"There are many crimes in the Irish lexicon, odd actions that in the UK wouldn't even rate a mention, but here were nigh on unforgivable.
Topping the list are:
1.) Silence or reticence. You've got to be able to chat, preferably incessantly. Making sense isn't even part of the equation.
2.) Not buying a round. You might think no one notices, but they do.
3.) Having notions, ideas above your imagined station.
4.) Neglecting the grave of your family.
There are others, such as having a posh accent, disliking hurling, watching BBC, but they are the second division. There's a way back from them, but the first division, you are fucked."
- Ken Bruen, "Cross, A Novel"
