100%. Ireland is a post-colonial society in many respects. My generation are the first generation to be able to get a job in Ireland (and even then most of us

100%. Ireland is a post-colonial society in many respects. My generation are the first generation to be able to get a job in Ireland (and even then most of us can't afford a house). It takes time for culture like that to be worked through. See also, Irish people's opinions of our most successful export, Bono. (he's a dick btw, because of the tax dodging though, not because of his success).