by Arianddu » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:42 am
TRAGChick wrote:Saint John wrote:Worst holiday known to man. Irish people boast as if they have any sort of relevant heritage, cuisine or important historical figures. They don't.
Well, you DO have a point there....
I went to Ireland, and:
1. Their "National Cuisine" is NOT Corned Beef & Cabbage.
2. Less than 10% of the population is red-haired w/ tons of freckles; the majority of people look dark, like Colin Farrell.
The red-haired thing was a Tourist Ploy.
3.
However, the Northern Ireland Resistance is something to be respected. They held their ground against the English.Oh, and I'm also part English.
Mmm, while I respect their desire for independent rule, I don't like the way they went about it, or the hypocrisy of the Americans paying for it. Being four blocks from an IRA bomb going off was not one of my life's highlights.
Why treat life as a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving in an attractive & well-preserved body? Get there by skidding in sideways, a glass of wine in one hand, chocolate in the other, body totally worn out, screaming WOOHOO! What a ride!