r/ireland • u/[deleted] • Mar 13 '16

Paddy not Patty

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u/RobotsFromTheFuture Mar 13 '16 edited Mar 13 '16

To be fair nobody in the US cares about St. Patty's day except as an excuse to get drunk and drink mint milkshakes. It's New Years' Eve's trashy little brother.

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u/RobotsFromTheFuture Mar 13 '16

In the us both are acceptable diminutive forms of the name Patrick.

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u/Schmoogly Mar 13 '16

Another thing where Americans bust in with "We are so numerous and resolute in our ignorance that both are now the accepted form"

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u/Oggie243 Mar 13 '16

I always love when Americans (and any other nation really) comes to this sub acting the big balls and immediately get shot down with semi relevant home truths.