I think it was Yeats that said the Irish psyche is naturally depressed. We have brief periods of joy followed by a return to despair. Reading some of the posts on job losses, politics etc, you could well believe Yeats was right.
I was talking to a few Irish people in London recently. One older Dublin guy said he's never go back, we can't move on in Ireland he said. One younger (23yrs) guy said he'd return to his village as soon as he could. London was great, but not home.
London itself is a thriving city, (in the parts I visited), full of energy and attitude. The Londoners seem to expect to succeed and dream big whereas we seem to be in under a cloud of depression. Thoughts anyone?
I was talking to a few Irish people in London recently. One older Dublin guy said he's never go back, we can't move on in Ireland he said. One younger (23yrs) guy said he'd return to his village as soon as he could. London was great, but not home.
London itself is a thriving city, (in the parts I visited), full of energy and attitude. The Londoners seem to expect to succeed and dream big whereas we seem to be in under a cloud of depression. Thoughts anyone?