When you spend time with Americans, you realise just how weird they are. Ugh, Americans! Or so most Irish people think. And in fact, most people globally would agree. They’re nuts. But how different are the Irish from Americans, really? During the relaxation of the first Covid lockdown in the summer of 2021, I remember being in Ireland. Sitting in a restaurant, inside of course, with a group of people to celebrate a 60th birthday. Around the table, a bunch of people asked me how insane Covid was in the US since they are anti-vaxxer weirdos. I looked around horrified.…