So a year ago I was out with my friend, we were both 34F then, I’ve known her for awhile but never went out on St. Patrick’s Day before. But we were at a bar where I love their screwdriver, so I ordered that. And then she was asking how I could be drinking an orange drink, I asked why does it matter and she said it’s St. Patrick’s Day and that’s seen as anti-Irish because orange is the color in Ireland of Protestantism and the English colonizers. I basically said who cares, we’re not in Ireland, I’m Protestant anyway, in fact I was raised Catholic but converted because of how reactionary and backward the church is and haven’t been to Catholic church except weddings/funerals for well over a decade, and I’m not Italian/German, not Irish. She said she’s 3/4 Irish and heard about it from her grandparents a lot and to Irish-Americans it’s still a big deal. I ordered another screwdriver kind of out of spite. (Neither of us were driving to make that clear.)
Well yesterday she was texting me a lot and asking if we go out again tonight to not order anything orange. I think she’s still being silly…is she or am I?
Nta. Am from ireland. Couldnt care less what colour drink you have. Your friend is not irish really and is ridiculous.
NTA, this is the difference between so called Irish-Americans and actual Irish people like myself. In Ireland, we don’t care about the colour orange unless you’re playing a few tunes on a horn. She is not Irish, she’s American