Are you Irish, and do you wear green (and pinch others who don’t wear green) on St. Patrick’s Day?

[Anonymous]

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Reference article: https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/why-we-wear-green-on-st-patricks-day/

Note: Choose the answer-option in the poll which most thoroughly answers this question for you.

A - Yes — I was born in Ireland OR I have Irish ancestry

B - Yes — I usually wear green on St Patrick’s Day

C - Yes — I DO pinch others who don’t wear green on St Patrick’s Day

D - Yes — 2 of A, B, C are true for me

E - YES — ALL 3 of A, B, C are true for me

F - NO — NONE of A, B, C are true for me

[annabananna]

10 percent of my DNA comes from a combination of England and Ireland. 76% comes from Germany. I never pinch anyone that doesn’t wear green and I sometimes wear green but I mostly forget.

[Asker]

What is your vote in the poll? (I think you didn’t vote yet.)

[annabananna]

Just voted A. I was gonna vote earlier and then got distracted.

[Asker]

Ok, np

[annabananna]

Thanks for MHO

[Asker]

You’re welcome

[CateM]

I'm of Irish descent, but I don't consider myself Irish because I'm American. I wore green today

[Asker]

Did you vote yet?
If not, you should vote D (because A & B are true for you).

[SnowedIn]

None of that is true for me although perhaps there is some Irish in me but I have enough doubt to have selected F. :)

[Asker]

No one on either side of your family has ever said that they/you have Irish ancestry?

[SnowedIn]

My mother used to say it but a lot of what she said was suspect and I haven't done a lot of work on the geneaology.

[Asker]

Ok. You should take a DNA test from one of the ancestry sites and find out for sure.

[gorydetails]

According to my Ancestry results, I'm 7% irish.

[Asker]

Was that % higher or lower than expected?
And did you vote “A” in the poll?

[gorydetails]

As they've refined the analysis, it's gotten much lower. When I first sent in my DNA it said I was 1/3 Irish. Now I'm 40% sottish.

[Asker]

Ok. Which ancestry does your family most acknowledge—Irish or Scottish?

And is that your A vote out there?

[gorydetails]

yeah, i voted... get off my back, lol. We would claim Irish on my father's side, German on my mother's.

[Asker]

Ok thanks, haha.
Irish—ok.

[TenderFantasy]

No to all lol. I LOVE the holiday but I am just too busy in my adult life right now and I don't unfortunately have friends to celebrate with at the bars sadly haha. Whatever.

[Asker]

Some people celebrate it just by wearing green (like to work).

[Pete671]

I'm not an Irish national but have a strong Irish heritage, I don't celebrate St Patrick's day at all,,,

[Asker]

If you have a “strong Irish heritage” then why don’t you celebrate it at all?

[Pete671]

I do embrace it but not on non-Irish terms, that would be cultural appropriation, but it's ok to do so to the Irish of course,,,

[Jennz6]

My ancestors left Ireland during the potato famine

[Asker]

Ok. Which answer-option letter did you select in the poll?

[Jennz6]

B) but I am not wearing green today because I don’t have any green outfits for my work 💃

[Asker]

Why didn’t you wear green panties or a green bra?

[Asker]

😉😊

[Asker]

In addition to the above…

2 answer-options are true for you—A & B, so Why didn’t you select D?

[Jennz6]

@gagname I found some panties with green in them

[Asker]

Cool. Do you wear matching top-and-(little) skirt “dancer-wear” outfits (that you can buy at Adult Shops) at the club?

And why didn’t you vote D in the poll?

[Jennz6]

I can’t change it or I don’t know how to change it

[Asker]

There’s no way to change it and that’s ok.
But didn’t you see the Note I have on this question?

[Jennz6]

I’m wearing my green panties 💃

[Asker]

Nice.
So — Do you wear matching top-and-(little) skirt “dancer-wear” outfits (that you can buy at Adult Shops) at the club?

[AviatorTom]

We are all honorary Irish on St Paddy's Day. 👨‍🌾

[Asker]

Yeah, St Patrick’s day is famous for others “identifying” & “cultural appropriation.” Lol

How did you vote in the poll?

[AviatorTom]

I didn't vote... none of them apply to me. And F doesn't take into account my honorary Irish.

[Asker]

Sounds like you’re “afraid” of registering your votes in the polls; either that or you have OCD. Lol

[AviatorTom]

I'm not OCD and I always vote in polls if one of the options applies to me. In this case, none do.

by the way, if you find any one of the polls that I post, you'll almost always see a "Something else" choice that allows someone to explain something that doesn't fit the other choices.

[Asker]

Answer -option F applies to you in this poll.
And I I didn’t want to put an “Other” answer-option on MY question.

I guess you just like to have things YOUR way; otherwise you’re “not playing.” Lol

[FunkyMonkee]

I never heard of this pinching rule.

[Asker]

No? I had thought the wearing green thing was only for those who are Irish/have Irish ancestry.

[FunkyMonkee]

I'm Irish on both sides.

[Asker]

Cool. Do you like “Guinness”?

[FunkyMonkee]

A&W.

[Asker]

That’s great too!

[FunkyMonkee]

Especially on ice cream!

[AngryCarl2]

No but I will drink Irish Whisky. Slainte!

[Asker]

Thanks. “Health” to you too.

[Asker]

A “[“right-click”] “Look Up” on that word said “health,” however the following source…

www.irishcentral.com/roots/what-does-slainte-mean

…says the word is “Ireland's most famous toast [and translates] to 'Good Health' in English.”

So: a slight difference, but still a toast word.

https://www.irishcentral.com/