"Cultural" Background

Today because I was not wearing an adequate supply of green I got pinched by some people. It was annoying, yes, but not as much as the pinchers' insolence toward the matter. For one thing, I am not one bit "Irish". I should not have to participate in an overexaggerated feast day if I do not want to. It's basically the same thing as Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day is St. Valentine's feast day. He was a saint where sometime in the far passed had illegally married couples. (I dunno what the illegal matter was, or under what pretenses it was) Hence the "love" theme. But... do most people know this? NO! Why? Because people only see what is in front of them, they never think outside the box. They sit there, absorb what they're told, and think that is the law of the world. If people actually looked, they would see it is called St. Valentine's Day on the calendar. People just got lazy over time, and found it hard saying "Saint" before Valentine. So, as it is, most people do not have a resignation of the two together.  Although St. Patrick's Day still has the "Saint" in front of it, people still don't know much of the story. I don't really know it myself, but I know enough about it to make the valid arguement I'm about to make...

Guess what? If you were born in the United States, you are not Irish!! Guess what you are? Simple: American. If you go to another country such as Bolivia, will they recognize you as a 63% Russian, 7% Italian, and 30% Polish mutt? No, they're going to label you American. If you have kids with a Bolivian, they will not be 50% Bolivian, 15% Polish, 2% Italian, and 33% Russian crossbreed, guess what they will be? 50/50 American/Bolivian. When you say you are "Polish" or "Norweigien", you need to shut your mouth. You are not those things. 10% of you was not born in Norwigia while the other 90 got stuck out in Poland. You are being politically incorrect when you say such a thing. If you went to Italy while saying you were half Italian, the people there would look at you as if you were some nutcase.  The trick? It is your ancesteral heritage. Not your cultural background. Your cultural background stays here in America, no matter how many Chinese or Korean cultural influences your parents force on you. Now, to move on.

So why are we making such a big deal about another country's deal? The only people who dealed with Mr. Patrick, here, were alive before 1500! And guess what? They lived in Ireland. So why should a person whose ancesteral heritage have to deal with a friggin' green scheme day? I mean, I could argue one day that I have the right to punch anyone in the face if they are not doing anything for Oktoberfest. It's just your ancesteral heritage. Chill. Do not make such a big deal of it. Sure it is nice to go out, get drunk, and see the parades... but to go overdramatic because you can argue that you are 64% Irish? You're just being an idiot there.