Ireland

The United States

People

-Courteous/Contentious

-Friendly with tourists

-Fascinated by our accents

-Not as courteous

-Tourists seen as a bother

-Fascinated by accents

Food/Restaurants

-Strong influence of beef and potatoes

-Very clean restrooms

-Fast food is better quality

-Alcohol much more accepted with meals

-Gratuity is not expected

-Gratuity expected

-Alcohol is seen as an issue in some cases

-Fast food=cheap

Climate/Weather

-Very rainy all the time

-Air is much cleaner

-Not as much snow

-Temperate and not as cold

Religious Influence

-Major role in society

-Divides people and cities

-Large influence of Christianity (Protestant/Catholic)

-Freedom of Religion

-Separation of Church and State

-No religious divides

Infrastructure

-City streets very clean

-Street sweepers every single night

-Streets free of trash

-National Bike Share program

-Public transportation embraced

-Public transportation outside of major cities is taboo

-Trash a common site on the streets

Northern Ireland

Republic of Ireland

People

-People are very friendly

-Strong hatred of the British in major cities

-Divided over religion

-People embrace tourism

-People are very friendly

-People embrace tourism

-Great deal of pride in their flag

-Embrace Christianity

Culture

-Colonialism has left its mark

-Embrace the beauty of their country (Giant’s Causeway and various other sites)

-Desire for home rule of entire island

-Pride!

-Dublin-tourism

Religion

-Divided between Protestants and Catholics

-Very present in the everyday life of the people

-Catholicism

-Religion is a major part of the everyday life of the people

Guinness

-Better the closer you get to Dublin

-Better the closer you get to Dublin