text: The Irish are a bit like the Scots except unlike the Scots who tend to wallow in their status as Europes lowlifes they do quite a good job of tricking foreigners into thinking they are nice genuine funloving peoplennTheyre not of course and deep down they are just as hostile and embittered as the rest of us but you would not think it from the constant fiddle music pints of guinness and undercurrent of religious hatred that combines to give Biddys it is unique atmospherennAvoid at weekends or on St Patricks day it is a living hell