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.

Don’t get me started on Pomp and Circumstance (land of hope and glory) being piped out all across America for every bloody graduation

My English dad attended my American son's graduation, his grandson, and was a bit confused with Pomp and Circumstance being played. He asked me, "Why are they playing Land of Hope and Glory?" I probably said something like, 'they don't know any American songs' or something like that.

Of course St Patricks Day is celebrated in England! For a start there is a massive parade in London.

Of course St Patricks Day is celebrated in England! For a start there is a massive parade in London.

And Birmingham ...

All I can say is the St Paddy's celebrations sound much more exciting in the rest of the world than they are here in actual Ireland

@cheesemongery yes that's a really offensive thing to say.

'I've seen at least 9 local businesses on facebook put 'happy st patty's'. Being in an utter cunt of a mood and bridling on the Irish's behalf I've corrected all of them'

You don't need to correct anyone on the Irish's behalf. I don't know anyone who gives a shit if Americans call it St Patty's day. They're entitled to use colloquialisms just as we are.

No I am irish (living in ireland) and I fucking hate "st. patty's day". If you're going to celebrate the festival then at least get the name of it and spelling right. Patty is a woman surely?

YANBU Pinkgloves hearing Pattys Day annoys me but as an atheist who doesn't believe all this saint stuff I view St. Patrick's Day as an extra day off tbh. I can't get too excited about it. I get a bit of a lump in my throat though when I see the leaning tower of Pisa etc. all greened up.

Cheesemongery yes it is very offensive to use paddy in that way.

cheesemongery

I was brought up by my Irish dad to be told - stop having a paddy/she's having a paddy. I've used it with my own kids - does that make me an ignoramus?
This has done to death on MN, I knew it would pop up on this thread, multiple Irish poster pile in to tell you, it is Never said by an Irish man, piles of English post to say their Irish family say it all the time.
They get confused between the name Paddy and throwing, it is not a nice thing to say.
I have never heard an Irish person say they use "throwing a paddy"

It's not celebrated as much.

Ds has been doing themed work at school for all of last week and all of the week coming. Rainbows, shamrocks, pots of gold, setting leprechaun traps etc.

My Aunt Patricia has been Aunt Patty for nearly 50 years.

The classrooms and stores all have decorations up etc. A lot of the stores were offering 20% off of anything green.