But Europe has its myth. Maybe it does not talk to you in Ireland, but it does work here on the continent: Europe is the reconciliation of France and Germany (and the relief of those squeezed in the middle). The problem of Europe is that it has brought in members that have not accepted this idea of reconciliation, and see intra-European stuff as a continuation of old fights in a new way.

I'm aware of the myth, but it is never mentioned in either the Irish or the British media. It's not really a part of the story. And I don't think it's part of the story in Europe either, though I could be wrong.