[Misc] Brighton ignores St George’s Day

[el punal]

There's a bloke in Lewes who flies the flag of St Edmund in his garden, England's original patron saint before he was usurped by George. I wonder who'd win in a saint-off?

A trip to Dragon’s Den? I’m out.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Needs to come to my house, massive England flag displayed at the end of a pole.

Is the pole buttered?

 

[BadFish]

If Australia and Ireland do theirs so much better can't we just steal them?

All thus bloody woke, doing our own stuff is not what the English empire was built on!!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

But ignoring St Georges day whilst celebrating every other nations, regions, age groups, genders, ethnic groups, political parties, health, musical interests national day is just so English, don't ya think

I don't celebrate any of it. I'm far too busy.

 

[A1X]

Isn't he 24 hours early?

Banning St George’s Day gets earlier every year

 

[BadFish]

What I always find interesting about these fellas (apart from their spelling) is their lack of gumption.

Surely both pride and St paddy's day celebrations are organised by someone. Instead of making a video complaining about the lack of recognition for something he feels is so important, why hasn't he got together with a few like minded mates applied for a licence and organised the event he is lamenting the lack of?

I addition, having not been there for many years, West Street looks proper shit!

 

[Eeyore]

St George's Day, my arse.

Sussex Day, however....

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Many years ago I was witness to a marvellous argument between an Englishman and a Frenchman over which nationality was more arrogant.
I judged the Frenchie to have won the debate with the rejoinder "but you English think you are so superior you don't even bother to show it".
So it is with our national day. We quietly ignore it because we have absolutely no need to do otherwise.
This argument also suggests that those getting worked up about at George's day must be insecure little shitgibbons.

One reason I gave up my season ticket at Withdean was because someone I sort of knew sitting near me lost his shit every year on April around this time.

That, and his insistence on singing about the IRA.

He had good personal reasons for half of that.

However if we all demanded (and I mean Demanded) everyone join in with an expression of something (joy? Hate? Defiance? Redemption) about personal issues at the football...well, you can guess the rest

 

[jackalbion]

Is the pole buttered?

Anymore for anymore? Or have we exhausted the Polish jokes. I reckon we’ve got a few more in us.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

'Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George, notably England's patron saint, but celebrated also by Christian churches, countries, and regions of which he is the patron saint, including Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Greece, Georgia, Portugal, Romania, Syria, Lebanon, Catalonia, Alcoi, Aragon, and Rio de Janeiro.'

He gets around, does old Georgey boy, doesn't he?

 

[BadFish]

Anymore for anymore? Or have we exhausted the Polish jokes. I reckon we’ve got a few more in us.

I think we need a poll?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

'Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George, notably England's patron saint, but celebrated also by Christian churches, countries, and regions of which he is the patron saint, including Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Greece, Georgia, Portugal, Romania, Syria, Lebanon, Catalonia, Alcoi, Aragon, and Rio de Janeiro.'

He gets around, does old Georgey boy, doesn't he?

Promiscuous barsterd. I'm OUT!

 

[Eeyore]

At least there were some Albion flags in the vid!!!

23rd April aside, post Brexit the St. George cross seems to have largely disappeared. Its a not just Brighton.

A decade or so again you'd see it everywhere during to Euros or a WC. Can't help many feel it represents "little England" a uncomfortable form of nationalism which is a bit sad.

Much truth in that. I sub consciously associate the flag with red faced, pissed up oiks causing bother in foreign lands. If the National Day was about the love of one's own country I'd be fine with it. But the type of folks who push it seem more interested in hatred/superiority over others. There is a difference between patriotism and nationalism.

The need to celebrate or chest thump about it does smack of insecurity. I'm very 'English' in many respects but don't feel the need to wear it. But I'm happy with it. My security as a person isn't compromised by a lack of pageantry though.

And that is what the obsessive need for national identity is steeped in. Personal insecurity. You only live three score and ten. So it's not worth worrying about.

 

[BadFish]

The whole 'these days' thing confuses me too.

When were the halcyon days he is wishing to hark back to, I don't remember any St Georges day celebrations at school or beyond, and I spend my late teens and 20s looking for any excuse for a party.

Fwiw, the whole Australia day thing is big over here but also incredibly cringe and tin pot. I enjoyed the post earlier arguing with the Frenchman because if I am honest I feel an arrogant superiority that we don't stoop to such levels.

 

[AZ Gull]

Needs to come to my house, massive England flag displayed at the end of a pole.

In a prior year he could have seen a moderately-sized Albion flag displayed at the end of a Czech:-

 

[bobbab5]

I'd go with St Alban. He's not Turkish and if we wangled a bank holiday we could have a day in the pub in the summer (22nd June). Irrespective, we should have a day where we celebrate our National culture. What's not to like about an excuse for a day in the pub?

Was St Alban also Dr?

 

[Gwylan]

Between Bonfire night and Christmas.
Pfft. What kind of pointless Saint's day is that?

And a bit near St Andrew's Day, so you may have a few Scots complaining

 

[cunning fergus]

I remember reading a book by Dara O’Briain where he talks about why St George’s day can’t compete with St Patrick’s day. In his opinion it’s because Ireland is a very religious country and Paddy’s day falls in the middle of Lent.

It basically became a day where people would break their good habits for the day, eat/drink/smoke whatever they liked before returning to Lent. Sort of ruins the whole point, unless Jesus popped to a Spa for the day whilst he was stuck in the desert.

If that’s true then quite frankly they’re welcome to it. I’d rather shit in my hands and clap than try to reverse engineer that.

If they did do that in Ireland then the paddies did it at home as before 95 all the pubs were shut on St Patrick’s day. St Patrick’s day in Ireland has a long history of being religious and sober. The St Patrick’s day jamboree we have now now has much more in common with the Halloween shenanigans than some deep local historical tradition. To that end we can all thank the customs of the US with all their capitalist acumen for monetarising their own lack of tradition.

This situation shouldn’t be a surprise though after all the flag shagging potato munchers celebrate a British born patron Saint with a National drink that originated in England.

Why let the truth get in the way of an annual dose of bigotry……….the dumb bog trotters so they are.

 

[Eeyore]

Was St Alban also Dr?

Damon

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Happy St George's Day to all you Englanders, hope you celebrate as fervently as the Cornish did on March 5th for St Piran's Day