Yet everyone goes crazy for St Patricks day and they're not even Irish. Mental!?$%&
2007-03-18 21:54:14 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ St. Patrick's Day
Its a marketing ploy by breweries to get people to drink more in the same way as commercialising christmas is by toy shops. People don't tend to celebrate St Georges Day because of PC prats who'll have you believe its racist.
2007-03-18 22:27:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question seems quite loaded. There are no official st Patrick day celebrations in the UK. It is left up to individual businesses and people to decide if/how they mark the day. The same is true of st Georges day. So if you feel the need to celebrate st Georges day then go ahead and enjoy it in your own way.
2007-03-18 22:19:33 · answer #2 · answered by Jordan G 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am Irish although I have lived in the UK for nigh on 40 years. I thinks its disgraceful that the English don't celebrate St Georges day. I think it is down to the fact that some PC nut somewhere in Parliament is afraid of upsetting some minority somewhere.
Get your identities back and start having St Georges day parades and parties again. Don't let them tell you what to do, organise your own.
2007-03-18 21:58:00 · answer #3 · answered by Haddock 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good question - I think we should because he's our national saint. England should make more of a fuss like the irish (and everybody else in the world) do for St Patricks day.
2007-03-18 22:18:44 · answer #4 · answered by Lady Claire - Hates Bigotry 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm with Brianin... on this one,
The Irish celebrate St. Patrick's day as a day of Nationalism, of overcoming oppression, famine etc., and of survival, and we invite everyone in the world to join in our celebrations
Why then are you waiting for someone else to organise a day of nationalism, start it yourself.
2007-03-18 22:29:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean as me and my mates thought the same year about ten years ago so we started making it our stance and now every year we go into London and drink as much beer as we can.... but its not the same as St Patrick's day as the party atmosphere is not there. But i celebrate that day as well with my Irish mate.... so all in all i have a good one.
2007-03-18 22:03:25 · answer #6 · answered by 2 good 2 miss 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The bypass of St.George to many ethnic minorities living in the united kingdom represents the BNP or NF. the authorities will not in any respect enable it develop right into a nationwide vacation because they're afraid it may hearth up racial hatred. we ought to always blame it on the small minded political activities who use the flag as a banner to characterize their quaint perspectives. i'm Irish yet stay in Birmingham the position we've a huge parade on St.Patricks and loved being patriotic and celebrating the day. Its a shame we are able to not all do a similar for St.Georges day.
2016-12-02 05:36:08 · answer #7 · answered by menut 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Irish, Scots and Welsh celebrate their national saints' days because they have a heightened sense of nationalism due to being for centuries under English rule.
2007-03-18 22:04:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the reason why the English are wary, is that we may get the British National Party (or whatever they call themselves nowadays) jump on the bandwagon with less mature reasons for celebrating, and as 'normal' as they make their arguments, it will still give the social illiterates who attend the BNP's outings now and then a chance to air their views with violence and intimidation.
Can most English be blamed for not being eager to celebrate - I think not!
2007-03-18 22:15:25 · answer #9 · answered by nativexile 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is because it now seems to be assumed that if you celebrate something about being English you are automatically branded a racist and a member of th BNP! We can take no joy from our Englishnes any more. I am not a racist, right wing or a member of any body which advocates any kind of intollerance to minority groups but I am immensley proud of being English, not british or european but English. The Irish guy who answed this question is spot on - PC politicians afraid to offend minority groups.
2007-03-18 22:05:44 · answer #10 · answered by oeasensible 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋