RE: Living in Fear
July 11, 2022 at 12:28 pm
(This post was last modified: July 11, 2022 at 12:28 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(July 11, 2022 at 12:19 pm)tackattack Wrote:(July 11, 2022 at 11:30 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: When I lived in Northern Ireland, the notion that any time I walked out might be my last was ever-present, but I’m not sure if it counts as being in fear for my life (fatalism runs deep in NI). I got over that feeling after a few years in New Zealand - people here just don’t seem particularly interested in killing each other.
As far as fear of cops goes, that also changed when we emigrated. I was reared in the tradition that cops were to be hated as well as feared. Now, not so much.
Boru
In NI what was the fear of, terrorist bombers, potato farmers, getting clogged to death...?
@Fireball ok so fearless... got it.
Thanks for the responses so far from everyone btw.
3500 killed, 48 000 injured. I’m glad you find the 50 000+ casualties of the Troubles a source for humour.
Boru
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