most other nations promote themselves by celebrating their culture and waving their national flags yet the english dont celebrate st georges day with pagents and parades and arent allowed to wave or fly their national flags without some idiot saying its racist, is an irishman in a big green hat, singing irish songs and waving the irish flag seen as being a racist?st georges day should be celebrated with the same pride as the rest who agrees?
2007-03-15 12:42:28 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
sorry 4th july for americans
2007-03-15 12:50:34 · update #1
Ask the Queen, and American's celebrate the 4th of July, not the 6th.
2007-03-15 12:46:28 · answer #1 · answered by odandme 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People just expect the Irish to do mad things, so its not really seen as been racist thing to do & the yanks, well what more can you say(by the way its the 4th not the 6th).
I feel that if you can not celebrate your culture, especially in your own country with out offending someone who have moved to your country, then it is time to give political correctness a kick in the ***.
And by the way were Irish not paddys & yes that is a racist remark.
2007-03-15 13:20:27 · answer #2 · answered by endac 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, first off, America celebrates the 4th of July, not the 6th. If you want to celebrate St. Georges day, start your own movement. Have some pubs start to celebrate it with some specials. Organize a parade. If people say it's racist, screw them, just tell them it's national pride, not racism. England should be proud of it's heritage and celebrate it.
2007-03-15 12:48:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because, as English people, we don't feel the need to promote ourselves like the Americans. The Irish like St. Patricks for the excuse to get drunk,probably the same for Australia.
2007-03-16 09:58:21 · answer #4 · answered by GayAtheist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Welsh person living in England.It never ceased to amaze & disappoint me that the English don't celebrate their Saints Day. How many English people even know (if stopped in the street & asked) when St. George's Day is?
2007-03-15 12:47:41 · answer #5 · answered by jet-set 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Good point, even the common wealth institution in Kensington London is currently disused and has closed down. I used to love going to London to see the Common Wealth institution and it was so educational for children. I guess it was seen as imperialism, it is terrible that Britain doesn't have a national holiday on st George's day. I think in the future we will have to go to Canada to feel what it is like to be British, they celebrate Victoria's Birthday 24th May,which used to be Empire day, which are parents would of celebrated when they were small children, but our generation doesn't. So we should thank the Canadian for keeping something of our history because we British haven't. I think it is the left wing Government who have installed it in us not to feel proud of our past. The French are taught to feel proud of their past, so why shouldn't we?
2007-03-15 13:08:39 · answer #6 · answered by mellouckili 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
English society is so 'saturated' in political correctness, that anyone daring to fly the Union Jack is thought of as a racist.
Most of the time though, these 'anti-patriotism orders' are issued by white-run councils & groups, to protect the minorities feelings. A lot of minority groups are not offended by people wanting to fly the flag, and so, it is actually the 'pc brigade' who are to blame for a great deal of bad feeling towards ethnic people in the UK.
(I'm white, & English btw..)
2007-03-19 05:47:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Celebrate St George's Day, The Queens Birthday,or any Day that brings you happiness. No one will stop you.
2007-03-15 12:53:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
At lot to do with the pc merchants in this country, take our mayor Ken , pays for celebrations for the Irish , chinese and Bangladeshi's but not the English, and people wonder why we're getting pi$$ed off!
2007-03-16 10:46:57 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you dont celebrate thats your problem. fed up of people moaning and doing nothing about it. me & my family celebrate st georges day, we have never been called racist or seen as racist, or been prevented from celebrating it. stop being so pathetic, there is absolutly nothing to stop you celebrating st georges day! the reason nothing happens on st georges day is because people like you moan on st georges day, & take no action.
2007-03-16 06:38:55 · answer #10 · answered by helen b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋