many “Scottish” American tourists I felt this one in my bones, lol. 😂
Best sketch in years 😂 can’t believe it was cut for time with the others they left in
I lost it when he went through the window 😂😂
It’s the same with Italian Americans imo 😂😂 Loved the sketch!
It’s almost as though Americans are searching for identity!
@ I’d say your opinion is not too far fetched! The United States are a relatively new nation in relation to other ones in the world and so is their culture. Sometimes it seems like they take too much pride in being long time relatives of ethnicities that show cultures that have virtually almost nothing to do with the modern American one 🫠
This scenario actually did happen to my italian-american friend when she went to Italy though 😂😂
@@Lauren-kj4zl please tell meee 😂😂 I’m really curious!
@@MsChumptyDumpty I think it is partially because many of our ancestors didn't necessarily *want* to leave where they were from and missed it desperately, and that sense of nostalgia/longing can get passed through
They're very sweet about it. Very kind. Of course there's lots of joking around and ribbing, but no hurt feelings. They were so kind to my elderly dad and I'm eternally grateful.
I love the "slanch" at the end, would have been hilarious to end with a "reality" version where everyone's just annoyed at him
Every Irish person and Scot who's ever had to listen to Americans online talk about their heritage just had their soul rejuvinated a little bit.
This skit impressed me a little. At least there's some realization with how strange it appears to us.
Just for a second at the very end, there was a split second where “his wife” smiled and reminded me of Gilda Radner. 😊
I totally see that😊
I went back - you are Absolutely right!! Lost her to the same disease that got my mom. Mom and the whole family loved Gilda
I was thinking that same thing.
Right back at you! Those of my family who emigrated to America never wanted to go back to Ireland.