There are two quotes the meanings of which I don't really get. Can you help me please? 1) Chris Anderson asked me if I could put the last 25 years of antipoverty campaigning into 10 minutes for TED.

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There are two quotes the meanings of which I don't really get. Can you help me please? 1) Chris Anderson asked me if I could put the last 25 years of antipoverty campaigning into 10 minutes for TED. That's an Englishman asking an Irishman to be succinct. 2) if Americans want to live the American dream, they should go to Denmark. I get the general meaning of the sentence,but I don't get the speaking point, or cultural background... What is so special about Englishman and irishman? Why Denmark is the right place for living the American dream? Thanks in advance!

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The meanings are based on national stereotypes. In general, people expect that Irish people will speak more expansively, and that English people are more likely to keep it brief. The "American dream" is about prosperity and a high standard of living in a happy healthy society, but on most measures, Denmark is "living the dream" more successfully than the USA.

What is that for, may I ask?

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