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Originally Posted by killakoolaide
Think of me kind of like a moderator for those who are full of $hit
No thanks, I'll pass. People telling me what I should "think" about is the same reason why I'm not out living in China.
Plus, you don't even know the basics on how to moderate.
This is about the #1 Irish city in America, you never stated which one you thought was it, instead you ruled out an entire state because of your general disliking. That's not very moderator like, now is it?
does philly represent well as far as being part of the community there? irish bars? irish festivals, etc. etc.?
I would say from my experience Boston/NYC/Philly all have similar prescense of Irish heritage; bars, tradition, festivals etc. I really do not notice any one being that much stronger than another. Also on Italian influence they really seem to go hand and hand
I am half and half and equally relate and lived in NY and spend a lot of time in Boston. I honestly dont really see that much differance among them on this aspect. Though it sounds like Boston has 16% of its pop vs 14% in Philly (pretty close I haven't noticed the difference in person especially in the right neighborhoods)
I think Chicago's Irish and Italian influence is far less significant than its Polish and Scandinavian influence.
WRONG! Actually Chicago is such a melting pot no one culture has more impact than another.
They dye the freaking Chicago river GREEN every St. Patrick's day!!! And they're pretty good at it because it stays that way for the better part of a month!
OK, that alone won't count to serve as the influence, but Chicago has two distinct Irish neighborhoods, one on the far south side, and the other on the near west side, Bridgeport.
I am predominantly Irish, and I grew up on the south side of Chicago. There were gaelic language classes in my high schools, Irish dancing lessons, dress, antiques, a Waterford crystal outlet, and you simply didn't go to public schools - you went to an Irish Catholic school. If you couldn't afford it directly, there were charities and you could easily cut a deal with the school to attend.
Until recently, when the South Side Irish Parade was hijacked by drunkenness and people passing out on lawns (and the resulting justifiable reason to stop holding it), it was the second official St. Patrick's Day parade in teh city, and was considered by some to be "more Irish" than the commercialized sham that exists downtown.
There's even a newly formed rugby club, sponsored by the Catholic schools and communities there, and has intra-city matches.
The irish extend into the suburbs of Chicago as well.
Chicago used to have what was reputed to be the world's best-attended St. Patrick's Day parade in the world.
I say "used to" not because people lost interest and stopped attending, but because it got so packed and rowdy that they finally had to cancel it -- it was like a green and orange Mardi Gras.
And it was one of two parades the city had every year. They still hold the downtown parade, which is a bit lame because it was (and still is) considered the more "family-friendly" parade and is more strictly enforced as such. Being in the parade is still good fun though -- lots of booze gets passed around between parade participants once they get staged and wait their turn to march. Last year our group got nice and toasty with a contingent from the San Diego police department.
Chicago used to have what was reputed to be the world's best-attended St. Patrick's Day parade in the world.
I say "used to" not because people lost interest and stopped attending, but because it got so packed and rowdy that they finally had to cancel it -- it was like a green and orange Mardi Gras.
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