Basically . A cat could in theory be dropped from a plane and be fine , as it will survive terminal velocity . It would be handy if we didn ' t take fall damage either . <| sep |> Well , you don ' t know either , and you don ' t seem shy about offering your opinion , so why should I be ? But you sure got to the crux of the matter . British arrogance . I can personally provide myself as one example of an Irish American who categorically does not descend from English forebears . And there we have it the classic Irish hatred of the English . At least you inherited that much . Your own ancestry is neither here nor there , but you felt the need to make sure everybody knows you ' re not tainted by hated English blood . Because you ' re butthurt here we are talking about how ridiculous it is that Irish Americans lay claim to an Irish identity , and all this time we were talking about you . Lol ! Two things 1 . You ' re not Irish . 2 . You might be English . How far back does your genealogical knowledge go ? And how accurate is it ? Until you get your genome sequenced , you ' ll never be sure that you don ' t have the taint of the hated English in your blood .