I hope that everyone out there has a happy and a safe St. Patty's Day. As for myself, I will be having a sober one.
There is nothing as great as having an Irish heritage. Take it from me. There's the rich background, the history, and the awesome accent (which I fake very well). However, there is nothing as awkward as being Irish and not drinking. Think about it. The Irish are known as being drunkards. They have a history of drunken rages and random fights.
I don't drink. It's true that I feel left out at a party or on a day like today, but I have a long history of alcoholism in my family. Basically, I am scared that I will like the booze just a little too much if you know what I mean. I have had alcohol, but I have never been "drunk". I've watched drunk people. They look like they are having fun, but they never seem to realize how stupid they are being. People are laughing at them.
The things that keeps me from drinking the most is the thought of ending up like my uncle. He drinks and drinks and drinks. he does awful things and then he refuses to take any sort of responsibility for them. Anyone who has put his family through as much grief as he has isn't really worth thinking about. I would really hate to be like that. He's probably getting loaded right now.
That's enough of my shitty family. I hope that you all have a happy St. Patrick's Day. Hopefully, you don't party too hard (especially you, Wendy).
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I'm Irish too and I found out a while ago why Irish people can drink so much. There's special enzymes in our bodies that allow us to digest the alcohol quicker, which is cool to know, I thought. But I can definitely see why you wouldn't drink, especially since alcoholic tends to have a strong correlation with heredity. My grandfather smokes and I refuse to because the influence his smoking had on me.
Hey Ryan, I very much understand where you are coming from. I have an uncle that died as a result of alcoholism. I do drink, but I refuse to get drunk. Some people can do it socially (just a few here and there throughout the week). Others just can never seem to have enough. That was my uncle and perhaps is yours also. But don't feel left out at parties or on days that have been adopted as "special drinking days." You don't drink for the same reason I don't do drugs. I love to sit back and watch people who are high try to pretend they're not high, especially when the cop pulls them over. That's the funniest. Later guy.
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