Happy St. George's Day everyone.

[Mannginger]

Anyone up to anything to celebrate? It's still pretty low key here, but we are having a "Mediaeval Banquet" at work, which should mean lashings of beef at least!

[parapaul]

How embarassing that I hadn't realised

Or perhaps more embarassing that as a nation, so little effort is made to recognise it?

[cobra kid]

Racist

[splosher]

St George - who was he then?

[Puggit]

[HappyGoLucky]

I'm off to the parade and party in Trafalgar square isn't everyone else?

[Johnny]

Mannginger said:

Anyone up to anything to celebrate? It's still pretty low key here, but we are having a "Mediaeval Banquet" at work, which should mean lashings of beef at least!

Oustsanding effort. Not sure it will get a mention here at work but I'm going to in my head and wish all and sundry Happy St Georges Day...

As is usual most people won't have a fking clue what day it is.

[Erijaso]

My kids are getting dressed up in knights/princess outfit.

Other than that nothing really.

It is sad that this nation does not truly recognise St Georges day.

But then again after yesterdays budget where I am worse off, who wants to?

G

[hugo a gogo]

parapaul said:

How embarassing that I hadn't realised

Or perhaps more embarassing that as a nation, so little effort is made to recognise it?

Other than Ireland's annual Guinness promotion, most countries don't make a big deal of saint's days

[NathanJones]

Perhaps one day it may become a bank holiday

[Erijaso]

NathanJones said:

Perhaps one day it may become a bank holiday

Hasn't that been tried before and failed.

Anyway, I will be having a few jars at home tonight with Mrs Erijaso to celebrate.

G

[HappyGoLucky]

hugo a gogo said:

parapaul said:

perhaps more embarassing that as a nation, so little effort is made to recognise it?

Other than Ireland's annual Guinness promotion, most countries don't make a big deal of saint's days

Most countries do celebrate some form of national day - often their indepedance from GB or in the name of their Patron St. What is wrong with having a national day? Be it in the name of a Saint or otherwise... Celebrate a little pride in the flag for once?

edited to fix formatting

Edited by HappyGoLucky on Thursday 23 April 07:55

[hugo a gogo]

HappyGoLucky said:

hugo a gogo said:

Other than Ireland's annual Guinness promotion, most countries don't make a big deal of saint's days

Most countries do celebrate some form of national day - often their indepedance from GB or in the name of their Patron St. What is wrong with having a national day? Be it in the name of a Saint or otherwise... Celebrate a little pride in the flag for once?

feel free to celebrate whatever day you like, I'm just saying, it doesn't have to be st georges

Edited by hugo a gogo on Thursday 23 April 08:01

[krusty]

[DangerousMike]

who gives a crap?

edit: to elaborate and not appear to be a troll:

what purpose does it serve?
what does it mean to people? (means nothing to me)
I'd rather have a bank holiday for my birthday than for St Georges day.

Edited by DangerousMike on Thursday 23 April 08:08

[Rob.]

I wonder if the Irish will be making a fuss over it like we as a nation do on Paddy's day?

Who am I kidding!

Edit: Typo

Edited by Rob. on Thursday 23 April 08:27

[Superhoop1904]

Happy St Georges to everone here, Superhoop has his flag a fly'n.....

[Emsman]

A very happy St George's to everybody on here.

My flag is up, I have a BBQ tonight and loads of spitfire beer to enjoy.

It's a ahamerhe country doesn't make more of an effort, but hey, we wouldn't want to offend anyone, would
we????

[speed_monkey]

Happy St. Georges Guys and Gals

Having a nice BBQ with friends tonight with lots and lots of good ol' ale

The flags are flying today, on the car, in the house window etc etc

Shame I got called a chav for it but hey ho!

[Mannginger]

So here's a shame and I guess one of the reasons why St George's day is probably a long way from being a Bank Hoiday.

I wished a "Happy St. George's Day" on my Twitter account and suddenly got "followed" by a couple of BNP members.

We really need to take the "flag" back from these people.