Comments on: Treading water, backwards (with apologies to Spike Milligan) http://www.out-of-ideas.com/2006/06/14/24/ I write, therefore I drink tea Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:11:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Donnacha http://www.out-of-ideas.com/2006/06/14/24/comment-page-1/#comment-773 Donnacha Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:00:39 +0000 http://www.out-of-ideas.com/?p=24#comment-773 I find this antedote very insulting as an Irish person. Whenever I meet British people (generally not Welsh, but always always English and Scottish), they always ask me my religion - when i reply that I wasn't raised to believe in organised religion, they continue to associate me with either being a Catholic or a Protestant, despeite my Protestations. THat antedote is originates from Belfast as you clearly pointed out, and is not relevant to life in Dublin, or indeed to the majority of people throughout the 26 counties! I find this antedote very insulting as an Irish person. Whenever I meet British people (generally not Welsh, but always always English and Scottish), they always ask me my religion – when i reply that I wasn’t raised to believe in organised religion, they continue to associate me with either being a Catholic or a Protestant, despeite my Protestations. THat antedote is originates from Belfast as you clearly pointed out, and is not relevant to life in Dublin, or indeed to the majority of people throughout the 26 counties!

]]> By: Sol http://www.out-of-ideas.com/2006/06/14/24/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Sol Fri, 16 Jun 2006 06:48:43 +0000 http://www.out-of-ideas.com/?p=24#comment-63 What puts me out of temper is the fact that my protestant upbringing means that I have twinges of wanting to denounce Orthodox churches and Orthodoxy in general for worhiping graven images on a reasonably regular basis. Astonishing how it stayes with you, isn't it? Splendid. Can we have more? What puts me out of temper is the fact that my protestant upbringing means that I have twinges of wanting to denounce Orthodox churches and Orthodoxy in general for worhiping graven images on a reasonably regular basis. Astonishing how it stayes with you, isn’t it?

Splendid. Can we have more?

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