Mentally, what is the difference between irish and english ?

[Grace O'Malley]

The spleen / eccentricity thing is quite true, I guess. I like it much. Wish the Germans would have more of that.

It's quite ridiculous as anyone that lives in Ireland would attest that Ireland is full of eccentrics. That's why I though it was a stupid observation for Oliver to make.

There even a book on the topic.

https://www.lilliputpress.ie/product...cs-a-selection

Here's an article about some Irish eccentrics.

Everyone loves a crackpot, especially an Irish crackpot. And our history is full of them writes Damian Corless

A prototype Howard Hughes, Benjamin O'Neill Stratford of Baltinglass devoted his entire life to building the world's biggest balloon. In the 1830s he constructed a giant hangar on his estate, spending the next 20 years working there in total secrecy. He was so fearful of rivals that he kept only one servant. The paranoid Stafford wouldn't even employ a cook, having meals-on-wheels delivered daily by Royal Mail coach.

https://magill.ie/archive/irish-eccentrics-motley-crew

[#Oda#]

It's quite ridiculous as anyone that lives in Ireland would attest that Ireland is full of eccentrics. That's why I though it was a stupid observation for Oliver to make.

There even a book on the topic.

https://www.lilliputpress.ie/product...cs-a-selection

Here's an article about some Irish eccentrics.



https://magill.ie/archive/irish-eccentrics-motley-crew

Thank you.
I already assumed that I'd get into the sandtrap. It's just, what arrives over here about that cliché is mostly about the English. May be quite distorted, sure. However, for the Germans I can say, the stereotype is quite true - we are not very eccentric on an average as far as I can evaluate.

[Annie999]

They said Oliver is an intellectual and then a professor, but it was all sarcasm - mockery- he's neither. And you didn't get it. So Anglo Celtic pointed out that you don't understand sarcasm by saying your "sarcasm detector" is "off", but such artifact doesn't exist, his expression was just figurative. Are you autistic by any chance?

[Oliver109]

Those statistics were from a time when Ireland was mostly under British control and education was restricted to the large amount of Irish. Ireland now is doing much better now that it has control of her own resources including education.

Even now Ireland is basically a centre for companies because of low taxes and also a lot of pharmaceutical industries, it still isn't a country that is associated with innovation and technology. I am not denying that Ireland is successful, it is but I don't see much evidence that they have become much more innovative.

[Oliver109]

It's quite ridiculous as anyone that lives in Ireland would attest that Ireland is full of eccentrics. That's why I though it was a stupid observation for Oliver to make.

There even a book on the topic.

https://www.lilliputpress.ie/product...cs-a-selection

Here's an article about some Irish eccentrics.



https://magill.ie/archive/irish-eccentrics-motley-crew

I think Ireland is more accepting of eccentrics than say Greece or Poland but the English have always been a people that actually seem to love eccentric characters, could you imagine someone like Jacob Rees Mogg in Irish government lol?

[Anglo-Celtic]

This is how the Irish feel about Oliver's comment.

Look on the bright side. Americans get it even worse on this forum.

[Grace O'Malley]

Even now Ireland is basically a centre for companies because of low taxes and also a lot of pharmaceutical industries, it still isn't a country that is associated with innovation and technology. I am not denying that Ireland is successful, it is but I don't see much evidence that they have become much more innovative.

It is actually the 23rd most innovative country for 2023. That's quite reasonable and I'm surprised they were a couple of places above Australia which is very innovative. Ireland is also investing more in innovation and technology. You make Ireland sound like there is something defective in the Irish. For a country of it's history and size it is actually not too bad in that area.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mos...20applications.

[Grace O'Malley]

I think Ireland is more accepting of eccentrics than say Greece or Poland but the English have always been a people that actually seem to love eccentric characters, could you imagine someone like Jacob Rees Mogg in Irish government lol?

There are eccentric people everywhere. They are here in Australia as well. Speaking of eccentric politicians one I'm even aware of in Ireland (remember I don't live there) is Danny Healy-Rae.

Danny Healy-Rae, an Independent TD (or member of parliament) from Kerry in the south-west of the country, claimed a dip that had reappeared after being repaired on the N22 road was the result of “numerous” fairy forts in the region.

The so-called fairy forts are the remains of hillforts or round dwellings found mainly in Ireland, some of which date back a thousand years.

Local folklore suggests disturbing a fairy fort can bring misfortune.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/...road/2nu5wjrt6

There has been quite a few characters as politicians here in Australia as well. In fact I would say all countries have some eccentric characters in politics.

[Duarte]

Even now Ireland is basically a centre for companies because of low taxes and also a lot of pharmaceutical industries, it still isn't a country that is associated with innovation and technology. I am not denying that Ireland is successful, it is but I don't see much evidence that they have become much more innovative.

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[Abaddon]

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