St Patrick day why so much fuss in this country about it

[Sussex Nomad]

Ah yes that good old Irish company Guinness, except they are Anglo Irish proddys, and Guinness is registered as a company in London. Great tradition.

 

[nicko31]

You think its bad here, try spending St. Patrick's in Australia. The hype around it in nauseating in places...

 

[BadFish]

You think its bad here, try spending St. Patrick's in Australia. The hype around it in nauseating in places...

Not as bad as Australia Day....... although that does have the JJ Hottest One Hundred which is its saving grace.

 

[OzMike]

I was born in England, but my father was Irish/American and my mother was Welsh/Indian.
I've got an Irish surname as well, so always have a pint of Guinness to the memory of dear old gramps on Paddy's day.

 

[portlock seagull]

It's all about human need for identity,same as our tribal allegiance to football, just on a nationalistic scale. That's why Americans cling to it if their ancestors were from Ireland. Plus humans like to party and throw in some alcohol and...that's why it's popular. Ow and then there's Catholicism which until the last 15years had an almost Islamic like grip on Ireland unlike any other European country. Nothing wrong with, many English loath St Pats day and other 'tribal' celebrations like it out of jealousy inc it seems a few on here. Bah humbug! I actually think it's a very English thing to do nicking another culture's culture and making it our own. Tis how we ruled the world once!!

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

That's why Americans cling to it if their ancestors were from Ireland.

Actually its because a great many of the political agitators fled to America and they fostered a culture of never forgetting where they came from and what they lost. That's why great amounts of money still came from the US to fund Irish Republican resistence even into the 80's.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

You think its bad here, try spending St. Patrick's in Australia. The hype around it in nauseating in places...

It's a bit of fun that people from all backgrounds join in.

Except maybe a few whinging Poms

 

[spring hall convert]

Imagine the up roar in Ireland if St Georges day was given this much exposure there would be riots

Yeah, the touchy ****ers. What have they got to be pissed off about?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

You should see what it's like in New York. Makes the Uk look like a village party.

The most ridiculous over the top celebration for something which is nothing to do with Americans. Virtually every pub had special booze offers, people take the afternoon off to get pissed. Everyone wears green.......

The US has a weird obsession with the Irish. Looking at the huge march past St Patrick's cathedral, you'd think every single member of the NYPD was from Dublin.

Definitely the best day to commit a crime in NYC.

Nothing do do with Americans? History isn't a strong point?

 

[Cian]

Imagine the up roar in Ireland if St Georges day was given this much exposure there would be riots

No, there wouldn't.

St Georges Day isn't celebrated to any great extent in England as it stands but if it was, I would expect the English diaspora (US, Australia, Canada etc) to celebrate it also.

In the US, the national holidays of any grouping with a large number of expats and wannabe second/third/eleventeenth generations there are celebrated fairly heavily - Cinco de Mayo in Vegas is absolute insanity for one.

 

[portlock seagull]

Actually its because a great many of the political agitators fled to America and they fostered a culture of never forgetting where they came from and what they lost. That's why great amounts of money still came from the US to fund Irish Republican resistence even into the 80's.

And why did they do that? And what about the Italian-Americans? Poles? Armenians? Hispanics? I think you'll find it's because of a deeper basic human instinct as I said.

 

[spring hall convert]

It's like a cabby was saying to me the other day 'These Days, if you say you're English, you'll be arrested and thrown in jail.'

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Ah yes that good old Irish company Guinness, except they are Anglo Irish proddys, and Guinness is registered as a company in London. Great tradition.

Very Irish, Church of Ireland actually. Plenty of Church of Ireland were Irish Republicans.

 

[Cian]

Very Irish, Church of Ireland actually. Plenty of Church of Ireland were Irish Republicans.

The Guinnesses, however, were not. Not particularly important though.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

And why did they do that?

Why did they flee? Pretty obvious why.

The Italian Americans were economic migrants.

 

[mooey]

No, there wouldn't.

St Georges Day isn't celebrated to any great extent in England as it stands but if it was, I would expect the English diaspora (US, Australia, Canada etc) to celebrate it also.

In the US, the national holidays of any grouping with a large number of expats and wannabe second/third/eleventeenth generations there are celebrated fairly heavily - Cinco de Mayo in Vegas is absolute insanity for one.

The other countries you ve mentioned propbably would celebrate st georges day but I could never see ireland giving out st georges red and white hats and decking the pubs out in the red white and blue of this country are you insane.

 

[Superphil]

But there are those who believe Jesus did! As per the words of Jerusalem - and did those feet in ancient times etc etc. I think the favourite is that he went to Glastonbury - probably for an early festival.

and some believe he went to the USA and hey presto mormons........funny old world

Jesus is everywhere, so is his Dad.

 

[Randsta]

Much more fun in the states

 

[Cian]

The other countries you ve mentioned propbably would celebrate st georges day but I could never see ireland giving out st georges red and white hats and decking the pubs out in the red white and blue of this country are you insane.

You're the one making judgements from hundreds of miles away on this, not me. I suspect you'd have been in the camp of "they'll be throwing eggs at the Queen if she visits" a few years ago, though.

Start celebrating it to some major extent and get a huge company on board to provide free tat branded with their name on top of the flag and see what happens if you want to.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Who was headlining?

Probably an early line-up of the Jesus and Mary Chain.