I'm from the US and am really angry. Is it a safety issue? Or would a proper 4th of July fireworks display be too expensive? There must be an answer.
2006-08-11 04:59:39 · 53 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Go to Iraq, they always celebrate American holidays.
2006-08-11 05:07:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The United Kingdom does not celebrate the United States' Independence Day. In fact, it represents the Colonials' /defeat/ of the United Kingdom's rule, which if anything would be considered poor taste for some Brits.
If you truly want to see British fireworks, your best bet's to wait for Guy Fawkes' Night, November 5th - 401 years this year and counting! - or New Year's, which almost everyone nowadays seems to regard as the real Fireworks Night, saving their best for then.
However, having said that, I did see some fireworks being set off locally as part of a private display on the night of the Fourth of July, by some American friends. Perhaps, next time around, if you're here, you could meet some like minded others and arrange for your own private celebration.
That much is still, after all, your right.
2006-08-11 05:18:13 · answer #2 · answered by fiat_knox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
UK.......USA
USA......UK
UK........USA
You see, they are different countries, the USA gained its independence from the UK .
So why would we celebrate 4th of JULY in the UK.
Are all Americans as stupid as you...?
Oh I get it, you think that just because they both begin with a "U" that
they're all the same.
So all these countries celebrate independence day on the 4th of July,
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Check out some bright spark a couple of answers down
who thinks we brits celebrate with frieworks on Guy Fox night.
Has the whole world taken an Idiot pill..??
2006-08-11 05:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey july 4th fireworks is for US independence day UK has fireworks on the Guy Fawkes day!
I hope you do not expect the whole world to have fireworks for our independence day would you? And if you do then imagine the kind of pollution we might have to deal with
2006-08-11 05:06:51 · answer #4 · answered by imhm2004 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple this, 1) Fireworks are only allowed to be used on 11th November and Hogmany ( New Years Eve ) this is to stop people misusing them.
2) You lot kicked our arses so why would we celebrate it!!!
3) American Independence day! ( get it? American is a big clue! )
2006-08-11 05:11:02 · answer #5 · answered by camshy0078 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we (the British) don't celebrate your (American) independence from us because we effectively lost. We only celebrate an attempt at blowing up the houses of parliament ie terrorism by Guy Fawkes, on November 5th. I guess the fireworks indicate what could have happened, but a 'guy' is burned on bonfires around the country.
2006-08-11 05:09:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop trying to wind us up - We do not celebrate the 4th of July as this is a US celebration, not a UK one
2006-08-11 05:05:19 · answer #7 · answered by Steve C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm..Because 4th of July is Independence Day for America...and why would the British celebrate it if it was for celebrating the freedom of their original colony??
Not every country in the world celebrates American holidays, you know.
2006-08-11 05:05:45 · answer #8 · answered by ♪Grillon♫ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have the 5th of November (although my town has it's fireworks on a Saturday), Guy fox, also know as bonfire night, however the 4th of july is strictly a US tradition.
2006-08-11 05:08:24 · answer #9 · answered by 01011111 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hehehe!!
I know that you might think we are a new American state, but we're not really hence the No firework day!! Come back though around the 5th of November you might get a nice surprise.
2006-08-11 05:07:17 · answer #10 · answered by kookiboo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because we don't celebrate the 4th July. We use fireworks for 5th November.
2006-08-11 05:05:06 · answer #11 · answered by David E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋