I'm not interested in having a debate about the manner in which someone should or should not express pride in their heritage. I explained my distaste for the way this holiday is "celebrated" in America engage and I'm entitled to feel that way.

Everyone tells everyone else about how their great great grandfather was from Ireland and how they're "allowed" to celebrate St. Patrick's Day because of it and it's just a stupid one-up circle jerk of lineage that I'm tired of hearing about. People here don't really celebrate the holiday. We use it as an excuse to drink. Just like we do with Cinco de Mayo.