This post made me laugh.

The first two questions you ask an Irish person is where are you from, then followed by do you know ...

The funny thing is you usually do. It's amazing how small a world it is. Now having said that there is only 5m people in Ireland but it has become a habit and I am sure if you meet an Irish person that is the way the conversation will go. 😀 Apologies for my countrymen.