English Blood, Irish Heart

I feel like I'm the only person in this godforsaken country that notices that, for the past few years, a bigger deal has been made in the UK by the media over St. Patricks Day, than for our own national day, St. Georges.

You couldn't get away from people daubed in green, saying how "Oirish" they were a couple of months ago, but St. Georges Day seemed to fly by without any due care & attention. All the music video channels had special 'Irish Artist' selections on St. Paddys, but there wasn't even so much as a sniff of a Red & White flag for auld Georgie Porgie a few weeks later.

I find this especially hypocritical now that the same bastards who decided they were Irish for a day just to show off and/or get bladdered are now sticking England flags in their cars & windows in "anticpation" of England's antics in Portugal next month.

Why is the English general public so two-faced? I'm not the most patriotic bloke on the planet, but I'd never stick two fingers up to my country in the way millions of us seem to do every year. By the way, my great-great grandparents were Irish, which I guess would "qualify" me to have joined in the Paddys celebrations, but as I was born in England, have it on my passport, birth certificate, & so on, I guess, as unfashionable as it would be, I'd rather raise a glass on St. Georges Day

Seems to me that St Georges day has always slipped by unnoticed.St Patricks day probably got more to do with the Irish 'Craic' they do know how celebrate. We English have always been willing to colonise both country and culture and claim spurious links. I haven't seen my birth certificate for years but my passport has nothing about England in it.Guess that explains the English reaction to Georges day really!

Originally posted by Pizda Seems to me that St Georges day has always slipped by unnoticed.St Patricks day probably got more to do with the Irish 'Craic' they do know how celebrate. We English have always been willing to colonise both country and culture and claim spurious links. I haven't seen my birth certificate for years but my passport has nothing about England in it.Guess that explains the English reaction to Georges day really!

For "English" read "British", then. I just think it's damn hypocritical of our nation to celebrate St. Paddys, ignore St. Georgies, then start flying our flag like cretins before Euro 2004.

I also think your being a bit short-sighted saying the Irish like the 'craic' & know how to celebrate. I think it's a very safe bet that there's a proper Paddy (not a fake one whose's grandparents uncles next-door-neighbours mule was Irish) who hates the 'craic', while in the meantime there's an Englishman out there whose a real party animal in his own country's right.

Perhaps I didn't make myself clear. The Irish have always heartily celebrated their national day , it's just been co-opted by those who couldn't kick start their own day . As for Euro 2004 we might as well flag wave and live it up now coz they'll be fuck all to celebrate at the championship.

It is my belief that the reason we dont celbrate st georges day is becuase certain parts of the media, and certain PC groups have made it wrong to be english.

I for one have Irish Blood, but i dont celebrate st paddys day. I have NEVER, and will NEVER refer to myself as "british." Britishness is a myth designed to make peeople hark back to the golden age that never was.

I find it amazing that in england it is seemingly acceptable to fly the flag of other countries, and in scotland it is ok to fly a scottish flag, ditto in Wales. But in England its a different story all together. At least in my experience.

"To be standing by the flag, not feeling shameful"

Originally posted by Uncle Liam It is my belief that the reason we dont celbrate st georges day is becuase certain parts of the media, and certain PC groups have made it wrong to be english. I for one have Irish Blood, but i dont celebrate st paddys day. I have NEVER, and will NEVER refer to myself as "british." Britishness is a myth designed to make peeople hark back to the golden age that never was.I find it amazing that in england it is seemingly acceptable to fly the flag of other countries, and in scotland it is ok to fly a scottish flag, ditto in Wales. But in England its a different story all together. At least in my experience."To be standing by the flag, not feeling shameful"

It wasn't celebrated before anyone new what p.c. was. It would be entirely phoney to adopt a celebration. Why do we actually need to celebrate anything? It's generally a load of whoppers, dressed like texans, acting like stag night beauts in chocka block pubs charging over the odds anyway.

This country!

Originally posted by Hank Wiseass© > Originally posted by Uncle Liam> It is my belief that the reason we dont celbrate st georges day is becuase certain parts of the media, and certain PC groups have made it wrong to be english. > > I for one have Irish Blood, but i dont celebrate st paddys day. I have NEVER, and will NEVER refer to myself as "british." Britishness is a myth designed to make peeople hark back to the golden age that never was.> > I find it amazing that in england it is seemingly acceptable to fly the flag of other countries, and in scotland it is ok to fly a scottish flag, ditto in Wales. But in England its a different story all together. At least in my experience.> > "To be standing by the flag, not feeling shameful"

It wasn't celebrated before anyone new what p.c. was. It would be entirely phoney to adopt a celebration. Why do we actually need to celebrate anything? It's generally a load of whoppers, dressed like texans, acting like stag night beauts in chocka block pubs charging over the odds anyway.

This country!

BINGO!! There is a voice of truth, and it's coming from Merseyside (at the minute, at least).