Colleague said something was a bit Irish

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Something that hadn't been planned properly, she said it was a bit Irish and laughed.
Is that not quite racist? Or am I being too woke?

Same! Literally no idea. I thought it was another word for tantrum. I don't use it anyway but I'll be watching out for it now.

I find it really hard to believe that pp have no idea when the only paddy reference thats known in the UK is for Irish people or at Patrick's day, and it doesn't relate to tantrums or anything else at all, it's baffling (but if genuine, fair enough acknowledging and being aware from now on)

Is "it's all Greek to me" offensive? I first heard it in the film about Edith Piaf and haven't heard it since. I thought it was an "insert any language" type thing because if it's not your language you won't understand it?

It just meant a tantrum.

There was no connection to anything else. Just like using strop or huffy

Tbh I think I was an adult before I even made the connection that paddy was linked to being Irish.

Just saying, as @Changedmymind99 previous poster to me seemed to think it was a perfectly standard Irish expression. It isn't.

Meant to reply to @penjil there.

I heard "that's a bit Irish" a lot as a child. Haven't heard it for years and years.

Everyone around me says it 🤷‍♀️ I say it to my son whens he's having a tantrum

I'm Irish and I find that phrase highly offensive

Not woke enough for some people, but many things aren't.
Someone could pick holes in stuff anybody except the hardcore woke mob said if they wanted. They even turn on their own.

Very rude & unprofessional imo.

Never heard the phrase having a paddy!!!!

Isn't the phrase 'it's all Greek to me' talking about the Greek language, referencing how it is considered difficult to learn? Not at all about Greek people.
On anti-Irish phrases, DH who has two Irish parents and considers himself Irish , was annoyed when early in our relationship I unthinkingly used the words 'paddy-wagon' saying someone had been carted off in one.
I regret to say I hadn't given it any thought at all. I can see how the phrase 'in a paddy' is similarly offensive.

They’d reply that it’s xenophobia

People get offended and don’t even understand the context or meaning of the phrase. Why am I no longer surprised? To lazy to research what a phrase means, if you don’t fully know the origination then why comment?

Just jump in there and get offended, because of the ignorant culture that prevails, and the inflated self opinion they possess.

It's offensive, it implies Irish people are thick. It's funny that all anti-irish sentiment is couched in "banter". It's not banter; at best it's xenophobic, at worst racist. Saying having a paddy is equally offensive

"...Although if you asked her why is she saying it and are Irish people bad planners and she mentioned The National Children's Hospital then just stop talking she's won."
@Lovingitallnow 😆😆👏

I've literally never heard this expression before just now but I knew it wasn't going to be complimentary, so while I'd let it go in a workplace I would definitely judge the person going forward & avoid as much as possible

www.businessinsider.com/offensive-phrases-that-people-still-use-2013-11

USA-centric but interesting and some I'd never heard of or others I'd never thought anything about but now I know.

I'm London Irish. I'd find that comment offensive and ignorant. I still hear the odd comment (although not v often) in the workplace (I work in professional services).

Why is having a paddy equally offensive?

Because it's an equal slur to Irish people, or do you think having a tantrum is a complimentary thing?

@TeaKitten are you serious with why is having a paddy offensive?

Do you really not understand?

Well, they can bugger off if they think people are going to stop using “bugger”!

You can’t say throwing a fit either because it’s offensive to people who have fits.

(Before people jump on me, I have seen exactly that said on here and therefore I don’t use ‘throw a fit’ or ‘have a paddy’ and just say tantrum)

Have never ever heard ‘that’s a bit Irish’ until now!

Do you really not understand what the purpose of asking a simple question is? Do you really not understand? Or are you just being rude for fun?

@blackpanth there is everything by wrong with it and it is racist.

Same as nick nack paddy whack