All changed utterly as old foe embraces Irish competitors. Des Cahill, an Irish sports commentator, put the cat among the pigeons yesterday when he tweeted “The English public are giving massive support to all the Irish athletes at the Olympics. It’s embarrassing, knowing it is not done in reverse.”
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The South hate the North.
Zoom out.
The English hate the Scots.
Zoom out.
The UK hates France.
It's that sort of mentality. Still, fair play on the Irish if they're doing well. Maybe they can pay off their debt with the medals :thumbsup:
And the Welsh love everyone, cause we're cool like that lol
I've met a handful roaming the pups, they're all older gentlemen now and completely bitter over what they see as a compramise.
The fact that the English are cheering just shows how little they've reflected over that conflict and proves how the well oiled media machine is able to influence the public zietgiest.
That era is one of most shameful periods in English history.