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Serious question:  Do you think this young man accurately represents Ireland?

Well, there's a certain Irishness to his idiocy, I can't deny that.

As regards the dead writers, I'll happily defend Joyce, but not Yeats. They were both frauds, but Joyce was fun.

Some dude from Ireland.  Faust says he's not representative of you guys, but I have my doubts.

I see. Thanks.

I suspect it's a natural defense mechanism anytime you find yourself having to live in the same country that produced James Joyce and IANAR.

What's IANAR?

Perhaps it's just cultural differences?

That's as good a reason as any to have an argument.

The main thing to watch out for in this situation is politics. Optimism frequently leads people to think they can improve the world, and that can make you even more annoying than religious missionaries.

As many of my friends will tell you.

For what it's worth, this is the first time since the early nineties that I heard about a famous person dying before someone told me a joke about that person's death.

That's the real tragedy here.