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Binge drinking on St. Patrick’s Day takes its toll even if people aren’t behind the wheel: Beer sales increase by 174%on St. Patrick’s Day,while spirit sales increase by 153%. In 2022, it’s estimated that Americans celebrating the holidaywill spendmore than $42 on average, amounting to around $5.87 billion nationwide;46%plan to purchase It’s a pathetic excuse for older people to binge drink while feeling less guilty than usual. The sloppiest people always seemed the saddest too. Idk, St Patrick’s day in the US has always made me feel melancholic and not want to drink at all. Thankful for that this year there won’t be temptation for me. Wallethub reported that 30 people were killed in drunk-driving crashes on St. Patrick's Day in 2015 one death every 72 minutes. In the past, Uber has tried to combat this problem by publishing safety tips , and even creating discount codes in order to convince people to not get behind the wheel. The parade of green people and the smell of Guinness can only mean one thing — it's St. Patrick's Day. Although many people jump for joy over this Irish holiday, there are others who count down So popular is St Patrick's Day in the 21st Century that while on an average day 5.5million pints of Guinness are served worldwide - on March 17th, that number sores so that 13million pints of the And with St. Paddy’s Day falling on a Saturday this year, the fourth most popular drinking day is bound to be extra unlucky for those who choose to get behind the wheel after drinking a pint (or several). Take a look at this free downloadable infographic highlighting the shocking statistics of St. Patrick’s Day drinking and driving. St. Patrick’s day is easily the most annoying day of the year It serves as the most weak excuse ever formulated to justify getting drunk and being obnoxious. I’m pretty certain that most of the people that participate in st. Patrick’s day “festivities” have no fucking clue what the holiday is about. So if you want to see people celebrating St Patrick's Day "the right way" book a ticket home. If I went to Ireland and found Irish folks celebrating the 4th of July by getting hammered in red white and blue ridiculousness I would think it was awesome. Although the kilt is traditional Scottish dress, we love the sentiment of this meme for St Patrick’s Day. 7. Drunk people – summing up St Patrick’s Day. When someone asks us what we expect to see on St Patrick’s Day, we simply reply, “Drunk people. Drunk people everywhere.” 6. St Patrick’s Day explained – we love how the Irish Wallethub reported that 30 people were killed in drunk-driving crashes on St. Patrick's Day in 2015 Though Dublin is the first place people think of, the biggest St. Patrick's Day celebration Well, I'm officially at the point of recovery where sobriety is starting to come naturally. I'm 2 months in and I've now survived two holidays I would normally get trashed for (Valentine's Day and St Patrick's Day) and multiple get togethers -- last night there was actually a whole bottle of my favorite whiskey and a ton of wine all in front of me and available while hanging out with my 21 Many times the highlights of my day are reading through the best comments of the day. Feels like I have 170k friends at anytime. Gonna end it sarcastically with a VIVA boys DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 17, 2022: St. Patrick's Day People gathered on Temple Bar to celebrate St. Patrick's day together, talking, drinking and having fun all dressed up in green Save Group of young friends with beer celebrating St. Patrick's Day in pub at night Oh yes. My mental illnesses have pushed in my true personality for all my life and not only a whole new bubbly, funny, charisma would burst out when drunk, at some point into drinking I'd have periods of percieved (emphasis on the word percieved) heightened state of analytical skills and gain "breakthroughs" about deeper understanding how people and I work. Every year, alcohol-impaired driving casts a shadow over the festive spirit of St. Patrick’s Day by taking the lives of community and family members across America. According to NHTSA, during the St. Patrick’s Day holidays (6 p.m. March 16–5:59 a.m. March 18): 38 per cent of the traffic fatalities between 2018-2022 involved drunk drivers. Posted by u/TimesWasting - No votes and 43 comments “May your St. Patrick’s Day be filled with fun, laughter, and a touch of Irish charm!” “Luck is great, but Guinness is better! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!” 🍀 “Sláinte! May your St. Patrick’s Day be filled with luck, laughter, and a whole lot of fun!” 🍻; Also Read: Best St. Patrick’s Day Games for Kids & Preschoolers Posted by u/JimmyCarterDiedToday - 2 votes and 16 comments Stay inside for St. Patrick's Day weekend. Don't want to deal with drunken revelry. Hungry. Order takeout and groceries separately. Delivery driver shows up first. Crashes car into my apartment. Stumbles out of car. He's drunk. Peapod driver from Stop and Shop crashes into the delivery drivers car. Stumbles out of truck. He's drunk. Damn you St St. Patrick's Day turns whole cities into the Mexican border -- people pretending to be a different nationality because they think it'll improve their lives, and a big part of the problem comes from arbitrary borders. The dumbest way of claiming Emerald Islishness is singing rebel songs and hating the English.
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