a friend was at a small theatre in London . Sittihg next to him was an attractive young lady , who he started chatting to during the interval . This was in the eighties. "Oh you're from Ireland "she said hearing his accent. Bob Geldoff's from Ireland , he's Irish isn't he "? My friend said ,yes Bob Geldoff is from Ireland and that he was indeed Irish , but that most Irish people didn't really see him as being Irish. as such . "How do they see him then if they don't see him as Irish -as English?" "No", he said "not as English" and tried to explain what Irish people think of Geldoff. Eventually he gave up and said "Well really they just see him as an asshole ".
"Bob Geldoff is my husband"
My friend is very polite . He told me how embarrassed he'd been but she brushed aside his attempted profuse apologies: " They're right", she said that's exactly what he is.