true Irish people do not flaunt that they are irish. whenever I go out on st. patty's day in boston(as irish as you can get), you can tell who is irish at the real irish bars.(ex. the black rose) they all have pale skin, or are really red in the face from taking down a few beverages. I'm personally irish, german, and welsh and just like true irish I don't feel the need to flaunt my herritage. people that do flaunt are just posers.