If his biggest problem with Americans, as he expresses it here, is that the Americans "love Ireland", he's
an idiotic ingrate or VERY hard up for complaints.
They don't 'owe us anything"?...Really?...It's clear you know little to nothing about Irish history, so before I
take on the exhausting task of educating you, I'll start with the small stuff and say they at least 'owe' us common courtesy,
especially since they've always got their hands out for the tourist dollar...They're not so 'fussy' when they're leaning on us for money,
and not ONLY tourist money, and if you don't believe me, you may check with native Irish actor Gabriel Byrne, who delivered
a scathing indictment of the native Irish treatment of Irish Americans in anticipation of Ireland's "Gathering" recently.
Do you even know what that was??
Whatever their 'options', on immigration, ours seems to appeal to them greatly -- They are loaded with American relatives.
I don't know what your experience in Ireland is, dear, but it seems quite slim, so I'd suggest you control that jerking knee
and speak on matters you might actually know something about.
P.S. Love the "If it weren't for us, you'd be speaking German" bit, but there's some things you need to know: 1. Ireland was neutral in WWII, so it wouldn't apply. 2. In Europe a few years ago, this very subject came up, and I will always recall the response to it by an older Englishman...He had no problem with it...In fact, his honest response to me was "They are absolutely right". 
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