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Fri 11 Nov 2009Pampered, ignorant punters should relax and take it easy

BRIAN BOYDon music....

Would a middle-class Irish person go to a dinner party, bang their fists on the table, swear at the host, and stomp out because they had been served seared foie gras with apple galette instead of the usual grilled squid, chorizo and parsley salad?