Plastic Paddies and Jafakens

[Mich the Tester]

Why do so many people want to pretend they come from somewhere they don’t come from? What’s wrong with being English?

[EternalOptimist]

who is being a plastic paddy ? anyone famous

[Mich the Tester]

who is being a plastic paddy ? anyone famous

Come St Patrick’s day, it’s difficult to find anyone who’ll admit to not being Irish in some way, shape or form. Fine, I like a party as much as the next man, but that doesn’t mean dressing up in green and pretending I’m a leprechaun or descended from some Irish war of independence veteran.

Actually, my ancestors were German, but I don’t pretend to be German. Nein. Nimmer. Achtung! Schweinhund!

[NotAllThere]

I'm the next man and I hate parties.

[EternalOptimist]

Come St Patrick’s day, it’s difficult to find anyone who’ll admit to not being Irish in some way, shape or form. Fine, I like a party as much as the next man, but that doesn’t mean dressing up in green and pretending I’m a leprechaun or descended from some Irish war of independence veteran.

Actually, my ancestors were German, but I don’t pretend to be German. Nein. Nimmer. Achtung! Schweinhund!

Oh ja, ich see vot yu meen. to be sure, to be sure

[Pickle2]

Come St Patrick’s day, it’s difficult to find anyone who’ll admit to not being Irish in some way, shape or form. Fine, I like a party as much as the next man, but that doesn’t mean dressing up in green and pretending I’m a leprechaun or descended from some Irish war of independence veteran.

On paddies day I drink Dark Mild just to confuse 'em.

[Doggy Styles]

I'm the next man and I hate parties.

I'm the one after him and I'm laissez faire.

I had an Irish grandmother and my sister was born on St Paddy's day, but no guiness or dressing up as a bog trotter for me.

[cojak]

I have a rubbish Oirish accent...

Mind you, I have a rubbish Nottingham accent as well.

I was having a last vin chaud with my ski class a few weeks ago when one of the other French women asked me if I had attended a centre of excellence for my accent (the French have load of these things for everything and anything, apparently).

I had to explain Received Pronunciation..

(But I do like Guinness, does that count?)

[DaveB]

On paddies day I drink Dark Mild just to confuse 'em.

I'm not Irish but I drink Guiness most of the time anyway. Unless I'm on the Scotch.

Was born in Scotland but I hate Irnbru.

[Mich the Tester]

who is being a plastic paddy ? anyone famous

Mel Gibson, among others. but he likes pretending to be Scottish too, and an Arab.