Why do we have to celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
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Anonymous
It's happened at multiple workplaces! And the kids' schools, obviously. I don't think they should be teased because St. Patrick's Day is the last thing on my mind and I didn't make sure they had green clothes. |
Anonymous
| Because Americans need to go from one consumerist "holiday" to another as a pretext to buy more crap and fill the emptiness inside. It's not fun, it's sad. |
Anonymous
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The Catholics RULE in Holidays.
New Years Eve- Catholic - Valentines Day - Catholic Fat Tuesday - Catholic Easter - Catholic Halloween Catholic Christmas - Catholic. Most non-Catholics I know celebrate more Catholic Holidays than their own religion |
Anonymous
Yes! I dread the plastic crap DD will come home with. I throw it out after bedtime, then we have a meltdown in the morning. |
Anonymous
Oneway to raise a hoarder who can’t throw things out when they are an adult. They need to throw it away themselves without fear. |
Anonymous
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My mom is 100% Irish with an "O' " maiden last name.
It's fun. For the kids there were always 'leprechaun tricks' and decorations with shamrocks and well wishes from relatives. We had corned beef and cabbage for dinner. It doesn't have to be a drinking holiday...though 'seriously??" what isn't a drinking holiday nowadays---look at what has become of Halloween and 4th of July and NYE. I think wearing green is fun and I remember the 'pinch' if you aren't wearing green as a kid. Have a bowl of Lucky Charms and chillax. Nobody is making you celebrate. |
Anonymous
+1 when I was younger it was fun to go out drinking with friends or whatever but never heard of this as a big workplace thing. Either OP is triggered and making a big deal or it's a very weird office. |
Anonymous
In my mid-late 20s, we all would skip out 1/2 day on St Patty's Day and head to the bars. A big contingent of my office. It felt like playing hooky and was lots of fun. |
Anonymous
We do like to have a good time. |
Anonymous
Lol at Halloween as "Catholic." Mhm. |
Anonymous
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OP, do you make the same complaints about Cinco de Mayo or anything that may slightly deviate from your normal day?
I'm not remotely Irish and I enjoy the silliness of it all. My mom always made corned beef and cabbage and I'm not even sure that's Irish. I also make corned beef and cabbage. I haven't been pinched since elementary school. I think you have a workplace problem. |
Anonymous
Good point. Suggestions on painless way to teach them this? |
Anonymous
No, because no one expects you to alter your behavior for Cinco de Mayo. |
Anonymous
Getting drunk at 2 pm. Classy. |
Anonymous
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I have Irish heritage, lived in Ireland for a while, live in Chicago, and unless my family hosts a St. Patrick's day party, have literally never worn green on purpose on the holiday and have never been pinched or harassed because of it. It's not standard in Ireland (and for those who say drinking excessively is not common in Ireland on St. Patrick's day, I'd urge you to perhaps update your perception on that because it absolutely is, at least in the cities). Beyond *perhaps* a slack message or two in our "random" channel, I don't think the holiday is acknowledged at my workplace and if someone tried to pinch me I'd probably hit them.
So, yeah, seconding those folks who don't see the issue. And if people are giving you a hard time about it, just ignore them. They're annoying. |