FabSwingers.com forum: St Patrick hogging the limelight?

By *ouplefunuk OP Couple
over a year ago

North Bristol

So it's St Patrick's day again and everyone seems to be Irish for the day. Except it's likely that you're not. Unless you are.

Anyway... My point is - Why does St Patrick get nearly everyone celebrating? Is it an excuse to drink? Are we all that easily influenced by the Yanks (not all of whom are Irish)? Have I missed something?

Why do the other national saints not get a look in? George, David and Andrew must be properly annoyed!

To all you true Irish people out there, I wish you a great St. Patrick's day. To everyone else, happy Thursday

*Him*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So it's St Patrick's day again and everyone seems to be Irish for the day. Except it's likely that you're not. Unless you are.

Why do the other national saints not get a look in? George, David and Andrew must be properly annoyed!

To all you true Irish people out there, I wish you a great St. Patrick's day. To everyone else, happy Thursday

*Him*"

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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago

harrow

Lol my middle name is Patrick but as you know mr couple fun I am staunch English (with a quater American)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

George did not like Guinness

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By *aid backMan
over a year ago

by a lake with my rod out

st Patrick was welsh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No one is stopping the other saints getting celebrated apart from the nation they patronise

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By *ohn MingoMan
over a year ago

Dublin

"Why does St Patrick get nearly everyone celebrating? "

Because we Irish do it better than anyone.

Until we realise that we don't know when to stop and the streets of our towns and cities run with the vomit and blood of our brothers, and whatever unfortunate tourists that got caught up in it.

It's one of the days of the year where I actively try to avoid socialising because it will be an unholy mess.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So it's St Patrick's day again and everyone seems to be Irish for the day. Except it's likely that you're not. Unless you are.

Why do the other national saints not get a look in? George, David and Andrew must be properly annoyed!

To all you true Irish people out there, I wish you a great St. Patrick's day. To everyone else, happy Thursday

*Him*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why blame the Irish, just because the English can't be arsed to celebrate st George day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

St Patrick’s day?

National Muay Thai day for me....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"St Patrick’s day?

National Muay Thai day for me...."

I'll drink to that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Irish know how to party. We have a few Irish pubs near me and a lot of Irish people who moved from London between wars and after ww2. London also has Notting Hill Carnival which is a big celebration

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Born and breed so thank you OP and Sláinte

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probably not as much fun celebrating St George's Day with a nice cup of tea

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By *ushandkittyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

"Why blame the Irish, just because the English can't be arsed to celebrate st George day.

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in the days of pubs having to apply for extensions to stay open a couple of hours, local pubs were guaranteed one for St Patrick's day, but a ski g for extra opening hours for St George's day was impossible.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Because the British enslaved Ireland for over 800 years and they wouldn't let them have their own identity , when they finally gained their freedom from the crown it was only right that they should celebrate this.

They have only been a nation since 1922 so you can't really blame them for celebrating all things Irish on this day, after all it was forbidden before then.

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By *anchestercubMan
over a year ago

manchester & NI

Probably because the Irish are everywhere.

They have immigrant communities in most big Western cities, so Irish culture has been spread far and wide.

Happy St Paddy's day everyone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Plastic paddys the lot of them

On a serious note I would love to see as much effort for st Georges Day as I see for st Patricks day. I guess the irish are just better at it then us

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Plastic paddys the lot of them

On a serious note I would love to see as much effort for st Georges Day as I see for st Patricks day. I guess the irish are just better at it then us

On georges day there seems to be more about how it offends other cultures and we shouldnt celebrate it. People complaining about flags etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Plastic paddys the lot of them

On a serious note I would love to see as much effort for st Georges Day as I see for st Patricks day. I guess the irish are just better at it then us

It really bugs me when english people celebrate this day because they own an irish wolfhound or they have a great great grandad who was irish,im english and proud

April 23rd

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Plastic paddys the lot of them

On a serious note I would love to see as much effort for st Georges Day as I see for st Patricks day. I guess the irish are just better at it then us

On georges day there seems to be more about how it offends other cultures and we shouldnt celebrate it. People complaining about flags etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't drink so pretty much don't care to celebrate alcohol days.

And not religious so don't care to celebrate saints.

And not nationalist so don't care to celebrate patrons.

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By *ouplefunuk OP Couple
over a year ago

North Bristol

Don't get me wrong, I'm not for a single second suggesting that the Irish shouldn't celebrate. In fact, I think it's great that they have such pride. It should stand as an example to the rest of us.

What irks me is everyone else jumping on the bandwagon while ignoring their own nationalities.

Surely we should all celebrate Andy, George and Dave with equal fervour.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Because the British enslaved Ireland for over 800 years and they wouldn't let them have their own identity , when they finally gained their freedom from the crown it was only right that they should celebrate this.

They have only been a nation since 1922 so you can't really blame them for celebrating all things Irish on this day, after all it was forbidden before then. "

What's St Patrick got to do with the struggles? Have I missed some huge historical happening?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They have only been a nation since 1922 so you can't really blame them for celebrating all things Irish on this day, after all it was forbidden before then.

What's St Patrick got to do with the struggles? Have I missed some huge historical happening?

Patriotism. They're saying this day is about that more than the saint, i think.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They have only been a nation since 1922 so you can't really blame them for celebrating all things Irish on this day, after all it was forbidden before then.

What's St Patrick got to do with the struggles? Have I missed some huge historical happening?

No but you certainly missed the point of the post.

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By *anchestercubMan
over a year ago

manchester & NI

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not for a single second suggesting that the Irish shouldn't celebrate. In fact, I think it's great that they have such pride. It should stand as an example to the rest of us.

What irks me is everyone else jumping on the bandwagon while ignoring their own nationalities.

Surely we should all celebrate Andy, George and Dave with equal fervour."

Who stops you and others?

Celebrate whatever you want.

When I lived in Scotland lots of people did celebrate St Andrews Day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am in the words of Morrisey 'Irish blood,english heart'.

At home in either culture.

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By *ob nice but domMan
over a year ago

PAISLEY

"Probably because the Irish are everywhere.

They have immigrant communities in most big Western cities, so Irish culture has been spread far and wide.

Happy St Paddy's day everyone.

Only the Irish would celebrate the fact they all abandoned their Roman run country to be Irish elsewhere.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Probably because the Irish are everywhere.

They have immigrant communities in most big Western cities, so Irish culture has been spread far and wide.

Happy St Paddy's day everyone.

Only the Irish would celebrate the fact they all abandoned their Roman run country to be Irish elsewhere. "

Or left because the British were starving them to death.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They have only been a nation since 1922 so you can't really blame them for celebrating all things Irish on this day, after all it was forbidden before then. "

There's a certain irony to this when Patrick was in fact born in Britain, kidnapped and sold into slavery by Irish raiders.....

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

I'm not Irish, I've never celebrated St. Patrick's Day and I've never consumed alcohol because it's St. Patrick's Day.

So there.

Not everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They have only been a nation since 1922 so you can't really blame them for celebrating all things Irish on this day, after all it was forbidden before then.

There's a certain irony to this when Patrick was in fact born in Britain, kidnapped and sold into slavery by Irish raiders....."

They are celebrating being Irish not the life of a snake charmer.

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By *rishman75Man
over a year ago

Chessington/epsom

The haters are out now ! I celebrate st Georges Day with my friend and I wear a England Rugby top but nobody does anything here in Surrey .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Plastic paddys the lot of them

On a serious note I would love to see as much effort for st Georges Day as I see for st Patricks day. I guess the irish are just better at it then us

On georges day there seems to be more about how it offends other cultures and we shouldnt celebrate it. People complaining about flags etc

Except nobody really does get offended by it.

I often hear and read people saying this, but it seems to be one of those myths perpetuated by the likes of the Daily Mailthat people aren't 'allowed' to celebrate it.

In the words of Public Enemy 'Dont believe the hype'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"George did not like Guinness

That's it!

Guinness advertising

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By *anchestercubMan
over a year ago

manchester & NI

"Plastic paddys the lot of them

On a serious note I would love to see as much effort for st Georges Day as I see for st Patricks day. I guess the irish are just better at it then us

On georges day there seems to be more about how it offends other cultures and we shouldnt celebrate it. People complaining about flags etc

Except nobody really does get offended by it.

I often hear and read people saying this, but it seems to be one of those myths perpetuated by the likes of the Daily Mailthat people aren't 'allowed' to celebrate it.

In the words of Public Enemy 'Dont believe the hype'

The tradition has been that Irish people celebrate St Patrick's Day.

The tradition has been that English people don't celebrate St George's Day.

It has never traditionally been celebrated so I'm so sick of people complaining about something that never was.

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"Plastic paddys the lot of them

On a serious note I would love to see as much effort for st Georges Day as I see for st Patricks day. I guess the irish are just better at it then us

On georges day there seems to be more about how it offends other cultures and we shouldnt celebrate it. People complaining about flags etc

Except nobody really does get offended by it.

I often hear and read people saying this, but it seems to be one of those myths perpetuated by the likes of the Daily Mailthat people aren't 'allowed' to celebrate it.

In the words of Public Enemy 'Dont believe the hype'

It's just more anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, xenophobic propaganda.

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