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I'm in my 20s and my parents are in their late 40s. We used to live in the US for 2 years and now Europe (Ireland) for 11 years. In that time, I don't think I've seen my parents have a single close friend that was Irish or American (white).
We also don't live in a black neighbourhood, both times we've lived in middle class completely white neighbourhoods so that's puzzling. I myself have difficulty making friends and wonder if this could possibly be race. My parents say that's not an issue but for them, they don't have any friends from this country.
I have heard in real life and read online from other foreigners that Irish people are a hard bunch to break into their social circle when it comes to friendships. The analogy someone used is that they're like peaches. Really nice and friendly on the surface but have a protective shell in their core and won't invite you into their house. They only trust mates they've known from secondary school. Other countries are described as coconuts. They make seem hard, cold and distant on the outside but are really friendly on the inside once you get to know them.
I'm in my 20s and my parents are in their late 40s. We used to live in the US for 2 years and now Europe (Ireland) for 11 years. In that time, I don't think I've seen my parents have a single close friend that was Irish or American (white).
We also don't live in a black neighbourhood, both times we've lived in middle class completely white neighbourhoods so that's puzzling. I myself have difficulty making friends and wonder if this could possibly be race. My parents say that's not an issue but for them, they don't have any friends from this country.
I have heard in real life and read online from other foreigners that Irish people are a hard bunch to break into their social circle when it comes to friendships. The analogy someone used is that they're like peaches. Really nice and friendly on the surface but have a protective shell in their core and won't invite you into their house. They only trust mates they've known from secondary school. Other countries are described as coconuts. They make seem hard, cold and distant on the outside but are really friendly on the inside once you get to know them.
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