St. Patricks Day vs St. Georges Day - in England

[Ace Modder]

Hi guys.

I noticed that this weekend there were a lot of celebrations and parties for St. Patricks day.

I was in Liverpool and there were loads of people dressed up and out on the beers for it - mostly English people I will add.
I also noticed, via social media, a number of pubs back in my home city of Wolverhampton had similiar celebrations with pubs getting decorated for it, same goes for Stoke, where I live now.

Why do we not get this level of "celebration" for St. Georges Day in England?

I know for a few years there has been some "Daily Mail" stigma around "racism" for people who enjoys celebrating the St. of England. Is that the major factor? It just baffles me.

 

[Kenai]

Because dressing up as a Morris dancer and drinking Newcastle Brown isn't as much fun as wearing a giant leprechaun hat and drinking Guinness with green dye in it

 

[tom_e]

St Patricks has just become another commercial day because everyone loves the Irish. No one likes the English we're all skin head racists (personally I 100% look like a member of the national front )

 

[Dis86]

St P's day is just an excuse for people to get hammered and act like arses.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Because dressing up as a Morris dancer and drinking Newcastle Brown isn't as much fun as wearing a giant leprechaun hat and drinking Guinness with green dye in it

DAD !!

e: DAD ?!

 

[Ace Modder]

St P's day is just an excuse for people to get hammered and act like arses.

You are right, but why don't the same people use that as an excuse for St. Georges day then?

 

[Will Gill]

Any day ending in a Y is a good excuse to get bladdered

 

[Ace Modder]

Any day ending in a Y is a good excuse to get bladdered

LEG...
END...

 

[adidan]

Patrick born somewhere in Britain and George from somewhere around Turkey

Patrick the patron Saint if Ireland from about the 6th or 7th century, George maybe about the 14th (?)

Let's face it, none of it makes any sense.

 

[Ace Modder]

Patrick born somewhere in Britain and George from somewhere around Turkey

Patrick the patron Saint if Ireland from about the 6th or 7th century, George maybe about the 14th (?)

Let's face it, none of it makes any sense.

Not that I'm religious in any way, shape or form. But George (as part of the legend) was a Christian, and Christianity did shape England back in early days, he was meant to be part of the Roman army, so it wasn't the 14th Century at all I'm afraid if I memory from school serves me right.

 

[adidan]

Not that I'm religious in any way, shape or form. But George (as part of the legend) was a Christian, and Christianity did shape England back in early days, he was meant to be part of the Roman army, so it wasn't the 14th Century at all I'm afraid if I memory from school serves me right.

Yes, he was around long before but wasn't made Patron Saint of England until a lot later.

E: By a lot later it was over a thousand years after he was about. Like I say, doesn't make any sense.

 

[Minusorange]

St George is better because he killed the last Dragon

 

[potatolord]

St George is better because he killed the last Dragon

Yeah, the one on my flag!

*waves daffodil, menacingly*

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Show me your costumes, like a lance, some armour, you probably rolled +2 deflect.

So hot right now.

 

[Richard - London]

Any day ending in a Y is a good excuse to get bladdered

A true Englishman

 

[Dis86]

You are right, but why don't the same people use that as an excuse for St. Georges day then?

Marketing by Guinness and another Americanism.
The 'irish' over there celebrated it and it became a day to get hammered, particularly at colleges.

 

[Uther]

You are right, but why don't the same people use that as an excuse for St. Georges day then?

Racist innit.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Marketing by Guinness and another Americanism.
The 'irish' over there celebrated it and it became a day to get hammered, particularly at colleges.

Break character and give us a smile.

* eyes on you, so hot oh my god *

 

[Thekwango]

Bloody cultural appropriation is what it is. What started off as a great excuse for the lads to go on the sess for a few days during Lent has been stolen by every eejit who thinks they’re Irish because they know someone who knows someone called Seamus.

 

[dave28]

Seems to be the chosen St day that the USA and others get behind and know about.

They seem to have this idea that the Irish are more charming and loveable than the rest of us lol.