Saint George's Day 2014

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Re: Saint George's Day 2014

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And St.Patrick was Welsh
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arcadianagain wrote:And St.Patrick was Welsh

What a heap of shite :lies: :tsk: :duck:
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Well those are very British attitudes, can't say I know many Canadians, Aussies or kiwis who feel that way.
I enjoyed the day today. I remember as a small boy in Britain (I had dual nationality) Empire Day was a BIG flag waving holiday, then I understand they made itCommonwealth day and it all faded away.
The UK is one of the few countries with no National Day, I hear that the St GeorgeSociety is going to push for StG's day to be a holiday inEngland.
Curiously in Canada QueenVictoria's birthday is still a holiday, nearest Monday to may 23rd, in addition toCanada Day on July 1st
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richard wrote:As a jocular aside.......... I am a Yorkshireman but could actually be half Lancastrian as I was born close to the border. I may have been conceived astride the border in which case which half of me is Yorkshire and which half is Lancashire?

No rude responses please and :offtopic:
Do any of us really know where we were conceived 'Ichard? Haaa - thought not! But that pie of JD's sounds great - shame we don't celebrate the day here in the UK in the same spirit as expats do. Here it almost went by un-noticed.
I haven't seen a single flag out, except for one nutter round the corner whose garden is a permanent shrine to all things dragon slaying!
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