Pet peeve

[slohairt]

Yeah, when I think of "Patty", I think of Patricia!

I, too, have a love/hate relationship with St. Patrick's Day. Much of it is trivialized nonsense, but in North America we tend to do that with most cultures anyway. When I was younger I certainly went out 'swilling with the lads' but nowadays I prefer a small party at home with friends and family. I observe the holiday only to celebrate Irish culture since, as an atheist, I could care less about St. Patrick himself.

[beloitpiper]

Take a deep breath, then let it go.

I have, I just wanted to get it off my chest.

Greg-- don't be "more Irish than the Irish"!

No, no, I wouldn't do that now. But just because Irish people say "St. Paddy" doesn't mean I have to be happy about it. I spent the summer in Northern Ireland with the Friends of St. Patrick, so I just like to see his name being used properly.

Yeah, when I think of "Patty", I think of Patricia!

I, too, have a love/hate relationship with St. Patrick's Day. Much of it is trivialized nonsense, but in North America we tend to do that with most cultures anyway. When I was younger I certainly went out 'swilling with the lads' but nowadays I prefer a small party at home with friends and family. I observe the holiday only to celebrate Irish culture since, as an atheist, I could care less about St. Patrick himself.

Ditto. To ALL of it. Slohairt, we have more in common that I thought.

[ccga3359]

Why is it deemed proper to celebrate the life of a man of the cloth by getting blitzed?

[Bugbear]

Why is it deemed proper to celebrate the life of a man of the cloth by getting blitzed?

I don't know, but from what my mother has told me of her time living in Dublin during the Nineties, it's not just the one day.
Although, her pub owner did get a blender and supplies just so she could have Margaritas.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

But just because Irish people say "St. Paddy" doesn't mean I have to be happy about it.

Can't say I ever heard anyone use the phrase "St. Paddy".... even on Paddy's Day. But I do remember a Paddy's Day interview on RTE (the Irish government radio-television network) that went something like this:

ANNCR: So what makes Paddy's Day special for you?

LITTLE KID: On Paddy's Day we celebrate the life of Saint Patrick.

ANNCR: And what do you know about Saint Patrick?

LITTLE KID: Well... (long pause, thinking hard) ...he had a big snake and his last name was Guinness...

[SteveB]

In Honour of Saint Patrick, our family wears something green for the day, whether it is hose, a t-shirt, and an afternoon get together over fish and chips. (The corned beef & cabbage thing is too American). Many decades ago, I too would go to the local for more beverage than I should. Today that beverage is hot tea, not beer.
Slainte