paddys day insult

westcoastcooler

i was in work today and i mentioned around the water cooler that i was planning to get" off my head" on paddys day- everyone else was agreeing saying"ill be the same" then one bloke(hes polish btw) said" all you irish are layabouts- you look forward to a day where you get so drunk you cant stand- your patehic"

and i was thinking...is he right?

Terry

wait. some guy who came to this country to earn more money feels the need to insult us? asshole.
also, the poles are known for their love of vodka. pot kettle.

Supercell

Sod off back to Poland Aleksy is what I think about that.

dédé

I don't think so. You don't need a special day to have fun, and that's cool.
But that's only what I think.

GerryRyan

Maybe. From my own experience working with two Polish lads over the summer I can tell you they (Polish ppl) are fairly religious and hard workers.

When we would all finish up for the day and go for a few jars they wouldn't be having any of it and would go straight home. That was the image I got off them at least. Maybe just not a drinking race.

KTRIC

Cheeky baxtard, tell him to fup off back to Polishland.

Steveire

you look forward to a day where you get so drunk you cant stand- your patehic

Read that again. He's right. It is pathetic. What is it the makes you want to lose self control?

leeroybrown

I'm afraid I have to agree. I'll be relaxing and enjoying the day but I'll be keeping away from the regimented drunkeness.

biko

It's gonna be cold so I'll need a few drinks to keep me warm.

Terry

Steveire wrote:

Read that again. He's right. It is pathetic. What is it the makes you want to lose self control?

because it's fun?
i know that i'll enjoy sitting in the pub tomorrow with my friends and catching up with what has been going on in their world. don't get to see them all that much as they have all moved to other towns and work and other stuff gets in the way.
tomorrow we can all get together, get drunk and have fun. i don't see anything pathetic about that. it's like christmas in march.

projectmayhem

he's somewhat right but incredibly arrogant to say that. it's like you or me going to america to earn a better wage and saying thanksgiving is a waste of time

westcoastcooler

Steveire wrote:

Read that again. He's right. It is pathetic. What is it the makes you want to lose self control?

not every1 is like that- ive never gotten that drunk... but he assumed all irish people were going to do that, ud swear id walked in to work with my skirt up my hole and a bottle of JD in my hand they way he was going on.

Amazotheamazing

Funny, Poles are hard workers, but they're hard drinkers too. He was probably annoyed at something else.

Saruman

Ehh the guy is Polish, english is not his first language.. hell he maybe even meant it as a joke

Relax... Its interesting how because someone who is not Irish insulted what some idiots do on paddys day people see fit to go off at him because he is Polish!

Polish people are heavy drinkers.. but for the most part they handle it better! My wife lived in Prague for a year and went to a party where everyone was pissed. The Polish people there were lashing back the Vodka but not falling everywhere or puking... next morning they were up at 9 or so cooking everyone breakfast... everyone else.. major hangovers...

He is right.. some irish people just love to have an excuse to waste paddys day getting so drunk they cant remember it.

Unpossible

Maybe just not a drinking race.

Well, all the polish students that came here last year claimed that they were a great drinking race (that polish were amoung the three most notorious nationalities for getting drunk). These students would often go through bottles of vodka and beer on "party nights".

Anyway I plan on having a few jars, but wont get plastered (cant do a ceili drunk )

Lump

Ireland is the one of the few countries that celebrates their national day. America has July 4th, we have Paddies day. Bring it I say

John

Dave!

Go back to Germania!!!

simu

Sue him for teh racism tbh.

[yakka]

Frank OJ

If people feel like unwinding and getting drunk well thats fine by me. As long as they dont go causing mayhem wheres the problem. work hard play hard if you so will. just cause in Poland they do one thing dont mean we cant do another. different races different values. ive worked with alot of poles and they are nice people but I would label them a bit boring perhaps. doesnt mean im i think they should go out and develop a personality. what they do is their own business. so i say if you want to go out and get pissed tomorrow go ahead, dont decide against it just cause polish people wouldnt be impressed.

Hugh Hefner

Yeah, you guys were being kinda pathetic.

westcoastcooler

Saruman wrote:

Ehh the guy is Polish, english is not his first language.. hell he maybe even meant it as a joke

Relax... Its interesting how because someone who is not Irish insulted what some idiots do on paddys day people see fit to go off at him because he is Polish!

Polish people are heavy drinkers.. but for the most part they handle it better! My wife lived in Prague for a year and went to a party where everyone was pissed. The Polish people there were lashing back the Vodka but not falling everywhere or puking... next morning they were up at 9 or so cooking everyone breakfast... everyone else.. major hangovers...

He is right.. some irish people just love to have an excuse to waste paddys day getting so drunk they cant remember it.

i hope ur not assuming that im being racist- i mentioned he was polish just to let u know it was someone who didnt see the day as we do and i know for a fact hes bearly in the country 2 months so who is he to moan about us- just because he has had God shoved up his ass from birth doesnt mean he can look down on us

Sorry but its how i feel- each to their own i say- just dont critizise others beliefs/drinking when your on their soil

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KTRIC

Hugh Hefner wrote:

Yeah, you guys were being kinda pathetic.

No we're not, we're being Irish. ie; alcoholic, rascist and condesending

Hugh Hefner

Ah, cheerfully withdrawn.

dlofnep

I don't think his nationality is important. He was probably just pissed off. Maybe some Irish people treat him bad at work so he's pissed off with Irish people and jsut let it out? It happens when you're a minority. Still, it wasn't right of him either. I wouldn't of given him a stern talking to.

To answer your question - We're not pathetic. I'm not going to feel guilty for enjoying myself on Patrick's day. I'm going to enjoy myself and if anyone has anything to say about it, f*ck em.

westcoastcooler

dlofnep wrote:

I don't think his nationality is important. He was probably just pissed off. Maybe some Irish people treat him bad at work so he's pissed off with Irish people and jsut let it out? It happens when you're a minority. Still, it wasn't right of him either. I wouldn't of given him a stern talking to.

To answer your question - We're not pathetic. I'm not going to feel guilty for enjoying myself on Patrick's day. I'm going to enjoy myself and if anyone has anything to say about it, f*ck em.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

i will be out in my smallest skirt n tightest shirt(green of course) n screw wat any 1 says- im 21 im young im slim im single- AND IM IRISH- screw wat any 1 thinks- ill enjoy my day- i work hard and i hardly go out- why shouldnt i have fun on paddys day

LET US DRINK

Its what we do best

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Tuesday_Girl

Calm down lads.... the guy didn't say St Patricks day was a waste of time, he didn't say there was anything wrong with having fun and enjoying yourselves tomorrow, he said that he finds it pathetic that we look forward to getting so drunk that we can't stand. For the record, I would consider that to be an opinion or an observation, not an insult, and I would also have to agree fully with him.

Lump

What ever.... I celebrate being Irish.... I'm working tomorrow and Saturday, It'd be intresting to see how many people try, and probably succeed to get get me out drinking.

John

up for anything

westcoastcooler wrote:

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

i will be out in my smallest skirt n tightest shirt(green of course) n screw wat any 1 says- im 21 im young im slim im single- AND IM IRISH- screw wat any 1 thinks- ill enjoy my day- i work hard and i hardly go out- why shouldnt i have fun on paddys day

LET US DRINK

Its what we do best

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One word.... rohypnol!!!:eek: Happy St Patrick's Day.

Ruu_Old

Stick his head in the watercooler damnit! If people want to celebrate their St.Paddys day drinking until they cannae drink no more thats fine. Are Polish people not harder drinkers than Irish anyway?

failsafe

westcoastcooler wrote:

I mentioned that i was getting "off my head"

westcoastcooler wrote:

not every1 is like that- ive never gotten that drunk... but he assumed

Everyone has the right to get drunk, and fall around a bit. But you can see how an outsider could see the "blacking out/puking all over templebar" drunk as a bit sad, when what he's used to is having a few vodkas and a singsong. I suppose it all comes down to what effect you have on others, get as drunk as you want by all means, but don't be a lout.

But then again my Polish isn't great, so he could have meant something completely different.

Karl Hungus

dlofnep wrote:

I don't think his nationality is important.

No, his nationality is certainly not important. It's an absolutely distusting thing for anyone to say. It's akin to saying something along the lines "All you Africans are just looking forward for a chance to rob someone blind, you're pathetic."

Displicable tbh.

Steffano2002

westcoastcooler wrote:

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

i will be out in my smallest skirt n tightest shirt(green of course) n screw wat any 1 says- im 21 im young im slim im single- AND IM IRISH- screw wat any 1 thinks- ill enjoy my day- i work hard and i hardly go out- why shouldnt i have fun on paddys day

LET US DRINK

Its what we do best

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Where's the party at? I want to go where you're going!

westcoastcooler

failsafe wrote:

Everyone has the right to get drunk, and fall around a bit. But you can see how an outsider could see the "blacking out/puking all over templebar" drunk as a bit sad, when what he's used to is having a few vodkas and a singsong. I suppose it all comes down to what effect you have on others, get as drunk as you want by all means, but don't be a lout.

But then again my Polish isn't great, so he could have meant something completely different.

EXCUSE ME? I live in munster- im nowhere NEAR temple bar- dont assume everyone who posts here is in dublin!!!

Leave him think what he likes

He will be the only person IN THE COUNTRY whos sitting in reading the paper on paddys day!!!

Pighead

westcoastcooler wrote:

EXCUSE ME? I live in munster- im nowhere NEAR temple bar- dont assume everyone who posts here is in dublin!!!

Leave him think what he likes

He will be the only person IN THE COUNTRY whos sitting in reading the paper on paddys day!!!

EXCUSE ME? Pighead will besitting in reading the paper on paddys day.

I'll leave you think what you like.

You will be the only person ON BOARDS whos sitting in assuming stuff on the internet!!!

metrovelvet

In no other city but Dublin can you be guranteed to see pools of vomit all over the streets on a Saturday morning.

Hes an EU citizen. Hes entitled to moan about you. Hes paying plenty of taxes to moan, unlike the tons of illegal Irish in NYC who badmouth the US time and time again while in the US.

And by the way, the Irish who are over here for Paddys day are proving the old national stereotype to be true.

Plus Polish people tend to be very hard workers.

Terry

i'm not going to go to poland and tell you how to live your life. don't come here and tell me how to live mine.
don't like it here?
we have plenty of airports.

simu

Ireland, fcuk yeah! :-p

Pighead

metrovelvet wrote:

In no other city but Dublin can you be guranteed to see pools of vomit all over the streets on a Saturday morning.

Blatant Untruths. Just because we're all a bit tired you thought you'd throw that little fact/lie out there. Are you under some illusion that the Irish invented the art of puking and out of the 5 or 6 billion worldwide its only a small island of 4 million or so inhabitants that participate in this pasttime. Follow the links to prove your point to be a sham.Warning links may contain puke.

http://pics.robbyb.com/fun20030518/fun2003051806.jpg
Puking in america

http://variableaspect.com/Gallery/k21bday/k21bday-Thumbnails/22.jpg
Puking in the Phillipines

http://www.ratemyvomit.com/images/ul/vomit-779.jpeg
Puking in Espana

http://www.untitledname.com/archives/upload/2004/12/vomitcanal.jpg
Puking in London

So in future metrovelvet(3/10-too american) get your facts straight before you start throwing erroneous facts around the boards. happy St Patricks Day.

Terry

metrovelvet wrote:

In no other city but Dublin can you be guranteed to see pools of vomit all over the streets on a Saturday morning.

Hes an EU citizen. Hes entitled to moan about you. Hes paying plenty of taxes to moan, unlike the tons of illegal Irish in NYC who badmouth the US time and time again while in the US.

And by the way, the Irish who are over here for Paddys day are proving the old national stereotype to be true.

Plus Polish people tend to be very hard workers.

nobody in poland has even been sick on the street from drinking too much.
those poles are saints. they've never done anything wrong and there are no illegal polish immigrants in NYC.
no polish person in america has ever complained about america either.
and Dublin is the only city in the world where people get sick on the streets.
cop the fuck on.

Placebo

westcoastcooler wrote:

i was in work today and i mentioned around the water cooler that i was planning to get" off my head" on paddys day- everyone else was agreeing saying"ill be the same" then one bloke(hes polish btw) said" all you irish are layabouts- you look forward to a day where you get so drunk you cant stand- your patehic"

and i was thinking...is he right?

why yes, yes he is

Terry

the french are cowards. the mexicans are lazy. the brits are toothless. the italians are sleazy. the germans are nazis. the dutch are stoners. the australians are eaten daily by dingo's.
every culture is stereotyped in some way or another. stop being upset because some asshole who's been here for 2 months thinks we are all drunks whose only reason for living is to get hammered drunk on the 17th of march.
as for the rest of you who are ashamed of how the majority of Irish people live their lives, deal with it. this is the country you were born in. celebrate your culture instead of crying every time someone does something that might make Ireland look bad to the rest of the world. count your blessings that you were born in one of the worlds richest countries and not in some war torn, famine ravaged, poverty stricken hell hole. you people make me sick. most of you have probably never even seen what goes on outside of the tourist areas of the countries you have visited.

metrovelvet

Not to the same extent. In Dublin the vomit on the streets is disgusting. The level of drunkness is disgusting.

What the polish guy said - that is how the world perceives you. Like it or change it.

julep - dont talk to me like that. Your using abusive language and its not called for.

Are you drunk by any wild chance?

Terry

what exactly offended you?

lostexpectation

you can only get away with that sort of talk if you insult eveery nation on earth...

go !

westcoastcooler

julep wrote:

what exactly offended you?

nothing offended me!!!

i dont see how some nobody (who has been here 2 months)thinks hes important enough to slag us

live here 20 years like i have baby.. see what ya say then

you would be just like us!!!!!!!!!

I rest my case

metrovelvet

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054903943&page=3

Doesnt that tell you something? Everyone is getting pissed for Paddys.

count your blessings that you were born in one of the worlds richest countries and not in some war torn, famine ravaged, poverty stricken hell hole

Indeed I do, and am grateful my parents emigrated from one so I could have a good life. I will be celebrating their country of origin tomorrow with great cheer and, well I'll try to be proud of my heritage, as I watch all the irish tourists get pissed and sing ole ole ole and puke.

Karl Hungus

metrovelvet wrote:

that is how the world perceives you.

And that makes it all ok then.

Brother To God

Go to any Polish bar and tell me what they are known for?
Alot of Polish people are nice,honest hard workers,This
guy who made this comment about the Irish is very much
in the minority of Polish,as most Polish I have met love
St.Paddys! for the same reason alot of irish do!
Ever see the Polish newspaper and see how they refer
to Ireland as "Living Hell" sometimes?This sometimes
annoys me as surely coming here they have Improved their
lifes and if not they are free to leave if they hate it so much,
again a small minority!But still it can be a little annoying!

jimmidy_cricket

Have to agree with Polish dude...getting wasted one day of the year solely because its paddies day is pathetic. I think he should've bit his toungue though and think it was awful arogant of him to say it. But picture it from his point of view or any forigners point of view, most of them are in Ireland to make a better living for themselves and prob wouldn't go out as often as us Paddies (cause they're sending money home or whatever). But they'll go out for Pddies Day cause of the parade and to see some ceoil and craic and what do they see? Drunken debauchery, teenagers vomiting on the streets, adults having a go at each other, its disgraceful, something like 800 people were arrested last year do think that number of people are arrested on Australia Day in Oz? or the same number of arrests on July 4th for the Yanks? No theres not! Because they are patriotic nations and they celebrate graciously not like our nation of hooligans. Its sick and I wish I wasn't in Ireland today, I'd much prefer to be in another country where the paddies band together and celebrate thier heritage with patriotic enthusiasm.

To the OP, you are the reason I won't be going into Dublin to celebrate, you are the reason I will stay in tonight and probably will end up watching the Late, late or some other such sh!te. Thanks!

Oh and by the way have any of you seen the ad campaign by diagio, "Does your drinking affect their thinking?" It obviously does and its no wonder we as a nation have been pigeon holed as p!ss heads! Thanks for that also!

Ronan|Raven

westcoastcooler wrote:

nothing offended me!!!

i dont see how some nobody (who has been here 2 months)thinks hes important enough to slag us

live here 20 years like i have baby.. see what ya say then

you would be just like us!!!!!!!!!

I rest my case

OH TO BE SURE TO BE SURE! He has every right to slag us as its all we deserve! Lets go fall on our faces drunk lads! It is one stereotype unfortunatly we deserve.

Ah just the read the nobody remark unlike you and yer mates bud? Go fornicate with a rake.

Dilly1

westcoastcooler wrote:

i was in work today and i mentioned around the water cooler that i was planning to get" off my head" on paddys day- everyone else was agreeing saying"ill be the same" then one bloke(hes polish btw) said" all you irish are layabouts- you look forward to a day where you get so drunk you cant stand- your patehic"

and i was thinking...is he right?

I dont beleive you !! Irish people using a water cooler ?? never
they just get drunk all the time !!