No. English people aren't good at complaining, they'd rather suffer in silence, stiff upper-lip, pretend there's nothing wrong, make the best of it, spirit of the Blitz and all that. I think you must hail from somewhere else.
Not from where I am they love to complain ...and moan...well thats her next door when her ol man goes off to do his night shift at the mill and Derek the Dustman comes in for a bit of nooky. Moans n groans all night she does. Derek slips her a few quid for keeping his cockles warm and empties the bin int morning. I dont know. Ill go to the back of my stairs. Totally different to the upper class, ol bean, whatto, chocks away, spiffing.
As I said before I've got nothing wrong with people being proud of being English, just that it would have a bit more validity if English culture was a bit more original. I personally however find the notion of being proud about being born on a certain patch of land a bit ridiculous, but if thats your thing you're welcome to be.
Interesting article here. Doesn't surprise me at the slightest. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1267230/England-branded-patriotic-nation-Europe.html
Typical Daily mail fodder there. This rag has less credibility than Malky's tactics of late. More importantly, Bombardier English for Friday I think.
Goddammit, that's it. I'm celebrating St George's Day Friday with the best pint of English Ale I can find. I lucked into a place with Old Speckled Hen on draught last night.
Too true.. But dont you think that for everyone showing their pride in that way there's someone else who wont, or cant, think in those terms? My experience of English nationalism has sadly too often included jingoistic overtones, coupled with a siege "i'm not allowed to wave my flag" mentality (while waving the flag) No doubt i will now be accused of being part of the "PC brigade" So be it.. but these are my observations.
Really i am not that bothered about st georges day, over the years the only thing that interested me about it is to provoke the pc brigade it's people like nick griffin that make us look bad
We usually share a bottle of wine here on Friday lunchtimes but I can't bring myself to go for English wine over claret or rioja. Might go for some bottles of Brakspears instead.
mmmmm Brakspear. Oxford's finest:sign15: Could always go for an Aussie wine of course being part of the empire, I'll allow it, also because its a shot at the french:biggrin:
St George's day is my birthday, so I'll be enjoying it for sure...in a truely English manner...game of golf, several pints of Timothy Taylor's Landlord, and then a burning hot curry. And I may even still be fit to come and watch the game on Saturday - that'll bring me back down to earth with a bump
Henley's finest. Not quite as fine since the brewery in the town centre closed but still better than most.
Madonna's favourite pint apparently. A good brew, good chilled (yes I know Chilled but far better than a dodgy lager) with a curry.
Good old Madge; I know she's a bit of a material girl but if she likes to cherish a pint of Landlord, well, I say that's a good way to express yourself.
working, but ill be celbrating St.Georges day afterwards with the finest english homegrown in a car park in stokesly, Nice.
That was very nice at the Atlas pub in Fulham...mmm. I found a couple bottles of Hobgoblin for my St George's day fest tomorrow evening. I may start early so don't tell the boss.
Will be in another fifty years the way things are carrying on and looking at the projected demographics.
You'll always be able to celebrate it here, so long as it is basically an excuse to drink, which we desperately need in America. We have a Mexican day (Cinco de Mayo), an Irish Day (St Patrick's), an Italian Day (Columbus Day), and a Polish Day (Cazimir Pulaski Day). Adding an English beer drinking holiday in April would be easy. In fact, it would probably go over better if you skipped the St George concept and just called it "English Ale and Beer Drinking Day". Gets straight to the point.
London Pride and free steak pies for St Georges day in the v Bar saturday:sign15: http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~2031919,00.html
big party in the pub Druids on sat as steve can't do today ....it starts at 2pm till very late an its in aid of HELP FOR HEROES an theres a disco an sing along to the likes of ,land of hope ,,,Jerusalem an the RAF shot all the German bombers !!!!!!! an a tug of war ,which means watford run the reading an the best of ENGLISH....GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Happy St Georges day to all. Ill be out with a load of Forest mates, drinking beers and singing songs. 'With St George in my heart keep me English....'