after many decades of ethnic abuse against the 'Paddies' ; perhaps the UK'S subject's inability to understand the concept of irony(though thinking they do from the lyrics of Alannis Morrisette)...perhaps true and bitter irony can be best explained by way of
4 people went to an architect's office looking for employment. They had a mandatory IQ test. The english guy was asked to spell wood. After some moments, he was overjoyed to know he could The welsh guy was asked to count his fingers. The Scot,answered the question "where is glasgow". All 3 passed, eventually. The latter two were glad not to be asked as to who pays for their Insitutions; Assemblies; Media and much heralded football stadia.
The Irish guy, was asked "tell us the difference between a joist, and a girder. He replied, " well....Joyce, being the literary giant nulli secundus et summa cum laude of the 20th century..... initiated the genre 'stream of conciousness' that would pervasively inspire subsequently, the novels and scripts of that century.
Goerthe Johann Wolfgang....from Frankfort Am Main, was a poet and playwright, and a veritable talisman of German culture.
Begorrah sir, did you ask 'joist' and 'girder'?. He explained the terminology of construction more succinctly to his inquisitor.
And added, "I need the extra work to get me through medical school".