Chicken hawk Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Not a fan of Guinness, but I understand you need to drink the draft version in Ireland. Had Beamish on draft once, made Guinness taste like Near Beer. Going to the Khoffner brewpub in Lauderdale later, get me some of their Helles Bock. Slainte! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRUSHfan Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Be NICE to each other EVERY DAY! Ya don't need a greeting card holiday to be NICE! JUST DO IT! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krystal Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 (edited) I was reading over some newspaper articles, and I found out that many Irish people feel embarrassed by St. Patrick's Day because they find it tacky and commercialized. It oversimplifies Irish culture and perpetuates negative stereotypes. According to one survey, one in four Irish don't like the holiday at all. Seeing people from other ethnic backgrounds pretending to be Irish can be offensive to actual Irish people. Some would consider that to be cultural appropriation. One individual on Facebook called it a racist holiday. One of my Irish friends considers it to be a holy day. It means different things to different people. My half sister is Irish, but she doesn't celebrate St. Patrick's Day. https://www.irishpost.com/st-patrick-2016/i-love-country-st-patricks-day-embarrassment-83403 Edited March 17, 2019 by Krystal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 While we're at it, for all you Finns out there like Karen, happy belated St. Urho's Day. Chase away them damn grasshoppers! Sisu! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 From The Onion: Boston Mayor Throws Out First Punch At St. Patrick’s Day Parade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 I was reading over some newspaper articles, and I found out that many Irish people feel embarrassed by St. Patrick's Day because they find it tacky and commercialized. It oversimplifies Irish culture and perpetuates negative stereotypes. According to one survey, one in four Irish don't like the holiday at all. Seeing people from other ethnic backgrounds pretending to be Irish can be offensive to actual Irish people. Some would consider that to be cultural appropriation. One individual on Facebook called it a racist holiday. One of my Irish friends considers it to be a holy day. It means different things to different people. My half sister is Irish, but she doesn't celebrate St. Patrick's Day. https://www.irishpost.com/st-patrick-2016/i-love-country-st-patricks-day-embarrassment-83403 Some great points. Someone called it a greeting card day or something similar earlier. Quite insulting if you're actually Irish, but not as insulting as the commercialisation of the day, the endless bad jokes, the "St. Patty's" thing, whatever the f**k that is. It's celebrated by us because as a people we've been through 800 years of occupation, a few famines, wars, and emigration. If those who miss home want to celebrate it around the world, good for them. It's still a holy day over here, St. Patrick allegedly converted us to Christianity, so that's still celebrated.When I was a kid it was strictly a holy day. Today, we went for a walk in the woods, there's a chicken in the oven, Neil Young on the stereo. It's a nice family day. Funnily enough, we don't exchange Patrick's Day cards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 Wishing you all a lovely St. Patrick's Day. X 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nova Carmina Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 From a fellow Celt, but Cornish, not Irish, in descent, I'll wish you a happy saint's day as well. I put out the flag for St. Piran's Day on the 5th, but nobody had any parades! Like Super Bowl Sunday or something, it's just an excuse for a certain segment of the population who like to have excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Gives me goosebumps every time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2YPsfwSPGg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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goose Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Had a great day so far...and it ain't over. Happy St Pats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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