[disgruntledphd2]

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).