Bam wrote:Emerald Red wrote:Bam wrote:Sorry Murph.
Ridiculous.
How is it ridiculous? Little do you realize, some people in Ireland don't take to being called a "Paddy" too kindly. It would be like me walking up to an Arab, Indian, or someone else of an ethnic group and addressing him/her in a stereotypical manner. It's offensive. End of.
PC gone Mad.
It's got f*ck all to do with being PC. It's disrespectful and that's all there is to it. Again, it depends where it's used, and how it's used. To formally address a stranger as "Paddy" for being Irish is an insult.