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An Irish-American View of St. Patrick's Day
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<blockquote data-quote="shtove" data-source="post: 107268"><p>When I said Americans get emotional, I wasn't having a pop. It's touching. There's a story by Frank O'Connor - forget the ***le - set in the 1950s, about a well-to-do American bringing his family to the Oul Sod to let them see where they came from. The local gentleman plays host, being on the same social level, and gets on well with the American. He even lends his car to the family for a tour around the hovels and shebeens that their ancestors emigrated from, where they meet the spirited, barefoot locals. In the end, the American realises the ancestors of the gentleman were the ones who drove his family out - and in that moment, his soul is trapped. That's not doing it justice, but it's a great story. You hear the phrase Plastic Paddy, but Irish America has something true about it and shouldn't fall into that soul trap. Stop me before I go too far ... :cryy:</p><p></p><p>Oh, BTW - the tourism angle has been covered for 50 years. Try the Arann Islands for American accents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shtove, post: 107268"] When I said Americans get emotional, I wasn't having a pop. It's touching. There's a story by Frank O'Connor - forget the ***le - set in the 1950s, about a well-to-do American bringing his family to the Oul Sod to let them see where they came from. The local gentleman plays host, being on the same social level, and gets on well with the American. He even lends his car to the family for a tour around the hovels and shebeens that their ancestors emigrated from, where they meet the spirited, barefoot locals. In the end, the American realises the ancestors of the gentleman were the ones who drove his family out - and in that moment, his soul is trapped. That's not doing it justice, but it's a great story. You hear the phrase Plastic Paddy, but Irish America has something true about it and shouldn't fall into that soul trap. Stop me before I go too far ... :cryy: Oh, BTW - the tourism angle has been covered for 50 years. Try the Arann Islands for American accents. [/QUOTE]
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