Orange Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Have a good one all. Plans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 I'm English. Ergo I don't have an inferiority complex like the other smaller nations within the British Isles. Ergo I don't need to celebrate an arbitrary national day headed up by a Greek Saint on a horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted 23 April, 2012 Author Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Give it a rest. Its just a chance to celebrate our nationality for a day. You know its not to celebrate St George as a person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Who the **** celebrates saints' days except the Irish? You'd have to be some sort of religious nutter. If people want a national day, campaign for a national day, but Saint George? How irrelevant is that? Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Who the **** celebrates saints' days except the Irish? You'd have to be some sort of religious nutter. If people want a national day, campaign for a national day, but Saint George? How irrelevant is that? Lol. agree...but here in plymouth, a chance to get the St Georges flags out and show off for a day that we are english.. then again, this city is fiercely patriotic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLove Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 I was hoping for bewbs with a st georges theme. I am disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Our favourite Saints to be promoted on the day of our favourite Saint. (Besides plastic paddys.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecuk268 Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Wasn't he Lebanese or Syrian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Couldnt really give a toss to be honest. and people 'forcing' themselves to celebrate it makes it more painful. The Oirish celebrate St Paddys day, all well and good, we don't have to copy them, they also inbreed and are unable to speak properly, so they are not a country to look up to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 The defining characteristic of being English is not giving a crap that you're English, and not giving a crap about what anyone else thinks of you. Nationalism isn't a big part of being English. That's why we don't brainwash our kids into loving the state like the French or the Yanks do. Happy St Georges Day to all those that believe that a tall tale of dragon-slaying best represents us as a people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascadia Saint Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Give it a rest. Its just a chance to celebrate our nationality for a day. You know its not to celebrate St George as a person. Exactly. God forbid we are proud to be English. Might offend someone I suppose... I will be out later to grab some fish and chips and head to the english pub for a few pints. It's a rare scorcher of a spring day here in Portland, so I will gladly take the opportunity for some outdoor drinking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 The defining characteristic of being English is not giving a crap that you're English, and not giving a crap about what anyone else thinks of you. Nationalism isn't a big part of being English. That's why we don't brainwash our kids into loving the state like the French or the Yanks do. Happy St Georges Day to all those that believe that a tall tale of dragon-slaying best represents us as a people. ^ This :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettuce Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 I think it should be made a public holiday in England... for the purely selfish reason that it's also my birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Exactly. God forbid we are proud to be English. Might offend someone I suppose... I will be out later to grab some fish and chips and head to the english pub for a few pints. It's a rare scorcher of a spring day here in Portland, so I will gladly take the opportunity for some outdoor drinking! People come out with this bullsh*t every St George's Day, but I've never met, spoken to or even heard of anyone who is actually offended by St George's Day or 'being English'. Every year people come out with the "oooh we can't celebrate being English, we will upset some monorities," line, it's just nonesense. The only people who might be offended are a couple of angry Jock nutjobs in Glasgow and a couple of fundamentalist Islam nutjobs in Luton. That's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted 23 April, 2012 Author Share Posted 23 April, 2012 Exactly. God forbid we are proud to be English. Might offend someone I suppose... I will be out later to grab some fish and chips and head to the english pub for a few pints. It's a rare scorcher of a spring day here in Portland, so I will gladly take the opportunity for some outdoor drinking! Hope you had a good'un. Every year people come out with the same sh*te 'wasn't St George from etc...', its just an excuse to celebrate being English and have a few beers. And Pap, i'd suggest we used to be much more nationalistic as a country. Now people would rather wallow in self hatred it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 23 April, 2012 Share Posted 23 April, 2012 I've posted it before, but the problem isn't celebrating being British or patriotism. The problem is that there's a particular brand of negative patriotism, a patriotism that instead of just celebrating being British, has to express a dislike or even hatred of other countries and cultures, a patriotism that tries to make immigrants feel like they don't belong. In a couple of weeks I'll be celebrating Norway's national day. I'm an immigrant here, but I'll only be encouraged to take part and celebrate how great it is to live here and what i love about the country. It's not just because I'm an "invisible" immigrant either. There will be celebrations of all other cultures that have made their homes here. In the parade there will be participants from things like "The Sri Lankan Society", The Bergen pipe band, different oriental groups, all marching through the streets alongside traditional Norwegiand groups and all being cheered along by just about every citizen of Norway, lining the streets. It's an inclusive version of patriotism that's prevalent on the national day and if England could just manage to make that brand of patriotism work, the English culture would only become stronger as more and more immigrants would feel encouraged to become part of it, rather than feeling alienated. For kids, the national day is second only to Christmas. When it's done right, the idea of celebrating your nation being offensive to minorities is laughable, it's a day when they are truly made to feel welcome and helped to feel more Norwegian. I'd love the opportunity to celebrate being English in the same way, but the EDL are sadly the visible face of patriotism in England at the moment and it's an angry, hateful face that drives people away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 24 April, 2012 Share Posted 24 April, 2012 Hope you had a good'un. Every year people come out with the same sh*te 'wasn't St George from etc...', its just an excuse to celebrate being English and have a few beers. And Pap, i'd suggest we used to be much more nationalistic as a country. Now people would rather wallow in self hatred it seems. I've heard it all before Orange, me old fruit. If you want to conflate a lack of nationalist fervour with self-loathing, go for it - but you'll have to forgive me for not taking up your cause. I rather like being English, but it's not really an achievement, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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