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tarheel343 t1_jbwiqc2 wrote

I don’t remember shamrock the block ever being good.

The Church Hill Irish festival is a much better experience all around.

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FalloutRip t1_jbxs525 wrote

Hey not so loud! We like our little event nice and tidy(ish). Lines were already getting pretty long at last years Irish festival.

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thegreatmachine21 t1_jby3alu wrote

It was butts to nuts there last year and took 40+ min to get drink tix bc their card readers lost WiFi for some reason and they could only accept cash.

Still likely better than Shamrock the Block though.

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drdeeznuts420 t1_jby1pfb wrote

Ahhhh the reinforcing of stereotypes from white folks touting their great great great great great great grandparents heritage while I hear lovely comments from the neighborhood folks like, “the Irish had it just as bad as black people” which is a real thing I heard on my shift last year. The Irish fest might be better than Shamrock but it’s not by much.

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Key-Chemistry2022 t1_jc38xas wrote

I dont celebrate st patricks and my grandparents on both sides are from ireland. Kinda weird you'd also try to make a go at how Irish were treated though. Not saying I'm going to draw an equivalent to systemic racism in america but you sound a bit uneducated on the subject to be making any judgement calls... don't be proud of it.

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drdeeznuts420 t1_jc3ha29 wrote

My “lovely” was sarcasm. I’m not having a go at anything besides the folks who would say something so stupid

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