The one thing I love about being Irish is that we don't care who claims to be Irish. I don't think I've ever heard someone call someone out for celebrating St. Patrick's because they aren't Irish. I love St. Patrick's Day because everyone is Irish today if you want to be. It's the closest I get to being proud of my ethnicity. I still can't be proud of something I had no control over and was just an accident of birth.
I love the inclusiveness though. A day that celebrates complete unity of nationality; a day when everyone is Irish if they want to be!
"What'd you say? You're Japanese? who cares?! Today you can be Irish too! What? you don't wanna be Irish? Eh, that's alright! You still drink alcohol, right?! Ok, then have a Guinness and be Japanese! Happy St. Patrick's Day!"
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