A video clip going viral online this week due to the recent migrant attack in Ireland shows the moment several Irish citizens were quizzed on the most popular baby boy name in Galway in 2022.
Most of the unsuspecting locals guessed names like “Jack,” “Conner” or “Tommy” would top the list, but they were totally off the mark.
When the Galway citizens learned “Muhammad” was in fact the top baby boy name in the city some expressed shock and others admitted they’d heard that statistic before and forgot.
Watch the reaction of people when they learn 'Muhammad' is now the most popular boys name in Galway, Irelandpic.twitter.com/AruJS3EGs9
— Jack Poso
(@JackPosobiec) November 23, 2023
One man gave a stereotypical Irish answer, saying, “Oh, fuck off. It wasn’t Muhammad. In Galway? Muhammad?”
People commenting on the social media site X, formerly Twitter, pointed out the cognitive dissonance of those who said they “heard that before” yet failed to correctly guess the name.
Another commenter accurately noted the interviewees were likely not saying what they were privately thinking upon receiving the news.
The European nation is going through massive riots against the influx of migrants after school children were stabbed by an Algerian migrant in a horrendous knife attack earlier this week.