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To: virtualsignal who wrote (44227)	3/20/2001 3:03:41 PM
From: Patrick Slevin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 44573

When the parade in New York is on a weekend I pretty much stay away....too many kids of school age. Many of them get their hands on a few beers and mess it up somewhat. This year I stayed close to home, going to places less frequented. I got the Irish places out of the way early in the week. the real Irish chuckle The Irish only get a bit amused by the amount of green. Other than that, I've never heard much comment. Some of them are screwballs as well, reading in where nothing is there. I had dinner down in Florida once and an Irish couple from Dublin was to join us. I had never met her, but because I had a green shirt on she thought I was wearing it for them. As if I flew down from New Jersey packing a green shirt just in case I ran into a Paddy. But sometimes it's the Irish that have emigrated here that are the worst. I saw one guy from Ireland last week that dyed his moustache green. Must be something about this country that makes people do odd things. I picture a quite atmosphere with good hearted people getting along, unless of course the IRA are around The IRA don't bother the tourists. They don't bother anyone in the South, actually. But you may have to hurry; the Ireland of the 1960's is long gone and the Ireland of as late as 1980 is vanishing. The influx of satellite television is just about eliminating Gaelic. The Celtic Tiger of the 1990s drove up real estate in the East to astronomical levels. I'm told the restaurants in the East are more likely to be staffed by people with names like Juan than names like Sean now as a result of the economic boom. The mix of people in the East has a much more international flair now. In the West is where you will find the towns like you imagine. But for how many more years I have no idea. When planning a trip to the West once I called the overseas operator to get the number of a hotel in Mayo. The Irish operator said "the number in Mayo is Cong 3". What kind of number is that? I was waiting for the next half a dozen numbers, but it was just Cong 3. Made me wonder who had Cong 1 and Cong 2. Ain't like that anymore. They have a fax and a computer there now. Maybe a McDonalds around the corner for all I know. My mother is doing much better mentally, thanks. Right now I've been fighting the nursing home. Decided to stop paying them. Lot's of political stuff, major pain in the neck.