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i live in a country that is all minority. we're called irish and we will die out and be forgotten soon.
what happened was when early humans were moving north from africa into europe at the time there was a pathway of land linking england and ireland, so some of them spread out towards ireland, but then the walkway receded and they couldnt get back so they were stuck here. when they came they didn't know it was a dead end, they thought europe was probably way bigger. but no, just a dead end and the atlantic ocean. thing about ireland is that it is hospitable to humans, but just not enough to get anything decent going.
humans can survive here, the situation is acceptable for survival but not good enough that it will ever rise above below average.
the ideology of the irish and their entire social and cultural philosophy can be summed up thusly:
"ah well, fuck it."
OR
"ack well sure, what can ya do?"
"aie, fuck it like"
we are all alcoholics aswell. if you do not drink then you will not have any social life. it is like the fundamentalist south in america only without places like austin or bands like the butthole surfers, without any freaks, just christians. stupid, fucking, christians. since the recession we have been even more poor and fucked than usual and people are just breaking into houses and robbing them during the day now, blatantly, it doesnt matter. mothers with their kids/pensioners/whatever, some dick has to fund his skag/booze/gambling habit. or maybe he can't eat and actually needs it. who knows.
i dont know were you live. but its better than here. i mean american ghettos produced hip hop and all these vital art forms. ireland produces potatoes cancer christian guilt and alcoholism. broken dreams and indie pub rock.
my town is the suicide capital of the uk. after there was basically another teenage suicide every month or so, some people started a txt/inet campaign and created a list of people who were supposedly going to kill themelves next, or if they didnt they'd be killed.
the solution? MORE CHRISTIANS. they set up youth groups that teach the kids that king carlos juan of spain is the antichrist. i am not making this up, they have it on their bebo page for all to see.
wherever you live may be violent but at least it is somewhat exciting.
it could be worse, you could be getting shot and robbed and beat up and chased and screamed at on the street but also be incredibly bored and depressed at the same time. the highest form of cultural experiance on offer could be drinking cider under a bridge with marilyn manson fans. it could be a lot worse
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