Paddy's Paddy's Paddy's! Not fucking 'Patty's'!

[pinkgloves]

Argh!! And while we're at it, no I'm not wearing all green and covered in fucking shamrocks because I'm English and Welsh. I'm not fucking Irish. Neither are you in the slightest so why is this the second biggest holiday after fucking Christmas over here (in the States)?

Don't get me wrong, I love Ireland, the Irish and will have a glass of the black and totally get a lot of Americans (especially in the New England area) have Irish heritage but fucking hell, they go more overboard here than they do in sodding Ireland.

The stores have been full of related tat for the last two weeks!

I know of 6 people having parties today, not a one of them has a stitch of Irish in them. If I hear or see St Patty's one more time I'm going to flip. If you're going to celebrate it like it's your national holiday then at least get the name right.

Fully aware that I have the WORST pmt today and am happy to have my arse handed to me for being a miserable shit.

How do the Irish feel about “Paddy’s Day”? As a Welsh person I don’t think I’d like St David’s day becoming “Dai’s day” or “Taffy’s day”.

I come from a huge Irish family and none of us give a shit to be honest

We all call it Paddy's Day or St. Patrick's Day, depending on how we feel.

"Patty's Day" just make me think of Patty and Selma from the Simpsons.

Well judging by the number of people who have applied for Passports from the Republic I am surprised we haven't vanished under a Green Wave here in the U.K. too.

dreichuplands when I lived in the USA someone asked me "do you celebrate 4th July in England?" Duh, NO.

Also kids school teacher asked how we were going to celebrate the halloween "holiday"... it's NOT a fucking holiday.....

Why does it bother you? I've never heard it called what you said I must admit.
I'm English but I do have Irish heritage (no I'm not pretending like a pp said people do). Both my grandparents on my mums side were Irish, which means my mum has only Irish blood, so I have half Irish. I do enjoy a few drinks every year and will wear a green top, but I don't go overboard.

How do the Irish feel about “Paddy’s Day”?
No issues at all, Paddy is used endearingly when in the right context.

I also live in the US although out west. Even here there is a parade in the nearest city - about 80 miles from me. I find it comical how they confuse Scottish things with Irish things.

I used to get abuse for being English and have been told on many occasion that the British need to stop occupying Ireland and give them their freedom back.

I get weary of it all. When people used to ask me what I was doing for the Forth (of July) I'd tell them I don't celebrate Independence day because I'm British. That always got a laugh - from the more astute people.

I was on a plane flying in to Boston on Friday, as we were getting off they played bagpipe music for St Patrick’s Day because “everyone is Irish on St Pat’s Day”. They were playing Scotland the Brave.

In fairness, it's bloody hard to find somebody who plays Uilleann Pipes, because they're already probably doing about fifteen gigs over the weekend, every fiddle and Bodhran player is hiding from their phone, the harpists are doing weddings as usual and, let's face it, nobody hires pipers for anything but funerals or big weddings, so they're probably grateful for the opportunity to play in public without being beaten up. Next to bugger all people know the difference between those, the type you heard and Northumbrian or the myriad other versions worldwide, so it's not as if many people will be complaining beyond 'FUCKING BAGPIPES! FUCKING RACKET!' anyhow.

[lighthearted, based upon experiences in job#2, in case somebody gets offended]

The bagpipes in question were recorded so no live bagpiper, thank goodness, as a Scottish/Irish native I must confess my deep hatred of bagpipe noise. I find the smaller types more tolerable than the full highland caterwauling.

Argh!! And while we're at it, no I'm not wearing all green and covered in fucking shamrocks because I'm English and Welsh.

St. Patrick was Welsh ....

Scotland the Brave isn't exactly an Irish song? There are many, absolutely beautiful pieces of Irish music. Scotland the brave is shite (and I'm a Scot!)

I think the ‘Southern Ireland’ post was a joke on the OP saying ‘Sodding Ireland.’ Well, I found it funny...

My husband, who is of Irish descent, can’t stand St Patrick’s Day. He always quotes The Pogues’ song, Thousands Are Sailing:

… Where e'er we go, we celebrate
The land that makes us refugees
From fear of priests with empty plates
From guilt and weeping effigies…

@happymummy12345 it bothers me because they're using the wrong word and because everyone here thinks I should celebrate even MORE than them because I'm welsh/English.

I get pulled up for not wearing green or shamrock earrings.

Well if you want to get pedantic, it's Patrick, not Paddy!

Well if want to get pedantic its Padraig not Patrick.

Thats where Paddys comes from the name Padraig

I’m in Dublin this weekend for st Patrick’s day and I’ve heard more American accents than Irish!

Well it’s good for the tourism industry that’s for sure. Good for local businesses.

@ILoveMaxiBondi it is. I'm just a miserable bastard today.

travelled I have been asked in Mexico if we Brits celebrated the 4th of July, I replied we celebrated it a happy traitors day.

I have been asked in Mexico if we Brits celebrated the 4th of July, I replied we celebrated it a happy traitors day.

My colleague goes on and on about the 4th of July and about how they gained their independence from the British. I replied that we too celebrate the 4th of July, we call it Thanksgiving. He's never mentioned it since.

Ah sure it’s only a bit of craic, like. Relax!

Anyway, I’m Irish in the US and have had people witter on to me about the British royal family like I’m supposed to give a shite about them. So we all have to deal with cultural misunderstandings sometimes.

That is quite hilarious that Americans ask British people about celebrating July 4th though... that has to be someone with zero knowledge of history. ‘Oh yeah it’s a big holiday in the U.K. We like to celebrate the wars we’ve lost, part of our ironic self-deprecating sense of humour, dontcha know...’

I'm just a miserable bastard today.

Me too!

lol As mentioned above, I live in the US and I just heard someone wishing someone a 'Happy St Patricks day' and the other person replied in a fake Scottish accent, "Good on ye laddie"....lol

I bet he's pining for the mountains and glens of Ireland. Massive country confusion going on here.

My Irish cousin is Patrick but he's known as Patty. Not sure that makes a convincing counter argument but just to say Patty does exist as a derivative of Patrick!

Connie does your cousin live in Ireland?

"....... sodding Ireland."
Thanks pinkgloves.