Not all of us are fond of it, but at least nobody wants to drink green beer.
With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, you might think the whole nation is getting a bit giddy especially given that Luke Skywalker is rolling into Dublin for the festivities.
New research, however, has found that Irish people aren’t as keen on the festival as much as the rest of the world thinks we are, with around one in four Irish adults admitting that they do not like the day.
Marketing group iResearch surveyed 1,000 Irish adults to get their opinion on St. Patrick’s Day, finding that 76% of people actually liked the day, with the number noticeably higher among people aged between 16 and 34 (85%).
The chief reason the day is seen as unpopular is down to how Irish people are viewed, with 79% of people surveyed saying it feeds into the negative stereotype of excessive drinking.
58% of people agreed that consumption of alcohol on the day is far too high. Only 8% thought that the amount consumed on the day was reasonable, while 5% said not much was consumed at all.
At least from those who were surveyed, a little more than half (52%) said they would drink alcohol on the day, while only 12% said they would drink green beer.
When it comes to the actual parade itself, 53% of people said they would watch it on TV, with 24% opting to go out for drinks. However, 61% suggested that parades abroad are far better than the Irish parade.
More than half of those surveyed (55%) believe that the day is far too commercialised, but at the end of the day, really it’s still good to know that nobody is buying into the idea of green beer.
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