rant · moment 24 of 26
Ben's Irish Heritage vs. WASP Heritage in London
from #294 - One Hyde Park | The Tim Dillon Show · #294
4 min
Tim contrasts his own Irish-Catholic heritage (discovered in Dublin) with Ben's quiet WASP English heritage, riffing on golf, tweed, and English reserve versus Irish fire.
- Tim contrasts Ben's Irish heritage—Catholic, repressed, fighting and grudges—with his own WASP heritage of golf, dull quiet people, and eccentric autistic energy.
- Ben connects to Dublin the way Tim connected to London: both were drawn to places matching their ethnic heritage, though Ben saw drunk political reactionaries in Dublin.
- London is the financial capital of the world, and what makes it appealing is that people aren't screaming and yelling—it's civilized, unlike America.
- America isn't a civilized country: people attack each other with Academy Awards, it's a grotesque fun house circus compared to how things work elsewhere.
- Ben says these are his people and lists what he loves about the UK: tea, clotted cream, people dressing nice, golf, nobody in political statement shirts, good hygiene, and most importantly, nobody screaming.
- Ireland has more fire than the UK and people there still talk constantly about reunification, which will never stop.
- Tim and Ben agree the Irish accent is the most musical accent, with the voice functioning like an instrument being played, and there's something deeply attractive about it.
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