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We landed in Dublin and I made my way to the departure area knowing I had a long wait ahead, there's not much to say about it other than it was incredibly boring...mostly. I would get a coffee and then read for a while and then get another coffee and then read for a while and on it went.

Eventually I got so bored I walked around for a while and then went to my departure gate once it was announced. I had only been sitting for a short time when an American couple sat beside me. I made the mistake of being polite and saying hello.

I was then subjected to an hour-long monologue about why Donald Trump was the greatest President in America's history, how he tried to clean out the swamp, how he was the only one who tried to stop all the illegals from taking over the country (this was I think ironic as she was from somewhere 'south of the border'). She went on and on about how dishonest Joe Biden stole the election from the American people, how they were trying to stop the great Donald Trump from running for President again. Even covid got a mention, although I did notice she didn't say anything about bleach.

I'm trying to be a better person, and when you have been shown grace by others and you know it, how can you not show grace back? So, in what I like to think was a superhuman effort, I refrained from correcting her with some actual facts, and just went to my happy place while she droned on. Besides, you can't argue with crazy.

I was saved by the call to start boarding. It's just a short flight to Edinburgh and so about an hour later I was standing on home soil once more. I love this land, it's here my heart lies, and though I have been to some amazing places with amazing people, there's no place like home.Читать далее