Some shirts that I saw on Facebook said things like "Sham Rack City Bitch" "You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning!" "Irish today, hungover tomorrow" "I love drunk sluts" and "Blow
In Dublin, didn't see anything even remotely close to what those t-shirts said. At the parade, people were wearing simple, celebratory t-shirts, basic green, white and orange hats, kids had their faces painted and others dyed their hair green.
I wasn't in Dublin when it was late, so maybe the crude t-shirts and drunkards came out then, but what I got from the day was that Dublin celebrates St Patrick's Day in style and class, whereas Whitewater celebrates St Patrick's Day by seeing who gets wasted first and then having everyone catch up.
If I were to spend St Patrick's Day in Dublin or Whitewater, I'd pick Dublin, every time.
Everything about this is so perfect. So honorable :)
ReplyDeleteThose t-shirts around Whitewater? OOF. Please proceed to gouge out my eyes presently.
You're totally right, Americans drink with the expressed goal of getting hammered drunk. Despite how much the Irish seem to drink, they still drink reasonably.
Summed up?
Classy, not trashy. Yes please.