it's obvious really.

Sometimes people ask me why I left Nor'n Ireland.

There are plenty of reasons why...

There's only two Uni's so that you are either US or THEM.
There's no jobs, unless you want to work in security, construction or assembly lines.
My Family wasn't staying.
There's only one motorway, and that's not really a motorway.

But the biggest reason, was the widespread ignorance.
Never forced to confront the big wide world beyond their borders, some of the most backward and destructive ideas are able to fester in the minds of the populous.

How can you stay in a place where elected officials threaten the National Museum for creating an exhibition on Charles Darwin. Demanding an alternative Creationist exhibition.

Words fail me. Elected officials? These people represent the state on the world forum! Also, these are the people who control school funding, and the direction of education in the state.