Posted on 11/07/2014 9:02:03 AM PST by Olog-hai
A teacher from the Republic of Ireland has been turned down for a job in South Korea due to the “alcoholism nature” of Irish people.
Katie Mulrennan, from County Kerry, had applied for a teaching job in Seoul. She was told by an agency that their client did not hire Irish people due to their perceived drinking habits.
The 26-year-old told the BBC that she could not believe the email was real at first. […]
Last week, she received a reply that said: “I am sorry to inform you that my client does not hire Irish people due to the alcoholism nature of your kind”. …
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Well, the Obama civil rights crowd will be all over this like a rash.
Not.
Better to look like a lawyer than to look overqualified.
The latter excuse was often used during those dreary days in 1983 and 4 when I lost my job in the oil industry and tried to find employment.
I still thank God daily that the business turned around not long thereafter.
Not everybody in Ireland drinks a lot. I have been there and many Irish do not drink alcohol or drink very little. HOWEVER, the ones who do imbibe too much drink large quantities. That is why the per capita alcohol consumed in Ireland is high, but the rate of alcoholism is among the lowest in Europe. BTW, there are temperance halls in all over Ireland. The Irish are also the biggest tea drinkers in the world.
Must have sold well!
:p
“Yes, but we are highly functioning alcoholics”
I’ll drink to that. :-)
If you're talking about kimchi, I'll say "fermented, yes. gross, no." A liking for kimchi is something I brought back from Korea.
I’ve been there too..a lot
Kinfolks in Mayo
Ireland is a drinking country....pub life...daily drinking
Per pure alcohol per capita extrapolated from types of drinks
Ireland is 12 litres a year per person 15 or older
The US is 8
France is nearly 13....highest
Eastern European is highest binge or drunk nations... they and South Korea
Funny.
Koreans drink like fish.
American military brought Coke along and set up bottling operations. I am sure they viewed it as the invaders drink.
Not kimchi specifically. Koreans eat all sorts of fermented stuff.
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