wow that ' s some manipulative bullshit right there , I feel for you . <| sep |> I ' ve heard it too , I ' m not sure where but my family emigrated from Ireland during the famine so I may have heard it from a relative . Even if you ' re not one to accept the concept of a benevolent empire , it makes political sense that the Ottomans would want to snub the British for allowing their own vassals starve while enriching themselves . <| sep |> You can have as much of a ' knack ' for something as you want , but if you don ' t spend time and effort on something , you can ' t make a lifecareer out of itperiod . No one cares if you ' re naturally good at guitar if you don ' t actually MAKE MUSIC and get better . <| sep |> Merlot . how dare you .