"The Cripple of Inishmaan" introduced me to a different style of theater and a different culture.  It felt awkward to hear an uncommon dialect throughout the production.  The Irish way of culture and the phrases that were used became easier to understand as the story progressed.  Furthermore, the staged actors communicated the plot and mood of the play well.  During the play, the phrase "Ireland mustn't be so bad if..." was mentioned frequently.  Four statements were used to end this quote at different times.  These statements were "if the Yanks come to do their filming," "if Germans and other tourists want to come," "if sharks come," and "if cripples leave Hollywood to come."  Of these statements, some were valid reasoning, and others were not.  One is able to decided between the to by recognizing the anecdotal and statistical evidence already known and those given in the play.
     The first quoted statement was "Ireland mustn't be so bad if the Yanks come here to do their filming." This is not valid reasoning because filming is often done there for the sake of capturing the way of life of a different culture into a story line.  However, statistical evidence does show that a large amount of filming is done in Ireland and about the Irish culture.  Ireland is so uniquely different, it automatically creates grounds for a film that will automatically catch a large audience.  This first quote was repeated more often in the play than the others.  This quote was especially spoken often toward the beginning because it foreshadowed and set up the plot of the play.
      The next quote used was "Ireland mustn't be so bad if Germans and other tourists want to come." In relevance to statistical evidence this reasoning is somewhat valid.  Like many other cultures and countries, the outside world is inquiring and tours different areas due to curiosity or rumor.  Many people find Ireland to be nothing like it has been stereotyped.  Despite many negative ideas placed upon Ireland, some who visit there are able to find more positive aspects.
      The quote "Ireland mustn't be so bad if sharks come," is based on anecdotal evidence.  At the beginning of a scene in the  play, the characters were all gathered in the room watching an account on sharks.  This is anecdotal evidence because sharks don't have a sense for Ireland as a country other than the temperature and conditions of the bodies of water that surround it.  Animals act purely upon instinct instead of the good or bad conditions of a culture.  This quote was stated for its comical context.  It presented invalid reasoning because in no way can one determine Ireland by the number of sharks that come live in its bodies of water.
     The last quote was "Ireland mustn't be so bad if cripples leave Hollywood to come." This was stated for its comical context as well.  The anecdotal evidence given in the play was that cripple Billy didn't come back because he loved Ireland.  The writer, however, used his return to support the previous quotes and increase the repetition of the quote even more.
     In addition to the quotes previously mentioned, "Cripple of Inishmaan" repeated lots of words and phrases throughout the play to stress important ideas, create a comical mood, or fully communicate a particular idea.  It is uncertain exactly why the writer used the quote "Ireland mustn't be so bad if..." so often.  Several assumptions can be made such as to create the idea that Ireland isn't as bad as it is portrayed or just to fulfill the comical aspect of the play.