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Okay...just a quickie. So tomorrow is St Patricks day. It will be celebrated all around the world, but in particular in Ireland, in the US (who seem to go nuts over it) and here in England. Although some will be, the majority of people who celebrate it, won't even be Irish. For most (over here, anyway) its an excuse to get drunk. The pubs latch onto it, with St Paddy's themed nights and cash in on it as much as they can and the punters lap it up.
Now so long as everyone has a great time, what does it matter, right? Right. My question is this, and its very simple. Tomorrow, millions of people in England who are not even Irish will go out on the piss to celebrate St Paddy's day. And next month when it is St Georges day, no one will bat an eyelid. Why?
Sure...there's not an awful lot to be proud of, being English. You can concentrate on the negatives - the weather, the fact that we don't seem to have our own political mind and just follow what other countries do, that our youth are disaffected and disillusioned, rascism, how we teach the world how to play games and then they play them better...or you can see the positives...despite the fact that we are essentially a tiny island, we have never been successfully occupied, not for hundrds of years...despite pressure to the contrary, we are still an independent nation, with our own currency and our own laws...there are things we can do for our youth and its not to late to change...we have a health service accessible to anyone for free (even if you do have to wait, you dont have to pay)...I can go to Uni and it wont cost me a penny, until I can afford to pay for it...we have some of the most stunning landscapes and scenery in the world, right on our doorsteps, and we are a diverse, ever changing community.
All I'm saying is this...no country is perfect. But its seems like everyone else is proud nonetheless, except us English. We will wave the St Georges cross when England play in the world cup, when Tim Henman played at Wimbledon, when Lewis Hamilton wins a race and Johnny Wilkinson scores the winning try in rubgy, but St Georges day comes and goes and people dont even acknowledge it.
Its okay to be proud, if you are doing your part to make this country better. It doesnt matter what your ethnicity, colour or background are...if you're English and proud, then leave St Paddys day to the Irish, and on St Georges day (April 23rd) wave your flag with pride and have a drink or two for our patron saint.
In the meantime, for those of you celebrating St Paddy's Day tomorrow...have fun!!! xxxxxxx |
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Posted by chebtastic1 on 2008-03-16 13:46:55 | Rating: | Views: 65
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I see your point, and I think the reasoning is very deep, with Ireland been occupied by yourselves for 800 years, we probably consider ourselves the underdogs, and I think people from all different walks of life can identify with this, where on the other hand England has a historical perception of being an aggressor and not many people identify with this, also we irish spread like rabbits, hence the 5th biggest community in the world, also another reason for st Patricks days success, but thats not to say that george's day isn't as important, and maybe all it needs is a bit of a public relations boost, and I'm sure your right, you do have alot to be proud of, for one you have the best football league in the world bar none, happy paddy's and george's day to you too
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Posted by woddle
on 2008-03-16 15:05:27
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i have put a petition on the downing street web site to make St Goreges day a public holiday in England. visit the site and give your support. come on ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by mots
on 2008-03-16 15:32:34
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