Lonely Planet lists Ireland as the friendliest country in the world
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Sometimes you go to a place for its beauty or famous tourist sites. Other times, you simply go for the people.That's partially how I ended up in Ireland to work after college. In my humble opinion, the Irish are some of the nicest people on this planet. And now, there is documented evidence to support this.
Lonely Planet's remarkable Bluelist now boasts that Ireland is indeed the friendliest, most welcoming country in the world.
While this is no surprise for me, I'd never be able to guess the other countries mentioned in the top ten list. And in fact, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that backpackers and travelers voted the USA in at second; this is great news considering the bashing we've been receiving abroad in the last few years.
In case you are looking for a holiday destination where the people themselves will put a smile on your face you may want to check out the other countries which also made the list; Malawi, Vietnam, Thailand, Fiji, Indonesia, Samoa, and Scotland.
Filed under: Malawi, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Ireland, United States, Fiji, Samoa
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Oct 19th 2007 @ 4:44PM
Grin said...
Did Scotland really win twice?
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Oct 19th 2007 @ 4:55PM
Chris said...
Kudos to Scotland, the city so nice he named it twice!
What other cities are so nice they named it twice? (i.e. New York City, The Big Apple)
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Oct 20th 2007 @ 6:23PM
mryap said...
Well...my sister-in-law recently got scolded by a bus driver of Airlink service number 748 that runs from Dublin Airport to City centre so much for "friendliest country in the world"
I believe her is an isolated and exception case.
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Oct 22nd 2007 @ 10:34AM
Deodra said...
Glad to see that Ireland made the top of the list! We are indeed the nicest people- if we do say so ourselves. ;^)
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Aug 27th 2008 @ 11:45AM
me said...
What a joke is this? Ireland friendly country. Maybe you mean Scotland? That small conservative anti-immigrant xenophobic island is no friendly at all. The people are really out of life without sense of warmth. There is coldness everywhere. I live in Ireland for 2 years and I can say this is the only country I didn't make friends... I've seen Irish avoiding speaking to foreigners. They are dangerously closed community. Where is the friendliness is this country? I believe everywhere the people are less racists and more polite. What the hell Ireland? NOWAY
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Sep 17th 2008 @ 1:00PM
Martin said...
We're apprehensive of the new wave of immigration because we don't it to ruin or lovely island, that's understandable, surely? After seeing what mass immigration has done to Britain, we don't want it to happen to us.
To call Irish racists is ridiculous, some of my best mates are Polish who have only been in the country a about 3 years. I think you should have stayed longer than 2 years to experience Ireland, but to be honest, with an attitude like yours, i'm glad you left! We don't have room for people like you; you'll be better off in the UK where they pander to newcomers at the expense of local native people and their culture.
Sep 17th 2008 @ 1:02PM
Martin said...
We're apprehensive of the new wave of immigration because we don't it to ruin or lovely island, that's understandable, surely? After seeing what mass immigration has done to Britain, we don't want it to happen to us.
To call Irish racists is ridiculous, some of my best mates are Polish who have only been in the country a about 3 years. I think you should have stayed longer than 2 years to experience Ireland, but to be honest, with an attitude like yours, i'm glad you left! We don't have room for people like you; you'll be better off in the UK where they pander to newcomers at the expense of local native people and their culture.
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