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# Mind if I drop my rant here.....?


The tidal wave of Plastic Paddies wearing green foam hats adopting insulting, fake Irish accents and vomiting
all over terrible Irish theme pubs is over for another year, thank God.

Why is it that every white American and more recently, every English person thinks they are Irish an St Patrick's day?
Being born in Ireland makes you Irish - having visited Ireland once, adopting a fake 'Oirish' accent which proves you have never met, or even seen
an Irish person outside of a cartoon Leprechaun or having a relative come from there in 1780 doesn't make you irish, you cunts.

I lived in Wales for 20 years but I'M STILL FUCKING ENGLISH (embarassing though that is most of the time)

Being Irish is a physical fact - you are born in a country, you belong to that country - it's not
a) a state of mind or,
b) contrary to the belief in the USA it's not something you can sign up for for one day in the year like a visitors golf-club membership.

I wonder, on Martin Luther King day, do these same white Americans black-up and adopt a 1930s film comedy-black-man accent?
Do they run round the streets eating fried chicken, waving the Al Jolson jazz-hands while shouting 'I ain't goin' in dat cellar massa'
and 'Where am dat warty melon'?

Of course they fucking don't.
It would be incredibly insulting and would cause riots through the country.

So just to recap for the Americans out there - 'YOU'RE NOT FUCKING IRISH!'

Thank you.

Phew. Thats better.
(I helped save b3ta! Vulthoom, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 10:44, archived)
# Excuse to get pissed innit.
But yes, I was in Dubai a week before St Paddy's last year and there was a stall selling Guinness hats in the airport, next to all the pleasant Arabian antiques.
(I helped save b3ta! zoldergoose, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 10:45, archived)
# "excuse to get pissed"
British people already have an excuse to get pissed. It's called 'evening'.
(Fuiru Sting, where is thy death?, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 12:32, archived)
# Real paddy's...
....don't need an excuse
(I helped save b3ta! BulldogUgly Visit my profile to see what's between my legs, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 12:42, archived)
# hahah you live in wales
(I helped save b3ta! Tom OBedlam I have control of a tank, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 10:47, archived)
# i dont like the way its spread to this country
its more of an Americanism than it is an Irish thing
(I helped save b3ta! Rebel biscuit stercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 10:48, archived)
# I agree
The only reasons people celebrate Paddy's day are:
a) to get drunk
b) because for some reason we're not allowed to celebrate St George's
(Mrs Trellis GIN, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 10:51, archived)
# ^This^ in spades
(especially the last one) I think this country is really suffering from feeling "a bit odd" about celebrating it's national day it has had to piggy back someone elses... :(
(I helped save b3ta! The magic of chutney Shakes it like an Instagram filter!, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 10:58, archived)
# Make George's a bank holiday and it might change
Although I doubt it
(Mrs Trellis GIN, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 11:01, archived)
# i had a chap in a bar last night say "we can't have a st georges day,it'll offend fucking pakies"
i was trapped in one of those awful moments where you can't agree with racism out of politeness but you're not the sort of person who can punch some one in the mouth for being a nasty git.

personally i like st patricks, its an excuse for a pint or two and a laugh. especially if you've got irish mates.
(I helped save b3ta! Tom OBedlam I have control of a tank, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 11:09, archived)
# Don't get me wrong -
I have no objection to St Patricks day, or to going out
and getting pissed on said day.

Just don't pretend to be what you're not!

Its embarassing.

(I helped save b3ta! Vulthoom, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 11:12, archived)
# people do that?
(I helped save b3ta! Tom OBedlam I have control of a tank, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 11:14, archived)
# Ouch.
You cut me to the quick.
(I helped save b3ta! Vulthoom, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 11:15, archived)
# are you actually irish then? i just mean i've never heard people pretending to be irish on st patty's
(I helped save b3ta! Tom OBedlam I have control of a tank, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 11:18, archived)
# *CLICK*
I had the missfortune of being behind some middle aged couple who were literally shaking with excitement ordering a Guinness ZOMFG.
"Oim going to get a CRAZY HAT!!!!11"

so he puts a fucking branded top hat on.

"Oim gonna get a MOTHERFUCKING GREEN T-SHIRT!"

What a prick.
(I helped save b3ta! Victor Meldrew, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 11:07, archived)
# They're "irish-american"
Don't you have "scottish-irish" or "english-irish" in Ireland?
(I helped save b3ta! CanonCaliber A big bore, Wed 18 Mar 2009, 11:12, archived)
# Didn't wear green yesterday...
We just use it as an excuse to drink. If you're in your university years, you get up early, you go downtown, and drink some beer and eat some eggs. Maybe some corned beef. Kids love it as its another excuse to drink, and the bars love it because its another day where they make money hand over fist.
(I helped save b3ta! Foxglove -- it all ends in tears anyway..., Wed 18 Mar 2009, 11:53, archived)