Today was St. Patrick's Day. An Irish holiday, that I don't really know much background information about, but I do know that people use it as a giant excuse to get drunk around here.
I honestly don't get it.
Today as I was walking downtown in the city towards my dance class, I had to walk by a few bars. They were PACKED. And it wasn't even noon yet.
One of the teachers at the dance studio had to run some errands while my teacher taught our class. When she returned, she mentioned running into a group of guys who had already been drinking the last 24 hours, and were then bar hopping. Again, this was only shortly after noon by this point.
Seriously. I couldn't help but judge a little bit.
I know St. Patrick's Day is supposed to be fun. But some people take it too far. And that can possibly lead to alcohol poisoning, ending up in a strange place, rape, death. Especially those that decide to make it an all-day event of drinking, without giving much thought to food. It's dangerous really.
I remember 3 years ago on St Patrick's day. I was in my third year of university, and I had a video assignment to complete that day, that I expected to finish around 7. But it ran late and I didn't finish until 9 or 10. So I rushed home because I knew my roommate and the folks in the apartment upstairs were going to be celebrating, and I wanted to take part.
By the time I got there, things were already well underway. So I did something foolish, and decided to try and catch up to them in terms of alcohol consumption. I drank too much too fast, and about 5 minutes after entering the bar we went to later that night, I vomitted. So I staggered back home, and vomitted again and again throughout the night. It was a fun night turned into a night of sickness.
And so, every St Patrick's day, I sort of feel a flush of sickness. As a reminder to not drink excessively if I do happen to go out and party. But for the most part, I tend to like celebrating quietly. Wearing a little green and saying "Kiss me I'm Irish" to J, even though I'm not Irish. lol
How do you celebrate St. Patrick's day?
What do you think about making it an all day drink-fest?
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