2007-12-02 04:35:23 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Ireland ➔ Other - Ireland
I mean is it offensive to call an Irish person Paddy in jocualr conversation or not? Thanks.
2007-12-02 04:36:06 · update #1
I wouldn't call anybody that unless it is their name.
It has become offensive because it has been used offensively by the usual mono-brows.
To settle this once and for all...go to your local Irish club...walk in and say loudly..."Evening Paddies!"
Then get to casualty as best you can.
2007-12-02 04:38:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is, We can say it but others cant.
someone asked what do we call the english. The most offensive is a Tan, but they dont know we call them that, I have also heard "the hun" as being a word used but not as much as it used to be. I hate the word paddy wagon as well but i think that comes New york when the majority of cops were irish and the paddy waggon was the equivilant of the police car , a horse drawn waggon to put criminals into. but the word does not imply that. I think irish people dont mind being called paddy by the scots or welsh in a social setting as we can use jock and taffe.
2007-12-02 21:08:30 · answer #2 · answered by deburca98 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe most Irish people have a problem with the term Paddy, if it is used in the correct context. If it's used with the intention of being insulting then that's not OK.
My pet peeve is calling the police wagon "the Paddy Wagon" though, what's the implication? that the only crooks being put in it are Paddies??
2007-12-02 07:42:31 · answer #3 · answered by Aine 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well i'm Irish and i wouldn't care if someone called me a Paddy..Just comes from St.Patrick-nickname of Patrick is Paddy so Irish people are called Paddies...Its not offensive at all..
2007-12-02 07:52:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
An Irish person might find it offensive, it really depends on the context.
I knew an Irishman once and everyone called him paddy, though it wasn't his name. He was fine with it. It is a shortened version of Patrick, a common Irish name.
It's a bit like calling a Welsh person taffy or a Scot Jock.
What do they call the English?
2007-12-02 04:43:14 · answer #5 · answered by Bum Gravy. 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no, paddy is a name in its own right as well as a pet name for Patrick.
ADDITIONAL:
I know a guy who goes by the name Paddy that's Irish and his real name is Miles.
2007-12-02 04:43:06 · answer #6 · answered by cheek_of_it_all 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is it true that 'Paddy' is actually an offencive nick-name for an Irish person? Nah, not really. It is to a Muslim person though, apparently. I tried calling my teddy this once and the only people who complained, were a bunch of Muslims.
2007-12-02 05:17:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
It depends on if you know that Irish person or not, and if they are easily offended. It's best not to walk around calling every Irishman you meet Paddy though, you'll probably end up with a broken nose.
2007-12-02 04:38:48 · answer #8 · answered by Vivi 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
It used to be, especially when said by an English person. But I refused to be offended by this, and would say 'hey thanks!' and even describe myself as a Paddy, which turned the offence intended towards me back to them.
Now we wear the nickname with pride. Well, I do anyway.
2007-12-02 12:42:38 · answer #9 · answered by Orla C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes I find offensive, but the context I am usually inclined to take it in is, what would expect from a pig only a grunt.
PS No offense meant to the pig.
2007-12-02 04:49:35 · answer #10 · answered by mailliam 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i'd be offended but then i'm a girl so... if i liked you i would laugh if i didn't like you i'd use it as an excuse to punch you! Anything is offensive if you mean it to be, most Irish people are pretty laid back so i'd say most wouldn't be bothered
2007-12-02 08:46:48 · answer #11 · answered by stevie 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋