LOL - obviously you have never actually owned your own business or you'd know that ****-ups like the one you just staged are a common occurrence. What you have to do is get back on the horse and refine your strategy.
Yea I have no clue why he is so condescending and ready to jump on anyone who has a different view point than him. He definitely needs to lighten up a bit. Your best bet is just to ignore him and let him have his fun.
I've met some Irish who might be enjoying the economic collapse. One guy I met said the problem with contemporary Irish music was that it was too upbeat when Irish culture is really all about lamenting. I mean what would James Joyce's writings be liked if he was living during the time of the Celtic Tiger? <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/13MQFCfCYdQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/13MQFCfCYdQ?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wJG3mHp8lAs?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wJG3mHp8lAs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>