I quote the biology teacher I had in high school, an Englishwoman. "The average IQ in the United States is 101. The average IQ in Great Britain is 98, I don't know why ours is lower, probably because we imported so many Irish." I do hope she read that study. That having been said, most of my forbearers were Irish. I have had conversations with people, who have said, "Oh, you're Irish, aren't you." Apparently there's something about my sense of humor, or mode of speaking that gives it away.
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