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St George's Day - you wouldn't know it!

Why are we so afraid to celebrate our national day?  One pub is all I saw on my way to work from Hammersmith to Shepherds Bush that had bothered to put out flags.............yet St Patrick's Day the pubs are festooned with flags, balloons and bunting.  At least Absolute Radio is mentioning the day...............what is it with us English?

Carol Burge ● 5484d3 Comments

Why not?  We are in England and we should be proud of it.

Carol Burge ● 5477d

We never have really and despite some largely corporate inspired attempts to get us to do so I don't think we ever will. Other nations give great emphasis to their national day and often do it very well but that doesn't mean we should try and create a tradition to match them.

Andy Jones ● 5477d

I am Irish but I had a lovely St George's day as I do every year- celebrating it with a traditional English roast beef lunch, speeches and recitations from Shakespeare, in the company of 25 other like-minded people including Scots, Welsh, 3 other Irish people and a Sri Lankan.23rd April is the anniversary of the birth and the death of William Shakespeare.It is a pity that the English do not celebrate St George more. Maybe it was because he was a Turk or somesuch.Or maybe it is because his flag was highjacked by the Natioanl Front and the BNP who of course would not let St George into England if he were to turn up tomorrow.

David Giles ● 5481d