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Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

But yeah, it's still that same shape.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

Like if you do aerial shots,

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

You know, it's really stuck to their parameters with the city once the walls were gone and with this park is it's the exact same shape still.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

And, you know, like we mentioned, it's been in a ton of either directly sort of been the setting for movies like in Bloodsport from Jean-Claude Van Damme or been like heavily inspired by what the sort of the look they were going after in video games and films.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

You know what?

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

I didn't see a single Jean-Claude Van Damme movie.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

Yeah, that's my new deal is Jean-Claude all the way.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

Where's he been?

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

He had a podcast, of course.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

Oh, I haven't heard of that.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

All right, so this is a rare rebut to a listener mail.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

So a listener writing in about another listener mail because we had our Irish friend write in and point out that we were sort of engaging in Irish erasure.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

So, hey guys, while the emailer was correct that Shackleton was born in County Kildare, Shackleton himself would have considered himself British.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

He was born in Ireland while it was under British rule and moved to Great Britain when he was 10.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

He served in the British Army and was awarded many British honors.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

I myself am a proud Irishman, but I don't think you were wrong in calling him British.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

I'm happy to accept that he was correct if there was a quote which shows that he considered himself Irish.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

Ireland and nationality is always a tricky subject.

Stuff You Should Know
How the Kowloon Walled City Worked

I hold a UK driver's license and an Irish passport.