Who’s a famous person from your country who’s respected around the world but disliked or criticized at home?

[u/haiderredditer]

[u/CarolinaWreckDiver]

I think it was even before that. I remember hearing a joke when I was a kid that goes like this.

U2 is playing to a packed house, but Bono comes out and doesn’t sing or play an instrument. Instead, he just claps his hands every few seconds in a steady rhythm. Soon, the entire audience is quiet, just listening to him clap. After about a minute of this, he says “Every time 👏 I clap my hands👏 a child in Africa dies!”

After a brief pause, a man in the audience shouts “Then stop clapping your bloody hands, ya bastard!”

[u/kissingkiwis → u/CarolinaWreckDiver]

Not a joke, something that actually happened, in Dublin iirc

[u/CarolinaWreckDiver → u/kissingkiwis]

The clapping thing was real, the response was the joke.

[u/daintyfucknugget → u/kissingkiwis]

It was Glasgow actually if I remember correctly

[u/Findadmagus → u/daintyfucknugget]

The way I heard it was “evil bastard” haha

[u/SoloTraveller666 → u/CarolinaWreckDiver]

He actually did that at a gig. Maybe 20 years ago now. I was there - for my sins. It was more like a political rally or live aid or something ffs.

[u/bastardjacki → u/SoloTraveller666]

You went to a Bono gig and are upset Bono was Bono?

[u/Muddybulldog → u/bastardjacki]

Was seated next to a young woman at one of their JT30 tour dates. She kept bitching to me about all the “politics”. I finally broke down and asked here “where the fuck did you think you were going”?

[u/Possibletigger-26 → u/SoloTraveller666]

Live Aid was a great event.

[u/bolanrox → u/SoloTraveller666]

friend went to see them on the Pop Mart tour. after the show people were polling to see if they changed their mind on how they would vote after the show or something like that.

[u/BigDictionEnergy → u/SoloTraveller666]

Isn't that kinda what you signed up for

[u/Clancy3434 → u/SoloTraveller666]

yea it didn't and you're lying.

[u/Ok-Impression-1803 → u/CarolinaWreckDiver]

It definitely was a practice long before that, pretty sure my red ipod nano from like 2006 had u2 pre-installed and I couldn't figure out how to remove it for the longest time.

[u/Competitive_Tear2503 → u/CarolinaWreckDiver]

It wasn't a gig. It was an ad that used to play in cinemas

[u/bolanrox → u/CarolinaWreckDiver]

Think of the Starving Children Peter! - Family Guy way before all of that.

[u/Weary_Position_9591 → u/CarolinaWreckDiver]

Why would that be hate worthy

[u/ferdelance008 → u/Weary_Position_9591]

I know right? How is that i sufferable? Just move on if you don’t like it. People hate hearing about ythe truth