Irish alcoholism nature' reason for job rejection for Irish

[klr]

Read it and weep ... or laugh ... or both at once:

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.

"Usually when you apply for a job and they don't want you, they don't send a reply," she said.

"Or they tell you they would prefer someone from North America, because some schools prefer the accent.

"But this reply was a first. When I got the email, it was so abrupt and short. I actually laughed when I read it initially.

"But then I wanted to write back a really angry response.

"In the end I took a deep breath and sent back a reply, that was a little bit sarcastic as I couldn't believe the email I had received. But I haven't heard anything back since."

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more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29929333

[JimC]

Reminds me of the signs that English landladies used to put up in their front windows in years gone past:

"No dogs, blacks or Irish"

[tattuchu]

"In the end I took a deep breath, had a few drinks to calm my nerves, and sent back a reply that was a little bit sarcastic as I couldn't believe the email I had received. But I haven't heard anything back since. So I had a few more drinks to pass the time while I wait, and then a few more, and then more still."

[klr]

A bit like "No Irish Need Apply".

By the looks of the grammar in the rejection message, they could do with a good English teacher.

"In the end I took a deep breath, had a few drinks to calm my nerves, and sent back a reply that was a little bit sarcastic as I couldn't believe the email I had received. But I haven't heard anything back since. So I had a few more drinks to pass the time while I wait, and then a few more, and then more still."

[Tyrannical]

I bet they reject a lot of Brits on the grounds that they can't speak understandable English. Received pronunciation is is the only acceptable form, and is spoken by only around 5% of the population.

[Svartalf]

Fromm the country that invented soju, that's rich...

[mistermack]

Reminds me of the signs that English landladies used to put up in their front windows in years gone past:

"No dogs, blacks or Irish"

Sensible those landladies.
Some of those Irish lads were a menace, especially with the drink in em.
And the blacks in those days would nick anything.

And black Irish dogs were absolute bastards.

[JimC]

It would have particularly stung if it had happened to you, Kev...

[mistermack]

It would have particularly stung if it had happened to you, Kev...

The thing is, back in those days, the Irish lads knew perfectly well why they weren't wanted.
I've heard the old guys laughing about the places that they wrecked, in fights back in those days.

And the alcohol thing has some truth to it as well, although it's a minority, it's a bigger minority than many other countries. The church was always trying to get people to sign the pledge, and I know plenty of people who did sign the pledge and kept to it.
It was an accepted fact in Ireland for years that alcohol was a national problem.
Mind you, Scotland wasn't much different.

[klr]

It would have particularly stung if it had happened to you, Kev...

... alright, I feel better now. I think I'll have some orange juice

[mistermack]