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A man dressed as a leprechaun waits for a bus called the Shamrock Shuttle in Philadelphia last St Patrick's Day. Joseph Kaczmarek/AP/Press Association Images via PA Images
St Patrick's Day
How will you celebrate St Patrick's Day?
According to a survey, the majority of people responding will celebrate by “getting drunk” – most probably on green beer.
IT’S JUST TWO days away, so we want to know – what have you planned for St Patrick’s Day?
American-based website Mashable has done a (probably not the most scientific, but we don’t think St Patrick will mind) survey of 405 social network users to find out how they will be celebrating on Thursday.
- 75% of people say they celebrate St Patrick’s Day while 25% of people say St Paddy’s Day – with no mention of ‘St Patty’s Day’
- In total, 90% of people will celebrate the day, leaving us to wonder what the remaining 10% are up to.
- Perhaps somewhat unsurprisingly, the majority of people said they would celebrate by “getting drunk”
- 21% of men and 1o% of women will drink a green beer on St Patrick’s Day
- 17% of men and 20% of women will order a green Shamrock Shake from McDonalds
- 36% of men and 17% of women said they’d wear a t-shirt saying ’5% Irish, 95% drunk’. Classy
- 18% of men and 22% of women will eat some corned beef to celebrate their Irishness
- 53% of people responding claim that they’re Irish- a small minority of whom admit they don’t have any green blood in them at all.
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