FAIQ #11: Why Did You Leave Ireland and Move to Kansas City?
Q. Why Did You Leave Ireland and Move to Kansas City?
This is the most Frequently Asked Irish Question of all. I usually give one of the following answers:
• I can’t remember anymore
• I don’t know
• To paint
• I wanted space; it got expensive in Dublin and KC has lots of it
• I followed somebody who followed somebody; in fact if we could go back far enough there’s probably one person from Ireland here somewhere that we all ultimately followed. Ask them.
But the real answer is:
A. I had an Irish friend with a young family in KC in financial difficulty; Because I was young-ish and single, I was able to help. So I did.
See Also:
• FAIQ #10 : How do you find America?
• FAIQ #8 : What’s Your Favourite Irish Song?
• FAIQ #4 : What impresses you most about the United States?
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