Irish anybody?

[Odaisé Gaelach]

I was on Inis Mór a while back. I was sitting on the steps to this statue, looking out at the bay. It was a good day, bright and clear.

This elderly Japanese woman was sitting beside me. She looked at me and I looked at her, and she pointed to herself and said:
"Japanese."
I pointed back to myself and replied:
"Irish."
With her thin hands she guestered out over the bay. What she said next I will never forget.
"Beautiful."
I simply replied,
"Yes." There was nothing more that could be said.

It's a strange feeling, when someone comes from the other side of the world, from a country so intricate and richly cultured as Japan, to tell you that your country looks beautiful

[Poopcannon]

That's because she didn't come to Dublin, and if she did, she was making a comparison *looks out the window and shudders*

[Cless]

What a lovely story, OdaiseGaelach.

Good to see your family were one of the few that didn't over-stay their welcome & went home again.

:laughing:

Man, I've never actually noticed how beautiful my country is, or how green it looks.