They also don’t want to know you unless you are Irish. I lived in Sunnyside Queens New York which 20 years ago had a huge off the boat Irish population. Now it’s all middle eastern, gee what a surprise. But back then, unless you were born in Ireland, they did not want to know who the hell you were, very very very aloof. They would acknowledge me, and talk about weather but as far as being pals, no way, I have no idea why.
Because we are clannish