st georges day

Tru · 19 Mar 2007 at 18:30

El Gringo said:
I'd lik to see celebration for St George and St Andrew, but for the right reasons, not "because Ireland is doing it, so must we". It's stupid, and ruins the whole point.

I'd like to see a Winter Festival in Scotland from St Andrews Day through to Burns Night. :cool:

Azagoth · 19 Mar 2007 at 20:08

One thing I've never understood is why at sporting events, i.e. the current Cricket World Cup, the Scots get to fly the cross of St Andrew and we English still get stuck with the Union Flag!

It's the same in Formula 1, Coulthard has the cross of St Andrew displayed yet Button, Hamilton and the other guy all have the Union Flag even though they're English.

Jonny ///M · 19 Mar 2007 at 20:40

Azagoth said:
One thing I've never understood is why at sporting events, i.e. the current Cricket World Cup, the Scots get to fly the cross of St Andrew and we English still get stuck with the Union Flag!

It's the same in Formula 1, Coulthard has the cross of St Andrew displayed yet Button, Hamilton and the other guy all have the Union Flag even though they're English.

Works the same way when a scottish person has the union flag next to there name. Personally,coming from me,i think you should celebrate it and fly your white and red flags while i'll go fly my blue and white one...**** the PC bull****.

Psyk · 19 Mar 2007 at 21:32

Azagoth said:
One thing I've never understood is why at sporting events, i.e. the current Cricket World Cup, the Scots get to fly the cross of St Andrew and we English still get stuck with the Union Flag!

I think it's stupid that there are separate English and Scottish teams. It should be like the olympics where there is just a UK team.

Iraklis F.C. · 19 Mar 2007 at 21:51

dont you people have namedays? for example in greece on St.Georges day people named George/Georgia are taking out friends for a drink/dinner to celebrate etc. sth like birthdays

that helps keeping a nice tradition

FrostedNipple · 19 Mar 2007 at 21:56

tbh patrion saint (correct me if im wrong) brought religeon to our countries, which have cause probably the biggest problems this country has ever seen other than wars caused by nazis (which were practically religeon based -- jews etc) so i chose not to celebrate any of them, and tbh for those tha care for george do you honestly think he would want you geting wasted on his speshial day !!! think about it!

Iraklis F.C. · 19 Mar 2007 at 22:00

FrostedNipple said:
tbh patrion saint (correct me if im wrong) brought religeon to our countries, which have cause probably the biggest problems this country has ever seen other than wars caused by nazis (which were practically religeon based -- jews etc) so i chose not to celebrate any of them, and tbh for those tha care for george do you honestly think he would want you geting wasted on his speshial day !!! think about it!

i dont think that religion should be held responsible for the actions of the church

Rosbif · 19 Mar 2007 at 22:23

Azagoth said:
One thing I've never understood is why at sporting events, i.e. the current Cricket World Cup, the Scots get to fly the cross of St Andrew and we English still get stuck with the Union Flag!

It's the same in Formula 1, Coulthard has the cross of St Andrew displayed yet Button, Hamilton and the other guy all have the Union Flag even though they're English.

You dont see many Union flags at English football games these days, thank god we've moved on.

Also I dunno about the Formula 1 thing, ITV had the Union flag next to Coulthards name, but I notice Coulthard had a helmet with the Scottish flag and Button had the Union rag on this. Hope he sorts that out.

FrostedNipple · 19 Mar 2007 at 22:29

Rosbif said:
You dont see many Union flags at English football games these days, thank god we've moved on.

Also I dunno about the Formula 1 thing, ITV had the Union flag next to Coulthards name, but I notice Coulthard had a helmet with the Scottish flag and Button had the Union rag on this. Hope he sorts that out.

button has the rag because a single country dosnt want the dissapointment and emabresment so it is spread amonsgt 3 or however many we have!

Jonny ///M · 19 Mar 2007 at 22:34

FrostedNipple said:
button has the rag because a single country dosnt want the dissapointment and emabresment so it is spread amonsgt 3 or however many we have!

Britain would be 4 countries as far as im concerned. England,wales.scotland and Northern Ireland.

cheets64 · 19 Mar 2007 at 22:36

Weebull said:
It's not like we celebrate any other Saints days though. St. Patrick's Day is only celebrated so widely because:

a) It's a Guinness-commercialised holiday and an excuse for people to get drunk for no real reason.
b) Being Irish is "cool", especially for Americans.

spot on, its just cheap guiness, its pay day, what can you sell on St Georges day that you dont sell every other weekend

Psyk · 19 Mar 2007 at 22:42

Jonny ///M said:
Britain would be 4 countries as far as im concerned. England,wales.scotland and Northern Ireland.

Yeah just like how the US is actually 50 countries.

FrostedNipple · 19 Mar 2007 at 23:09

Psyk said:
Yeah just like how the US is actually 50 countries.

if us actually split its states into countries it would actually be the new africa not before long (meant in a finacially way - it would have its rich and poor countries etc)

Psyk · 19 Mar 2007 at 23:14

FrostedNipple said:
if us actually split its states into countries it would actually be the new africa not before long (meant in a finacially way - it would have its rich and poor countries etc)

Yeah apparently California would actually be one of the richest countries in the world if that were to happen. If California would has that big a proportion of the US's wealth then some states obviously wouldn't fare so well.

FrostedNipple · 19 Mar 2007 at 23:16

Psyk said:
Yeah apparently California would actually be one of the richest countries in the world if that were to happen. If California would has that big a proportion of the US's wealth then some states obviously wouldn't fare so well.

but it wouldnt happen, they are all so patriotic some our country lacks in a lot

Jonny ///M · 19 Mar 2007 at 23:19

Psyk said:
Yeah just like how the US is actually 50 countries.

You know what i mean.

Psyk · 19 Mar 2007 at 23:24

FrostedNipple said:
but it wouldnt happen, they are all so patriotic some our country lacks in a lot

Yeah that's true, even though the UK has been around longer than the US.

Gilly · 19 Mar 2007 at 23:30

Psyk said:
I think it's stupid that there are separate English and Scottish teams. It should be like the olympics where there is just a UK team.

The Olympics should be like football, there should be individual teams.

Psyk · 19 Mar 2007 at 23:33

Gilly said:
The Olympics should be like football, there should be individual teams.

But why should the UK have special treatment by being able to have several teams where as other countries that also have multiple regions with differing cultural identities only get the one? It's not like the UK is the only country that has several nations.

FrostedNipple · 19 Mar 2007 at 23:33

Gilly said:
The Olympics should be like football, there should be individual teams.

what like chelsea in the olympics hahah lolol