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Can someone please explain to me why the phrase “beyond the pale” would be offensive to the Irish? It isn’t to me and in all my 36 years have never heard anyone take offense because of it. It’s used over here as well.
We can be a very grumpy group of feckers and are quick to take offense sometimes but that phrase doesn’t do it.
As to the rest of this bollocks? Well, IMO the OP is a very obvious troll.
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As an Irish-American, I don’t consider “beyond the Pale” an insult, either.
In fact, coming from the OP, it was a compliment!