Happy St George's Day!!!

Happy St George's Day 606v2ers!

Feel free to leave your goodwill messages for the English, England rugby and the home of our great sport.

Happy st Georges day chaps!

Happy St George's Day!

Much Love

I'm celebrating by not drinking and going to work! How is everyone else celebrating?

Just curious do they do anything in schools in England for this ?

Do people celebrate St Georges Day.

I genuinely never heard about it being a day of celerbration/bank holiday etc.

Sadly, it's never really been a big deal. Obviously, I can only give my view and can't account for other's. It's never been wildly celebrated. I was in Wales for 4 years and the celebration of St David's day far exceeded anything here.

pontylad wrote:Just curious do they do anything in schools in England for this ?

i doubt it.. its just another day.. means zip

Shame really I guess kids would love running around in fake armour brandishing cardboard swords probably wouldn't get through elf and safety though.

cardboard swords- you what?- we use real swords in south london every day..

: Yes but your Saints day should be different

English are very understated on most things 'patriotic' including the patron saint's day. Almost embarrassed by excessively nationalistic expression. There is much less flag waving here than other parts of GB & I. The flag gets some negative exposure in the hands of nutters & wendyball embarassments. So many 'normal' Englishmen do not want to be too closely associated. Last time I felt proud about the flag was that 2003 bus ride around London with Jonno & the Webb Ellis. The Celts are far more relaxed / joyful with their saints days. Paddies' day in London is more fun than St G's and we can all join in. I have an England rugby shirt, but I don't actually own a St G flag. Wonder what the respective 'per capita' flag wavng stats are for GB & I ? Who would win ?

Its the day that just doesnt mean anything to us.. However i am very patriotic and i have put the odd car flag on my car during a world cup or something..

We are just an evolved species tis all. What the heck does a day mean to us. we are very patriotic when it comes to poppies day mind- we all get them on.. That means something to us.

Paddies day is probally celebrated by plastics around the world way more than irish lol.

When I was in the scouts there used to be a St George's day parade and we matched through the local town. That was in the early 90s.

gregortree wrote:English are very understated on most things 'patriotic' including the patron saint's day. Almost embarrassed by excessively nationalistic expression. There is much less flag waving here than other parts of GB & I. The flag gets some negative exposure in the hands of nutters & wendyball embarassments. So many 'normal' Englishmen do not want to be too closely associated. Last time I felt proud about the flag was that 2003 bus ride around London with Jonno & the Webb Ellis. The Celts are far more relaxed / joyful with their saints days. Paddies' day in London is more fun than St G's and we can all join in. I have an England rugby shirt, but I don't actually own a St G flag. Wonder what the respective 'per capita' flag wavng stats are for GB & I ? Who would win ?

I'd agree, I mean hardly any member of the English public got involved in the Royal Wedding last year, it was a quiet little wedding

The Saint George's flag isn't used as much as the Union flag (which is plastered everywhere and on everything), it's a shame that they both got kind of hi-jacked by the nutters, but that doesn't really seem to be the case any more, or am I wrong?

I know Saint Patrick's day in Ireland is just an excuse for a session and to bring in the tourists, much the same as The Royal Wedding last year and the Jubilee will be this year. It's all about money, and people buy into it, so fair play to them

Anyway here's a to the English.

I think the fact that St George is the patron saint of a load of countries makes it a bit pointless. Still, an historical figure that has become synonymous with England and we should probably celebrate it! Can't be arsed though.

Have one on me

GretGael - you owe me a Guinness then , I'll buy you a Doombar.
The Royal stuff is all about GB, Commonwealth & Hollywood global; these are not especially 'English' events as such. If I had 2 invites one to StG day and one one to St P day 'party' I'd be sorely tempted to go with St P, the craic would probably be better. We have Morris Dance, you have Riverdance - no contest eh ?

I thought about sending my boys to school here in Swansea wearing English rugby shirts then thought - maybe not.

lostinwales wrote:I thought about sending my boys to school here in Swansea wearing English rugby shirts then thought - maybe not.

Social services would have been around pretty sharpish if you'd done that

Maybe the welsh kids wearing the red rose would be more appropriate and vice versa for the ther days - Its a nice thought

lostinwales wrote:I thought about sending my boys to school here in Swansea wearing English rugby shirts then thought - maybe not.

My eldest was born in Plymouth so he's gets the 'traitor' and 'turncoat' grief on St Davids day.

A couple of years back I remember seeing someone locally walking about with an Australian rugby shirt - I am sure it was pure coincidence that it was on the day that Australia were playing England

gregortree wrote:GretGael - you owe me a Guinness then , I'll buy you a Doombar.
The Royal stuff is all about GB, Commonwealth & Hollywood global; these are not especially 'English' events as such. If I had 2 invites one to StG day and one one to St P day 'party' I'd be sorely tempted to go with St P, the craic would probably be better. We have Morris Dance, you have Riverdance - no contest eh ?

Not sure what a Doombar is but I'll happily accept it

Btw I don't know if you want to see tons of drunken Irish people on St Patrick's day falling down the road drunk, at half 3 in the morning, and convinced they can replicate riverdance.....it's not pretty, it always reminds me of people walking on hot coals!

lostinwales wrote:A couple of years back I remember seeing someone locally walking about with an Australian rugby shirt - I am sure it was pure coincidence that it was on the day that Australia were playing England

Were they Australian by any chance?

HammerofThunor wrote:

lostinwales wrote:A couple of years back I remember seeing someone locally walking about with an Australian rugby shirt - I am sure it was pure coincidence that it was on the day that Australia were playing England

Were they Australian by any chance?

I wouldnt know for sure - and there are a few Aussies in these parts - but I would highly doubt it.

GretGael, here is that pint I owe you:

http://www.sharpsbrewery.co.uk/

This is also one of RubyGuby's favourite beers, now that he is almost English.

GretGael, here is that pint I owe you:

http://www.sharpsbrewery.co.uk/

This is also one of RubyGuby's favourite beers, now that he is almost English.

Mines Doom Bar Gregor - My lads first words as a baby were Doom Bar - I see trouble ahead!!!!! He's 12 now and playing of course