Chapter 880 I left you here because you are short
"Boss, the facts prove that I am your favorite!" Kasim said as he stood beside Xiao Peng with a flattering look on his face.
He said this because Khedira had gone to Dublin, Ireland, and asked him to tell the people on the ship what happened here, while he and Kassin continued to stay in Northern Ireland. Since he was here, he would take a look. How did he say that? "Since we are here!"
Kassin was very proud that Xiao Peng asked Khedira to pull him back and let him follow him.
Xiao Peng gave him the middle finger: "Do you know why I kept you here?"
Kasim shook his head: "I don't know!"
Xiao Peng gave a direct answer: "Because you are shorter than Khedira! I really hate it when you two stand on either side of me. It's like you can't take the center position in a photo with a police officer. When you two stand next to me, I feel like a criminal who has been arrested for doing something wrong!"
Ka Xin laughed out loud after hearing this: "I don't care why, I'm with you now. Boss, what are we having for dinner today?"
Xiao Peng sighed: "Don't mention what to eat, okay? Is there anything else here besides potatoes?"
Kasim's expression also froze.
Xiao Peng was right. I had heard that the Irish liked potatoes, but when I came here I found that it was not an exaggeration at all. Their love for potatoes comes from the soul, and potatoes can be found in almost all food here.
"The potatoes here are delicious!" Cashin said. "They have a typical Irish flavor, different from anywhere else!"
"I don't deny that! But you'll get sick of it if you eat too much!" Xiao Peng said.
The two were walking and talking when a girl handing out flyers came towards them and handed Xiao Peng a flyer, then continued walking.
Xiao Peng has the characteristics of an Irish person here.
Compared to people in other parts of Europe, the Irish are much more welcoming and will actively offer help to others when they see them on the street. They are relatively simple and honest.
Of course, this isn't to say that discrimination doesn't exist here. Discrimination is ubiquitous. Racial discrimination is just one form of discrimination. Furthermore, even racial discrimination isn't exclusive to Westerners; many Chinese people harbor racist views, as do those who discriminate against Black people, Southeast Asians, and the Middle East.
Almost everyone spends their lives in discrimination, discriminating against others and being discriminated against by others: rich people discriminate against poor people; educated people discriminate against uneducated people; those who studied well in school discriminate against those who studied poorly; some poor students even discriminate against those who study well; beautiful people discriminate against ugly people; tall people discriminate against short people; those with strong work abilities look down on those with poor work abilities; those with poor work abilities often form groups to discriminate against those with good work abilities... Aren't these all discrimination?
But in comparison, Xiao Peng really likes these Irish people with "highland red" on their cheeks more and more. At least they look comfortable, warm, generous and polite on the surface.
Well, this is a little more like the Chinese, at least it looks acceptable!
"Boss, what flyers?" Kasim asked curiously.
Xiao Peng took a look and said, "There's some kind of Pan-Ireland Classic Car Rally going on right now. But judging by the description, it's more like a parade. It's a way for Northern and Southern Ireland to express friendship. You see, it's called a rally, but the route isn't fixed; you can just drive anywhere as long as you get to Dublin. Any classic car can participate, and it's not a speed race. If you complete the race within ten days, there's a prize—come on, it takes ten days to get from here to Dublin? You can get there on the same day, okay?"
"What are they trying to do?" Kasim was confused after hearing this.
Xiao Peng said, "Like I said, it's a way to convey the friendship between the North and the South. Northern Ireland remained in the UK because there were more British people than Northern Irish. But a small population doesn't mean there were no people. Thirty years of continuous war had a huge impact on Northern Ireland's economy. Now that Ireland's economy is so prosperous, Northern Ireland can take the opportunity of Brexit to return to Ireland. If I'm not mistaken, the reason they wanted me to find the 'Mistletoe' is the same. It's to remind the Irish today how the British treated them back then. The Irish should unite, and at the same time, they hope that more Northern Irish people will support Irish reunification."
Kasin said, "Boss, I don't understand what you're saying. Didn't you say that Northern Ireland is mostly British? It's still the same now, right? How could they support Irish unification?"
Xiao Peng smiled and shook his head, saying, "Kasin, you don't know this, do you? Northern Ireland has two ruling parties, one is the British party and the other is the Irish party. In recent years, Northern Ireland has always been led by the British party and supplemented by the Irish party. The current leader of Northern Ireland that day, Alena Foster, belongs to the British party, but so what? They also support unification now. What era is it now? Does race still matter? Take the British in Northern Ireland, for example. They have lived here for so long that the British no longer consider them British. They live with the Irish every day and have long since developed a sense of identity as Irish. Besides, it all comes down to the saying: whoever gives you milk is your mother, right? It's like having a rich father on one side and a rich mother on the other. How should you choose?"
"Of course I'll choose the one who loves me more and is more willing to spend money on me!" Kasin said.
"That's all!" Xiao Peng snapped his fingers. "Let's go check out the classic cars!"
"Ah? Can we watch it now?" Kasim asked.
Xiao Peng handed the flyer to Kasin and nodded, saying, "It's two blocks from here. They're starting the race tomorrow, and today is all about the classic car exhibition. The promotional slogan is great, saying that all the classic cars from all over Ireland are gathered together. Let's go check it out!"
Kasin took the flyer, looked at it, and said helplessly, "Boss, what's the point of going to see this? It sounds really interesting, but we don't have a car, so we can't join in the fun even if we want to. Your Citroën may be quite old, but it's not a classic car! The regulations say that only cars over 50 years old can participate in the competition. Your car doesn't qualify. Besides, even if you did, you'd have shipped it back home, right?"
Xiao Peng grinned and said, "So what? It's just a car, right? Let's go take a look. If I find one I like, I can just buy it! We can't just sit here and wait for a call, right? Since we're in Ireland, let's have some fun! How about a road trip? Did you know that Braveheart, the movie about the Scottish War, was actually filmed in Ireland? And Saving Private Ryan and Harry Potter were also filmed here! Wouldn't it be a shame not to go and see it?"
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