>>510903523
It’s just unnatural to them. They almost didn’t develop any major cities of their own before England’s conquests and even the few that existed like Dublin and Cork were just founded as small trading posts by the Vikings. As much as their nationalists bemoan the loss of native Gaelic culture, it was basically identical to that of modern Irish travellers - minor “kingdoms” based around small familial clans that would occasionally feud, raid and skirmish with their neighbours over insults and petty theft. https://youtu.be/yiiLiiVAUWc

They’re a people who need to be spaced out from each other to unwind otherwise they become too highly strung living in cities.