[NZerFromHK]

I wtinessed the St Patrick's Day parade in downtown Auckland last Saturday 11 March. What shocked me was the amount of Orange among the people. In fact, I saw far mroe Orange than Green throughout the parade here. As Orange represents Orangemen (Protestants) I didn't understand why it was so prominent in the parade.

Then I realized Irish descents in New Zealand tended to have Protestants as majority. The Irish here tend to be a more more supportive of Britain than Irish-Americans.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Ulster Protestants also regard St. Patrick as their patron saint.

I won't worry about orange mixed with green, afterall: