miércoles, 10 de marzo de 2010

Luck o' the Irish...

So, I was looking at music on iTunes when I saw a St. Patrick's Day list:

I don't know about you, but if I were Irish, I'm unsure how I would feel about this list. I am not Irish, so I can't really speak for them, but I'm unsure if I would like my country and my culture to be represented by songs such as "Beer, Beer, Beer," "Drink the Night Away" or "Drink it Up Men." Even if it's true (and I really don't know. I've never been to Ireland at all, let alone on St. Patty's day). I mean, really. Sometimes I think it's one of those "I can say it, but you can't" things, you know? I can make fun of Americans or Californians all I want because I am one, but when someone who isn't does, it's like "who do you think you are?!?!" Maybe that never happens to you, but I tend to be like that. And so if I were Irish, I wouldn't want all of America only associating me and my country with nonstop drinking. Just as I don't like all of the WORLD associating us with hamburgers (seriously, many Europeans think we eat them every day. Thanks, McDonalds, for being the face of America. Not that I have anything against McDonalds, and there are also a fair amount of Burger Kings in Europe too, but still. I'd rather be associated with a frappuccino...let's get that going)

NB: I just noticed the little paragraph under "The Basics" (the upper right of the picture). Read it. Further fuel if I were an Irish person.

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